Binnie

Iona grew up in Princeton, New Jersey. She attended Williams College, where she worked under professor Catherine Kealhofer to construct an ultrafast electron diffraction system for the study of dynamic processes in materials. She graduated magna cum laude in 2019 with a bachelor's degree in physics and election to the Sigma Xi and Phi Beta Kappa societies. Since coming to CU Boulder, she has enjoyed participating in the Women and Gender Minorities in Physics group and JILA's PISEC outreach program. She joined the KM group in the summer of 2019, and has been working on simulating UV light interaction with magnetic Skyrmion samples. Outside of the lab, she spends her time exploring the rockies and relaxing with knitting, baking, and board games. She also enjoys sharing her lifelong love of circus arts.

Honors & Awards

• NSF Graduate Fellowship