Experience

Edinburgh Earth Initiative

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Postgraduate Earth Fellow: Climate and Sustainability in the Curriculum

  • Oct 2023 - Present



University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric and Earth Science

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  I am finishing the project from my summer 2022 internship at the NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory. This includes updating the results with more current data, finishing the data analysis, and writing a paper for publication. I am finishing the project from my summer 2022 internship at the NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory. This includes updating the results with more current data, finishing the data analysis, and writing a paper for publication.



Cornell University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Researcher

  • Jan 2022 - Sep 2023

  I worked under Dr. Sara Pryor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. I analyzed observations from NYS mesonet and NYSERDA buoy-mounted LiDAR systems in MATLAB to quantify the onshore and offshore wind resources and operating conditions in the eastern US. Analyses I performed include quantifying the seasonality and distribution of wind speeds near expected wind turbine hub-height, converting wind speed to power generation using the IEA 15 MW reference turbine, and power production correlations over time and across sites. I presented this research in a poster session at the December 2022 American Geophysical Union conference in Chicago, IL. This paper is in preprint at WES as of September 2023: https://wes.copernicus.org/preprints/wes-2023-95/. Show less



Engineers for a Sustainable World - Cornell University

• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President

  • Jan 2022 - Mar 2023

  I stepped into the presidency of ESW Cornell during a leadership crisis. Throughout my time, I led numerous improvements to the team structure, operations, and culture. (1) I constructed a new syllabus and grading scheme with my executive board as required by university policy. The syllabus initiated a series of six professional development events, project proposal assignments, and a public poster session each semester. The grading scheme initiated new rubrics and grading workshops for all sub-team leads. (2) I consolidated team advisors to find faculty who better support the goals of ESW. (3) I spearheaded adding two new teams to ESW to better match the members’ needs and desires. (4) I proposed a regular social event schedule and an anonymous reporting form in order to increase team cohesion and participation. (5) I reinstated our chapter's good standing with ESW Global and updated the team constitution and bylaws with my executive board for the first time in seven years. (6) I oversaw major improvements to the team's recruitment system, along with the development and implementation of an entirely new onboarding system. (7) I implemented major updates to the chapter's website and oversaw the implementation of new social media campaigns, alumni communications, and sponsorship packets.These alterations improved retention of non-graduating members each semester from 76% to nearly 94% and reduced the average number of projects ceasing without completion each semester from four to one. They also nearly doubled our membership from around 50 to 90 members. In spring of 2023, ESW Cornell had a record-high number of applicants (+195%) and donations (+110%) as compared to the team's average in 2021. In May 2022, ESW was awarded "Organization of the Year" and I was awarded "Member of the Year" at the Cornell Student Sustainability Award. As I finished my second term as president, our chapter was chosen to host the first in-person national ESW conference since the pandemic. Show less

• Sub-team Lead of Biofuels: Business and Outreach

  • Feb 2020 - May 2022

  Elected as sub-team lead in February 2021, I managed a team of up to six people in six projects that aimed to 1) enhance the use of biofuels in New York State, 2) support the Ithaca, NY Green New Deal's goals of widespread renewable energy implementation, 3) engage elementary through high school students in educational settings to discuss climate change and renewable energies, and 4) amplify voices of Indigenous communities expressing their environmental concerns. In my final year as sub-team lead, I began a partnership with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County, NY. Following their vision, I lead my team in three projects: 1) drafting middle school and high school lesson plans on Biofuels, Climate Change and Ocean Health, and Renewable Energies in the Ocean, 2) designing exhibits for a portable sustainability museum based on the aforementioned lesson plans, and 3) a podcast with members from the Shinnecock Nation's Environmental Department to discuss topics like environmental racism, receding shorelines, and ocean acidification. The podcast project further involved the management of a Cornell Engaged Opportunity Grant of $3,000. During this time, my team and I also hosted a Community Science Day at the Ithaca Sciencenter.Additionally, I recruited and maintained four new members to the Business and Outreach sub-team, lead a restructuring of the ESW Cornell Biofuels teams' website and biannual newsletter, and successfully proposed alterations to the syllabus and structure of general body meetings. I further developed materials for future generations of Business and Outreach sub-team leads by creating a contact list and Lead Guide and compiling various materials like website documentation and the newsletter template. Finally, I lead the team through a change in advisors, switching to two new advisors who were excited to give feedback on our projects and help improve the syllabus to allow for a more quantitative evaluation. Show less

• Outreach Director

  • Apr 2021 - Jan 2022

  I supported new project implementation for various sub-teams on ESW Cornell and worked with sub-team leads to improve member satisfaction. I also proposed and successfully collaborated on a restructuring of the ESW Cornell Executive Board to maximize efficiency across different positions.



NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern

  • Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

  As part of NOAA's William M. Lapenta NOAA Student Internship Program, I worked under Dr. Shenfu Dong and Dr. Marlos Goes at the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory to improve air-sea surface turbulent heat fluxes using concurrent shipboard measurements. Since 2020, surface meteorological data, including surface air temperature, relative humidity, and barometric pressure, have been collected along the AX07 and AX04 transects in the North Atlantic (Miami-Gibraltar and New York-Gibraltar, respectively) via voluntary placement of meteorological stations on commercial ships. This, along with sea surface temperature data collected from eXpendable BathyThermographs (XBTs) likewise deployed along the AX07 and AX04 transect, can act to replace remote sensing data from ERA5 or NCEP reanalysis data in the Coupled Ocean–Atmosphere Response Experiment (COARE) version 3.6 bulk algorithm to calculate latent and sensible heat fluxes into the ocean. Coding in MATLAB, I used the results of these calculations to evaluate the uncertainties in pre-existing reanalysis flux products, with the goals of 1) enhancing our knowledge of imbalances in the global energy budget and 2) allowing for future improvements of both atmospheric and ocean models by providing better boundary conditions. I later presented this research in a poster session at the December 2022 American Geophysical Union conference in Chicago, IL. Show less



Common Energy

• United States
• Renewables & Environment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Community Energy Advocate

  • Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

  Over the course of the summer, I became an expert in clean energy and community solar by learning from top sustainability leaders. I regularly presented, both in person and remotely, on community solar and successfully enrolled several contacts within my personal network in free, local community solar programs. By enrolling people in these programs, I actively lowered pollution emissions in my community and reduced local utility expenses. I also corresponded with a broad and active community of climate activists and sustainability professionals. With input from my supervisor, I rewrote the meeting confirmation email that is sent to all potential clients to highlight the important takeaways and improve the efficiency of sign-ups during meetings. Show less



Lake Rickabear Girl Scout Camp

• Kinnelon, New Jersey, United States

• Unit Leader

  • Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

  In my first week of work, I was promoted from Assistant Unit Leader to Unit Leader. I was then responsible for creating a schedule for the campers in my unit for each week of the camp. In addition to supervising pre-set activities, I created plans for my unit that would further their participation with the girl scout badges and theme-based weeks. I was also responsible for ensuring the safety of the campers at all times. In my first week of work, I was promoted from Assistant Unit Leader to Unit Leader. I was then responsible for creating a schedule for the campers in my unit for each week of the camp. In addition to supervising pre-set activities, I created plans for my unit that would further their participation with the girl scout badges and theme-based weeks. I was also responsible for ensuring the safety of the campers at all times.