My CV
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Curriculum Vitae
Education
2021-2027
Arizona State University - Tempe, AZ; Class of 2027
PhD. in Astrophysics
2017-2021
University of California, Berkeley - Berkeley, CA; Class of 2021
Bachelor of Arts in Astrophysics
Research Interests
Galaxy Evolution and Formation
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Inflows from the CGM/IGM
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Metallicity in star-forming galaxies
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Low redshift Universe
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Optical and radio astronomy
Publications
Lead Author
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DIISC-IV: DIISCovery of Anomalously Low Metallicity H II Regions in NGC 99: Indirect Evidence of Gas Inflows [ADS]
Olvera A.J., Borthakur S., Padave M., Heckman T.M., Gim H. B., Koplitz B., Dupuis C., Momjian E., Jansen R. A., 2024, ApJ, 976, 205
Fellowships and Awards
Spring 2025
SESE Summer Exploration Graduate (SEG) Award
Fall 2024
ASU The College Leadership Award
Spring 2023
National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship
Fall 2022 & 2021
Graduate and Professional Student Association Travel Grant
Fall 2021
ASU Presidential Graduate Assistantship
Observing Time
6.5m MMT Observatory - Binospec Spectrograph
10.5 Nights​ | Queue Observing in 2023A, 2024A, & 2025A as PI
90" Bok Telescope - B&C Spectrograph
10 Nights​ | Observing in 2022A, 2023A, & 2024A as PI and Co-I
Conferences & Talks
Conference Poster, GALRES (ESO), Garching, Germany | 07/09/2025
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"DIISC Survey: Investigating Gas Flows Through Anomalous HII Regions & Metallicity Patterns"
Lunch Talk, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Socorro, NM, USA | 04/30/2025
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"Breaking the Gradient: Chemical Kinematic Transitions in the XUV Disk of NGC 3344"
Conference Poster, SACNAS, Phoenix, AZ, USA | 10/31/2024
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"Indirect Evidence of Gas Inflows in NGC 99"
Contributed Talk, GALCROSS (ESO), Brno, Czech Republic | 09/17/2024
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"Exploring Metallicity and Gas Flows in NGC 99 through Multi-Wavelength Spectroscopy"
Invited Talk, Rongmon Bordoloi's group at NC State (Virtual)| 09/11/2024
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"Exploring Metallicity and Gas Flows in NGC 99"
Contributed Talk, Stellar Feedback in the ISM, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico| 12/11/2023
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"Evidence for Inflow and Outflow in NGC99"
Conference Poster & Lightning Talk, Oases in the Cosmic Desert, Tempe, AZ, USA| 02/23/2023
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"Indirect Evidence of Low Metallicity Gas Accretion from the CGM of NGC 99"
Contributed Talk, 241st American Astronomical Society Meeting, Seattle, WA, USA| 01/11/2023
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"Investigating the Metallicity Distribution in NGC 99"
Contributed Talk, American Geophysical Union Fall 2022 Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA| 12/15/2022
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"Measuring Shifts in Personal Attitudes Towards Science After Participating in an Inclusively-designed Planetarium Show"
Lunch Talk, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Socorro, NM, USA| 10/26/2022
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"Investigating the Metallicity Distribution and Star-Formation in NGC 99"
Public Talk, Marston Exploration Theater Virtual Night Sky Event| 03/23/2022
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"The Orion Nebula and Star-forming regions"
Conferences & Talks
Leadership, Service, & Outreach
Planetarium Content Creator and Presenter, Marston Exploration Theater, School of Earth and Space Exploration, ASU | Nov 2023-Present​
Graduate Council, School of Earth and Space Exploration, ASU
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President | Sept 2023 - Sept 2024
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Diversity & Inclusion Graduate Student Advocate | Sept 2022 - Sept 2023
QT Coffee Organizer, ASU | Dec 2022 - Sept 2024
AGQ Member, AGU | Jan 2023 - Jun 2024
Phoenix Fan Fusion, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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Panelist - But can it take selfies?: How to photograph a Black Hole| May 2024
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Panelist - Heir to the Empire: The science of Ahsoka| May 2024
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Panelist - Falling For You: the Science of Gravity and Gravitational Waves| June 2023
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Panelist - "..or I can bring you in cold." Science in The Mandolorian| June 2023