Teaching & Mentoring

Teaching

University of Utah

Instructor, Radiative Processes (ASTR/PHYS 7130, graduate and upper-division undergraduate), Spring 2024
Instructor, Observational Astronomy (ASTR/PHYS 4060, undergraduate) Fall 2023
Instructor, High Energy Astrophysics (ASTR/PHYS 5590, graduate and upper-division undergraduate), Fall 2022

University of Bath (guest lectures)

Stellar Death (Stars and Stellar Evolution), 05 December 2018 [Lecture Recording]
Polytropic gases (Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics), 23 October 2019 [Lecture Recording]

Teaching Assistantships

Astronomy 16, Stellar and Planetary Astronomy (Undergraduate; Spring 2010): 14 students (2 sections), Q* = 4.65, Q for class over all = 4.56
Astronomy 150, Radiative Processes in Astrophysics (Graduate; Fall 2010): 17 students, Q = 4.54, Q for class over all = 4.29
Astronomy 218, Radio Astronomy (Graduate; Fall 2011): 8 students, Q = 3.6, Q for class over all = 4.4
*Harvard's Q score out of 5 points indicates student satisfaction.

Mentoring

Graduate Student Mentoring

As Assistant Professor

2023 – Corinna Peña, University of Utah, research advisor
2023 – Simon de Wet, University of Cape Town, project advisor (visitor)
2023 – Genevieve Schroeder, Northwestern, project advisor

As Postdoc

2021 – 2022 Simon de Wet, University of Cape Town, project advisor
2019 – 2022 Genevieve Schroeder, Northwestern, project advisor & financial support
2018 – 2021 Eliot Ayache, University of Bath, project advisor
2016 – 2017 Sean Ressler, UC Berkeley, project advisor

Undergraduate Student Mentoring

As Assistant Professor

2024 – Grant Christensen, Project Student, University of Utah
2024 – Coleman Rohde, Project Student, University of Utah
2024 – Peter Ruppert, Project Student, University of Utah
2023 – George Mccarthy, Post-Baccalaureate Student (Visitor)
2023 – Shamita Hanumasagar, Project Student, Georgia Tech
2023 – Clayton Miller, Project Student, CU Boulder
2023, Jude Horsley, Project Student, University of Utah
2023, Gianlucas Sherrill Velarde, Eastern Michigan University

2023 REU (10 week summer internship)

2023 Jun-Aug, Shamita Hanumasagar, REU Student, University of Utah
2023 Jun-Aug, Clayton Miller, Summer Student, University of Utah
2023 Jun-Aug, Jude Horsley, SURP Student, University of Utah
2023 Jun-Aug, Gianlucas Sherrill Velarde, REU Student, University of Utah

As Postdoc

2020 – 2022 George Mccarthy, RAS Summer Student, University of Bath
2020 – 2021 Robert Myers, Summer Student, University of Bath
2020 – 2021 Jamie Broad, MPhys Student (Primary Advisor), University of Bath
2020 – 2021 Hugo Edwards, Summer Student, University of Bath
2019 – 2020 Tara Howard, BSc Project Student (Primary Advisor), University of Bath
2019 – 2020 Claire Anderson, BSc Project Student (Primary Advisor), University of Bath
2019 – 2020 Gideon Brennan, MPhys Student (Primary Advisor), University of Bath
2019 – 2020 Bradley Tafe, MPhys Student (Primary Advisor), University of Bath
2017 – 2019 Michelle Myers, Research Assistant (Funding Support & Advisor), UC Berkeley
2015 – 2016 Maxwell Genecov, Graduate Student (Primary Advisor), UC Berkeley
2015 – 2016 Michelle Myers, Undergraduate Senior Thesis (Advisor), UC Berkeley
2010 – 2015 Non-resident Tutor in Science, Adams House, Harvard University
2011 – 2012 Sophomore Academic Advisor (3 students), Adams House, Harvard University

Teaching Awards

Certificate of Distinction in Teaching, Harvard University, Astronomy 16 (2010)
Certificate of Distinction in Teaching, Harvard University, Astronomy 150 (2010)