About me

I’m a theoretical physicist working on the fundamental laws of Nature. My research focuses on understanding how light, matter, and the space-time metric interacting at the quantum level can be probed through scattering processes. I’m particularly interested in applications of modern mathematical and computational techniques from algebraic geometry and machine learning to aid our understanding of such physical questions. Recently, I’ve been working on applying these tools to gain new insights into the physics of heavy astrophical objects, such as neutron stars or black holes. Outside of research, I’m an avid fan of vexillology, the Oxford comma, and self-referential humor.

I’m currently a postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Physics at Princeton University and an affiliate at the Princeton Center for Theoretical Science and the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, NJ. During 2019–2024, I was a long-term member at the Institute for Advanced Study. I received my PhD under the supervision of Freddy Cachazo at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics and the University of Waterloo in Canada. Previously, I obtained undergraduate degrees in natural sciences and mathematics from the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. In Fall 2025, I will start as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Physics at Columbia University in New York, NY.

My work is made possible by the generous support provided by the Sivian Fund, the Roger Dashen Member Fund at the Institute for Advanced Study, and the US Department of Energy.