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Education
PhD Physics & Astronomy, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, 2014
MSc Plasma Physics, Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom, 2009
MSc Computational Electrical Engineering, Universität Rostock, Germany, 2007
Professional Experience
Space Scientist, USRA/STI, Huntsville, AL, USA (2025–present)
Research Scientist, Eureka Scientific Inc, Oakland, CA, USA (2022–2025)
Research Fellow, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA (2019–2021)
Postdoc Fellow, Harvard-Smithsonian CfA, Cambridge, MA, USA (2015–2018)
Visiting Early-Stage Researcher in Physics, University of Craiova, Romania (2008)
Teaching Experience
Educator, TED-Ed Lesson, Non-profit TED Foundation (2023)
NCCN Subject Matter Expert, SETI Institute, USA (2022–present)
Mentor, UROP Student, University of Michigan, USA (2019–2020)
TA, Holographic Duality (PHY 8.871), MIT, Physics, USA (2018)
TA, Lab. PHYS107 and PHYS202, Macquarie, Australia (2011–2012)
Grants
NASA NICER Program (80NSSC23K1098)
NASA Astrophysics Data Analysis Program (80NSSC22K0626)
International Astronomical Union Travel Grant (€5.7k; 2011, 2014, 2022)
Marie Curie Alumni Association Micro-grant (€400)
Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research ($1.5k; 2013)
Awards
Macquarie University Research Excellence Scholarship ($136k; 2010–2013)
NI/UK Department for Employment and Learning Studentship (£25k; 2008–2009)
Marie Curie Early-Stage Researcher Support (€16k; MRTN-CT-2004-005104; 2008)
Memberships
International Astronomical Union (IAU), Member (2018–present)
American Astronomical Society (AAS), Full Member (2015–present)
American Physical Society (APS), Member (2017–present)
Astronomical Society of Australia (ASA), Member (2011–2019)
Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society (ΣΞ), Full Member (2010–2018)
Academic Profiles
ORCID: 0000-0003-4552-5997
Google Scholar: a2LX8coAAAAJ
Elsevier's Scopus: 34972723700
Web of Science: C-2053-2009
NASA ADS: 0000-0003-4552-5997
Sydney Opera House, June 2010
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