AREAS OF INTEREST
Theoretical Physics | Science and Religion | Theology
ACADEMIC PROFILES
PHYSICS PAPERS
- Nonsingular black holes as dark matter. Physical Review D. 2025.
PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGY PAPERS
IN PREPARATION
- Limiting curvature as solution generator for nonsingular black holes and wormholes
- A theological interpretation of quantum mechanics
- The theological beliefs of theoretical physicists
THESIS
- Quasi-normal modes of black holes and tests of modified theories of gravity. 2022.
IN THE MEDIA
- New theory of black holes solves problem of dark matter. The Institute of Art and Ideas. 2025.
TALKS
- "Regular black holes as dark matter." Texas Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics, Arizona State University. 2025. Tempe, Arizona.
- "Three cosmological mysteries." Cosmology Seminar. Department of Physics, Arizona State University. 2025. Tempe, Arizona.
- "The theological beliefs of theoretical physicists." Forum on the History and Philosophy of Physics at the American Physical Society March Meeting 2025, Anaheim, California.
- "Theology and theoretical physics." Philosopher's Guild. Arizona State University. 2025. Tempe, AZ.
- "Limiting curvature as solution generator for nonsingular black holes and wormholes." 2024 Four Corners Meeting of the American Physical Society.
- "Limiting curvature and nonsingular black holes, wormholes, and spacetimes." GRAD 2 GRAD Series, Department of Physics, Arizona State University. 2023.
- "The Problem of Quantum Gravity." California State University, Los Angeles.
- "Dark Photons, Monte Carlo Event Generators, and Theoretical Uncertainties." European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN).
- "Gravitons and Black Holes." The 29th Annual Student Symposium on Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities. California State University, Los Angeles.
INSTITUTIONS
My doctoral research is in theoretical cosmology. I work on problems related to nonsingular black holes, wormholes, and spacetimes; cosmological expansion; black holes as dark matter; the history of religious beliefs of theoretical physicists; theology and physics.
Theoretical physics research at California State University, Los Angeles
My Master's thesis was on the subject of tests of general relativity and quantum gravity-motivated modified theories of gravity using quasi-normal modes of black holes. This work was supported by the MORE/RISE program, of which I was a fellow. I was also a member of the APS Bridge Program.
I was a recipient of the National Science Foundation IRES award, which supported my summer research at CERN. During this time, I worked on the ATLAS team's search for dark photons. I studied the role of dark photons in potential models of dark matter, worked with Monte Carlo methods for event generators in particle physics, as well as attended the CERN summer school lectures on various topics in theoretical and experimental physics.
Neuroscience research at UCLA
As a member of the Amgen Scholars program, I conducted summer research at UCLA. I worked in Dr. Michael S. Levine's lab at the UCLA Semel Institute, where I was involved in a project focused on altered synaptic transmission in Huntington's Disease. My role involved statistical analysis of data collected during experiments.
Neuroscience research at UC Riverside
I was a member of UCR's MSRIP program, during which I conducted summer research related to neuroscience. This work was done in Dr. Ted Garland Jr's lab, where I studied the neurobiology of mice selectively bred for high voluntary wheel running.
As a member of the Amgen Scholars program, I conducted summer research at UCLA. I worked in Dr. Michael S. Levine's lab at the UCLA Semel Institute, where I was involved in a project focused on altered synaptic transmission in Huntington's Disease. My role involved statistical analysis of data collected during experiments.
Neuroscience research at UC Riverside
