July 2026

Started as Seminar Coordinator at INSTAAR

Taking on a new service role coordinating the seminar series at the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, CU Boulder.

June 2026

Another successful GRC/GRS!

The Vriend lab returns after another great GRC/GRS, this time it was Granular Matter at Stonehill College, MA. At the GRS, I was Discussion Leader for the keynote speaker's talk, and also gave a presentation myself.

March 2026

Talk at KITP, UC Santa Barbara

Gave a program seminar on photoelastic particles at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP), during the Soft Earth Geophysics program at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Watch the talk.

September 2025

Honorable mention, Outstanding Postdoc of the Year

Recognized with an honorable mention for CU Boulder's Outstanding Postdoc of the Year award.