When I was eight years old, I told my parents I was going to be an astrophysicist. In first grade, there was a man who came and did little physics demonstrations to our class. Things like pulling a tablecloth out from under a set table and dipping bananas into liquid nitrogen to show us how they froze. In retrospect, he was probably a physics grad student. I was hooked on physics. The next year, in second grade, we learned about the constellations and how they were connected to Greek mythology. I got a little postcard with the constellation Cassiopeia on the front and the story on the back. I knew I had to figure out a way to connect physics with the stars, and so I decided to become an astrophysicist.
Outside of astronomy, you can find me reading, baking, yoga-ing, or singing. I am also a Jeopardy! champion.
Outside of astronomy, you can find me reading, baking, yoga-ing, or singing. I am also a Jeopardy! champion.