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Berkeley, CA, US

Berkeley, California, United States

• Develop a thorough understanding of the Standard Model to uncover insights beyond its framework.
• Receive training in C++ programming language and ROOT software to analyze proton-proton collision data from the Large Hadron Collider.
• Program a histogram of the diphoton invariant mass following the proton-proton collision.
• Support the existence of the Higgs boson, a particle within the Standard Model, with invariant mass findings from the histogram.

Berkeley, California, United States

• Specialize in radiation belts in the context of space weather and space physics, as well as the transport of energetic particles.
• Searched for spacecraft orbit information and electromagnetic activity for a specific event (8 September 2017) during which radiation belt particles are transported very close to the Earth.
• Program graphs using Python to visualize the event recorded by the RBSP Van Allen probes.
• Extracted essential information from Introduction to Geomagnetically Trapped Radiation by Martin Walt to develop an accurate framework of radiation belt dynamics.

Berkeley, California, United States

• Use SIMBAD and VizieR to obtain observations of sources near J2000 coordinates “141.0758200,-31.7049700” and detect the general trend of the fluxes over time to identify the historically distinct sources as the same.
• Plot error regions on SAOImageDS9 software to further support that the sources are all 4U 0923-31.
• Compile the source’s flux and X-ray data into graphs with Python, revealing that 4U 0923-31 emits flux with relative variability and has been a moderately bright X-ray source for at least 50 years.
• Use Xspec software to fit spectral data to the best-fit model to determine the chemical composition of the source and categorize its stellar components.
• Organize and draft the paper Rediscovering 4U 0923-31: its 50-year X-ray history and an investigation of the nature of the source.

Annapolis, Maryland, United States

Preparing and serving a variety of beverages, as well as pastries and açaí bowls; perform cashier duties; responsible for restocking; deliver customer service and education on coffee; maintain clean and organized workspace; anticipate customer needs.

Annapolis, Maryland, United States

Operated cash register. Provided customer service to shoppers. Organized shelves. Stocked shelves with returns. Answered phone calls.

Hanover, Maryland, United States

Collaborated with team members to help expand marketing channels. Helped with planning and hosting of marketing events. Designed and presented social media campaign ideas. Created content for a range of social media platforms including Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Astrophysics, Physics

High School Diploma