Education

• Doctor of Philosophy, Engineering Physics, University of Wisconsin - Madison (2019)
  • Thesis: Carbon sourcing and transport in the island divertor of Wendelstein 7-X
• Master of Science, Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics, University of Wisconsin - Madison (2016)
• Bachelor of Science, Physics and Nuclear Science/Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (2014)
  • Thesis: Deterministic Chaos in Alcator C-Mod edge turbulence

Work Experience

• Group Leader, Universität Greifswald (2025 - Present)
• Staff Scientist, Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik - Teilinstitut Greifswald (2023 - Present, on special leave since 2025)
• Post-doctoral researcher, Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik - Teilinstitut Greifswald (2019-2023)

Grants and Awards

• Grant from the German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) for a Young Investigator's Group researching Stellarator Edge Physics  (2025-2030)
• Nuclear Fusion: Outstanding Reviewer Award (2024)
• EUROfusion Researcher Grant (2021-2023)
• Nuclear Fusion: Outstanding Reviewer Award (2022)
• IOP Trusted Reviewer (2021)