About

Hi! I'm a geobiologist from the USA. I graduated in 2022 with my masters in Biology. My undergraduate studies were in Environmental Geocience with a minor in Russian language and Eastern European studies. Both of my degrees are from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, where I was active in both the Geology and Biology departments, as well as with student outreach. Post-graduation, I've jumped around different working envionrments to gain experience [large labs vs small, government vs private, etc].

My primary goal is still to obtain a PhD so I can continue on to work as a research astrogeobiologist. In the mean time, I'm currently searching for an opening in these areas in the US or Europe:

⋆   field hydrogeology or geobiology monitoring extreme environments and/or researching the resident extremophiles
⋆   aerospace-adjacent labs working with astromaterials, plant pathology, or geobiological spaceflight experiments

Research Interests

I'm currently in search of an astrobiology/astrogeobiology focused PhD advisor that prioritizes field work.

My research interests include the geobiochemical aspects of Mars, microfossil formation and preservation, and Earth-Mars analogs. Anywhere from stromatolite/microbial mats, to polar microbe research, to isolated cave systems. I'm very passionate about field research and extreme environments and how they relate to astrobiology.

Previously, my research has been observing the effects of acid deposition and acid mine drainage on algal physiology, microbial ecology, bedrock geology, and aqueous geochemistry in headwater streams of Northeast Pennsylvania. Before that, I used multiple types of microscopy to determine the possible origin of two different calcite formation types along Arionoceras orthocerid siphuncles. Specifically, observing the differences in calcite formations deposited during life vs. post death/during mineralization.