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A little bit about me.. Originally from Switzerland, I am an Aerospace Engineer (BS, MS) turned Planetary Scientists / Astrobiologist.

I am a doctoral student in the department of Earth and Space Sciences and enrolled in the Astrobiology Program at the University of Washington. My research is centered around early planetary environments. Through the tools of Geology, Geomorpholoy and Geobiology, I strive to unravel what the environments of early Earth and early Mars were 2+ billion years ago.

My work in engineering was centered around the fluid physics and heat transfer of unsteady condensing and evaporating fluids (used in spacecraft thermal systems for example), although lately, my interests have shifted to the versatility of H2/O2 fuel-cells as secondary power systems.

Outside academics, I am involved with the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promote the involvement of youth in the world's space programs, and their yearly congress, the Space Generation Congress (SGC).

I particularly enjoy outdoor activities; whether hiking or climbing, playing hoops on Friday's, frisbee in the spring, or skiing/snowboarding in the winter, and flying when I can afford it, it is hard to keep me inside