While I currently live in the United States, I was born at z~2e-9, in Jakarta, Indonesia. I went to Ora et Labora School between kindergarten and Grade Four, where I learned basic arithmetic and the art of taking naps. I continued my elementary school education and spent my middle school years at Global Jaya School, where they taught me that the sky is blue due to Rayleigh scattering. I finished my K-12 education at Bina Nusantara International School, where I decided to study physics.
Before coming to UArizona, I went to UC Berkeley for my undergraduate studies and was a PhD student at Harvard.