A Brief Introduction
I have just completed my graduate studies in the Division of Astronomy and Astrophysics
at UCLA. My thesis is titled "Physical Properties of Young Brown Dwarfs: High-Resolution, Near-Infrared Spectroscopy of Young M and L Dwarfs". In a nutshell I compared J-band NIRSPEC echelle spectra to synthetic spectra from PHOENIX atmosphere models, but please visit my research page for a more complete description. The main paper from my thesis has been submitted to the Astrophysical Journal, and I am currently revising it for resubmission.
In the fall I will begin a postdoc with Ben Oppenheimer and the Exoplanet Group at the American Museum of Natural History.