Undergraduate Interns 2022

Undergraduate Intern Advisors

Jacob Blais

Jacob Blais is a University of Arizona Senior majoring in Natural Resources. Jacob works with Nate Pierce from the School of Natural Resources and the Environment (SNRE) on a project titled "Legacy effects of temporally repackaged summer rainfall on soil respiration in Arizona grasslands".

Shae Henley

Shae Henley is a University of Arizona Junior majoring in Aerospace Engineering. Shae works with Dr. Christopher Walker from the Astronomy Department on the student-led CatSat Mission. 

Rey Squillace

Rey Squillace is a University of Arizona Senior majoring in Astronomy, Physics, Mathematics, Chinese, French, and Italian. Rey works with Dr. Yancy Shirley from the Astronomy Department on a project titled "Nitrogen Isotopic Fractionation".

Undergraduate Research Interns

Hanga Andras-Letanovszky

Hanga Andras-Letanovszky is a University of Arizona Sophomore majoring in Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics. Hanga works with Dr. Yancy Shirley from the Astronomy Department on a project titled "A Deuteration Survey of Starless Cores in the Aquila Rift."

Jackson Barger

Jackson Barger is a University of Arizona Junior majoring in Aerospace Engineering. Jackson works with Dr. Stuart Craig from the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department on hypersonic wind tunnel testing.

Nick Blanchard

Nick Blanchard is a University of Arizona Senior majoring in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Nick works with Dr. Sergey Shkarayev from the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department on a project titled "UAVs for cave explorations on Earth and other planets."

Laurinne Blanche

Laurinne Blanche is a University of Arizona Junior majoring in Materials Science and Engineering. Laurinne works with Dr. Andrew Ryan from the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory on a project titled "3D scanning and shape analysis development for asteroid samples".

Lynn Carroll

Lynn Carroll is a University of Arizona Senior majoring in Biosystems Engineering. Lynn works with Dr. Vasiliki Karanikola from the Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department on a project titled "Off-Grid Water Purification Systems."

Kylianne Chadwick

Kylianne Chadwick is a University of Arizona Sophomore majoring in Molecular and Cellular Biology. Kylianne works with Daniel Stolte from the University Communications Department as a science communication intern for the UANews.

Jacob Chambers

Jacob Chambers is a University of Arizona Senior majoring in Computer Science. Jacob works with Dr. Carlos Vargas from the Steward Observatory on a project titled "Aspera: Revealing the Diffuse Universe."

Sophia Dixon

Sophia Dixon is a University of Arizona Junior majoring in Environmental Science. Sophia works with Dr. Jason Williams from the USDA Agricultural Research Service at the Southwest Watershed Research Center (SWRC) on a project titled "Influence of soil attributes and biological soil crusts on rangeland and woodland hydrology."

Hayden Estrella

Hayden Estrella is a University of Arizona Senior majoring in Statistics and Data Science. Hayden works with Dr. Chris Impey from the Astronomy Department on a project titled "Combatting Fake Science Online."

Andrew Frisch

Andrew Frisch is a University of Arizona Senior majoring in Aerospace Engineering. Andrew works with Dr. Jesse Little from the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department on a project titled "A combined approach for investigating the effects of large wing sweep and unsteady wing motion." 

Daniel Gonzalez

Daniel Gonzalez is a University of Arizona Junior majoring in Mathematics and Statistics. Daniel works with Dr. Lon Hood from the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory on a project titled "Effect of solar UV variability on short-term climate."

Morgan Goz

Morgan Goz is a University of Arizona Junior majoring in Aerospace Engineering. Morgan works with Dr. Jesse Little from the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department on a project titled "A Comprehensive Investigation of Transitional Shock Boundary Layer Interaction."

Sofia Guadalupe Delgado

Madeline Hart

Madeline Hart is a University of Arizona Senior majoring in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Madeline works with Dr. Stefano Nerozzi from the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory on a project titled "Optimization and analysis of Mars radar observations."

Peter Hartman

Peter Hartman is a University of Arizona Senior majoring in Astronomy and Physics. Peter works with Dr. Serena Kim from the Astronomy Department on a project titled "Census of young stellar objects in the Orion A and B clouds using Gaia DR3 and SDSS APOGEE2 data."

Alex Higuera Pierre Noel

Alex Higuera Pierre Noel is a University of Arizona Sophomore majoring in Aerospace Engineering. Alex works with Dr. Sergey Shkarayev from the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department on a project titled "UAVs for cave explorations on Earth and other planets."

Adeeb Hossain

Adeeb Hossain is a University of Arizona Junior majoring in Biomedical Sciences and Molecular and Cellular Biology. Adeeb works with Dr. David Margolis from the Orthopaedic Surgery Department on a project titled "Quantitative Analysis of Bone Regenerated Using Patient Specific 3D Printed Scaffolds".

Trisha Jean Lane

Trisha Jean Lane is a University of Arizona Senior majoring in Environmental Engineering. Trisha works with Dr. Jason Williams from the USDA Agricultural Research Service at the Southwest Watershed Research Center on a project titled "Influence of woodland community dynamics on soil erosion processes."

Justin Klingele

Justin Klingele is a University of Arizona Junior majoring in Astronomy. Justin works with Dr. Kevin Hardegree-Ullman from the Astronomy and Steward Observatory Department on a project titled "Hunting for Exoplanets in the Solar Neighborhood with Project EDEN."

Melissa Kontogiannis

Melissa Kontogiannis is a University of Arizona Senior majoring in Chemistry. Melissa works with Dr. Dante Lauretta from the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory on a project titled "Hydrothermal Alteration on Earth and Asteroids."

Ellie Laton

Ellie Laton is a University of Arizona Sophomore majoring in Environmental Engineering and Arabic. Ellie works with Dr. Jim Field from the Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department on a project titled "Remediation of sites contaminated by insensitive munitions compounds."

Pablo Luna

Pablo Luna is a University of Arizona Sophomore majoring in Mechanical Engineering. Pablo works with Dr. Hannah Budinoff from the Systems and Industrial Engineering Department on a project titled "Part-process design for metal additive manufacturing: Fusing simulation and experimental data."

Stephany Ruby Maldonado Quijada

Stephany Ruby Maldonado Quijada is a University of Arizona Senior majoring in Biomedical Sciences. Stephany works with Dr. John Szivek from the Orthopaedic Surgery Department on a project titled "Choice of best CPC coated sensors to measure bone maintaining activity in space."

Alec Maloney

Alec Maloney is a University of Arizona Junior majoring in Aerospace Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. Alec works with Dr. Jesse Little from the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department on a project titled "Investigation of 3D Shockwave Boundary Layer Interaction and Related Phenomena for the STORT Flight."

Nicholas Mammana

Nicholas Mammana is a University of Arizona Senior majoring in Aerospace Engineering. Nicholas works with Dr. Jesse Little from the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department on a project titled "Construction and Enrichment of Surrogate Aerodynamic Database."

Nicolas Mazziotti

Nicolas Mazziotti is a University of Arizona Sophomore majoring in Astronomy and Physics. Nicolas works with Dr. David Sand from the Astronomy and Steward Observatory Department on a project titled "Understanding a New Type of Stellar System – Blue Blobs."

Jack Nichols

Jack Nichols is a University of Arizona Senior majoring in Chemistry. Jack works with Dr. Steve Kukolich from the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department on a project titled "Microwave Spectroscopy and Microwave Spectrometer Development."

Sarah Nielsen

Sarah Nielsen is a University of Arizona Junior majoring in Biology. Sarah works with Dr. Dante Lauretta from the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory on a project titled "Hydrothermal Alteration on Earth and Asteroids."

Olivia Pitcl

Olivia Pitcl is a University of Arizona Senior majoring in Physics. Olivia works with Dr. Kenneth Johns from the Physics Department on a project titled "Calibration of the ATLAS Liquid Argon Calorimeter using Machine Learning."

Walter Rahmer

Walter Rahmer is a University of Arizona Junior majoring in Optical Sciences and Engineering. Walter works with Dr. Christopher Walker from the Astronomy Department on the student-led CatSat Mission. 

Jamesen Reese

Jamesen Reese is a University of Arizona Junior majoring in Physics. Jamesen works with Dr. Federico Fraschetti from the Planetary Sciences Department on a project titled "Energy balance at interplanetary shocks."

Maxwell Rizzo

Maxwell Rizzo is a University of Arizona Senior majoring in Physics and Astronomy. Maxwell works with Dr. Haeun Chung from the Astronomy Department on a project titled "Finding a new warm-hot gas signal through archival astronomical data."

Alex Romero-Lozano

Alex Romero-Lozano is a University of Arizona Sophomore majoring in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Alex works with Dr. Erika Hamden from the Steward Observatory on a project titled "UV Detector and Grating Technology Development."

Samantha Stevens

Samantha Stevens is a University of Arizona Sophomore majoring in Aerospace Engineering and Mathematics. Samantha works with Drs. Hermann Fasel and Christoph Hader from the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department on a project titled "Numerical Simulations of Hypersonic Flows."

Avery Stockdale

Avery Stockdale is a University of Arizona Senior majoring in Aerospace Engineering. Avery works with Dr. Kyle Hanquist from the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department on a project titled "Investigation of Wakes behind Blunt-Bodies during Re-Entry."

Camille Tinerella

Camille Tinerella is a University of Arizona Junior majoring in Environmental Science. Camille works with Dr. Monica Ramirez-Andreotta from the Environmental Science Department on a project titled " Integrated Environmental Science and Health Risk Lab."

Katie Twitchell

Katie Twitchell is a University of Arizona Junior majoring in Optical Sciences and Engineering. Katie works with Dr. Sebastiaan Haffert from the Steward Observatory on a project titled "Enhancing the spectroscopic capabilities of the extreme adaptive optics instrument MagAO-X."

Lauren Vasquez

Lauren Vasquez is a University of Arizona Junior majoring in Biosystems Engineering. Lauren works with Dr. Vasiliki Karanikola from the Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department on a project titled "Off-Grid Water Purification Systems."