Graduate Mentor, TAMU Discover, Explore and Enjoy Physics & Engineering

TAMU, 2025-2026

• Co-led a group of 17 undergraduate students in the TAMU DEEP program

• Worked with students to build, repair, and refurbish astrophysics demonstrations for the annual TAMU Physics & Engineering festival

Supplementary Mentor, TAMU MAGIC Program

TAMU, 2024-2026

• Served as a mentor for first year astronomy graduate students in the MAGIC (Mentoring and Advising Graduates in an Inclusive Community) program

• Met monthly with mentees to offer advice and discuss the transition to graduate school

Advisor and Curriculum Writer, NamComp Online Mathematics Olympiad

UF, 2020-2021

• Served as advisor and mentor for a group of gifted math students in Windhoek, Namibia 

• Worked with a small team of UF undergraduates to create a series of educational math videos for our partner classrooms in Namibia

• Prepared an online curriculum and study guide using LaTeX, and held weekly virtual office hours to assist students with curriculum materials

Undergraduate Mentor, University Research Scholars Program

UF, 2020-2021

• Served as a mentor for a group of UF freshmen in the URSP program

• Met regularly with mentees to ensure good standing within the URSP

• Aided students struggling to find research opportunities during the COVID-19 pandemic

Committee Chair for the 2026 CeNAM Frontiers in Nuclear Astrophysics Meeting

TAMU, 2025-2026

• Worked with co-chair and faculty advisors to select a 12-person organizing committee for the annual CeNAM Frontiers conference

• Invited prominent nuclear astrophysicists to talk about the current state of nuclear astrophysics research to an audience of over 100 participants

• Monitored email and updated website to send out conference details and talk decisions

• More information on the conference is available at tx.ag/frontiers2026 

ESO Proposal Reviewer

2025

• Reviewed 10 observing proposals for ESO Period 117 (May 2026 - April 2027) as part of the Dual-Anonymous Peer Review (DAPR) program

ASTR 111: Overview of Modern Astronomy

TAMU, Spring 2024 and Fall 2024

• Served as a teaching assistant and ran weekly astronomy labs

• Demonstrated proper telescope usage and helped students operate telescopes during night labs

• Gave 2 lectures to a class of ~100 students on the subjects of exoplanet detection and the possibility of extraterrestrial life

PHYS 201: College Physics 1

TAMU, Fall 2023

• Served as a teaching assistant and ran weekly labs demonstrating Newtonian mechanics

• Held review/study sessions during lab and office hours on exam weeks

HUM 2930: Research and Creativity

UF, Fall 2020

• Served as a teaching assistant and held biweekly meetings to discuss research-related topics for a section of freshmen in the University Research Scholars Program

• Advised my students on how to read research papers, find a research project/advisor, and develop good time-management skills