My goal as a physicist is to develop a clearer understanding of quantum phases of matter and their transitions. I am driven to develop a "picture-first" understanding that guides me through any analytical frameworks, though I am comfortable with mathematical formalism as well. On the analytical side I have worked in areas ranging from the hydrodynamics of superfluid flow to proving rigorous lower bounds on the number of anyons in a given topological order. To gain further insight I have often turned to numerics, not hesitating to learn whatever methods are called for. This has ranged from building GPU-accelerated PDE solvers to study hydrodynamics and exact diagonalization code that can reach 120 sites to study the fermionic dimer model.

My passion for picture-first physics extends to helping students think about physics pictorially. I have pursued this throughout college and graduate school in a number of teaching and mentoring positions.