I use Python to process, analyze and visualize cell phone data (microphone, magnetometer, gyroscope, accelerometer) collected with the RedVox app for geophysical applications. I collaborate with Android/iOS app developers to display real-time data on the RedVox app and use signal processing techniques (FFT’s, cross correlation, etc.) to solve problems such as time-syncing data from several devices using Python. My graduate work focused on imaging the Yellowstone Caldera magma chamber using passive source, teleseismic events (earthquakes that occurs all over the world). In my personal time I enjoy skiing, mountain biking, yoga, cooking and lounging with my cat.

As a child I loved Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter, so much that I wanted to have my own show called the Reptile Seeker. I thought it was a brilliant and completely original idea. His curiosity about the natural world encouraged me at a young age to ask questions and think about my surrounding environment. During my freshman year of college I recognized my sense of curiosity in all of my earth science professors. I switched my major from art to biology and finally to geology after learning about plate tectonics and associated large scale processes like earthquakes and volcanoes. My interest and excitement for the topic was nearly tangible. As a result, I was selected to be an undergraduate participant on a research cruise in Hawaii where we studied the newest, and still underwater volcano in the Hawaiian chain. This experience inspired me to pursue other marine geophysical opportunities and ultimately, led to my consulting job after graduation. After a couple years of consulting, I decided to go to graduate school to foster my sense of curiosity and because volcanoes are super awesome!