ABOUT ME

I spend most of my time developing open-source software to model stellar atmospheres and exploding stars. I care deeply about writing code that is fast, well-tested, and maintainable, but also making sure others can actually understand and build on it. I believe that accessible, well-documented software has the power to open science up to researchers everywhere, and that spirit drives everything I build.

Beyond the code itself, I am passionate about growing the scientific software community, both for developers and for users. In 2025 I led the creation of the TARDIS summer school, a week-long intensive where researchers learned the fundamentals of radiative transfer and built their own Monte Carlo radiative transfer programs from scratch. You can find a lot of the learning materials we created for that summer school in this repository.

Outside of research, I founded and continue to help run Michigan State's astrophysics journal club, Astro Coffee! We meet twice a week to discuss new papers posted on Arxiv and recent developments in astrophysics. We have hybrid in person/virtual meetings that are open to anybody that would like to join.

In my free time I like to play racquetball, bike, longboard, and snowboard. I also love competition and all sorts of games, from board games, to videogames, to card games like magic the gathering.

Contrary to popular belief I've been outside at least a couple times, but I can't say that it always goes well.