I’m currently settled in as an SAO predoc in Cambridge, MA, looking forward to a year of interesting research, new collaborations, and seasons! (sounds strange coming from a Hawaii resident, but I’m dying for some cold weather! Of course, we’ll see if I’m still saying that when February rolls around…)

This fall I’ve been asked to speak at two different meetings about my research with Phil Massey and other collaborators on red supergiants. I’ll be giving an invited talk at the “Hot Massive Stars: A Lifetime of Influence” workshop for Peter Conti in Flagstaff this October, and a review talk at the November “Hot and Cool: Bridging Gaps in Massive Star Evolution” meeting in Pasadena in November. I’ll also be back in Hawaii at the IfA at the beginning of November to observe during my three upcoming Keck nights (wish me clear skies!) and meet with my thesis committee.

For the time being, though, I’m hunkered down at Harvard, hoping to make some big strides in my thesis in the next few months!