I aspire to develop thought-provoking combat and enemy AIs, imaginative worlds, immersive NPCs, and work with a team of talented game developers to craft unforgettable games. I grew up on games like Pool of Radiance 2 and Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, and decided I wanted to build worlds like that, not just play in them.

Julia has written 3 science fiction-fantasy novels and plans to publish them in the coming years.

Julia’s X-Ray astrophysics research on gravitationally lensed galaxies is published in the Astrophysical Journal, titled ‘The Connection Between Galactic Outflows and the Escape of Ionizing Photons.’