What is your position or role in the DESI project?
I lead the construction/documentation efforts for the large-scale structure catalogs.
Where were you born?
Burlington, Vermont, USA.
Where do you live now?
Columbus, OH, USA.
What do you do as part of DESI?
I lead the construction/documentation efforts for the large-scale structure catalogs.
What is the most interesting or exciting thing about your job?
Getting to see the quality of our processed data at its ever growing statistical precision.
Any advice for an aspiring scientist?
Keep asking questions.
What do you do for fun?
Sports (play and watch), listen to music, play with my kids.
What excites/interests you most about DESI?
We’re detecting a preference for time-evolving dark energy. I’m excited to find out if the evidence keeps getting stronger as we continue to collect more data and improve our analysis techniques.