Undergraduate Interns 2025

Undergraduate Intern Advisors

Linae Larson

Linae Larson is a University of Arizona Senior majoring in Astronomy. Linae works with Dr. Christopher Hamilton from the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory on a research project titled "Impact-induced Spallation of Thin Iceshells and its Effect on Ocean Mixing".

Nandini Manepalli

Nandini Manepalli is a University of Arizona Junior majoring in Molecular and Cellular Biology. Nandini works with Sawsan Wehbi from the Genetics Graduate Interdisciplinary Program on a research project titled "Inferring the Last Universal Common Ancestor's Proteome".

Supriya Roy

Supriya Roy is a University of Arizona Junior majoring in Optical Engineering. Supriya works with Dr. Travis Sawyer from the Wyant College of Optical Sciences on a research project titled "Discovering Optical Imaging Biomarkers for Early Detection of Gastrointestinal Cancers".

Undergraduate Research Interns

Nayera Abdessalam

Nayera Abdessalam is a University of Arizona Junior majoring in Physics and Astronomy. Nayera works with Richard Green from the Steward Observatory on a project titled "Evolution of Supermassive Black Hole Masses in Quasars".

Tegan Barber

Tegan Barber is a University of Arizona Junior majoring in Mechanical Engineering. Tegan works with Hannah Budinoff from Systems and Industrial Engineering on a project titled "Improving the Sustainability and Cost Effectiveness of Additive Manufacturing".

Sydney Bayliff

Sydney Bayliff is a University of Arizona Senior majoring in Aerospace Engineering. Sydney works with James Threadgill from Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering on a project titled "Investigation of Transitional SBLI at Mach 5 using Controlled Forcing Experiments"

Rebekah Boisvert

Rebekah Boisvert is a University of Arizona Junior majoring in Astronomy. Rebekah works with Brittany Miles from the Steward Observatory on a project titled "Mid-Infrared Observations of a Brown Dwarf Binary around a Sun-Like Star".

Anna Brandigi

Anna Brandigi is a University of Arizona Senior majoring in Physics and Astronomy. Anna works with Thomas Stuber from the Steward Observatory on a project titled "Solving the Mystery of Hot Exozodiacal Dust with Infrared Interferometry".

Lonzo Britt

Lonzo Britt is a University of Arizona Senior majoring in Systems Engineering. Lonzo works with Jekan Thangavelautham from Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering on a project titled "Nano-landers for Titan Surface and Lake Exploration".

Tyler Brown

Tyler Brown is a University of Arizona Senior majoring in Astronomy. Tyler works with Tim Eifler from the Astronomy and Physics Departments on a project titled "Cosmology with the Roman Space Telescope".

John Bruchhagen

John Bruchhagen is a University of Arizona Senior majoring in Aerospace Engineering. John works with James Threadgill from Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering on a project titled "Investigation of Transitional SBLI at Mach 5 using Controlled Forcing Experiments".

Camille Cioffi

Camille Cioffi is a University of Arizona Junior majoring in Physics and Astronomy. Camille works with Carl Fields from the Department of Astronomy and Steward Observatory on a project titled "Mapping Next-Generation Models of Massive Stars to Their Compact Remnants".

Kayla Courtright

Kayla Courtright is a University of Arizona Senior majoring in Chemical Engineering. Kayla works with Vasiliki Karanikola from the Chemical and Environmental Engineering and Biosystems Engineering Departments on a project titled "Sustainable Treatment of Forever Contaminants".

Cody Fischer

Cody Fischer is a University of Arizona Junior majoring in Mechanical Engineering. Cody works with Lon Hood from the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory on a project titled "Crustal Magnetic Fields on the Moon and Mars".

Peter Goodman

Peter Goodman is a University of Arizona Senior majoring in Statistics and Data Science. Peter works with Andrew Wheeler from the Genetics Graduate Interdisciplinary Program on a project titled "Inferring the Amino Acid Usage of LUCA".

Rose Hall

Rose Hall is a University of Arizona Junior majoring in Aerospace Engineering. Rose works with David Margolis from the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery on a project titled "In Vivo Bone Strain Measurement in Simulated Reduced Gravity".

Grace Kaiser

Grace Kaiser is a University of Arizona Sophomore majoring in Astronomy. Grace works with Yancy Shirley from the Astronomy Department on a project titled "Studying the Earliest Phase of Star and Planet Formation - Prestellar Cores".

Tiffany Le

Tiffany Le is a University of Arizona Senior majoring in Statistics and Data Science. Tiffany works with Dana Lapides from the US Geological Survey, Southwest Watershed Research Center, on a project titled "Tracking Water in the Desert".

Rohin Sant

Rohin Sant is a University of Arizona Senior majoring in Physics and Astronomy. Rohin works with Jacob Isbell from the Steward Observatory on a project titled "How Accretion Influences Ionization Cones in Seyfert 2 Galaxies".

Kaden Steiner

Kaden Steiner is a University of Arizona Senior majoring in Aerospace Engineering. Kaden works with Christoph Hader from the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering on a project titled "Numerical Investigation of Wave Packet Spreading Angles in Hypersonic Boundary Layers".

Angela Tatsch

Angela Tatsch is a University of Arizona Senior majoring in Geophysics and Planetary Geosciences. Angela works with Jessica Barnes from the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory on a project titled "Investigating the Transport of Volatile-bearing Vapors in the Crust of the Moon".

Jacob Taylor

Jacob Taylor is a University of Arizona Senior majoring in Computer Science and Environmental and Water Resource Economics. Jacob works with Stefano Nerozzi from the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory on a project titled "Developing a Drone-based Flexible Radar Platform for Novel Space Applications".