Curriculum Vitae

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

• Research Scientist, Eureka Scientific Inc, Oakland, CA, USA (2022–present)

• 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