Background

• I was born in Marietta, GA and moved to Kennesaw, GA around 1992.  I attended Harrison High School, where I was involved in both marching band and the wind ensemble.  In marching band I played snare drum, and in the wind ensemble I played various percussion instruments. 
  
• I started at Georgia Tech as an undergrad in Fall 2000.  During my undergraduate years I was involved with Tau Beta Pi and Pi Tau Sigma. As a co-op student, I worked at Carrier in Athens, GA and Facet Technologies in Marietta, GA.
  
• I began grad school at Georgia Tech in Fall 2005.  I completed my MS degree in Summer 2007.
  
• Family:  I am married to Bob Thompson, who is also a grad student at GT.  We have a pet snake named Samson, and we live in Smyrna, GA. 
  

• Interests and Hobbies: When I'm not in the lab, I enjoy cooking and baking, reading, playing the Wii, playing the piano, and spending time with friends.  I also enjoy many crafts that I don't get to do very often such as knitting, tatting, beading, and sewing.

Pictures

Periodically I post pictures online in my PicasaWeb gallery.  You can see my entire public gallery here.  I've linked to some specific galleries below.

Travel

• As an undergrad I spent a summer at GT Lorraine in Metz, France.  During the summer I visited many places throughout Europe.  (pictures coming soon)
• Bob and I went on an Alaskan cruise for our honeymoon.  This is a picture of Marjorie Glacier in Glacier Bay.  Click on the picture to see the rest of our pictures from the trip.

• We recently traveled to Bordeaux, France, where Bob presented a paper at the International Planetary Probe Workshop.  On the way we spent a few days in Paris. This is a picture of some of the gardens at Versailles.