Abstract

I am one of the founders and pioneers of a new sub-field of star formation (asymmetric, infalling structures called “streamers” that feed young protostars and their disks on the verge of planet formation), and I am published in Nature.  Streamers have the potential to trigger companion formation (whether star, brown dwarf, or planet), induce luminous accretion outbursts and variable outflows, and alter disk temperature and chemistry, just to name a few major implications of my work. Earlier this year, my ground-breaking research on streamers allowed me to gain enough votes to win the Best Poster Prize award at the Protostars and Planets VII conference, and I had ~250 people raise their hands in agreement at the importance of my work during my Prize Talk. I hold critical leadership positions in multiple international collaborations with more than 100 co-investigators, I have successfully proposed observations for 7 telescopes (many A-ranked), and I have a global network of colleagues working with observations and theory. Beyond science, I'm also passionate about mentoring, teaching, and public engagement.  

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