As of May 27, 2025, I will be working as a Systems Engineer at Spire Global, in Boulder Colorado, on payloads and small satellite constellations in support of weather, shipping, and airplane monitoring; I also work as an instrument scientist on select mission teams through my consulting company, AstraNext.
I received my interdisciplinary PhD in Exploration Systems Design from Arizona State University in Tempe. My PhD focused on nuclear instrumentation for measuring the geologic composition of planetary surfaces and included significant contributions to the NASA LunaH-Map mission team. I am a continued mission scientist on the LunaH-Map mission and performed the first analysis of its’ lunar flyby data.
My career focus is to be able to combine my passion for science with my engineering and analysis skills through development of instrumentation or mission design to explore our solar system and to protect our planet. I eventually want to give that knowledge back to the STEM community and the next generation through teaching and course development.
I earned my Master’s degree in Nuclear Engineering with an emphasis on instrumentation from the University of New Mexico in May 2015. I earned my Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and Physics from California State University: Chico in May 2013.
I have many hobbies outside of my career, including rock climbing, distance running, backpacking, hiking, swimming, homebrewing, pottery, gardening, and cooking. I do all of these things with my husband, Jon, and our dogs, Dr. Bones and Tendi.
I am always up for public outreach and other opportunities, please feel free to contact me.
