Science provides an understanding of a universal experience, and arts provides a universal understanding of a personal experience.

> Mae Jemison

about me.⌗

I’m a first-year Ph.D. student in Astronomy & Astrophysics and NSF Graduate Research Fellow at the University of Arizona, where I work with Carl Fields to model the life, evolution, and death of massive stars using a variety of astrophysics codes, including MESA and PHOEBUS.

In addition, I currently research the structure of stellar interiors with Jane Pratt as a GEM Fellow at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and am working on extending the physics of the 2D open-source code ESTER. I also research the hydrodynamics, nucleosynthesis, and observables of core-collapse supernovae in 1D with Carla Fröhlich at my undergraduate alma mater, North Carolina State University. Generally, I enjoy using computational methods to explore the border between theory, experiment, and observation!

When I’m not writing code, you can find me working on a variety of science communication, mentorship, and outreach projects. I currently serve on the Student Council for the National Society of Black Physicists and am the Student Editorial Lead of Waves & Packets, NSBP’s newsletter.

If you want more info on my background, please see my CV. You can also find useful resources for undergraduates and non-traditional students!

get in touch.⌗

Interested in collaborating, brainstorming, or chatting about science? Send me an email at lawhite [at] arizona [dot] edu or connect with me on linkedin.