I'm a meteorite petrologist based in NYC with an insatiable curiosity about the natural world. Currently, I am an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Hunter College Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences and the Co-Creator of Astro Camp at the Lower Eastside Girls Club. It is my personal mission to not only satiate that curiosity through my own research, but to nurture that curiosity in others through public outreach and education. In my free time, I'm a casual tennis player, ardent cinephile, and an enthusiast of Finnish culture.

My research mainly focuses on extracting information from primitive carbonaceous meteorites that can help foster a deeper understanding of the chemical, isotopic, and mineralogical composition of their parent bodies and the Solar System's early history. I am currently affiliated with the American Museum of Natural History, NASA's OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission, and the City University of New York.