Curriculum Vitae

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EDUCATION

Brown University (2014 – 2020) Providence, RI, USA
Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences

• PhD in Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences (2020)
  – Dissertation: “Advancing Thermal Emission Spectroscopy for Asteroid Compositional and Thermophysical Analyses with Laboratory Experiments in a Simulated Asteroid Environment”
  – Advisors: Dr. R. E. Milliken and Dr. J. F. Mustard

• MSc in Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences (2016)
  – Thesis: “The geological history of Northeast Syrtis Major, Mars”
  – Advisor: Dr. J. F. Mustard

The University of Western Ontario (2014) London, ON, Canada

• BSc with Distinction – Honors Specialization in Planetary Science
  – Thesis: “Quantitative grain size determination by two-dimensional micro-X-ray diffraction and its application to the planetary sciences”
  – Advisors: Dr. R. L. Flemming and Dr. P. J. A. McCausland

Memorial University of Newfoundland (2010) St. John’s, NL, Canada

• BMus (Hons) – Theory and Composition

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Scientist, Planetary Science, Small Bodies Group (2023 - Present)
  NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology

• Postdoctoral Scholar (2020 - 2023)
  NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology

• Postdoctoral Research Associate (2020)
  Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, Brown University

• Graduate Student Research Assistant (2014 - 2020)
  Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, Brown University

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

• Mars 2020 Perseverance mission (2023 -- present)

  • Member of the Science Team

  • Member of the Surface Operations Team

  • Member of the SHERLOC Team

• Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) (2023 -- present)

  • Member of the EMIT Applications Team

• Europa Lander mission concept (2020 -- present)

  • Member of the Project Science Team 

• Mars 2020 Landing Site Selection (2014 -- 2018)

  • Leading advocate for Northeast Syrtis Major as a landing site for Mars2020

• Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars (2014 -- 2018)

  • Science Team member at large; Data liaison between SOC and ESA and ISRO

• Graduate Research Assistant (2014 -- 2020)

  • Planetary Geosciences Group, Brown University, Providence, RI

• Undergraduate Research Assistant (2014)

  • NSERC Undergraduate Research Award. Advisor: Dr. L. L. Tornabene

• Curatorial Assistant (2013 -- 2014)

  • Advisor: Dr. P. J. A. McCausland, Western University meteorite collection

• Undergraduate Research Assistant (2013)

  • NSERC Undergraduate Research Award. Advisor: Dr. P. J. A. McCausland

• Research Assistant -- X-Ray Diffraction Laboratory (2012 -- 2013)

  • Advisor: Dr. R. L. Flemming

• CAMBR Undergraduate Research Award (2012)

  • Advisors: Dr. R. L. Flemming and Dr. J. L. Hutter 

• Research Assistant -- Musicology (2008 -- 2010)

  • Dr. C. J. Gosine at Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL

• Research Assistant -- Musicology (2006 -- 2010)

  • Dr. T. Gordon at Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL