Academic
I’m a sophomore studying astronomy and data science at UIUC. My technical interests center on HPC and big data for modern astronomy. Currently I collaborate with Ilia Kato at Northwestern’s CIERA on POSYDON-based population synthesis. Outreach is also deeply important to me, and I’ve given talks at Harper College and with the Northwestern Suburban Astronomers.
Interests & themes
- Simulating binary stellar evolution and mass transfer with POSYDON
- Large-scale data visualization utilizing various Python packages and homebrew methods
- Scientific communication
Current work POSYDON · video · poster · HR viewer
Harper College Astronomy Day Talk
Recorded talk given on 4/26/26 at Harper College for an event hosted by the NSA for Astronomy Day.
UIUC Astrofest 2026 Poster
Conference poster presented at UIUC Astrofest 2026, serving as a collection of current and previous work.
Interactive HR viewer
Bokeh HR diagram of a sample POSYDON X-ray binary. Currently in development, with the goal of enabling more rapid population analysis.
This interactive viewer is best on a larger screen.
Open viewerPrevious research honors independent study · paper
This work was completed during the Fall semester at the College of DuPage as an honors independent study with Professor DalSanto. The full work, including LaTeX sources, code, and selected data, is in the Honors-Independent-Study repository.
Mass transfer in binary stars
Independent study write-up (PDF). Same document lives under paper/ on GitHub if you prefer browsing there.
