Teaching & Outreach

Teaching Experience

Purdue University

Jan – May 2026
Teaching Assistant
Computer-Aided Analysis For Geosciences
Assisted students during lab sections and office hours, graded work. Delivered one lecture on template matching.
Jan – May 2026
Teaching Assistant
Introduction to Earth Sciences
Assisted during lab sections and office hours, graded work. Delivered two lectures on earthquakes and seismicity.
Aug – Dec 2025
Teaching Assistant
Introduction to Earth Sciences
Introduced students to various Earth Science topics, assisted in two lab sections weekly, and graded work.
Aug – Dec 2024
Teaching Assistant
Introduction To Analysis And Computing With Geoscience Data
Graded and assisted students during labs and office hours.
Jan – May 2024
Grader
Fossil Fuels, Energy, and Society
Graded student work throughout the semester.

Professional Development

Short Courses

Jul 2025
Technical Short Course: Using MsPASS for Data Processing on HPC and Cloud Systems
EarthScope · Instructor: Dr. Gary Pavlis
Learned to use MsPASS for seismological data processing and its deployment on high-performance computing clusters.
Mar 2024
Gravity and Magnetics for Earth Scientists
Purdue University · Instructor: Mark Longacre (MBL)
Interpreted gravity and magnetic data in various geological settings; used Oasis Montaj on data from the East African Rift System (Lake Albert).
Jun – Aug 2020
IRIS Seismology Skill Building Workshop
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (online)
Learned to process seismological data with a wide range of tools over a summer-long online course.

Community Engagement

Outreach & Service

Organizations & Leadership

Aug 2024 – May 2026
Graduate Committee
Graduate Student Representative, Purdue EAPS
Represented graduate students in discussions with faculty at department level.
Apr 2024 – May 2026
Seminar Committee
Geology & Geophysics Graduate Student Representative, Purdue EAPS
Voted on, invited, and arranged invited talks at the local, regional, and national scale.
Aug 2024 – May 2026
Outreach Committee
Purdue EAPS — Graduate student-led committee
Helped organize outreach activities with the local community.
Aug 2024 – Jul 2025
EAPS Senator, Vice-Chair Legislative Review Committee
Purdue Graduate Student Government
Voted on graduate student matters at the university level. Volunteered during Career Team events.
Aug 2023 – Jun 2024
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee
Graduate Student Representative, Purdue EAPS
Developed an inclusive and standardized Field Safety Plan template for the department.

Volunteer Activities

Jan 2026
Purdue Science Olympiad
General Volunteer
Graded and facilitated sessions throughout the day.
Jan 2026
Science Saturday
Purdue EAPS Outreach
3-hour session presenting hands-on seismology and atmospheric science experiments to visitors.
Mar 2025
STEAM Camp — Session Leader
Imagination Station, Lafayette, IN
Co-organized and co-led two sessions on plate tectonics and atmospheric processes for children aged 7–11.
Jul 2024
SCIENCE Camp — Session Leader
Imagination Station, Lafayette, IN
Led two sessions: Day 1 — Volcanoes, rocks & hazards; Day 2 — Space, milk galaxy, crater impacts & fossils.
Mar 2024
STEAM Camp — Session Leader
Imagination Station, Lafayette, IN
Organized two sessions and led one on natural hazards (volcanoes, earthquakes, tornadoes) and cloud formation.
Nov 2025
Homecoming Purdue
EAPS Department Booth
Represented the Computational Seismology and Tectonics group. Demonstrated how earthquakes can be recorded using an accelerometer.
Sep 2025
Wonders on the Wabash
Lafayette, IN
Helped set up canoes.
Apr 2025
Spring Fest
EAPS Outreach Booth
Helped run the EAPS outreach booth showing crater formation, volcanoes, and water filters.
Sep 2024
Homecoming Purdue
EAPS Department Booth
Represented the Computational Seismology and Tectonics group. Demonstrated how earthquakes can be recorded using an accelerometer.
Sep 2024
Wonders on the Wabash
Lafayette, IN
Helped set up canoes and acted as a raft instructor for children with the Tippecanoe County team.
Apr 2024
Spring Fest
EAPS Outreach Booth
Helped run the EAPS outreach booth showing crater formation, volcanoes, and water filters.
Sep 2023
Wonders on the Wabash
Lafayette, IN
Helped set up canoes and lunch for children with the Tippecanoe County team.
Jun 2023
Earth Day at Imagination Station
Lafayette, IN
Demonstrated earthquake recording to children alongside demonstrations on pollution effects.
Sep 2022
Homecoming Purdue
EAPS Department Booth
Represented the Computational Seismology and Tectonics group. Demonstrated how earthquakes can be recorded using an accelerometer.
Jul 2021 – Aug 2021
Scientific Animator / Tour Guide
Association Action Ally 2000 — Ally (43), France
Guided visitors in an ancient silver, antimony, and lead mine. Animated a workshop on mineral identification.