Below is a selected summary of my professional experiences. Depending on your schedule, you may also find of interest:
Education:
2017 Ph.D. in Physics at University of Washington (Co-advised by Drs. Leslie Rosenberg and Thomas Quinn) Thesis Title: Improving Axion Signal ModelsThrough N-Body Simulations
2009 B.S. in Space Physics at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Papers:
See my Google Scholar page for a list of my publications.
Recent Talks:
"The Axion Dark Matter eXperiment: Overview of Current Operations and Future R&D", UCLA Dark Matter Meeting, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, March 27, 2025
"Motivating Technosignature Searches for Positive Energy Super-luminal Spacecraft", Talk at the Astrobiology Science Conference, Providence, RI, May 8, 2024
"Quantum Enhancement of Multi-cavity Axion Haloscopes", Talk at the American Physical Society April Meeting, Sacramento, CA, April 4, 2024
"Positive Energy Warp Drives", Physics Colloquium, SUNY Albany, Albany, New York, October 28, 2022
"Finding Positive Energy Warp Drives", U Goettingen Astrophysics Colloquium, February 10, 2021
"Breaking the Warp Barrier: Hyperfast Solitons in Einstein-Maxwell-Plasma Theory", U Kentucky Physics Department Theory Seminar, September 13, 2021
"Positive Energy Warp Drives", 16th Marcel Grossmann Meeting, July 7, 2021
"Breaking the Warp Barrier: Hyperfast Solitons in Einstein-Maxwell-Plasma Theory", ERAU Science Seminar, Prescott, Arizona, 18 March, 2021
"Breaking the Warp Barrier: Hyperfast Solitons in Einstein-Maxwell-Plasma Theory", CNLS Seminar, LANL, Los Alamos, New Mexico, 16 September, 2020
"Breaking the Warp Barrier: Hyperfast Solitons in Einstein-Maxwell-Plasma Theory", CENTRA Seminar, Lisbon, Portugal, 23 July, 2020
"Quantum Effects and Correlations in Axion Dark Matter", MIAPP Axion Cosmology Workshop, Garching, Germany, 21 February, 2020
"Quantum Effects of Dark Matter Structure Beyond the de Broglie Scale", Poster Talk at the Cosmic Controversies Conference, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 6 October, 2019
"Searching for Quantum Structures in Axion Dark Matter", Fermilab Astrophysics Colloquium, Fermilab, Illinois, USA, 23 September, 2019
"New Structures in Axion Halos on Super-de Broglie Scales", 15th Patras Workshop on Axions WIMPs and WISPs, Freiburg, Germany, 4 June, 2019 (proceedings forthcoming)
"Revealing Condensate Structures in Axion Dark Matter Halos", University of Washington Center for Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics Seminar, 9 May, 2019
"Revealing Novel Structures in Axion Dark Matter Halos", University of Florida Institute for Fundamental Theory Seminar, 26 April, 2019
"New Insights in Condensed Axion Dark Matter", Astrophysik Institut Potsdam Seminar, 18 February, 2019
"Journey Through the Dark Universe", University of Goettingen 4th Bi-Annual Night of Science, 26 January, 2019
"Exchange-Correlation Effects in Self-Gravitating Axion Dark Matter", University of Goettingen Condensed Matter Theory Group Seminar, 5 November, 2018 (w/ follow-up discussion session 9 November)
"New Insights in Simulating and Observing Axion Dark Matter", University of Goettingen Institute for Astrophysics Colloquium, 12 July, 2018
"Exchange-Correlation Effects in Axion Structure Formation", 14th Patras Workshop, 18 May, 2018 (Proceedings)
"Improving Axion Searches Through N-Body Simulations", University of Washington Thesis Defense, 25 October, 2017
"An Improved Signal Model for Axion Dark Matter Searches", 13th Patras Workshop, 15 May, 2017 (Proceedings)
"An Improved Signal Model for Axion Dark Matter Searches", APS April Meeting, 28 January, 2017
Other Experience:
2020-2021 Modeling and Simulation Analyst at JDSAT Inc.
2013-2015 Senior Application Engineer and Co-Founder at Intelligent Portal Systems, Inc.
2009 Work Crew Leader, Integral Youth Services Inc.
2008 Baylor REU
2005-2007 Wildland Firefighter Type 2, Crew 720, Bureau of Land Management, Klamath County Office
Professional Organizations:
American Physical Society