Graduate Students
Rachel Slank, 2018 – present
- Ph.D. Candidate, Space and Planetary Sciences
- University of Arkansas
- Thesis topic: Martian simulation experiments focusing on atmospheric-regolith interactions, primarily deliquescence and adsorption
- Role: Ex officio Ph.D. committee member
- Primary Advisor: Vincent Chevrier
Luisa Fernanda Zambrano-Marin, 2015 – present
- Ph.D. Candidate, Physics and Space Sciences
- Universidad de Granada, Spain
- Thesis Topic: Radar characterization of asteroid surfaces properties
- Role: Co Thesis Advisor
- Primary Advisor: Anne Virkki
- Twitter @luisafzambrano
Carlos Estevez Galarza, 2015 – 2019
- Masters Student, Physics
- University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras
- Thesis topic: Adsorption/desorption as a perturbative process to the martian water cycle: Insights from the Phoenix and MSL mission
- Role: Thesis Advisor
- Additionally Research Assistant, Arecibo Observatory, 2015
- Twitter @Quantum_Trooper
Undergraduate Students
Christian Cooper, Summer 2019
- USRA/LPI Summer Intern (2019)
- Topic: Post-bombardment signature of an increase in impact velocity on the Moon.
- Role: Advisor
- Where are they now?
Geology Major, Brown University
Gabriel Muñiz Negrón, Summer 2019
- USRA/PRIDE Lab Summer Intern (2019)
- Topic: Development of small profile doppler radar for planetary radar analog studies.
- Role: Advisor
- Where are they now?
Electrical and Computer Engineering Major, University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez
Andy López-Oquendo, Summer 2018
- USRA/LPI Summer Intern (2018)
- Topic: Ice-inferred ages of impact craters on the icy Moons of Saturn to infer the recent cratering rate
- Role: Advisor
- Twitter: @Planeteroid
- Where are they now?
Ph.D. candidate in Planetary Science, Northern Arizona University
Carolina Rodriguez Sanchez-Vahamonde, 2016 – 2017
- NSF REU Student (2016) and Research Assistant (2017)
- Arecibo Observatory
- Topics: Morphology of small-scale, mass movement events at Gale crater, Mars & Cratering studies of Rhea and Dione
- Role: Advisor & Supervisor
- Twitter @carolinadlmrsv
- Where are they now?
Geology and Planetary Science MSc student, University of Western Ontario
Bryan Rodriguez-Colon, 2015 – 2016
- NSF REU Student (2015) & Research Assistant (2016)
- Arecibo Observatory
- Topic: Subsurface biologic potential of Gale crater, Mars
- Role: Advisor & Supervisor
- Twitter @BryanRodriColon
- Where are they now?
Geology MSc student, University of Kansas
Clarissa Leight, Summer 2016
- NSF REU student
- Arecibo Observatory
- Topic: Impact-induced thermal histories of Rhea and Dione
- Role: Advisor
- Twitter: @CJSpaceCat
- Where are they know?
Geology MSc student, University of Tennessee Knoxville
Erika Lopez-Garcia, 2013 – 2014
- Research Assistant
- Brown University
- Topic: Morphological study of Iapetus’ equatorial ridge
- Role: Co-advisor
- Primary Advisor: Amy Barr Mlinar
Others
- Reynaldo Castro Estrada, Summer 2015, Arecibo Observatory, RET intern
- Ilya Uts, Summer 2011, University of Arkansas, REU Intern
- Nitish Chopra, Summer 2010, University of Arkansas, REU Intern
- Victor Akunyili, Summer 2009, University of Arkansas, REU Intern