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Published my first 1st authored paper to Physical Review B!

Joined Los Alamos National Lab as a graduate research assistant in May 2025. Won Best Poster Award at the LANL-UMich Workshop on Quantum Materials on June 30th, 2025.

Successfully declared candidacy with proposal titled, "Effect of Spin-Orbit Coupling in Rare Earth Based Quantum Materials".

Gave my first oral presentation at APS in Anaheim, California on March 19th, 2025.

Won Best Poster Award at Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting 2025 Poster Session in Boston.

Accepted to go to Princeton Condensed Matter Summer Summer School and gave a poster and oral presentation.

REU mentee, Kyle Chessler from Hamilton College, presents a poster at the UCF Summer Poster Showcase.

Awarded the 2024 Above and Beyond Award for my continued service and contributions to the Department of Physics, outreach and graduate recruitment events, and for continued support of graduate students as GSPS president.

Poster presentation at APS March meeting 2024.

First time going to the Advance Light Source (ALS) 10.0.1 in Berkeley, California.

Awarded the 2023 outReach for the Stars Award for my service to the department outreach efforts, such as Career Day and STEM Day at UCF, and STEM Spark Day at the Orlando Science Center. In addition, for the continued service in representing the physics graduate program at recruitment events, such as the 2023 APS March Meeting and for representing the graduate students as Co-President of GSPS.

Poster presentation at APS March Meeting 2023.

Group picture at APS March Meeting 2023.

First poster session as a graduate student at the 2023 NanoFlorida Conference.

First day as a graduate student at University of Central Florida.

Me with my mom, dad, brothers, and sister after graduating with my Bachelor's of Science in Physics.