About Me

Welcome! I am a theoretical physicist, theologian, fiction author, and Christian. 

I am the author The Best View Money Can Buy, collection of fiction stories about the future, humanity, science, technology, and religion.

I am currently Ph.D. student in theoretical physics in the Department of Physics at Arizona State University. I earned my M.S. in physics from California State University, Los Angeles, where I was a RISE M.S.-to-Ph.D. Fellow. I earned my B.S. in physics with a minor in computer science from the University of California, San Diego.

I’m guided by the big questions that we all think about at some time: What is reality? How did the universe come to be? Why do I exist? These are difficult questions whose potential answers intrigue me, as perhaps they may fascinate you too. There are many ways in which one may approach such questions. For me, I engage these questions academically at various levels, including by thinking of them from the collective perspectives of physics, philosophy, and theology. I also explore these and related questions through writing creative fiction. 

My academic research is at the intersection of theoretical physics, cosmology, and theology. 

My physics interests include nonsingular black holes, cosmic expansion, dark matter, and dark energy. My M.S. thesis was on tests of general relativity and modified theories of gravity using quasi-normal modes of black holes. I have also conducted research at CERN on dark photons and their role in possible models of dark matter. This work was funded by the National Science Foundation IRES award.

My theology interests include the compatibility of science and religion, the history of religious beliefs of theoretical physicists, theological interpretations of quantum mechanics, and science from the perspective of the theology of Eastern Orthodox Christianity. 

I came to my interest in physics through my earlier research on what is perhaps the most complex organized physical system observed thus far in the universe: the human brain. I did this research as an Amgen Scholar at UCLA and MSRIP Scholar at University of California, Riverside. My exploration of concepts related to the brain, mind, awareness, and time inspired in me questions about nature and the universe that I thought could best be answered through theoretical physics but ultimately led me to me to theology. 

Teaching is and has been an important aspect of my career. I am a Teaching Assistant in the Department of Physics at Arizona State University, where I have led recitation and laboratory sections for undergraduate courses and graded graduate coursework in physics. Previously, I was a Teaching Associate in the Department of Physics & Astronomy at California State University, Los Angeles, where I taught an activity section for undergraduate electromagnetism. In the past, I have taught a course for preparing for college-level physics for high school students as a part of the Upward Bound Math & Science summer program at Moreno Valley College. I have worked as a supplemental instructor in the English Department at Riverside City College. I have also served as a substitute teacher for several public school districts in southern California.

The guiding importance of my life is my faith, as I am a Christian. My conclusion that God exists is the result of my studies as a theoretical physicist and thinking about the nature of reality, informed by a number of remarkable facts, not limited to: the fine-tuning of physical law for life; the unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics in describing nature; the incredible beauty of the observable universe; the hard problem of consciousness; Gödel's incompleteness theorem; the concept of synchronicity; the existence of meaning; the existence of rationality; the existence of good and evil; the experience of free will; the experience of love. My essays about God can be found here

If you have any questions or want to contact me, please send me an email.

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Books and Other Writings


I write fiction, non-fiction, and essays on various subjects. Below you'll find some of my featured work. 

Fiction Books

JUST RELEASED in 2024!

My debut fiction book is now available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

THE BEST VIEW MONEY CAN BUY

A thought-provoking collection of short fiction stories about humanity, technology, science, spirituality, reality, and the future.

Why do you exist?
Why is there suffering?
What is the meaning of life?
What comes after death?
Omni can tell you.
Omni knows everything.
Omni knows The Truth.
But who is Omni?
And what does it take to meet with Omni?

The Best View Money Can Buy and this assorted collection of stories of speculative and philosophical fiction, along with included poetry, tells of humanity’s struggle between the blur of utopia and dystopia, as it confronts the most dire of questions: what is real?

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My Photography

I enjoy traveling the world and taking photos of beautiful things. 

This is a recent photo I took while in Zion National Park:


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The Physics of a Pendulum



You've probably seen a pendulum swing, but have you ever thought about why it is that a pendulum swings at all? Further, why is it that a pendulum only swings for some period of time becoming motionless? It turns out, a simple pendulum is a great means through which we can develop intuition about the conservation of energy and the relationship between gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy -- not to mention oscillations.

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How high up is outer space?




The Kármán line is the altitude of the boundary between earth’s atmosphere and outer space. This 100100  km or 328,084328,084 ft. The value comes from Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, and it’s the same value that NASA uses to define the boundary between our planet’s atmosphere and outer space.

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Human Beings and the Next Revolution: Automation


“Can you believe people actually used to work?”

Some day in the not-too-distance future, people will say words like these.

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Calculus explained in a way that anyone can understand


Calculus is an essential mathematical tool used by scientists in many fields -- from physics to artificial intelligence. So, what is it?

Calculus is the study of change.

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