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“My politics professors were huge points of support for me and helped me determine what I wanted to do in the space policy field. Being able to present my work to people working in the industry as an underclassman was awesome.”

“Through the classes I’ve taken, I have a much better sense of what I’m interested in and what I want to do with the future. The professors ... are really there to make sure that you understand all of this material.”

"As an intern, I met astronomy researchers and presented my findings at 2016 Division of Planetary Science conference."

Processing astronomical images is how raw images taken by telescopes becomes useful information for astronomers

"In the Astronomy Department, I learned to be open to new possibilities, even if they didn’t follow the conventional path to success."

"Every night I sketched comet Arend-Roland and took pictures in the observatory dome and was hooked!"

"The ability to chart your own unique path is tremendously valuable in becoming an independent thinker and researcher."

"Atop a volcano in Mexico, I gathered real data that I would use later in the year to research galaxies billions of light years away."

"My MHC education taught me to appreciate my individuality as a woman in science and never sell myself short as I persevere."

I have always loved the sky and I am curious about how things work in space and determining solutions for things we do not yet know or understand in our universe.