Undergraduate Interns

Undergraduate Intern Advisors

Hanga Andras-Letanovszky

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

Nick Mazziotti

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

Walter Rahmer

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

Undergraduate Research Interns

Leo Almanzar

Leo Almanzar is a University of Arizona Junior majoring in Chemical Engineering. Leo works with Dr. David Margolis from the Orthopaedic Surgery  on a project titled "Measurement of In Vivo Bone Strain Changes to Monitor Fracture Healing".

Dare Bartelt

Dare Bartelt is a University of Arizona Senior majoring in Astronomy. Dare works with Dr. Megan Mansfield from Steward Observatory on a NASA-funded research project titled, "Measuring the Compositions of Exoplanet Atmospheres".

Sam Bevier

Sam Bevier is a University of Arizona Senior majoring in Aerospace Engineering. Sam works with Dr. James Threadgill from the the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department on a research project titled "Separation Bubble Dynamics: A Comprehensive Investigation of Low- and High-Speed Flows".

Sarina Blanchard

Sarina Blanchard is a University of Arizona Junior majoring in Mechanical Engineering. Sarina works with Naomi Yescas from the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory  on a NASA-funded research project titled "WINS - Waves Instabilities and Noise Spectrometer for Earth's Ionosphere".

Chad Cantin

Chad Cantin is a University of Arizona Junior majoring in Aerospace Engineering. Chad works with Dr. Shane Byrne from the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory on a project titled "Archiving the Surveyor Lander Imaging Dataset".

Alondra Cardona

Alondra Cardona is a University of Arizona Junior majoring in Astronomy. Alondra works with Dr. Carlos Vargas from the Astronomy Department on a NASA Astrophysics Pioneers research project titled, "Aspera Space Mission Science Targets and Analysis". 

Penny Duran

Penny Duran is a University of Arizona Sophomore majoring in Physics. Penny works with Daniel Stolte from the University Communications Department as a Science Communication intern and will largely be focusing on the NASA OSIRIS-REx sample return mission this year.

Dora Elalaoui-Pinedo

Dora Elalaoui-Pinedo is a University of Arizona Sophomore majoring in Planetary Geosciences. Dora works with Dr. Sarah Sutton from the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory on a project titled "Mapping enigmatic pits in the north polar layered deposits of Mars" using information from the NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

John Esparza

John Esparza is a University of Arizona Junior majoring in Biosystems Engineering. John works with Dr. Mary Nichols from the USDA Agricultural Research Service on a project titled, "Developing a User-Friendly Web Tool to Explore the Impacts of Earthen Berms on Vegetation". 

Liam Falk

Liam Falk is a University of Arizona Junior majoring in Applied Physics. Liam works with Dr. Jeong-Yeol Yoon from the Biomedical Engineering and Biosystems Engineering Department on a project titled, "Portable Micro- and Nanoplastics Detection". 

Cameron Fuse

Cameron Fuse is a University of Arizona Sophomore majoring in Environmental Engineering. Cameron works with Dr. Mónica Ramírez-Andreotta from the Environmental Science Department on a project titled, "Integrated Environmental Science and Health Risk Lab".

Hannah Gruber

Hannah Gruber is a University of Arizona Sophomore majoring in Astronomy and Physics. Hannah works with Dr. Yancy Shirley from the Astronomy Department on a National Science Foundation-funded research project titled, "Probing the Evolution of Dense Starless Cores with Deuterated Ammonia". 

Abby Haan

Abby Haan is a University of Arizona Junior majoring in Chemical Engineering. Abby works with Dr. Vasiliki Karanikola from the Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department on a National Science Foundation-funded project titled, "Off-Grid Water Purification Systems". 

John Hugon

John Hugon is a University of Arizona Sophomore majoring in Physics. John works with Dr. Eduardo Rozo from the Physics Department on a project titled "Finding and Characterizing Physical Halos".

Taylor Kalish

Taylor Kalish is a University of Arizona Junior majoring in Physics and Mathematics. Taylor works with Dr. Serena Kim from the Astronomy Department on a NASA-funded research project titled "Diverse Environments of Stellar Nurseries: External UV radiation and Protoplanetary Disks."

Alexandra Kupersmith

Alexandra Kupersmith is a University of Arizona Junior majoring in Astronomy. Alexandra works with Dr. Steve Kortenkamp from the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory on a National Science Foundation-funded research project titled, "Touching Our Solar System: A planetary science course for the visually impaired".

Chance Lawrence

Chance Lawrence is a University of Arizona Senior majoring in Astronomy, Statistics and Data Science. Chance works with Dr. Michael Parker from Rincon Research Corporation on the CatSat Cubesat and Arizona Array programs.

Sarah Li

Sarah Li is a University of Arizona Senior majoring in Systems Engineering. Sarah works with Dr. Christopher Walker from the Astronomy and Engineering Departments on NASA-funded research project, CatSat.

Juan Machado

Juan Machado is a University of Arizona Sophomore majoring in Mechanical Engineering. Juan works with Dr. Hannah Budinoff from the Systems and Industrial Engineering Department on a research project titled "Optimizing Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing Processing."

Travis Matlock

Travis Matlock is a University of Arizona Senior majoring in Astronomy. Travis works with Dr. Lon Hood from the Astronomy Department on a NASA-funded research project titled "Mapping and Modeling of Lunar and Planetary Crustal Magnetic Fields".

Veer Nayyar

Veer Nayyar is a University of Arizona Junior majoring in Mechanical Engineering. Veer works with Dr. Stuart Craig from the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department on a research project titled "Flow Temperature Characterization of a Mach 5 Ludwieg Tube."

David Polk

David Polk is a University of Arizona Senior  majoring in Computer Engineering. David works with Dr. Kenneth Johns from the Physics Department on a project titled "Calibration of Topo-Clusters in the ATLAS Calorimeter using Machine Learning".

Colton Quirk

Colton Quirk is a University of Arizona Junior majoring in Astronomy and Physics. Colton works with Dr. Haeun Chung from the Astronomy Department on a project titled, "Revealing the Far-Ultraviolet background Radiation through Archival Astronomical Data". 

Ahmad Qureshi

Ahmad Qureshi is a University of Arizona Junior majoring in Software Engineering, and Electrical and Computer Engineering. Ahmad works with Dr. Mihailo Martinović from the the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory on a NASA-funded research project titled "NASA Wind mission Thermal Noise Receiver data analysis".

Rachel Rhomberg

Rachel Rhomberg is a University of Arizona Junior majoring in Aerospace Engineering. Rachel works with Dr. James Threadgill from the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department on a research project titled "Fusion of Multi-fidelity Experimental and Computational Data for Surrogate Aerodynamic Databases."

Tristen Shields

Tristen Shields is a University of Arizona Sophomore majoring in Astronomy and Physics. Tristen works with Dr. Eduardo Rozo from the Physics Department on a project titled, "Finding and Characterizing Physical Halos". 

Michael Villasana

Michael Villasana is a University of Arizona Senior majoring in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Michael works with Dr. Jekan Thanga from the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department on a NASA-funded research project titled "Design and Development of Software to Simulate Lunar Base Operations Using a Team of Small Robots".

Aurora Wilde

Aurora Wilde is a University of Arizona Sophomore majoring in Astronomy and Physics. Aurora works with Dr. Yancy Shirley from the Astronomy Department on a National Science Foundation-funded research project titled, "Constraining Magnetic Fields in Starless Cores". 

Garret Wilson

Garret Wilson is a University of Arizona Senior majoring in Molecular and Cellular Biology. Garret works with Dr. Sawsan Wehbi from the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department on a project titled "Understanding the Differential Loss of Ancient Proteins".