​I graduated magna cum laude from Loyola Marymount University with a Bachelors of Science in Physics, where my primary research interest was fluid physics.

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Following LMU, I worked at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory as a controls engineer in the LCLS directorate. At LCLS, I worked on a number of projects within the RIX (resonant inelastic x-ray scattering) hutch, in addition to the liquid sample delivery system deployed in other hutches. At SLAC, I was exposed to a myriad of disciplines: vacuum engineering, mechanical design, electronics, IT and controls engineering. Following the exciting December 2022 NIF result of finally achieving net scientific gain, I was inspired to apply to graduate school and work on fusion.

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As a graduate student at MIT, I work in the Plasma Science and Fusion Center. My research primarily involves the use of advanced manufacturing methods, such as additive manufacturing and precision electroplating, to rapidly prototype RF components. These RF amplifiers, known as klystrons, heat plasmas to thermonuclear conditions in tokamak reactors and are also utilized in military radar systems. My research has required knowledge in a variety of disciplines, namely 3D modeling, computer simulations, electrical engineering and chemistry.