I started my journey at the University of North Carolina as an undergraduate student interested in physics. Since then I have developed a love for doing experimental research and I have chosen to move towards materials science as the focus for my PhD. During my undergraduate studies I did research on crystallography. Specifically, I looked at the rhombohedral and hexagonal structures in graphite which became the topic of my honors thesis. I enjoy doing hands on research and collaborating with people from diverse backgrounds. My time spent as a researcher at NIMS in Tsukuba, Japan was a wonderful experience that helped cultivate this. It was also my first glance into the world of Materials science. My current research interests include perovskite based photovoltaics and perovskite based radiation detectors. I am currently a member of the Jinsong Huang group, (https://huangjinsong.wixsite.com/group), in the applied physical sciences department.