I am a postdoctral scholar at the University of Kentucky, working with Dr. Susan Gardner. I grew up in Northeast Philadelphia, but moved to Warminster, a suburb, near the end of elementary school. I graduated from Lebanon Valley College in May 2019 with a Bachelor's degree in physics and a Bachelor's degree in math. I completed my Master's degree in physics in January 2021. I earned my Ph.D. in theoretical nuclear physics at W&M under Dr. Jianwei Qiu. For my dissertation at W&M, I calculated scattering cross-sections using a new hybrid QCD and QED factorization method. As a senior at LVC, I was involved in a global analysis project to extract quark information from asymmetry data. In addtion to my semester research at LVC, I had several undergradauate research internships. At the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), I worked with the COMPASS collaboration involved in the investigation of the structure of the proton. The summer before, I was at Fermi National Accelerator Lab (FNAL), modelling modifications to the accelerator complex for the REDTOP project. With the Math-Physics Quantum Information Science Group at LVC, I studied the properties of an important classes of quantum states. My goal is to eventually become a professor at a research university, continuing my research in theoretical nuclear physics. Read More
Through my research and studies, I have had the opportunity to travel to Europe several times. In 2023, I traveled to Paris for an international conference (QCD Evolution Workshop 2023) and my family went to Italy over Christmas as it is where my father's family is from. In the summer of 2018, I worked at CERN in Switzerland, travelling to Geneva, Lausanne, Bern, Zürich, Paris, and Milan over weekends. Over Spring Break 2018, my fellow Allwein Scholars and I went to Ireland, visiting Dublin, Galway, and Belfast. In 2016, I spent the summer abroad in Würzburg, Germany, taking weekend trips to Vienna, Berlin, Munich, and Bayreuth. During high school, my choir was invited to sing at the seventieth anniversary of D-Day in Paris and in 2012, to sing in Dublin and London for the Olympics. I aslo took part in a German exchange program, where I hosted a student for a month in the fall, and then in the summer of 2013, I lived with his family for a month. These experiences have helped broaden my mind to different cultures. See Photos
In my spare time, I have begun to build plastic models of naval warships. Navies, especially those from the modern era (Post 1906), have been the subject of much of my reading, and I wished to build some of the more famous battleships from around the world. See Models
I have many other interests also, including music and sports. I play the violin (going on 9 years), and have sung in choir for 12 years. During high school, I performed on stage in the musicals, while also running cross-country and distance for track. Through my travels, I developed an interest for politics, especially those of Europe. Through LVC, I have participated in a European Union (EU) simulation twice, the first time as Jüri Ratas, prime minister of Estonia during the period Estonia held the rotating presidency of the EU, and the second time as Miguel Arias Cañates, the commissioner for climate action and energy from Spain. The simulation developed my public speaking and leadership skills the first time, while as commissioner, I co-wrote the proposed legislation the committees were discussing. I have also been playing Dungeons and Dragons since my freshman year of undergrad, both as a player and a Dungeon Master. At W&M, I joined the Graduate Student Association previously serving as President, Secretary, Treasurer and Co-President of Journal Club. I also served as President of Graduate Council. In these roles, I have advocated for graduate students' interests and led efforts to foster a strong inter-disciplinary graduate community. For my full CV, click here.