About Me

I grew up in Hilo, Hawaii and graduated from Hilo High School. I then went to Dartmouth College and earned a degree in Physics and Astronomy. I received my Ph.D. in Astronomy and Astrophysics from UCLA under the supervision of Andrea Ghez and Tuan Do as a member of the UCLA Galactic Center Group.  I am now the Astronomer in Residence at the ʻImiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaiʻi.

I'm interested in massive stars that orbit the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy. I primarily use spectroscopy to study these stars and learn more about them. For more on my research, click here. Here is a link to my CV.

Here are some links to some interviews:

• Dartmouth Alumni Magazine

• Discovery Hawaii Science

• ʻImiloa Astronomy Center

• Big Island Now