CV

Education

B.A. in Chemistry, Pomona College, 1999

M.S. in Environmental Science and Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 2002

Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 2006

Professional Experience

2006 - 2007: National Academies Postdoctoral Fellow at NOAA Chemical Sciences Laboratory

2007 - 2010: Research Scientist I at University of Colorado and NOAA Chemical Sciences Laboratory

2010 - 2016: Research Scientist II at University of Colorado and NOAA Chemical Sciences Laboratory

2016 - 2017: Research Scientist III at University of Colorado and NOAA Chemical Sciences Laboratory

2017 - 2022: Research Chemist at NOAA Chemical Sciences Laboratory

2022 - Present: Executive Editor for Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

2022 - Present: Independent software engineer and scientific consultant

2023 - Present: Research Affiliate at University of Colorado

Awards and Honors

1994 National Science Scholar, 4th Congressional District

1998 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship

1999 John Stauffer Prize for Academic Merit in the Sciences

2000 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

2000 Gordon Moore and Arie Haagen-Smit Graduate Fellowship

2006 National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship

2013 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers

2014 Colorado Governor's Award for High-Impact Research Co-Recipient

2020 NOAA Administrator’s Award Co-Recipient

2020 NASA Group Achievement Award Co-Recipient

Scientific Research Interests

My past research has focused on the optical properties of aerosol particles and the chemistry of reaction trace gases.  I have deployed custom in situ and remote sensing instruments from ground-based and aircraft platforms.

Often my research has required new instrument development.  I have published six first-author papers and three second- or final-author papers describing new instruments and instrumental methods. These papers appeared in Review of Scientific Instruments, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, and Environmental Science and Technology. 

Technical Skills

Computer programming: Three semesters of college-level coursework in QBASIC, C++, and HTML. Wrote data analysis software in Wavemetrics IgorPro (based on C) professionally for 16 years.

Computer hardware and operating systems: Two semesters of college-level coursework in computer hardware and operating systems. Completed certification exams for CompTIA A+ 801 and 802.  Experienced with Linux and shell scripts.

Machining and fabrication: Completed 40 hour course of individual instruction by a professional machinist.

Technical drawing: Proficient in AutoCAD and Solidworks. Completed 30 hour Solidworks Essentials Training Course.