Employment

• Spitzer Fellow, Univerity of California, Santa Barbara, 2008--
• CfA Fellow, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 2005--2008

Education

• Ph.D. Astrophysics, California Institute of Technology, 2005
  • Thesis Title: ``The Properties of Star-Forming Galaxies at z~2: Kinematics, Stellar Populations, and Metallicities''
  • Research Advisor: Professor Charles C. Steidel
• B.S. Physics, Summa Cum Laude, University of Washington, 2000
• B.S. Astronomy, Summa Cum Laude, University of Washington, 2000

Research Interests

• Galaxy formation and evolution
• Kinematics, chemical evolution and stellar populations of galaxies at high redshift
• Feedback processes in starburst galaxies
• Evolution of the intergalactic medium at high redshift

Awards and Honors

• Holloway Fellowship, Caltech, 2001
• Baer Prize in Astronomy, University of Washington, 2000
• Higgs-Osborn Prize in Experimental Physics, University of Washington, 2000

Teaching Experience

• Teaching Assistant, Graduate Cosmology, Caltech, 2002
• Teaching Assistant, Astronomical Instrumentation, Caltech, 2001--2002
• Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Astronomy, University of Washington, 2000
• Teaching Assistant, The Solar System, University of Washington, 2000

Service

• NSF proposal review panel, 2007
• Hubble Space Telescope proposal review panel, 2006

Professional Affiliations

• Member, American Astronomical Society, 2000--