Scientist at Caltech
Scientist at Caltech
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Career: 4
Scientist
Caltech
Jul 2019 - Present
Scientist
Caltech
Leading the Software and Algorithms Lab of the Owens Valley Radio Observatory. Manage development of data analysis software for OVRO-LWA and DSA radio interferometers. Mentored high school and undergraduate students in research projects.
Scientist
UC Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
Dec 2008 - Jul 2019
Scientist
UC Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
Fundamental research in astrophysics, including the study of the transient universe. Developing new techniques to use radio interferometers such as the Very Large Array and the Allen Telescope Array for transient/anomaly detection in large data streams. Mentored undergraduates in astronomical research projects.
Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Amsterdam
Jul 2006 - Dec 2008
Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Amsterdam
Scientist on the commissioning team for LOFAR, a novel radio interferometer in the Netherlands and throughout Europe. Worked to bring this new telescope from an engineering concept to a full observatory.
Astrophysicist
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Sep 2000 - Jun 2002
Astrophysicist
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Observing support, including testing and documentation of data analysis software for the Chandra X-ray Observatory.
Education: 3
Northwestern University
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
2002 - 2006
Northwestern University
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Boston University
Master of Arts (MA)
1998 - 2000
Boston University
Master of Arts (MA)
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Bachelor of Science (BS)
1995 - 1998
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Activities / Societies: Sigma Pi Sigma, Organizer for the Physics Olympics
Projects: 1
Bispectrum Radio Transient Detection
arxiv.org/abs/1112.0308
Sep 2011 - Present
Bispectrum Radio Transient Detection
arxiv.org/abs/1112.0308
We developed an algorithm for efficiently searching massive data streams of radio interferometers for brief, transient sources. This technique is robust to common sources of confusion in such searches and computationally efficient, making real-time data processing possible.
Publications: 4
The Astrophysical Journal
Millisecond Imaging of Radio Transients with the Pocket Correlator
The Astrophysical Journal
The Astrophysical Journal
X-Ray Observations of Stellar Clusters Near the Galactic Center
The Astrophysical Journal
Volunteering: 3
Member
Open Oakland
2018 - 2019
Member
Open Oakland
Participated in Hack Days and other activities dedicated to improving city services in Oakland, CA.
Grant writer
Cleveland Elementary School
2017 - 2019
Grant writer
Cleveland Elementary School
Led grant writing and management for school PTA.
Tutor, Coordinator
Prison University Project
Dec 2010 - Aug 2013
Tutor, Coordinator
Prison University Project
Volunteer math tutor and coordinator at San Quentin State Prison. Weekly visits to support the Prison University Program's accredited college curriculum.