About Me
I am a Royster Graduate Fellow studying Physics at the University of Chapel Hill. My undergraduate degrees were in physics and philosophy from Wake Forest University. Having completed my core graduate classes and my qualifying exams, I am now focusing more exclusively on research as I begin my second year as a PhD student.
Currently, I conduct research with Dr. Richard Superfine of the Applied Physical Sciences Department. My area of interest is optics and microscopy, and I am working to implement a microscopy technique known as Highly Inclined Swept Tile Light Sheet Fluorescent Microscopy. This method is an advanced imaging technique which images only at the intersection of a laser light sheet's beam waist and the focal plane, minimizing background noise and maximizing resolution. This enables highly detailed three dimensional volumetric scanning of cells at up to several Hertz. We plan to use this capability to advance our phagocytosis project, which studies the mechanisms and behavior of immune cells engulfing foreign objects, a phenomena of great importance to everything from avoiding a cold to fighting cancer.
To learn more about my academic work, visit either the current or past research tabs.
Below, a public copy of my resume is available. Please contact me for a more specialized document with full contact information.