Biography
Hello there, my name is Travis and I am currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at ASIAA investigating various aspects of Protostellar Disk Formation and Evolution.
Interests
- Star and Planet Formation
- Protostellar Disks
- Streamers
- Magnetic Fields
- Non-Ideal MHD
- Astrochemistry
- Radio Astronomy
Education
Ph.D. in Astronomy, 2023
National Tsing Hua University
B.S. in Astronomy, 2017
University of Hawaii at Hilo
B.A. in Physics, 2017
University of Hawaii at Hilo
A.S. in Physics, 2015
Edmonds Community College
Experience
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Investigating protostellar disk formation and evolution. (Supervised by Dr. Hsi-Wei Yen)
Graduate Research Assistant
PhD thesis research on the formation and evolution of protostellar disks via Keplerian rotation, streamers, and non-ideal MHD. (Advised by Dr. Shih-Ping Lai)
Hawaii Space Grant Consortium Undergraduate Research Internship
Undergraduate research on the small-scale physical properties of nebulae in nearby disk galaxies. (Advised by Dr. René Pierre Martin)
Akamai Workforce Initiative Summer Internship Program
Undergraduate research on modeling the effects of magnetic fields on gravitational collapse. (Advised by Dr. Ramprassad Rao)
Night Attendant
Assist the telescope operator during observations on Mauna Kea.