The question of what it means to be on this planet, orbiting our Sun, drives my research. I study the solar wind—the stream of charged particles our Sun continuously emits—on timescales from seconds to decades. I blend deep curiosity, creativity, and discipline to ask novel questions that push us beyond the edge of our current understanding. This builds transformative insights that reshape how we live here and now.

No single instrument or single person can accomplish this task alone. We need highly specialized instruments that can observe a range of phenomena over timescales that can exceed any single instrument's lifetime and one person's career. The questions we ask and the challenges we face demand that we work together to achieve our goals. Questions of this scale don't just require teams—they define how great teams must function.

I build teams that meet this definition: collaborative systems where diverse expertise converges, rigorous methods compound, and individual limitations transform into collective strength. Through these teams, we drive profound discovery. I believe the future of science depends not on brilliant individuals working in isolation, but on brilliant systems that make breakthrough insights inevitable rather than accidental. This research expands not just what we know, but what becomes knowable—creating collaborative foundations that transform today's grand challenges into tomorrow's scientific breakthroughs.