Travel
Road trips, conference travel, national parks, and adventures — a running log of places I've been. View this on a map.
Columbus & Sandusky, OH
Vacation to see Ökten, go to Cedar Point, and attend Colossalcon!
Columbus
Ökten invited me to the Sonic Temple rock music festival!
Washington D.C.
Attended the AI+ Expo on behalf of SRNL and the Genesis Mission.
Conference
Eufaula, OK
Went to OK for Grandpa's funeral, and got to see Luke for the first time since his deployment.
Chicago, IL
Attended the Genesis Mission Modcon All-Hands Hackathon.
Conference
Phoenix, Sedona, & Holbrook, AZ
Trip for WM2026 and Ökten's birthday.
Columbus
Trip to see Ökten with Mom and Dad.
Charleston
Trip with Mom and Dad during their visit.
Columbus, OH → Ely, IA → Columbus, OH
Picked up the whole crew for Christmas in Iowa, then back to Columbus for New Year's.
Columbus, OH
Visiting Öktenn for Christmas.
Knoxville, TN
Knoxville for Halloween and visiting.
Salem, MA → Portland, ME → Conway, NH → Montpelier, VT → Concord, NH
New England loop through the White Mountains.
North Liberty, IA
Surprised Sean for his 33rd Birthday.
Pittsburgh, PA
Attended the PSE/IDAES Workshop and the Pittsburgh Renaissance Fair.
Conference
Columbus & Cleveland, OH
Emo-themed karaoke party with friends.
Midwest City & Tulsa, OK
Went to Grandma's funeral.
Ely & Dubuque, IA → Columbus & Sandusky, OH
Combination trip to see family in Iowa and friends in Ohio.
Columbus, OH → Detroit, MI
A once-in-a-lifetime concert in Detroit.
Columbus & Cleveland, OH
Broadway- and Disney-themed karaoke party with friends.
Columbia & Charleston, SC
Day trips while Dad visited for about a month.
Washington, DC → Columbus, OH → Milwaukee, WI
Quick goodbye, a sleepover stop, then on to Teddy's bachelor party.
Slade, KY — Red River Gorge
Birthday celebration at an A-frame cabin in the Kentucky wilderness.
Appling, GA
Bryce and Morgan's wedding at a farm-style chapel.
Columbus, OH → Ely, IA → Columbus, OH
Picked up the whole crew for Christmas in Iowa, then back to Columbus for New Year's.
Aiken, SC — Local Trails
Hiking the Aiken area trails.
West Virginia — Camping
Cold camping in the autumn leaves.
Columbus & Dover, OH
Vanessa and Joey's wedding.
Atlanta, GA
Visited Luke before he completed officer training.
Columbus, OH → Holland, MI
Combination trip — helped with a new car, then celebrated Mom's birthday.
Columbus, OH
Vanessa's bachelorette party.
Columbus, OH
The whole family plus girlfriends celebrating birthdays together.
Aiken, SC & Augusta, GA
A visit and local exploring.
Columbus & Sandusky, OH — Colossolcon 2024
Zoo visit and first convention experience.
Aiken, SC & Augusta, GA
Concert and sushi.
Columbus, OH
Downtown exploration.
Wytheville, VA
Cabin camping at a KOA campground.
Columbus, OH
Japanese market and hot pot.
Reno, NV → California Coast → Las Vegas, NV
Family visit in Reno, then a road trip through Sacramento, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Cruz, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Pasadena.
Columbus, OH
First visit to Columbus.
Ely, IA
Home for Thanksgiving.
Oak Ridge, TN
Mario-themed Halloween with Bart, Lindsay, and Abby.
Nashville, TN
Jason Isbell concert with Marcus.
Durango → Mesa Verde → Telluride → Ouray → Silverton, CO
The final Colorado trip.
Amana, IA
Officiated Alex's wedding.
Mableton, GA
Six Flags near Atlanta.
Golden, CO
Visited Red Rocks.
Chicago, IL → Pikes Peak → Royal Gorge, CO → Ogden, UT
A multi-state road trip through the Midwest and Mountain West.
Aiken & Folly Beach, SC
Moving in to South Carolina.
Altoona & Des Moines, IA
Birthday visit with Luke and a trip to Adventureland.
Des Moines & Decorah, IA
Father's Day in Decorah.
Big South Fork National Area
Solo hiking trip.
Las Vegas, NV → Grand Canyon → Zion → Bryce Canyon, UT
National park circuit with family.
San Diego, CA — TMS Conference
Attended the TMS annual meeting.
Conference
Chattanooga, TN
Birthday weekend trip.
Boston, MA & New York, NY
Met up with Joel and Kevin in Boston.
Eufaula & Midwest City, OK
Thanksgiving with family and Grandpa.
Pittsburgh, PA — TMS: MS&T Conference
Attended the MS&T annual meeting.
Conference
Denver → Cheyenne, WY → Keystone & Deadwood, SD → Billings, MT
Road trip to see Crazy Horse and Mount Rushmore.
Ames & Des Moines, IA — CMI
CMI conference in Ames and family visit.
Conference
Gainesville, FL
All-group meeting for the AMO Thermomagnetic project.
Conference
Oak Ridge & Knoxville, TN
Downtown Knoxville exploring.
Philadelphia, PA — RERC29 Conference
Attended the RERC29 conference.
Conference
Mt. Evans, CO
Camping and an attempt to climb Mt. Evans with the Zadrozny group.
Tallahassee & Cape Canaveral, FL
Wedding and a visit to the NASA compound.
Des Moines, IA
Luke got married!
Fort Collins → Denver → Breckenridge, CO
Birthday visit to Colorado.
Austin → San Antonio → Corpus Christi → Houston, TX
Family Christmas and New Year's road trip through Texas.
Denver & Fort Collins, CO
Sightseeing in Denver.
Oak Ridge, TN — Great Smoky Mountains
Parents met the family for the first time; Halloween in the Smokies.
Denver → Colorado Springs → Glenwood Springs → Breckenridge, CO
Garden of the Gods and more with family.
Oak Ridge, TN → Bryson City, NC
Great Smoky Mountains hike with the postdocs.
Des Moines, IA
Mom's birthday.
Fort Collins, CO
Visiting and possibly a trip to Fairplay.
Georgia — Little Grand Canyon
Little Grand Canyon visit.
Illinois — Chicago
Chicago visit for beamline and seeing Mom and Dad.
Oak Ridge, TN — ORNL
Single crystal experiment for YiXu at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Research
Jacksonville, FL
Game of Thrones orchestra with friends.
Orlando, FL — ACS Meeting
Attended the American Chemical Society national meeting.
Conference