EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, University of Michigan, 2010.
Master of Science in Physics, University of Michigan, 2007.
Bachelor of Arts in Physics, Johns Hopkins University, 2003.
EMPLOYMENT
Scientist; Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), 2020 - Present.
CASE Scientist; Dept. of Astronomy and Astrophysics (A&A) at U. Chicago, 2019 - Present.
Senior Member; Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics University of Chicago, 2017 - Present.
Associate Scientist; Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), 2017 - 2020.
Visiting Research Assistant Professor; Dept. of A&A at U. Chicago, 2017 - 2019.
APPOINTMENT
MIT MLK Fellowship 2022-2023
RECENT GRANTS
DOE Early Career Award (PI), Simulation-based inference for
cosmological parameter estimation and discovery, $2.5M, 2021-2026Developing simulation-based Inference to enable next-generation cosmological discoveries (Co-PI), LDRD, Fermilab, 2021-2023.
Deep Learning for Studies of the Cosmic Microwave Background (PI), NSF, 2020-2023.
LSST Enabling Science Grant for Data Science Internship (PI), LSST Corp, 2021.
High-Velocity Artificial Intelligence (Co-I), DOE, 2019-2020.
Fermi Explorers: Upskilling in STEM Research Environments (Co-PI), DOE Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists, 2019-2020.
Machine Learning for Astrophysics & Cosmology (PI), Director’s Discretionary Time, Oak Ridge National Lab Summit Supercomputer, 2019-2020.
JTFI: Automated Cosmic Experimental Design (Co-PI), Center for Data and Computing, U. Chicago, 2019.
RECENT AWARDS
Exceptional Performance Recognition Awards (for Strike4BlackLives leadership), FNAL, 2020.
Director’s Award for Exceptional Service to K-12 Education Programs, FNAL, 2016.
Director’s Recognition, Service to K-12 Education Programs, FNAL, 2014.
Physics Slam Competition Winner: “Cosmic Nightly News,” FNAL, 2013.
EDUCATION AND PUBLIC OUTREACH
Catalyst Fellowship Mentor, LSST Corporation, 2022-Present
Lead, Citizen Science Scientist Engagement, Rubin Observatory, 2021-Present
Faculty Lead, Space Explorers Program, KICP, 2017-Present
Recent Talks
“Seeing Anew: The Detroit Observatory Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow” Invited Keynote University of Michigan, 2022
AI for Senior Scientists, Lincoln Laboratories, 2022
AAS Keynote 2021
APS Annual leadership meeting 2021
APS April Meeting 2021
Rainbows Dark Sector 2021
Syracuse Colloquium 2021