Maya graduated in 2019 with a degree inÌý Astronomy and a minor in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. She conducted various research projects at both ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). She enjoys baking,Ìývideo games, and crafting, and loves when science and art combine and the fact that we are answering life- and world-changing questions by approaching things from multiple disciplines. MayaÌýis pursuing a PhD in Earth Sciences at the University of Southern California and is a member of the Amend Lab.
Maya's graduate mentor was Evan Anders. Her faculty mentor was David Brain.Ìý