California Institute of Technology

Research and STEM Activities

Awarded Carnation Merit Scholarship and completed Doris Everhart Research Fellowship studying Di-Higgs Decay with CERN LHC CMS... Completed a summer undergraduate research fellowship (SURF) in Astrophysics at the University of New South Wales - Sydney... Previously completed astrophysics internship with Andreea Font at Liverpool John Moores University, specifically the Missing Satellite Problem and galactic development... Completed the VASTS Aerospace Engineering Internship at NASA Langley working with future Mars exploration between the years 2035 and 2050.

Before Caltech

Academics: National Honor Society Scholar Semifinalist, Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Scholar, GE-Reagan Presidential Scholar Semifinalist, National AP Scholar, TomTom Festival Youth Summit Entrepreneurial Competition Finalist, Marie Curie Award in Chemistry, Sir Christopher Wren Award in Mathematics, Monticello Physics Award, Monticello High School Mathematics Award (one student selected at graduation), induction into Spanish, Math, History, Science, English, and National Honor Societies.

Athletics: Varsity Swim & Dive Coaches’ Choice Award.

Personal

Daughter of Ellen and Eric...has a twin sister, Rachel, and two younger brothers, Matthew and Zachary... Likes Caltech because of the collaborative atmosphere and accessibility to and abundance of opportunities... Enjoys being a Caltech athlete because of the emphasis on growth and inclusivity of the program.