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Variable Star Observations at Kitt Peak National Observatory

As part of my undergraduate Capstone research, I was given the opportunity to travel to Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona to use the WIYN .9m telescope. In January 2019 I, along with a few fellow students and our academic advisers, spent a week atop Kitt Peak. At night, we would be out in the control room […]

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ASRAS Talk

After returning from our trip to Kitt Peak, the group of students who observed there were invited to talk to the Astronomy Section of the Rochester Academy of Science. Each of the four of us gave short talks, approximately 10 minutes in length, about our research and our experiences observing at Kitt Peak. Having found […]

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Planning Observations of Variable Stars

One of the first things I needed for my capstone project was a schedule. My capstone project, which you can read more about here and here, involves staying up late into the night (if the weather is clear) to take images of a field of stars. For the first part of my project, I was observing a specific […]

Problem Solving for a Small Business

In May of 2019, after graduating from RIT, I began working part time for Zelda’s Home and Garden, a local landscaping and cleaning company here in Rochester, NY. As the Lead Cleaning & Administrative Coordinator, I work closely with the owner to understand the way the business runs and develop and maintain workflows and tools […]

2015 Live Out Loud Young Trailblazers Scholarship

As a senior in high school, I was honored to receive the 2015 Live Out Loud Young Trailblazers Scholarship, in recognition of my efforts to enact new policies to protect transgender students at my high school. During my junior year of high school, I met with administrators to ask them to implement a proactive policy […]

Capstone Research (Fall 2018)

My senior capstone project is focused on a type of variable star called RR Lyraes. These stars show periodic changes in brightness on relatively small timescales, making them ideal targets to observe for short periods of time. In the Fall of 2018, my project was mainly focused on observing a particular RR Lyrae, which is […]

Assisting Production at WAYO

I used to volunteer as a production assistant for a live comedy radio show on WAYO 104.3 FM in Rochester, NY. The show had live, in-studio music, guest interviews, written comedy sketches, grab-bag improv segments, and call-ins from listeners. I joined the production team in November 2018, and stayed with the show until it ended […]

Stand-Up Comedy

In the Spring of 2018, I began performing stand-up comedy in the local area. Since starting, I have performed on numerous shows, including Comedy Cocoon at The Bug Jar, Laugh Reacts Only at Richmond’s, and Klowns from the Krown at the Rosen Krown. In September of 2018, I was honored to perform during Rochester Fringe […]