University of Arizona Mentor Alumni Database

This database contains the last 4 years of projects (AY21-22 through AY24-25) and is sorted by the mentor's last name.

University of Arizona intern applicants are encouraged to use this information to identify potential mentors in your field!
Last NameFirst NameYearProject TitleDepartment / Company
BarnesJessica2021Coordinated Microanalysis of Lunar Soils in Preparation for Future Returned SamplesLunar and Planetary Laboratory
BrayVeronica2021The multi-ring impact basins of CallistoSonett Space Sciences, Lunar and Planetary Lab
BudinoffHannah2021Exploring the impact of part geometry and process parameters on the accuracy of AM partsSystems and Industrial Engineering
CraigStuart2021High-speed wind tunnel experimentsAerospace & Mechanical Engineering
FaramazVirginie2021Comets and Exozodiacal Dust in the Epsilon Eridani SystemAstronomy and Steward Observatory
FryeBrenda2021An Exploration of the Magnifying Glass in Space LP-J084650 in Preparation for NASA's JWST TelescopeAstronomy
GolishDathon2021CatSat Documentation, Planning, Integration, & TestLunar and Planetary Laboratory
HamiltonChristopher2021Giordano Bruno: Secondary impact cratering processes on the MoonLunar and Planetary Laboratory
HanquistKyle2021Modeling of Thermal Protection Systems during Re-EntryAerospace & Mechanical Engineering
HoodLon L.2021Stratospheric Influences on Short-Term Climate VariabilityLunar and Planetary Laboratory
ImpeyChris2021Addressing the Pandemic of Science Misinformation on the InternetLunar and Planetary Laboratory, Planetary Sciences Dept.
LittleJesse2021Investigation of 3D Shockwave Boundary Layer Interaction and Related Phenomena for the STORT FlightAerospace and Mechanical Engineering
LittleJesse2021Fusion of Multi-fidelity Experimental and Computational Data for a Surrogate Aerodynamic DatabaseAerospace and Mechanical Engineering
NerozziStefano2021Investigating Magma-Cryosphere Interactions and Outflow Channel Activity in Hebrus Valles, MarsLunar and Planetary Laboratory
PierceNate2021Legacy effects of temporally repackaged summer rainfall on soil respiration in Arizona grasslandsSchool of Natural Resources and the Environment
Ramirez-AndreottaMonica2021Project HarvestSoil, Water and Environmental Science
ShirleyYancy2021Nitrogen Isotopic FractionationAstronomy
ShkarayevSergey2021High-altitude Flight Experiments of Sailplane for Mars ExplorationAerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department
Sierra-AlvarezReyes2021Bioremediation of the insensitive munitions compound, 3-nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one (NTO)Chemical and Environmental Engineering
SinghManpreet2021The study of plasma waves in space plasmasLunar and Planetary Laboratory
WilliamsJason2021Legacy effects of vegetation structure on hydrologic function in pinyon and juniper woodlandsUSDA Agricultural Research Service, Southwest Watershed Research Center
ZengXubin2021Analysis of aerosol, clouds, and meteorology interactions using NASA aircraft and satellite dataHydrology and Atmospheric Sciences
BudinoffHannah2023Optimizing Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing ProcessingSystems & Industrial Engineering
ByrneShane2023Archiving the Surveyor Lander Imaging datasetLunar and Planetary Laboratory
ChungHaeun2023Revealing the Far-Ultraviolet background radiation through archival astronomical dataAstronomy
CraigStuart2023Hypersonic wind tunnel experimentsAerospace & Mechanical Engineering
HoodLon2023Mapping and Modeling of Lunar and Planetary Crustal Magnetic FieldsLunar & Planetary Laboratory
JohnsKenneth2023Calibration of Topo-Clusters in the ATLAS Calorimeter using Machine LearningPhysics
KaranikolaVasiliki2023Off-Grid Water Purification SystemsChemical & Environmental Engineering
KimJ. Serena2023Diverse Environments of Stellar Nurseries: External UV radiation and Protoplanetary DisksAstronomy
KortenkampSteve2023Touching Our Solar System: A planetary science course for the visually impairedPlanetary Sciences
MansfieldMegan2023Measuring the Compositions of Exoplanet AtmospheresSteward Observatory
MargolisDavid2023Measurement of In Vivo Bone Strain Changes to Monitor Fracture HealingOrthopaedic Surgery
MartinovicMihailo2023NASA Wind mission Thermal Noise Receiver data analysisLunar & Planetary Laboratory
NicholsMary2023Developing a user-friendly web tool to explore the impacts of earthen berms on vegetationUSDA-ARS
ParkerMichael2023CatSat and Arizona ArrayRincon Research Corporation
Ramirez-AndreottaMonica2023Ramirez-Andreotta Integrated Environmental Science and Health Risk Lab - Research AssistantEnvironmental Science
RozoEduardo2023Finding and Characterizing Physical HalosPhysics
SandDavid2023Understanding a New Type of Stellar System – Blue BlobsAstronomy & Steward Observatory
ShirleyYancy2023A Deuteration Survey of Starless Cores in the Aquila RiftAstronomy
ShirleyYancy2023Probing the Evolution of Dense Starless Cores with Deuterated AmmoniaAstronomy
ShirleyYancy2023Constraining Magnetic Fields in Starless CoresAstronomy
SuttonSarah2023Mapping enigmatic pits in the north polar layered deposits of MarsLunar and Planetary Laboratory
ThangavelauthamJekan2023Planetary Robotics DesignUniversity of Arizona - SpaceTREx
ThangavelauthamJekan2023Design and development of software to simulate lunar base operations using a team of small robotsUniversity of Arizona - SpaceTREx
ThreadgillJames2023Separation Bubble Dynamics: A Comprehensive Investigation of Low- and High-Speed FlowsAerospace and Mechanical Engineering
ThreadgillJames2023Fusion of Multi-fidelity Experimental and Computational Data for Surrogate Aerodynamic DatabasesAerospace and Mechanical Engineering
VargasCarlos2023Aspera Space Mission Science Targets and AnalysisAstronomy
WalkerChristopher2023GUSTO, CatSat, LunaSat, THSiRU, & ARIESSteward Observatory
WehbiSawsan2023Understanding the differential loss of ancient proteinsEcology & Evolutionary Biology
YescasNaomi2023WINS - Waves Instabilities and Noise Spectrometer for Earth's IonosphereLunar and Planetary Laboratory
YoonJeong-Yeol2023Portable Micro- and Nanoplastics DetectionBiomedical Engineering & Biosystems Engineering
ApaiDaniel2024A Quantitative Framework for Habitability in and beyond the Solar SystemSteward Observatory, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
BudinoffHannah2024Optimizing Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing Processing.Systems and Industrial Engineering
BudinoffHannah2024Improving Manufacturability of Topology Optimized Structures for Fabrication Using Laser Powder Bed FusionSystems and Industrial Engineering
ChalifouxBrandon2024Path planning for laser-assisted etching of ultrathin mirrors with integrated flexuresWyant College of Optical Sciences
CorlissJason2024Spatial Heterodyne Interferometric Molecular Cloud Observer Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
CraigAlex2024Hypersonic wind tunnel testingAerospace & Mechanical Engineering
HaenecourPierre2024Map the Breadth and Distribution of Water-Altered Phases from Asteroid BennuLunar and Planetary Laboratory
HamiltonChristopher2024Impact-induced spallation of thin iceshells and its effect on ocean mixingLunar and Planetary Laboratory
HarigChristopher2024Glacier mass balance determined from satellite gravityDepartment of Geosciences
HoodLon2024Mapping of Lunar Crustal Magnetic Field, South Pole. Stratospheric Influences on Subseasonal Weather PredictionLunar and Planetary Laboratory, Univ. of Arizona
JuneauStephanie2024Why do galaxies stop forming stars?NOIRLab; DCC of University of Arizona
KimHee Jeong2024Developing lunar concreteCivil and Architectural Engineering and Mechanics
LaurettaDante2024Arizona Astrobiology Center Astronomy, Steward Observatory
MorzinskiKatie2024Discovering new faint substellar companions via radial-velocity trends and adaptive opticsSteward Observatory/Department of Astronomy
ParentBernard2024Electrodeless Local Force Generator Using Magnetohydrodynamics for AerocaptureAerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Ramirez-AndreottaMonica2024Ecosystem health and justice: Environmental justice framework to investigate Pollution ScienceEnvironmental Science
RobinsonTyler2024Inferring the Presence of Oceans on Earth-like ExoplanetsLunar and Planetary Laboratory
RozoEduardo2024Characterizing the Cosmological Dependence of the Lognormal ModelPhysics
RozoEduardo2024Fast galaxy simulations for cluster cosmologyPhysics
RyanAndrew2024Analysis of 3d X-ray datasets of asteroid samples from the NASA OSIRIS-REx missionLunar and Planetary Laboratory
SawyerTravis2024Discovering optical imaging biomarkers for early detection of gastrointestinal cancersUniversity of Arizona, Wyant College of Optical Sciences
ShirleyYancy2024Tracing the Kinematics of the Taurus Molecular Cloud with HCNAstronomy
ShkarayevSergey2024Enhancing Mars Helicopter Performance with Tethered Flight and Active Flow ControlsAerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department
StolteDaniel2024Science Communication InternUniversity Communications
SuttonSarah2024Mapping enigmatic pits in the north polar layered deposits of MarsLunar and Planetary Laboratory
ThangavelauthamJekan2024Shape Morphing  Robotics for Exploring Off-World Volcanic EnvironmentsAerospace and Mechanical Engineering
ThreadgillJames2024A High-Speed Optical Investigation of Shock Trains in Axisymmetric IsolatorsAerospace and Mechanical Engineering
TreschTrent2024Spacesuit Operations for Lunar Exploration UA Center for Human Space Exploration 
WalkerChristopher2024GUSTO, CatSat, and BeyondAstronomy
WehbiSawsan2024Inferring the Last Universal Common Ancestor's proteomeGenetics GIDP