I am a research associate in the Physical Oceanography Department at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. I work closely with the Ocean and Environmental Processes Lab, Tropical Climate Dynamics Lab, and Upper Ocean Processes Group. My work is motivated in particular by how clouds interact with the upper ocean – a big question that leads to broad interests. I spend a lot of my time out in nature looking for cool clouds, birds, plants, and bugs. Take a look at my blog to see what I’ve been finding lately.

My PhD work was in string theory. My thesis on M-theory/heterotic duality was advised by Professor David Morrison, and I was a member of the Simons Collaboration on Special Holonomy in Geometry, Analysis, and Physics. I was previously a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow, and before that I completed my BSc in physics and mathematics at Stanford University.

For more information on my current and past research, head to my research page. For a copy of my CV, click here.