Hello! I am a PhD student in Physics & Astronomy at Johns Hopkins University, where I work with Dr. Néstor Espinoza in the Transiting Exoplanets Group at STScI. Currently, I am at the Lawrence Livermore National Lab in California as a Pandora Graduate Intern, working with Dr. Peter McGill.

My research focuses on using statistical and computational tools to study exoplanet atmospheres. I currently develop frameworks with Gaussian Processes to mitigate stellar contamination in transmission spectroscopy, enabling more reliable and precise atmospheric characterization.

I am always eager to continue learning and expanding my skillsets, and I am particularly interested in continuing to develop stellar contamination mitigation techniques as well as exploring new computational and statistical approaches that can push the boundaries of exoplanetary science.

Feel free to reach out at zko2 [at] jh.edu!