I’m a junior in Physics with a minor in Mathematics at Stanford University. My research spans two fields: I work in the Radio Glaciology Lab studying polar ice sheets, and in Professor Roger Romani’s group at KIPAC studying high-energy astrophysical sources like millisecond pulsar binaries. I’m drawn to problems where you have to get creative about observing things that are hidden — whether that’s water beneath a mile of ice or a neutron star spinning hundreds of times per second.
Outside the lab, I tutor students in math and physics at every level from middle school through university coursework. I got into tutoring because I remember what it felt like to be stuck on a problem and not know who to ask. Teaching has become one of the things I care about most. I fell in love with science watching Neil deGrasse Tyson and Carl Sagan — the way they told the stories of science is what first made me want to understand the world — and part of what drives me as an educator is trying to be that person for someone else. I teach through Stanford Splash, a program bringing middle and high school students to campus, and through private tutoring year-round.
Stanford Spokes
In the summer of 2024, I rode nearly 4,000 miles by bicycle from San Francisco to Washington, D.C. with Stanford Spokes, an educational cycling team that stops along the route to lead hands-on STEM workshops for pre-K through 12th grade students in under-resourced communities. My main workshop walked students through Newton’s laws, thermodynamics, fluid flow, and states of matter, then dropped them into a Star-Trek-style escape-room simulator with physical puzzles and sound effects to apply what they’d just learned. We ran that one dozens of times across the route. I also taught a storytelling workshop a few times along the way. You can follow the ride through the team’s daily blog and through features in the Stanford Daily, Stanford Report, and Stanford Digital Education.
Theatre & Writing
I co-wrote an original play called The Girl in the Yellow Dress with my friend Tal Hughes — a coming-of-age story about loss, healing, and family. It debuted in 2022 at the Timpanogos Valley Theatre in Heber City while we were graduating from Wasatch High School, and returned for a revised run in November 2025 to strong reviews.
I’m currently working on two new pieces. Cargo Cult is a play about the stories we build around things we don’t yet understand. Xenith is a sci-fi novel — long-form, slower-burning, and the project I’m spending the most time on right now.
I’ve appeared in 25+ community and school productions — as Samuel in Pirates of Penzance, Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls, Phoebus in Hunchback of Notre Dame, Vlad in Anastasia, and most recently Fyodor Kulygin in Stanford’s production of Chekhov’s Three Sisters. I’ve also directed several shows, including The Girl in the Yellow Dress and William Tell, and worked as a dialect coach for The Little Mermaid. On the technical side, I’m a trained lighting designer at Timpanogos Valley Theatre, where I also volunteer as an on-call production technician.
I was a Shakespeare Festival finalist and showcase honoree in the Trio, Monologue, and Ensemble Scene categories, won Best Actor for my role in The Case of the Crushed Petunias, and took first place at the Wasatch County Talent Find for a musical theatre number.
Music
I’m a classical and musical theatre baritone. In high school I was a member of Wasatch High School’s Chamber Choir (where I served as class president and bass section leader), Concert Choir, and Men’s Choir. I placed 1st in the Classical High School Division at NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) in November 2021, and 2nd in the Cal Western Region Auditions for NATS in January 2023. I’ve sung the National Anthem for Wasatch High School Athletics and the Miss Utah competition, performed in Handel’s Messiah, and sang in the Heber Valley Temple Groundbreaking Choir.
Every year, my family and I perform at Midway Swiss Days, Utah’s legendary harvest festival celebrating the town’s Swiss pioneer heritage. Swiss Days draws roughly 100,000 visitors over Labor Day weekend — making it the second-largest festival in the state — and singing for that crowd, in my hometown, surrounded by family, is one of the highlights of my year.
You can find my artist profile on CS Music.
TV & Film
Before any of the above, I was a child performer on the educational series Signing Time! and its spinoff Rachel & the TreeSchoolers. Credits include Signing Time! Sentences (2015), Rachel & the TreeSchoolers (2012), and Signing Time! Nursery Rhymes (2017). Full credits on my IMDB page.
Everything Else
I’m an Eagle Scout with the Gold Eagle Palm — my Eagle project was renovating and redesigning the costume room at a local theatre. I love making art, flying, swimming, backpacking, and spending time in the mountains. I’m from Midway, Utah — the Wasatch Back — and the outdoors has always been a big part of how I recharge. I also enjoy singing Frank Sinatra and writing poetry.
One night in high school, surrounded by calculus notes, force diagrams, and play scripts, I realized I’d been so focused on academics that I’d lost sight of the things that make life meaningful. So I sat down with some printer paper and wrote what I call my Code of Hammurabi — a ranked list of my most important values: family, friends, community. It still hangs on my door at Stanford, and I consult it daily. You can read the full story in Stanford Momentum and in a Stanford Giving feature.