I am a postdoc in the Mahadevan Lab at Harvard. I am interested in the geometry and dynamics of topological defects in matter. More broadly, I work at the intersection of applied geometry, optimization, and physics. I am always looking for collaborators with interesting tools and problems to think about.

I completed my PhD in the Geometric Data Processing Group at MIT, working with Professor Justin Solomon. My work applied convex relaxation techniques to simplify a variety of challenging geometric optimization problems, often featuring topological barriers. I was lucky enough to work with many excellent collaborators, including outstanding undergraduates.

Prior to my PhD, I studied math at Cambridge and computer science at Harvard. I have interned at Pixar Research, where I helped build geometry and physics simulation tools for artists, and at Flagship Labs, where I was in the inaugural class of AI Fellows.

In my spare time, I enjoy singing, baking breads and pastries, and (in a prior life) keeping bees.

I am grateful to be supported by the NSF Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowship. While at MIT I was generously supported by the Hertz Fellowship and the MathWorks Fellowship.