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Education
Expected Fall 2026
Doctor of Philosophy, Geological Sciences
Arizona State University, School of Earth and Space Exploration.
Advisor: Philip R. Christensen.
Committee: Anna Grau Galofre, Arjun Heimsath, Kelin Whipple, Steven Ruff, Thomas Sharp.
Arizona State University, School of Earth and Space Exploration.
Advisor: Philip R. Christensen.
Committee: Anna Grau Galofre, Arjun Heimsath, Kelin Whipple, Steven Ruff, Thomas Sharp.
2015
Master of Science, Aerospace Engineering
Arizona State University.
Arizona State University.
2013
Bachelor of Technology, Mechanical Engineering
JNTU-H, India.
JNTU-H, India.
Research & employment
Fall 2025
Graduate Teaching Assistant — GLG 490/598: Remote Sensing
School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University.
School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University.
Summer 2018 — Summer 2025
Graduate Research Associate
School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University.
School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University.
Sep – Nov 2016
Team Member — NASA DEVELOP National Program, Arizona Node
Maricopa County Health & Air Quality II: Modeling a Decade of PM10 Concentrations in Maricopa County using MODIS aerosol optical depth data.
Maricopa County Health & Air Quality II: Modeling a Decade of PM10 Concentrations in Maricopa County using MODIS aerosol optical depth data.
Jan 2016 – Apr 2017
Research Analyst Assistant
School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University.
School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University.
Instrument & mission experience
2022 & 2024
Instrument Operator & Chamber Operator, Thermal Vacuum (TVAC) Testing
E-THEMIS (Europa Thermal Emission Imaging System – Europa Clipper)
E-THEMIS (Europa Thermal Emission Imaging System – Europa Clipper)
2020
Instrument Operator, Thermal Vacuum (TVAC) Testing
L'TES (Lucy's Thermal Emission Spectrometer – Lucy)
L'TES (Lucy's Thermal Emission Spectrometer – Lucy)
2019
Instrument Operator, Thermal Vacuum (TVAC) Testing
EMIRS (Emirates Mars Infrared Spectrometer – Emirates Mars Mission "Hope Probe")
EMIRS (Emirates Mars Infrared Spectrometer – Emirates Mars Mission "Hope Probe")
Fellowships, grants & awards
2024
Vivian Leigh Forde Graduate Fellowship
2024
Mars Exploration Program Student Travel Grant
2022
College Student Leader 2021–2022 — College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, ASU
2022
School of Earth and Space Exploration Summer Exploration Graduate Fellowship
2019
SSERVI Impact Cratering Short Course and Field School Travel Award
Teaching
Fall 2024
Stand-in Instructor — SES 100: Introduction to Exploration
School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University.
School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University.
Spring 2018
Graduate Teaching Assistant — SpaceWorks Project Level 1
Applied design, fabrication, modeling, and project leadership. ASU SESE.
Applied design, fabrication, modeling, and project leadership. ASU SESE.
Spring 2017
Graduate Teaching Assistant — GLG 490/598: Remote Sensing
School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University.
School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University.
Fall 2015
Graduate Teaching Assistant — Introduction to Exploration
School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University.
School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University.
Service
Dec 2024
Executive Secretary — Lucy in the L4 Trojans PSP Proposal Review
Sep 2024 – present
Reviewer — Meteoritics & Planetary Science
Jun 2023 – May 2024
Student Representative — Presidential Postdoc Fellows Search Committee
Jan 2023 – Aug 2024
Student Member — SESE Colloquium Committee
Sep 2022 – Aug 2023
Vice President — SESE Graduate Council
Sep 2022 – May 2024
Pen pal — Letters to a Pre-scientist
Mar 2022 – Aug 2023
Travel Grant Reviewer — Graduate and Professional Student Association