Resources

I initially submitted this work as a poster for the 2026 Astrobiology Science Conference — and was later invited to present it as an oral talk instead. A fitting outcome for a project centered on molecular abundance!

The presentation explores how thermodynamic modeling can help predict the accessibility and abundance of biologically relevant molecules in Titan’s Selk crater, a future exploration site for NASA’s Dragonfly mission.

I presented this work at the Telluride Science Workshop in October 2025 alongside some of the most experienced researchers in astrobiology. I was the only graduate student in attendance, which made the opportunity especially meaningful — and slightly intimidating!

The talk brings together two projects that challenge familiar assumptions about life beyond Earth: the possibility of non-carbon-based heteropolymers in Venus’s sulfuric-acid clouds and the thermodynamic accessibility of amino acids in Titan’s post-impact environments.

This lecture was created for an Astrobiology Missions course and examines organic chemistry in the context of planetary environments and space exploration.

The slide deck took a long time to make, but I genuinely enjoy the creative process of turning dense scientific material into something visual, structured, and engaging. Some things cannot — and probably should not — be rushed.

A practical presentation about my experience finding, applying for, and receiving undergraduate and graduate fellowships.

I originally presented this during a lab meeting to share lessons from my own application journey, including how I approached opportunity discovery, personal storytelling, research proposals, rejection, and persistence.