Rebekah Boisvert
Rebekah Boisvert is a University of Arizona Senior 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".
Undergraduate Interns 2026
Undergraduate Intern Advisors
Cody Fischer
Cody Fischer is a University of Arizona Senior majoring in Mechanical Engineering. Cody works with Dr. Hannah Budinoff from the Systems and Industrial Engineering Department on a project titled "Leveraging Generative Artificial Intelligence in Structural Design and Additive Manufacturing".
Rose Hall
Rose Hall is a University of Arizona Senior majoring in Aerospace Engineering. Rose works with Dr. Carlos Vargas from the Steward Observatory on the NASA ASPERA Mission.
Grace Kaiser
Grace Kaiser is a University of Arizona Junior majoring in Astronomy. Grace works with Dr. Yancy Shirley from the Steward Observatory on a project titled "Studying the Earliest Phase of Star and Planet Formation - Prestellar Cores".
Undergraduate Research Interns
Osmar Abrego
Osmar Abrego is a University of Arizona Junior majoring in Computer Science. Osmar works with Dr. Brittany Miles from the Steward Observatory on a project titled "Mid-Infrared Observations of a Brown Dwarf Binary around a Sun-Like Star".
Sean Blair
Sean Blair is a University of Arizona Junior majoring in Aerospace Engineering. Sean works with Dr. Israel Wygnanski from the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department on a project titled "Does distributed electrical propulsion change the wing loading?"
Ben Brody
Ben Brody is a University of Arizona Junior majoring in Astronomy. Ben works with Dr. Eiichi Egami from the Steward Observatory on a project titled "Exploring Power of Wide-Field High-Speed Imaging with New CMOS Imager at the Bok 90-inch Telescope".
Katherine Costello
Katherine Costello is a University of Arizona Senior majoring in Planetary Geoscience and Applied Mathematics. Katherine works with Dr. Tyler Robinson from the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory on a project titled "Understanding Instrument Noise Impacts in Direct Imaging Observations with NASA HWO".
Austin Golinkin
Austin Golinkin is a University of Arizona Senior majoring in Astronomy. Austin works with Angela Marusiak from the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory on a project titled "Moonquake Detection and Characterization on Short Period Seismometers".
Ian Gregg
Ian Gregg is a University of Arizona Sophomore majoring in Astronomy and Physics. Ian works with Dr. David Sand from the Astronomy Department on a project titled "The Hubble Census of Nearby Satellites: Measuring the Structure of the Faintest Galaxies".
Ben Harding
Ben Harding is a University of Arizona Junior majoring in Mechanical Engineering. Ben works with Dr. Stefano Nerozzi from the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory on a project titled "Drone-based radar instrument development for future planetary geophysics exploration".
Riley Hebert
Riley Hebert is a University of Arizona Senior majoring in Astronomy. Riley works with Dr. Virginie Faramaz from the Steward Observatory on a project titled "Cosmic CSI: Profiling Planetary Architects in the Fomalhaut System".
Sam Koch
Sam Koch is a University of Arizona Sophomore majoring in Astronomy. Sam works with Dr. Karen Perez from the SETI Institute on a project titled "Searching for Pulsars and Technosignatures Toward the Galactic Center".
Tristan Kordell
Tristan Kordell is a University of Arizona Sophomore majoring in Aerospace Engineering. Tristan works with Dr. James Threadgill from the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department on a project titled "Transonic Wind Tunnel Testing: Experimental Design, Calibration and Analysis".
Jessie Larson
Jessie Larson is a University of Arizona Senior majoring in Astronomy and Physics. Jessie works with Dr. Christopher Willmer from the Steward Observatory on a project titled "Uncovering strong emission line galaxies at redshifts between 4 to 6".
Christine Le
Christine Le is a University of Arizona Sophomore majoring in Computer Science and Data Science. Christine works with Dr. Eiichi Egami from the Steward Observatory on a project titled "Exploring Power of Wide-Field High-Speed Imaging with New CMOS Imager at the Bok 90-inch Telescope".
Aarna Mantha
Aarna Mantha is a University of Arizona Sophomore majoring in Physics and Astronomy. Aarna works with Dr. Yancy Shirley from the Steward Observatory on a project titled "A Spectral Line Survey of A Collapsing Prestellar Core".
Isabelle Marcy
Isabelle Marcy is a University of Arizona Junior majoring in Astronomy and Physics. Isabelle works with Dr. Vasileios Paschalidis from the Astronomy Department on a project titled "Modeling Electromagnetic Signatures from Supermassive Binary Black Holes with Cutting-edge Computer Simulations".
Kane Mattison
Kane Mattison is a University of Arizona Senior majoring in Aerospace Engineering. Kane works with Dr. Mihailo Martinovic from the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory on a project titled "Quasi-Thermal Noise Spectroscopy for ionosphere of Earth".
Katherine Peterson
Katherine Peterson is a University of Arizona Senior majoring in Creative Writing. Katherine works with Dr. Christopher Impey from the Steward Observatory on a project focused on how to best communicate astronomy research to the public.
Donovan Prochaska
Donovan Prochaska is a University of Arizona Sophomore majoring in Aerospace Engineering. Donovan works with Dr. Sergey Shkarayev from the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department on a project titled "Suborbital Unmanned Aerial Vehicles".
Kevin Robles
Kevin Robles is a University of Arizona Senior majoring in Information Science with a Data Science emphasis. Kevin works with Dr. Dana Lapides from the USDA-ARS Southwest Watershed Research Center on a project titled "Are plants making the river go dry?".
Ulises Sanchez Pardo
Ulises Sanchez Pardo is a University of Arizona Junior majoring in Systems and Industrial Engineering. Ulises works with Dr. Hannah Budinoff from the Systems and Industrial Engineering Department on a project titled "Leveraging Generative Artificial Intelligence in Structural Design and Additive Manufacturing".
Aspen Sayre
Aspen Sayre is a University of Arizona Junior majoring in Chemical Engineering. Aspen works with Dr. Vasiliki Karanikola from the Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department on a project titled "Sustainable Strategies for Mitigating Persistent Environmental Contaminants".
Brianna Toy
Brianna Toy is a University of Arizona Junior majoring in Astronomy and Physics. Brianna works with Dr. Christopher Hamilton from the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory on a project titled "Lava Flow Modeling Using Network-Graph Theory".
Shayde Wermers
Shayde Wermers is a University of Arizona Sophomore majoring in Planetary Geoscience. Shayde works with Dr. Lon Hood from the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory on a project titled "Mapping of lunar and planetary crustal magnetic fields".
Lily Wilson
Lily Wilson is a University of Arizona Junior majoring in Astronomy. Lily works with Dr. Yancy Shirley from the Steward Observatory on a project titled "Comparing Deuteration Rates in the Taurus Molecular Cloud".
Gabrielle Zweifel
Gabrielle Zweifel is a University of Arizona Senior majoring in Planetary Geoscience. Gabrielle works with Dr. Carlos Vargas from the Steward Observatory on the NASA ASPERA Mission as the PR Marketing Intern.