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Intro: Debris disks are dusty disks around main sequence stars. Unlike protoplanetary disks, the dust and gas in these systems is believed to be created in collisions among extrasolar planetesimals (analogous to asteroids and comets in our own Solar System), planetary embryos, and planets. I use multi-wavelength techniques to study the properties of dust and gas properties in these systems to understand whether events that have occurred in our Solar System's history are common or rare. I participate in two research groups at STScI: (1) Extrasolar Planetary Systems Imaging Group (EPSIG) and (2) Star and Planet Formation (SPF) research group. 

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