I am a first-year direct entry PhD student in the Astronomy and Astrophysics program at the University of Toronto. My research interests include high energy and high mass astrophysical phenomena. I am also interested in the study of dark sector physics and its implications for cosmology. I received my B.Sc. in Combined Honours Physics and Astronomy from the University of British Columbia in 2025.
Investigated the Axion Quark Nugget macroscopic dark matter framework. Determined the feasibility of detection of dark matter emission in Euclid and James Webb space telescopes using hydrodynamic simulation. (Sep 2024 - Apr 2025)
Implemented electroweak operators into ab-initio nuclear physics computation program to deepen understanding of quark mixing, an integral aspect of drawing conclusions from countless experiments. (May 2024 - Aug 2024)
Developped fast scintillator trigger detectors for the DarkLight dark photon experiment. Constructed the detector, tested its performance, and ran simulations to determine expectations. (Sep 2023 - Apr 2024)
Implemented machine learning and dimensional reduction methods to identify gaps in signal identification capabilities in LIGO detectors. (May 2023 - Aug 2023)
Simulated aspherical supernovae to identify conditions which might produce additional emission on top of a standard supernovae light curve. Found that circumstellar ejecta collision can may result in further light in these explosions. (May 2022 - Aug 2022)
A more in depth summary can be found in my CV here.
