Working with data collected by ALMA and VLA to begin identifying influences of chemical reactions on the distributions within nebulous clouds and starbursts such as NGC 253. Research is still ongoing.

• Serve as the head sword fighter and assistant manager for the Kansas City Renaissance Festival sword masters challenge booth. I serve as the final combatant for customers to challenge. • I gained a lot of experience working long hours, 12 or more continuously at points. • Gained great people skills as I must interact with hundreds of people every day, making them all satisfied with their experience.• Manage a team of 5 or 6 throughout the day and make sure every worker is cared for and does their job respectfully.

• Spearheaded the HERO academy science and business teams designing a modified thermal emissions spectrometer, and ground penetrating radar for the MCR-PDR phases mapping out a rover mission to explore Ceres. A dwarf planet within the inner solar system containing 25% mass water and complex organic compounds. • Learned the inner workings of complex thermal emission spectrometers and many methods to identify complex organics using spectral resonance techniques. • How to manage a team of 22 active students and keep them on task while budgeting for a large-scale mission.• Sat in on sessions explaining all aspects of NASA mission processes and current Goals.

Served as an academy student shadowing all departments within the medical center. I was awarded the Star academic intern scholarship upon completion of the program.