2006: Graduated from University of Cambridge, UK, with an MSci in Natural Sciences, 2006. 2006-2012: Graduated with PhD from Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, UK; thesis "Environmentally Responsible Energetic Materials for Use in Training Ammunition". 2012-2018: Postdoctoral Scholar, then Assistant Researcher at UCLA Department of Physics and Astronomy; studying triboelectric X-ray emission. 2019-present: Research scientist in Plasma & Space Propulsion Laboratory, UCLA Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.