The photo on this site’s homepage comes from this event. That’s me at the podium at MIT’s Patron’s Dinner, where I was one of the evening’s speakers. I told the story of how I got to MIT, shared a bit of my research, and thanked the patrons in person. Support like theirs is a real part of why I get to spend my days on physics, and it was good to say so directly.

I also represented the physics department at the inaugural MIT Dean of Science Symposium, with a presentation on my research on branching networks.

I am grateful and honored to be surrounded by such a bright and diverse community.