CV

Education

• Ph.D in Astronomy, University of Maryland, College Park, 2027 (expected)
• M.S. in Astronomy, University of Maryland, College Park, 2023
• B.S. in Astronomy & Astrophysics, The Ohio State University, 2020

Research positions

• 2021-: Graduate Research Assistant
  • University of Maryland, College Park
  • Thesis topics: star formation, starbursts, galactic winds, galaxies
  • Advisor: Prof. Alberto Bolatto
• 2020-2021: Post-Bac Research Assistant
  • National Radio Astronomy Observatory
  • Project: Molecular Absorption Lines toward Sgr A*
  • Advisors: Prof. David Meier, Dr. Juergen Ott
• 2018-2020: Undergraduate Research Assistant
  • The Ohio State University
  • Project: Local Environments of Low-Redshift Supernovae
  • Advisors: Prof. Adam Leroy, Dr. Dyas Utomo

First-Author Publications

Physical Conditions of the Ionized Superwind in NGC 253 with VLT/MUSE

Cronin, S.A., et al. (2025), ApJ, 987, 92

Local Environments of Low-redshift Supernovae

Cronin, S.A., et al. (2021), ApJ 923, 86

Observing Time (PI)

• ALMA: 2 programs, 42 total hours
• VLA: 1 program, 90 total hours

Selected Skills

• Radio single-dish, interferometry
• Optical/IR integral field unit spectroscopy
• Multiwavelength photometry

Teaching

• 2021-2022: Teaching Assistant
  • University of Maryland
  • Class: ASTR100 (lecture & discussion)
  • Phillip E. Angerhofer Oustanding Teaching Assistant Award (2022)
• 2017-2020: Teaching Assistant
  • The Ohio State University
  • Class: ASTRO 1101 (lab & lecture)

Selected service and leadership

• Research mentorship: 4 undergrads, 1 high school student (2022-)
• AAS SGMA committee member (2024-)
• NASA ROSES Executive Secretary (2025)
• UMD Community & Belonging Committee (2022-2024)
• UMD Workshops on Applying to Astronomy Graduate School (founder, 2022-2024)