Assistant Professor, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA

AGU embraces the global community and welcomes leaders representing various identities, voices and perspectives. List any identities, voices and perspectives you would bring, including but not limited to nationality, regional representations, racial and ethnic backgrounds, and anything else you feel comfortable sharing.

I would bring the perspective of an early career scientist, an international scholar, and a researcher trained across different academic and cultural environments. My career path has given me firsthand experience with international education, cross-cultural communication, and the challenges faced by students and researchers who are new to the U.S. academic system.

Scientifically, I was trained in seismology during college and later moved into mineral physics and high-pressure Earth and planetary science. My research naturally connects deep Earth, planetary interiors, materials science, chemistry, and physics. I would bring a collaborative and interdisciplinary perspective to Studies of the Earth's Deep Interior (DI), with a strong interest in strengthening communication across different research communities.

As a new assistant professor, I also care deeply about supporting students and early career researchers, especially those from international or underrepresented backgrounds who may need more guidance to feel included in professional communities. I hope to contribute a voice that is globally minded, supportive of early career members, and committed to making DI a welcoming and connected community.

Volunteer experience that you feel relates to this position:

2026 AGU Student Travel Award Committee member; primary convener of a 2025 AGU Fall Meeting session on high-pressure Earth and planetary science; NASA research grant review panel member; Arizona State University’s Facility for Open Research in a Compressed Environment (FORCE) Research Scientist search committee member; reviewer for journals including Geophysical Research Letters, Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, Nature Communications, Science Advances, Geological Society of America Bulletin, and Earth and Planetary Science Letters.

The section secretary role is determined by individual sections. If needed, the secretary might be asked to serve as an alternate to the president or president-elect at a Council meeting.

As part of the section leadership team, how will you work in partnership with your president, president-elect, other leaders, and staff to communicate with and engage your members to achieve AGU’s vision, values, mission, and goals?

As Secretary, I would work collaboratively with the president, president-elect, other section leaders, and AGU staff to support clear, timely, and inclusive communication with DI members. I see this role as both service-oriented and action-oriented: helping make sure that important information reaches the community, and that members feel connected to the section.

One priority for me would be to help promote awards, deadlines, student opportunities, early career programs, and section activities more effectively. As a new assistant professor, I understand how important timely information and encouragement can be for students and early career researchers, especially those who are still learning how to navigate AGU and the broader scientific community. I would work with the leadership team to make these opportunities more visible and accessible.

I would also support communication that highlights member achievements, encourages participation across career stages, and strengthens connections among different research areas within DI. My goal would be to contribute in a reliable, collaborative, and supportive way, helping the section leadership engage members and advance AGU’s mission of building an inclusive and active Earth and space science community.