NAU Astro REU
NAU Astronomy REU Program
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About Our Program
Northern Arizona University (NAU) in Flagstaff, Arizona, has been a Research Experiences for Undergraduates site sponsored by the National Science Foundation since 1991. Undergraduates (typically, upper level) are paid a stipend to work on a research project during the summer months. Our REU pays well and is a great opportunity to, get an idea of what doing research is like, gain knowledge, enhance your skill-sets, research outside of your home institution, meet other like-minded students who are interested in astronomy, planetary science and explore Flagstaff and Arizona. Applications are highly competitive. The research projects available vary from year to year, and have included planetary science, astrogeology, stellar astrophysics, instrumentation work, and extragalactic research. Our program is in person and runs from early June through early August.
Accommodations can usually be made for students on the quarter system who cannot start that early. Students will be enrolled at Northern Arizona University and receive one hour of credit; tuition and fees will be covered by the program. The total stipend is $7000, and each student will be eligible to receive up to $1000 in travel expense reimbursement. Housing is included with the program, and room choices are based on availability at the NAU dorms (i.e. single or shared rooms).
Although most of the students’ time will be spent on research, participants are required to attend a seminar series that will meet twice weekly. Some of the seminars will be on observational techniques, but the majority will be talks by Flagstaff astronomers and visitors on their research. We will also visit some of the local scientific facilities. Each student will have an opportunity to observe on local telescopes. Funds are also available for each student to present the results at a scientific meeting during the following year.
Astro REU Locations
NAU Research Experiences for Undergraduate in Astronomy and Planetary Science internship opportunities are offered at several locations across Flagstaff, Arizona.
- NAU Dept. of Astronomy and Planetary Science
- NAU Dept. of Applied Physics and Materials Science
- NAU Center for Ecosystem Science and Society
- USGS Astrogeology Science Center
- USGS Southwest Biological Center
- Lowell Observatory
- Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station
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Program Eligibility
In order to be eligible, students must be:
- citizens or permanent residents of the United States or its possessions AND
- be enrolled in an undergraduate degree program.
Students graduating prior to the start of the summer program are not eligible.
We particularly encourage the applications of women and under-represented minorities.
Program Application Information
The application will contain the following questions:
- Write a one-page essay describing your experience, research interests and career goals.
- Why are you interested in the NAU REU program in particular?
- Describe your computer experience.
As part of the application you will provide the name and e-mail address for at least two academic references. The application program will then send an e-mail to those persons; the e-mail will contain a secure link with which the person will submit the reference online. Please do not have your references sent directly to us; we really prefer them submitted through the online system.
You must also provide a transcript of your undergraduate work, and the file must be converted to a pdf if it is in another format. We require a digitized PDF copy, even if the copy is unofficial. However, if you are unable to obtain such a version of your transcript, you must send an official transcript.
Program Deadlines
Deadlines for our Summer 2024 Program.
- Registration Opens on December 1.
- Registration Closes on January 31.
- Registration Confirmation on February 1.
- Submission of Application by February 3.
- Transcripts and Letters of Reference due by February 7.
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Student Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How are the participants selected?
A: Each mentor chooses their own student. Mentors read as many of the applications as they wish, and submit a ranked list of acceptable students to Dr. Trilling, who then juggles these lists and makes the actual offers to students.
Q: How many students are selected into the program?
A: The NAU REU program anticipates selecting around 10 interns for the Summer 2021 program.
Q: Do I need to be a U.S. citizen to apply?
A: Students must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. or its possessions per NSF requirements.
Q: How do I contact the NAU REU program?
A: Send correspondence to reu@nau.edu.
To check on the status of your application (complete/incomplete), please go to the Login Site and use your email address/password to access your application. Please note, once you have submitted your application, you cannot make any changes to it or upload additional information.
Q: What is the deadline for applications?
A: Please click the previous tab for updated dates/deadlines for our program.
Q: Do you require official transcripts?
A: You can provide an official or unofficial copy of your transcripts that is in digitized format (pdf or text). We prefer that transcripts are uploaded to your application directly, however, if your university is forwarding an official transcript to us, it should be sent to:
Dr. David Trilling
Northern Arizona University
Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science
NAU Box 6010
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-6010
Q: Do I need to have previous research experience in order to apply to this program?
A: No previous research experience is required.
Q: What types of computer skills are required?
A: Computer programming skills are important for most internships, however, specific languages and skills are unique to each research project and mentor, and that information is not known in advance of the application process.
Q: When are acceptance notices sent out?
A: We will begin contacting successful applicants in early March but it can take several weeks before the acceptance list is finalized.
If you have not heard from us during the first two weeks of March, it is likely that you are not on the initial offer list. All applicants will receive an email regarding our decision by the of March to early April.
Q: My school is on the quarter system, and I won’t be finished with my final exams until after your REU program starts. Is it still possible for me to participate?
A: In most cases the answer is yes. We really prefer all the students to start at the same time, but we often make exceptions. The only real problem is housing; the program dates are based on the NAU ten-week summer session, and the dorms close down at the end of that session. Some students have been able to arrange alternate housing and stay in Flagstaff for a longer time. Some students have been able to make up the missing week of work by working on weekends. Generally, these arrangements are made between the student and the mentor.
Q: I am married and wish to bring my spouse along. Is different housing available?
A: Yes, it is easy to bring a spouse. NAU has married student housing, although generally in the summer there are no apartments available. Typically, a regular dormitory will be set aside for couple/family housing. In this case, the program would contribute the cost of “normal” housing towards your housing bill. For more information on housing, see the web page for NAU’s Residence Life.
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Program Alumni and Past Projects
Astronomy REU Alumni
| Year | First Name | Last Name | Institution | Mentor | Project Title |
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| 2024 | Aeralyn | Flynn | College of Wooster | Teddy Kareta, Lowell Observatory | |
| 2024 | Arya | Menk | Gustavus Adolphus College | Qicheng Zhang, Lowell Observatory | |
| 2024 | Emerson | Long | Syracuse University | Adam Oliphant, USGS | |
| 2024 | Hannah | Lawson | Ohio State University | Taylor Kutra, Lowell Observatory | |
| 2024 | Jackie | Bohn | Penn State College | Mark T McClernan, USGS | |
| 2024 | Julia | Cottingham | University of Maryland | Gerard van Belle, Lowell Observatory | |
| 2024 | Katie | Breeland-Newcomb | Bennington College | Nicholas Moskovitz, Stephen Levine, Lowell Observatory | |
| 2024 | Laurella | Marin | Dartmouth College | Philip Massey, Lowell Observatory | |
| 2024 | Liberty | Mallison | University of Florida | Travis S Gabriel, USGS | |
| 2024 | Lucienne | Morton | Northern Arizona University | Timothy Titus, USGS | |
| 2024 | Wilnelia | Carrion | Universitario Ana G. Méndez | Tegler, Grundy, Hanley, Lowell Observatory | |
| 2023 | Belinda | Blakley | Pasadena City College | Dr. Grundy, Dr. Hanley, Lowell Observatory & Dr. Tegler, Northern Arizona University | Laboratory Studies of the Vapor Pressures of Outer Solar System Volatiles |
| 2023 | Carly | Brown | Missouri University of Science and Technology | Dr. Tyler Ryburn, Lowell Observatory | Assessing Mg I Activity with Rotation and Age for FGK Stars |
| 2023 | Erin | Clark | Youngstown State University | Dr. Michael Gowanlock, Dr. Maria Chernyavskaya, Northern Arizona University | Outlier Identification and Characterization of Asteroids with the Solar System Notification Alert Processing System (SNAPS) |
| 2023 | Madeleine | Endecott | University of Kansas | Dr. Timothy Ellsworth-Bowers, Lowell Observatory | Observation and Data Refinement of Young Open Clusters as Tracers of Galactic Environment |
| 2023 | Jack | Moreland | University of Florida | Dr. Gerard van Belle & Dr. Catherine A Clark, Lowell Observatory | The Stellar Multiplicity Rate of M Type Dwarf Stars by Spectral Subtype in the POKÉMON Survey |
| 2023 | Samantha | Morrison | Grinnell College | Dr. David Trilling, Ryder Huffman Strauss, Nothern Arizona University | Serendipitous Asteroids Recovered from U(2)HS |
| 2023 | Rebecca | Williams | University of Virginia | Dr. Cristina Thomas, Northern Arizona University | Investigating the Spectral Heterogeneity of S-type Near-Earth Asteroids |
| 2022 | Alex | Jasko | Case Western Reserve University | Dr. Grundy, Dr. Hanley, Lowell Observatory & Dr. Tegler, Northern Arizona University | Thin-Film Deposition of Solar System Ices |
| 2022 | Will | Burris | San Diego State University | Dr. Chad Trujillo, Dr. Chandler, Dr. Oldroyd, Northern Arizona University | Novel Analysis to Optimize Active Asteroid Citizen Science |
| 2022 | Olivia | Adams | Appalachian State University | Dr. Llama, Dr. Van belle, Dr. Collins, Lowell Observatory | Setup, Calibration, and Initial Use of the Shelyak eShel Spectrograph |
| 2022 | Jacqueline | Turner | Haverford College | Dr. Kunovac, Lowell Observatory | Measuring the Spin-orbit Angle of TOI-1259Ab |
| 2022 | Megan | Firgard | Northern Oklahoma College | Dr. Kareta, Lowell Observatory | Modeling Ice and Dust in Comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS)'s Coma |
| 2022 | Daphne | Zakarian | Truman State University | Dr. Williams, Lowell Observatory | Characterizing Washington Double Star Catalog Entries with Gaia DR3 |
| 2022 | Josephine | Miller | St Olaf College | Dr. Gowanlock, Dr. Kramer, Dr. Trilling, Northern Arizona University | Identifying Active Asteroids by Determining Ideal Parameters Within the ZTF Dataset |
| 2021 | Hezron | Acosta Garcia | California State Polytechnic University, Pomona | Dr. Ty Robinson, Northern Arizona University | Occultation Observations of Titan Provide an Insight into the Characterization of Exoplanet Hazes |
| 2021 | Daphne | Chapline | Pomona College | Dr. Salvatore, Northern Arizona University | Characterizing salt erosion at Grand Falls, AZ: an analog study of Martian fluvial processes |
| 2021 | Henry | Dawson | Purdue University | Dr. Tegler, Northern Arizona University | Measuring Optical Constants of Ices Using Reflectance Spectroscopy |
| 2021 | Stephan | Devis | El Camino College | Dr. Hanley, Lowell Observatory | Thermal Spectroscopy - Measuring the emissivity of chlorine salts, and implications for Mars |
| 2021 | Tatiana | Gibson | California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo | Dr. Burr, Nothern Arizona University | Using thermophysical heterogeneity to characterize Martian dune fields |
| 2021 | Gary | Kong | Mission College | Richardson, Trilling, Carbone, Bowker, Salvatore | Analysis of Biocrust Activity in Light and Dark Conditions |
| 2021 | Zorayda | Martinez | Texas A&M University-Commerce | Dr. Hunter, U.S. Geological Survey | Looking for a relationship between star formation and turbulence in spiral galaxies |
| 2021 | Caitlin | Obrien | Ohio State University | Dr. Massey, Lowell Observatory | The Galactic Cluster NGC 3603 and the Mystery of the Initial Mass Function |
| 2021 | Gwen | Robbins | Mount Holyoke College | Dr. Lillian Rose Ostrach, U.S. Geological Survey | Characterizing volcanic and impact materials in Lunar craters |
| 2021 | Alexandra | Rosenthal | University of Virginia | Dr. Lindberg, Lowell Observatory | Failure to Social Distance: Exceeding Gathering Limits in Titan's Lakes |
| 2021 | Eleanor | Serviss | University of Montana | Dr. Burr, Nothern Arizona University | Characterizing Radar-Bright Fluvial Features on Titan: New Methods and a New Discovery |
| 2021 | Kat | Taylor | Pennsylvania State University | Dr. Richardson, Dr. Trilling, Dr. Carbone, Dr. Bowker, Dr. Salvatore, Nothern Arizona University | Change in Biocrust CO2 Measurements Over 5 Weeks of Observations |
| 2020 | Lucas | McClure | University of Tennessee, Knoxville | Dr. Thomas, Northern Arizona University & Dr. Oldroyd, Nothern Arizona University | Understanding Space Weathering Timescales Throughout the Main Belt |
| 2020 | Oda | Piccinini | College of Marin/Univeristy of California, Berkeley | Dr. McNeill, Northern Arizona University & Dr. Trilling, Nothern Arizona University | Studying Trans-neptunian objects and Centaurs using sky surveys |
| 2020 | Sarah | Bodansky | Carleton College | Dr. Massey, Lowell Observatory | N3603-A1: A massive binary star (...but just how massive is it?) |
| 2020 | Ella | Castelloe | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill | Dr. Hunter, USGS | Searching for Star Formation in the Outer Disks of Dwarf Galaxies |
| 2020 | Sanya | Mittal | Northeastern University | Dr. Hanley, Lowell Observatory | Looking for Chlorine Salts on the Martian Surface |
| 2019 | Patrick | Behr | California State Polytechnic University, Pomona | Dr. Mark Loeffler, Northern Arizona University | Investigating extraterrestrial environments through laboratory studies |
| 2019 | Sarah | Chinski | Macalester College | Dr. David Trilling, Northern Arizona University, Dr. Christopher Edwards Northern Arizona University & Dr. Moses Milazzo, U.S. Geological Survey | Europa's geophysics: What's under the ice? |
| 2019 | Cody | Huls | Northern Arizona University | Dr. Lisa Prato, Lowell Observatory | Characterizing Young Spectroscopic Binary Stars in the Orion Star Forming Region |
| 2019 | Alexander | Kling | Stony Brook University | Dr. Christopher Edwards, Northern Arizona University & Dr. Jean-Francois Smekens, Northern Arizona University | Exploring the spectral diversity of pyroclastic materials |
| 2019 | Victoria | Leger | Pennsylvania State University | Dr. Philip Massey, Lowell Observatory | Looking for Hot Massive Stars in Nearby Galaxies |
| 2019 | Katherine | Lutz | Yale University | Dr. Mark Salvatore, Northern Arizona University | Linking ground-based and orbital spectral measurements of microbial communities |
| 2019 | Colin | Murphy | Amherst College | Dr. Jennifer Hanley, Lowell Observatory | Searching for Salts and Evidence of Liquid Water on Mars |
| 2019 | Hana | Sun | Columbia University | Dr. Andrew McNeill, Northern Arizona University | The Flora asteroid family and the evolution of the inner Solar System |
| 2019 | Lauren | Tafla | California State University, San Marcos | Dr. Deidre Hunter, Lowell Observatory | Molecular cloud structure at low metallicity |
| 2019 | Cheyenne | West | Ft. Lewis College | Dr. Jennifer Hanley, Lowell Observatory | Searching for Salts and Evidence of Liquid Water on Mars |
| 2019 | Benjamin | Wing | Arizona State University | Dr. Will Grundy, Lowell Observatory | Understanding the laboratory properties of outer Solar System ices |
| 2018 | Tomas | Cabrera | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Dr. Joe Llama, Lowell Observatory | Studying the atmospheres of hot Jupiter using the high-resolution infrared spectrograph IGRINS |
| 2018 | Jessica | Groven | Washington State University | Dr. Will Grundy, Lowell Observatory & Dr. Jennifer Hanley, Lowell Observatory | Laboratory ice experiments in the context of outer Solar System exploration |
| 2018 | Lauren | Laufman | University of Wisconsin, Madison | Dr. Deidre Hunter, Lowell Observatory | Peculiar gas motions and the connection with star formation in dwarf irregular galaxies |
| 2018 | Ivan | Manriquez | San Francisco State University | Dr. Cristina Thomas, Northern Arizona University | Compositional Analysis of the Merxia Asteroid Family |
| 2018 | Juan | Tolento | California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo | Dr. Tyler Robinson, Northern Arizona University | Planet Tracing: Exoplanet Orbit Determination in the Era of Direct Imaging |
| 2018 | Kate | Truitt | University of Michigan | Dr. Mark Salvatore, Northern Arizona University | Fluvial geomorphology remote sensing near Flagstaff: Analog Mars research |
| 2018 | Hannah | Umansky | University of Virginia | Dr. Philip Massey, Lowell Observatory | Star formation in the Magellanic Clouds |
| 2017 | Clara | Berger | Wellesley College | Dr. Deidre Hunter, Lowell Observatory | Exploring Properties of HI Clouds in Dwarf Irregular Galaxies |
| 2017 | Anthony | Curtis | University of South Florida | Dr. Chad Trujillo, Northern Arizona University | A Search for Activity in Main-Belt Asteroids |
| 2017 | Anna | Engle | University of Maryland | Dr. Will Grundy, Lowell Observatory | Raman Shop: Using Raman Spectroscopy to Probe the Cargon Monoxide/Nitrogen/Methane Ternary System |
| 2017 | Mohini | Jodhpurkar | College of William & Mary | Dr. Ryan Anderson, U.S. Geological Survey | Bedding Geometry in the Medusae Fossae Formation |
| 2017 | Clarissa | Leight | Mt. Holyoke College | Dr. Lillian Ostrach, U.S. Geological Survey | Characterizing Impact Melt on Mercury |
| 2017 | Locke | Patton | University of Washington | Dr. Philip Massey, Lowell Observatory | Characterizing OB Stars in the Star-Forming Lucke-Hodge 41 Region |
| 2017 | Kendall | Sullivan | University of Massachusetts | Dr. Lisa Prato, Lowell Observatory | Characterizing the Embedded Young Binaries S and VV Corona Australis |
| 2016 | Christopher | Ard | California State University, Chico | Dr. David Trilling, Northern Arizona University | Serendipitous asteroid observations |
| 2016 | Madeleine | Beck | Wellesley College | Dr. Philip Massey, Lowell Observatory | The physical properties of red supergiants in M33 |
| 2016 | Sam | Gallardo | California State University, Los Angeles | Dr. Deidre Hunter, Lowell Observatory | Star formation and star clusters in irregular dwarf galaxies |
| 2016 | Cynthia | Morales Bejarano | Missouri State University | Dr. Timothy Titus, U.S. Geological Survey | Analysis of Martian south pole fans and possible factors contributing to length variations |
| 2016 | Logan | Pearce | University of Texas, Austin | Dr. Stephen Tegler, Northern Arizona University, | Mapping the liquidus line for Nitrogen-Methane-Ethane mixtures, and implications for Titan |
| 2016 | Leah | Sacks | Carleton College | Dr. Lauren Edgar, Dr. Ryan Anderson & Dr. Christopher Edwards, USGS | Grain-scale analyses of Curiosity data at Marias Pass, Gale Crater, Mars: Methods comparison and depositional interpretation |
| 2016 | Cody | Stein | Northern Arizona University | Dr. Christopher Mann, Northern Arizona University & Dr. Gerard van Belle, Lowell Observatory | Surface imaging with multiple imaging techniques |
| 2016 | Matt | Wittal | Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott | Dr. Lisa Prato, Lowell Observatory | The enigmatic young binary UY Auriga |
| 2015 | Joseph | Avenoso | The College of New Jersey | Dr. Michael Mommert, Northern Arizona University | Asteroid Thermal Modeling with Python |
| 2015 | Kate | Evans | California Institute of Technology | Dr. Philip Massey, Lowell Observatory | Identifying Red Supergiants in M31 |
| 2015 | Jenni | Heup | University of Wisconsin, Madison | Dr. Timothy Titus, U.S. Geological Survey | Unveiling Olivine on Vesta |
| 2015 | Tom | Leith | Harvard College | Dr. Nick Moskovitz, Lowell Observatory | A New Population of Basaltic Asteroids |
| 2015 | Erin | Maier | University of Iowa | Dr. Deidre Hunter, Lowell Observatory & Dr. Lisa Chien, Northern Arizona University | Star Formation and Turbulence in the Outer Disks of Spiral Galaxies |
| 2015 | Brittany | Miles | University of California, Los Angeles | Dr. Evgenya Shkolnik, Lowell Observatory | Ultraviolet Variability of M Dwarf Stars |
| 2015 | Ryan | Muzzio | Kenyon College | Dr. Lisa Prato, Lowell Observatory | Component Properties of T Tauri Stars |
| 2015 | Brendan | Sheehan | Colgate University | Dr. Nadine Barlow, Northern Arizona University | Sinuosity and Ejecta Extent of Martian Impact Craters in the Northern Hemisphere |
| 2014 | Teresa | Avila | University of Missouri | Dr. Laszlo Kestay and Dr. Mark Bailin, USGS | Developing a Pilot Database of USGS Images of Terrestrial Analogs for Planetary Volcanology |
| 2014 | Brian | Barandi | Northern Arizona University | Dr. Philip Massey, Lowell Observatory | The Fundamental Properties of O-type Stars |
| 2014 | Frankie | Encalada | Broward College | Dr. Lisa Prato, Lowell Observatory | Stellar Masses in the Mysterious Young Triple Star System AS 205 |
| 2014 | Annika | Gustafsson | University of Oregon | Dr. Stephen Levine & Dr. Nick Moskovitz, Lowell Observatory | Rotational Properties of the Extraordinary Multi-Tailed Asteroid P/2013 P5 |
| 2014 | Nathan | Hendler | University of Arizona | Dr. Stephen Tegler, Northern Arizona University & Dr. Will Grundy, Lowell Observatory | Laboratory Study of Cryogenic Outer Solar System Ices |
| 2014 | Gigja | Hollyday | University of Redlands | Dr. Deidre Hunter, Lowell Observatory | Turbulence and Star Formation in Dwarf Galaxies |
| 2014 | Ned | Molter | Macalester College | Dr. Colin Dundas, U.S. Geological Survey | Shapes and Orientations of Hollows on Mercury |
| 2014 | Kristina | Rolph | Franklin & Marshall College | Dr. Evgenya Shkolnik, Lowell Observatory & Brian Shiff, Lowell Observatory | Testing Tidal Star-Planet Interactions: Gyrochronology of Planet Hosts and their Companions |
| 2013 | Justin | Bergonio | University of Hawaii, Manoa | Dr. Stephen Tegler, Northern Arizona University, and Dr. Will Grundy, Lowell Observatory | A Systematic Exploration of the Solid N2: CH4 Binary System |
| 2013 | Sara | Bruhns | University of Virginia | Dr. Lisa Prato, Lowell Observatory | Characterizing Young Binary Stars |
| 2013 | Molly | Gallagher | Grinnell College | Dr. David Trilling, Northern Arizona University | The Incidence of Debris Disks around M Dwarfs within 25 pc |
| 2013 | Benjamin | Kidder | University of Redlands | Dr. Evgenya Shkolnik, Lowell Observatory | Age-Rotation-Activity Relations for Young M Dwarfs within 25 pc |
| 2013 | Jessica | Luna | University of Redlands | Dr. Kevin Covey, Lowell Observatory | The Age of the Cepheus C Star Cluster |
| 2013 | Marlon | Ramos | University of Nevada, Reno | Dr. Nadine Barlow, Northern Arizona University | Impact Crater Morphology: Eastern Lunar Nearside |
| 2013 | TJ | Slezak | Arizona State University | Dr. Laszlo Kestay, U.S. Geological Survey | Slope Stability on Io: Numerical Modeling for Compositional Constraints on Surface Features |
| 2012 | Caitlin | Ahrens | West Virginia University | Dr. Timothy Titus, U.S. Geological Survey | Mineral Analysis of Martian Dunes: Sediment Source Consistency of the Dune Field Environment using TES |
| 2012 | Allison | Ashburn | Benedictine College | Dr. Deidre Hunter, Lowell Observatory | Star Formation in the Extreme Outer Disks of Giant Spiral Galaxies |
| 2012 | Rachel | Cooper | Clarion University | Dr. Kevin Covey, Lowell Observatory | A Near-Simultaneous Calibration for Near Infrared Accretion Indicators |
| 2012 | Alissa | Earle | Siena College | Dr. David Trilling, Northern Arizona University | Searching for Asteroids: Modifying the LSST MOPS Pipeline to Find NEOs in DECam/Blanco Data |
| 2012 | Monica | Herzog | Bucknell University | Dr. Phillip Massey, Lowell Observatory | Getting to Know the Massive Stars within NGC 3603, the Nearest Giant HII Region |
| 2012 | Saul | Kohn | University of Edinburgh | Dr. Evgenya Shkolnik, Lowell Observatory | Searching for Binaries within the Transition Disk |
| 2012 | Weston | Maughan | Northern Arizona University | Dr. Stephen Tegler, Northern Arizona University and Dr. Will Grundy, Lowell Observatory | Identification of Absorption Characteristics of Oxygen and Nitrogen Ice for Comparison to Icy Celestial Bodies |
| 2011 | Dan | Feldman | CUNY, College of Staten Island | Dr. David Trilling & Dr. Cesar Fuentes, Northern Arizona University | Searching for KBO's with HST |
| 2011 | Kate | Garner | University of Rochester | Dr. Nadine Barlow, Northern Arizona University | Central Floor Pit Craters and Their Presence on Mars |
| 2011 | Farris | Gillman | Yale University | Dr. Kim Herrmann, Lowell Observatory | What Planetary Nebulae Tell Us |
| 2011 | Katie | Gosmeyer | Indiana University | Dr. Stephen Levine, Lowell Observatory | When Oort Clouds Collide |
| 2011 | Raika | Khodadadkouchaki | Cal State Northridge | Dr. Stephen Tegler, Northern Arizona University & Dr. Will Grundy, Lowell Observatory | Pluto In The Lab |
| 2011 | Tyler | Linder | Illinois University | Dr. David Trilling, Northern Arizona University & Dr. Cristina Thomas, Northern Arizona University | Space Weathering of Main Belt Asteroids Using the Sloan Digital Sky Survey |
| 2011 | Charlie | Sharzer | Yale University | Dr. Will Grundy, Simon Porter, Lowell Observatory | Modeling Binary Encounters with Gas Giants and Ewoks |
| 2011 | Brianna | Smart | University of Arizona | Dr. Philip Massey, Lowell Observatory | New Spectral Classifications in the Andromeda and Triangulum Galaxies |
| 2010 | Cailah | DeRoo | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Dr. Lisa Prato, Lowell Observatory | Determining rotational periods with photometry: V836 Tauri & BP Tauri |
| 2010 | Nicole | Karnath | Ohio State University | Dr. Lisa Prato, Lowell Observatory | Orbital Elements of Pre-Main Sequence Spectroscopic Binaries |
| 2010 | Sarah | Morrison | Cornell University | Dr. Will Grundy, Lowell Observatory | Laboratory Near-Infrared Spectroscopy of Planetary Ices: Exploring the Use of CH3D as a Tracer of Outer Solar System Hydrogen Through D/H Ratios |
| 2010 | Eric | Petersen | Simon Fraser University | Dr. David Trilling, Northern Arizona University | Taxonomic Classification of Asteroids via Broadband Near-Infrared Photometry |
| 2010 | Nicholas | Stantzos | Northern Arizona University | Dr. Paul E. Geissler, USGS | Active sand dunes on Mars |
| 2010 | Joanna | Taylor | Indiana University, Bloomington | Dr. Philip Massey, Lowell Observatory | The O I λ7774 Line as a Luminosity Indicator in M31 |
| 2010 | Teresa | Wright | Indiana University, Bloomington | Dr. Deidre Hunter, Lowell Observatory | Star Formation in the Outer Disks of Spiral Galaxies |
| 2009 | Jennifer | Burt | Cornell University | Dr. David Cornelison, Northern Arizona University & Dr. Will Grundy, Lowell Observatory | Reduction and analysis of methane, ethane and argon ices between 0.66 - 1.11 micrometers |
| 2009 | Colin | Fitzgerald | University of Colorado | Dr. David Trilling, Northern Arizona University | Optical photometry of asteroids |
| 2009 | Dustin | Hickey | Colby College | Dr. David Trilling, Northern Arizona University | NEOS: Dangerous enemy or informative friend? |
| 2009 | Kathryn | Neugent | Wellesley College | Dr. Philip Massey, Lowell Observatory | Determining the Physical Parameters of Massive Stars in the SMC and LMC |
| 2009 | Eddie | Schwieterman | Florida Institute of Technology | Dr. Matthew Knight, Lowell Observatory | Rotational period investigation of comet P/Tempel 2 during the 1999 apparition and other results |
| 2009 | Laurie | Urban (Chu) | Northern Arizona University | Dr. David Trilling, Northern Arizona University | Determining debris disks for different spectral type stars |
| 2009 | Nick | Wilsey | Truman State University | Dr. Deidre Hunter, Lowell Observatory | Tracing star formation into the extreme outer disks of dwarf irregular galaxies |
| 2009 | Anne | Wintzer (Khodabandeh) | University of Florida | Dr. Nadine Barlow, Northern Arizona University | Sinuosity of Martian layered ejecta blankets |
| 2009 | Allison | Youngblood | Wellesley College | Dr. Lisa Prato, Lowell Observatory | Tertiary Companions and Rotational Velocities of Young, Visual Binary Components |
| 2008 | Maria | Drout | University of Iowa | Dr. Philip Massey, Lowell Observatory | Filling the Yellow Void: A Census of F & G Supergiants in M31 |
| 2008 | Keir | Leos | Northern Arizona University | Dr. David Cornelison, Northern Arizona University & Dr. Will Grundy, Lowell Observatory | Laboratory Studies of Astrophysical Ices |
| 2008 | Aisha | Mahmoud (Pectyo) | University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez | Dr. Kathy Eastwood, Northern Arizona University | Searching for Eclipsing Binaries in Cyg OB2 |
| 2008 | Melania | Riabokin | University of Wisconsin, Madison | Dr. Deidre Hunter, Lowell Observatory | The Outer Disks of Dwarf Irregular Galaxies |
| 2008 | Arron | Shiffer | Northern Arizona University | Dr. Donna Weistrop, Northern Arizona University | Stellar Populations in the Merged Galaxy NGC 4194 |
| 2008 | Rachel | Spreng | Rowan University | Dr. Lisa Prato, Lowell Observatory | Circumstellar Disks in Young T Tauri Stars |
| 2008 | Gabrielle | Tepp | Michigan State University | Dr. Nadine Barlow, Northern Arizona University | Determining the Depth to the Subsurface Ice Layer on Mars |
| 2007 | Zoe | Ames | Smith College | Dr. Lisa Prato, Lowell Observatory | Searching for T Tauri Stars in the Aquila Rift |
| 2007 | Danielle | Chutinthranond | University of Chicago | Dr. Kathy Eastwood, Northern Arizona University | Comparative Binary Frequency of Massive Stars in Six Magellanic Cloud Clusters |
| 2007 | Becky | Engley (Neal) | Western Washington University | Dr. Dave Scheicher, Lowell Observatory | Analysis and Modeling of the Gas Distribution Comet Hale-Bopp |
| 2007 | Holly | Kagy | University of Northern Iowa | Dr. Nadine Barlow, Northern Arizona University | Topography of Central Pit Craters on Mars |
| 2007 | Jonathan | Kay | Wheaton College | Dr. Ken Tanaka, U. S. Geological Survey | Stratigraphic Evolution of Chasma Boreale Mars |
| 2007 | David | Miller | Harvey Mudd College | Dr. Georgi Mandushev, Lowell Observatory | The Open Cluster Berkeley 70 and Not-So-Associated Cepheid Auriga 45 |
| 2007 | Amanda | Zangari | Wellesley College | Dr. Philip Massey, Lowell Observatory | The Physical Properties and Effective Temperature Scale of O-type Stars |
| 2007 | Lea | Zernow (Hagen) | Harvey Mudd College | Dr. Deidre Hunter, Lowell Observatory | Ultraviolet and Visible Analysis of Star-Forming Regions in Several Dwarf Galaxies |
| 2006 | Erin | Gutbrod | University of Notre Dame | Dr. Stephen Levine, U. S. Naval Observatory | Gravitational Lensing and the Distance to the Galactic Center |
| 2006 | Ajay | Limaye | University of California, Berkeley | Dr. Ken Tanaka, U. S. Geological Survey | Leading Mars Science Lab to Layers: The Hunt for Aqueous Sedimentary Deposits |
| 2006 | Kelly | Lockhart | Rice University | Dr. Lisa Prato, Lowell Observatory | Stellar and Circumstellar Properties of Class I Protostars |
| 2006 | Bonnie | Ludka | James Madison University | Dr. Deidre Hunter, Lowell Observatory | Investigation of Star Formation in Dwarf Irregular Galaxies using UV Photometry |
| 2006 | Greg | Mace | Northern Arizona University | Dr. David Koerner, Northern Arizona University | The NDisks Database: A Look at Nearby Stars in the Infrared |
| 2006 | Taylor (Reagin) | McNeill | Smith College | Dr. Philip Massey, Lowell Observatory | A Survey of Local Group Galaxies Currently Forming Stars III: A Search for H-alpha Emission Stars |
| 2006 | Corey | Ritter | Princeton University | Dr. Kathy Eastwood, Northern Arizona University | Hunting for Massive Eclipsing Binaries |
| 2006 | Nicholas | Valentour | University of Nebraska | Dr. Nadine Barlow, Northern Arizona University | A Study of Potential Nested Craters on Mars |
| 2005 | Kate | Barnes | Franklin and Marshall College | Dr. Dave Scheicher, Lowell Observatory | Comet Tempel 1: Imaging from Deep Impact and Early Apparition |
| 2005 | Erin | Darnell | Columbia University | Dr. Philip Massey, Lowell Observatory | A Search for Massive Eclipsing Binaries in Nearby Clusters |
| 2005 | Jeff | Davis | Northern Arizona University | Dr. Kathy Eastwood, Northern Arizona University | In Search of the Most Massive Stars: Discoveries of New Eclipsing O Binaries |
| 2005 | Lorien | Holloway (Stone) | University of North Texas | Dr. Lisa Prato, Lowell Observatory | Rotational Periods in the Beta Pictoris Moving Group |
| 2005 | Seth | Kadish | Pomona College | Dr. Nadine Barlow, Northern Arizona University | Pedestal Crater Distribution Between 0 deg and 90 deg N and Implications for a New Model of Formation |
| 2005 | Amanda | LaPage | University of Rochester | Dr. David Koerner, Northern Arizona University | Searching for Near Substellar Companions via Infrared and Optical Magnitude and Color Limits |
| 2005 | Emily | Martin | Wheaton College | Dr. Deidre Hunter, Lowell Observatory | Infrared Observations of Irregular Galaxies |
| 2005 | Sam | Schon | Columbia University | Dr. Ken Tanaka, U. S. Geological Survey | Warrego Valles Revisited -- Valley Network Formation and Modification |
| 2004 | Kristin | Block | Florida Atlantic University | Dr. Nadine Barlow, Northern Arizona University | Secondary Crater Production on Mars and the Moon |
| 2004 | Andy | Cowan | University of Iowa | Dr. David Koerner, Northern Arizona University | Dynamical Modeling of HL Tauri |
| 2004 | Wendy | Hawley (Carande) | Wellesley College | Dr. Dave Scheicher, Lowell Observatory | Modeling Jets in Comet Hale-Bopp |
| 2004 | Tony | Krupicka | Colorado College | Dr. Stephen Levine, U. S. Naval Observatory | The Feasibility of Detecting Stellar Variability in the USNO Flagstaff Parallax Program Data Archive |
| 2004 | Emily | Levesque | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Dr. Philip Massey, Lowell Observatory | The Effective Temperature Scale of Galactic Red Supergiants |
| 2004 | Lisa | Rios | University of Nevada Las Vegas | Dr. Kathy Eastwood, Northern Arizona University | The Mass-Luminosity Relation for Massive Stars |
| 2004 | Maureen | Teyssier | University of California, Berkeley | Dr. Marc Buie, Lowell Observatory | Salting the Deep Ecliptic Survey |
| 2004 | Kyle | Willett | Carleton College | Dr. Deidre Hunter, Lowell Observatory | Analyzing Turbulent Behavior in a Sample of Irregular Galaxies |
| 2003 | Nicole | Baugh | Augusta State University | Dr. Dave Scheicher, Lowell Observatory | Analysis and Modeling of Gas and Dust in Comets |
| 2003 | Emily | Bowsher | Wellesley College | Dr. Deidre Hunter, Lowell Observatory | Mapping the Extended HI of Sextans A |
| 2003 | Selby | Cull | Hampshire College | Dr. Nadine Barlow, Northern Arizona University | Analysis of Impact Crater Preservation on Mars Using THEMIS Data |
| 2003 | Chris | Jackolski | Appalachian State University | Dr. Bruce Koehn & Dr. Edward Bowell, Lowell Observatory | An Optimization of Source Extractor and Asteroid Linker Parameters For Use In Near Earth Object Searches |
| 2003 | Katie | Kern | University of Wisconsin | Dr. Sally Oey, Lowell Observatory | A Study of Hierarchical Triggered Stellar Formation in the W3 Region |
| 2003 | Justin | Pryzby | Gettysburg College | Mr. Ed Anderson, Northern Arizona University | Software Development at NAU |
| 2003 | Wayne | Schlingman | University of New Mexico | Dr. Phil Massey, Lowell Observatory | Photometry of Stars in M33 |
| 2003 | Brandon | Swift | University of California, Berkeley | Dr. David Koerner, Northern Arizona University | An Interactive Online Tool For Fitting Photospheric and Disk Models: Preparation For SIRTF Data Analysis |
| 2002 | Kristina | Barkume | Reed College | Dr. Laura Woodney, Lowell Observatory & Dr. David Schleicher, Lowell Observatory | The Analysis and Modeling of Gas and Dust in Comets |
| 2002 | Josh | Bury | University of Oregon | Dr. Stephen Levine, U. S. Naval Observatory | Disk Source Geometry from Microlensing Light Curves |
| 2002 | Shane | Bussmann | University of California, Berkeley | Drs. William Grundy, Lowell Observatory & Dr. Marc Buie, Lowell Observatory | Near Infrared Spectroscopy of Pluto and Triton |
| 2002 | Trent | Dupuy | University of Texas | Dr. Deidre Hunter, Lowell Observatory | Star Cluster Populations of the LMC |
| 2002 | Eric | Furst | Bucknell University | Dr. Sally Oey, Lowell Observatory | HII Region Properties From the Survey For Ionization In Neutral Gas Galaxies (SINGG) |
| 2002 | Andrew | Morrison | University of Puget Sound | Dr. Edward Dunham, Lowell Observatory | Occultations |
| 2002 | Jennifer | Palguta | University of Wisconsin | Drs. Bruce Koehn, Lowell Observatory & Edward Bowell, Lowell Observatory | Searching For Near-Earth Objects |
| 2002 | Moire | Prescott | University of Wisconsin | Dr. Stephen Tegler, Northern Arizona University | Optical Colors of Kuiper Belt Objects |
| 2001 | Olivia | Billett | Yale University | Dr. Deidre Hunter, Lowell Observatory | Compact Star Clusters in Nearby Dwarf Irregular Galaxies |
| 2001 | Ryan | Greer | Wittenberg University | Dr. Laura Woodney, Lowell Observatory | Wide-Field Imaging of Comets |
| 2001 | Thomas | Grimstad | McMurry University | Drs. Bruce Koehn, Lowell Observatory & Edward Bowell, Lowell Observatory | The Lowell Observatory Near-Earth Asteroid Search (LONEOS) |
| 2001 | David | Law | University of Virginia | Dr. Kathy Eastwood, NAU | The Ionizing Fluxes of Wolf-Rayet Stars |
| 2001 | Brandon | Preblich | University of Michigan | Dr. Stephen Tegler, NAU | Colors and Ligt Curves of Kuiper Belt Objects |
| 2001 | Colette | Salyk | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Dr. Amanda Bosh, Lowell Observatory | Analysis of the Rings of Uranus |
| 2001 | Sarah | Stokes (Giandoni) | University of Wyoming | Dr. Sally Oey, Lowell Observatory | Disentangling Abundance Gradients and Stellar Temperature Gradients in Spiral Galaxies |
| 2001 | Jes | Therkelsen | Amherst College | Dr. Paul Morgan, Northern Arizona University | Geologic and Temporal Constraints on the Martian Dichotomy Through the Study of Valley Systems |
| 2001 | Julia | Bodnarik | Wichita State University | Dr. Philip Massey, Lowell Observatory | Orbits of Four Very Massive Binaries in the R136 Cluster |
| 2000 | Matthew | Bavender | Indiana University | Dr. Wes Lockwood, Lowell Observatory | A Study of Flagstaff Light Pollution from Mars Hill |
| 2000 | Lindsay | DeRemer Keeney | Wellesley College | Dr. Julie Rathbun, Lowell Observatory | Io Data Organization and Reduction |
| 2000 | Alaine | Duffy | Gettysburg College | Dr. Philip Massey, NOAO/Northern Arizona University | The Quest for Previously Undiscovered Wolf-Rayet Stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud |
| 2000 | Clara | Eberhardy | University of Washington | Dr. David Schleicher, Lowell Observatory | Comets: Photometry and Imaging, Processing and Enhancements |
| 2000 | Jeffrey | Fehring | Pacific Lutheran University | Dr. Edward Bowell, Lowell Observatory | Creating a Useful Database for LONEOS |
| 2000 | Andrea | Gelatt | Grinnell College | Dr. Deidre Hunter, Lowell Observatory | A Survey of Star Clusters in the Irregular Galaxy NGC 4449 |
| 2000 | Brian | Keeney | University of Virginia | Dr. Marc Buie, Lowell Observatory | Automating the 31-inch Telescope at Anderson Mesa |
| 2000 | Alyssa | Reiffel (Golas) | Yale University | Dr. Stephen Levine, U. S. Naval Observatory | An Investigation of the Large Magellanic Cloud: The Halo and the Stellar Bar |
| 2000 | Kathryn | Zylstra | Western Washington University | Dr. Amanda Bosh, Lowell Observatory | A Study of Planetary Rings by Stellar Occultation |
| 1999 | Brent | Bryan | Whitman College | Dr. Stephen Levine, U. S. Naval Observatory | Infrared Observations of Asteroids |
| 1999 | Michelle | Edwards | Dickinson College | Dr. Stephen Levine, U. S. Naval Observatory | The Search for High Proper Motion Stars in the Southern Sky |
| 1999 | Christopher | Henry | University of Oklahoma | Dr. John Spencer, Lowell Observatory | Spatially Resolved Observations of Io and Ganymede: Implications for their Chemical Composition |
| 1999 | Susan | Kern | University of Arizona | Dr. Marc Buie, Lowell Observatory | 1.0--2.5 micron Spectral Observations of Pluto: Monitoring of the Surface |
| 1999 | Lorenza | Levy | Northern Arizona University | Dr. Edward Bowell, Lowell Observatory | LONEOS, the Lowell Observatory Near-Earth Object Search |
| 1999 | Emily | Lin | Harvard University | Dr. Amanda Bosh, Lowell Observatory | Structural and Compositional Analysis of Saturnian Ring Spectra from STIS Observations |
| 1999 | Kameron | Rausch | Western Washington University | Dr. Ted Dunham, Lowell Observatory | The Search for Extra-Solar Planets (instrumentation) |
| 1999 | Erin | Roye (Simpson) | Yale University | Dr. Deidre Hunter, Lowell Observatory | The Spatial Distributions of HII Regions in Irregular Galaxies |
| 1999 | Catherine | Slesnick | New York University | Dr. Philip Massey, NOAO/Northern Arizona University | A Modern Study of h and Chi Persei |
| 1999 | Kevin | Walsh | University of Notre Dame | Dr. Steve Tegler, Northern Arizona University | Photometry of the Uranian Satellite Sycorax and Short Period Comet P/Neujmin 1 |
| 1999 | Wendy | Williams | Vanderbilt University | Dr. David Schleicher, Lowell Observatory | Haser Scale Lengths of Comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1) at Perihelion |
| 1998 | Teddy | Cheung | Brandeis University | Dr. David Schleicher, Lowell Observatory | Dust and Gas Jets in Comet Hale-Bopp |
| 1998 | Chris | Dalla Piazza | Lycoming College | Dr. Marc Buie, Lowell Observatory | The OSIRIS XDAVG Spectral Reduction Tool |
| 1998 | Nancy | Forsberg-Taylor | Hofstra University | Dr. Jeff Johnson, U. S. Geological Survey | Analysis of Rock Type Distributions from Super Panorama Multispectral Mosaics of the Mars Pathfinder Landing Site |
| 1998 | Jenny | Greene | Yale University | Dr. Kathy Eastwood, Northern Arizona University | K-Band Spectroscopy of Sharpless 269: Discovery of H2 and Further Constraints on the Ionizing Sources |
| 1998 | Nate | McCrady | University of Washington | Dr. Sidney Barnes, Lowell Observatory | Rotational Evolution of Young, Solar-type Stars: An Observational Study of the Open Cluster M39 |
| 1998 | Chris | Onken | University of Minnesota | Dr. Edward Bowell, Lowell Observatory | The Lowell Observatory Near-Earth Asteroid Search (LONEOS) |
| 1998 | Elizabeth | Waterhouse | Harvard University | Dr. Philip Massey, NOAO/NAU | Massive Stellar Evolution: Cutoff Masses of Wolf-Rayet Stars (I) (II) |
| 1998 | Abigail | Youngblood | Bryn Mawr College | Dr. Deidre Hunter, Lowell Observatory | The Luminosity Functions and Size Distributions of HII Regions in Irregular Galaxies |
| 1997 | Gwendolyn | Bell Porter | Harvey Mudd College | Dr. Stephen Levine, U. S. Naval Observatory | Proper Motions of Dwarf Spheroidals and the Mass of Our Galaxy |
| 1997 | Beth | Blount | Beloit College | Dr. David Schleicher, Lowell Observatory | The Rotation Period of Comet Hale-Bopp |
| 1997 | Bryan | Hilbert | Boston University | Dr. John Stansberry, Lowell Observatory | Ice Composition and Migration on Triton |
| 1997 | Brian | Hynek | University of Northern Iowa | Dr. Ken Tanaka, U. S. Geological Survey | Geologic Mapping of Candor and Ophir Chasmata |
| 1997 | Margaret | Milman-Barris | Cornell University | Dr. Wendy Calvin, U. S. Geological Survey | Obtaining Antarctica Temperatures and Reflectance Spectra from NIMS |
| 1997 | Kevin | Moore | Harvey Mudd College | Dr. Kathy Eastwood, Northern Arizona University | An Empirical Determination of the Ionizing Fluxes of Wolf-Rayet Stars |
| 1997 | Nathanael | Motz | Carleton College | Dr. Ted Dunham, Lowell Observatory | In the Shadow of Triton |
| 1997 | Jean-Philippe | Suter | Rutgers University | Dr. Robert Wildey, Northern Arizona Univeristy | The Temporal Dependence of Atmospheric Extinction at Night |
| 1996 | Sara | Anderson | Guilford College | Dr. Deidre Hunter, Lowell Observatory | HaVJH Imaging and Stellar Formation Rates in the Irregular Galaxy NGC 4449 |
| 1996 | Valorie | Burkholder (Douglas) | Mount Holyoke College | Dr. Philip Massey, NOAO/NAU | The Mass-Luminosity Relationship for Massive Stars |
| 1996 | Natalie | Butler | University of Arizona | Dr. Bill Romanishin, National Undergraduate Research Observatory | B, V, and R Colors for the Centaur 1995 GO |
| 1996 | Joanna | Levine | University of Massachusetts, Amherst | Dr. Steve Tegler, Northern Arizona University | The Surfaces of Centaur Objects 2060 Chiron and 1993 HA2 |
| 1996 | Amanda | Sickafoose | Denison University | Dr. Amanda Bosh, Lowell Observatory | Equivalent Depths and Particle Sizes in the Uranian Lamda Ring |
| 1996 | Rob | Simcoe | Princeton University | Dr. Marc Buie, Lowell Observatory | Programming for the Portable Occultation Observing System |
| 1996 | Margaret | Turnbull | University of Wisconsin, Madison | Dr. Edward Bowell, Lowell Observatory | Asteroid Astrometry: Optimizing Our Efforts |
| 1996 | David | Vakil | University of Arizona | Dr. John Spencer, Lowell Observatory | Monitoring Volcanic Activity on Io During Jupiter Eclipses at 1.7 and 2.3 microns: 1995-1996 |
| 1995 | Mary | Agner | University of Southern Mississippi | Dr. Wes Lockwood, Lowell Observatory | The Implications of Relative Fluctuations in the 6190A Methane Band on Neptune's Cloud Features |
| 1995 | Alison | Coil | Princeton University | Dr. Alan Watson, Lowell Observatory | Near Infrared Imaging of G29.29--0.02 |
| 1995 | Erik | Fierce | University of Washington | Dr. Bill Romanishin, NURO | A New Data Reduction Technique for Low Luminosity Variable AGNs |
| 1995 | Mark | Hoffman | Yale University | Dr. Edward Bowell, Lowell Observatory | The Point-Spread Function of the LONEOS Telescope |
| 1995 | Olivia | Johnson | Vassar College | Dr. Philip Massey, NOAO/NAU | Wolf-Rayet Stars in M33 |
| 1995 | Julia | Plummer | Washington State University, Pullman | Dr. Deidre Hunter, Lowell Observatory | Star Formation in Dwarf Irregular Galaxy Sextans A |
| 1995 | Michael | Schwartz | Harvard University | Dr. Marc Buie, Lowell Observatory | Period Determination of Near-Earth Asteroid (6489) 1991JX |
| 1995 | Dominga | Soliz | Evergreen State College | Dr. Stephen Tegler, Northern Arizona University | Looking for OH near Mercury to find Evidence of Polar Water Ice Caps |
| 1994 | Danielle | Boyd (Harlow) | Valparaiso University | Dr. Deidre Hunter, Lowell Observatory | Gas Shells in M33 |
| 1994 | Erika | Gibb | Northern Arizona University | Dr. Wes Lockwood, Lowell Observatory | The Solar-Stellar Spectrograph |
| 1994 | Joannah | Smith Hinz | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Dr. Donna Weistrop, NURO | Void Galaxies and Quasars |
| 1994 | Kelsey | Johnson | Carleton College | Dr. Philip Massey, NOAO/NAU | Galactic OB Associations: Their IMFs and Stellar Evolutionary History |
| 1994 | Bentley | Laaksonen | Gettysburg College | Dr. Bill Romanishin, National Undergraduate Research Observatory | Supernova Photometry |
| 1994 | Daniel | Pisano | Yale University | Dr. John Stansberry, Lowell Observatory | The Emissivity of N2 Ice on Triton |
| 1994 | Siobhan | Sackey | Northern Arizona University | Dr. David Schleicher, Lowell Observatory | Period Determination of Comet Halley |
| 1994 | Ben | Weiss | Amherst College | Dr. Edward Bowell, Lowell Observatory | LONEOS, the Lowell Observatory Near-Earth Object Search |
| 1993 | Amor | Angara | University of Hawaii | Dr. John Spencer, Lowell Observatory | Studies of Hot Spots on Io |
| 1993 | Karen | Daniels | Dartmouth College | Dr. Edward Bowell, Lowell Observatory | Asteroid Searches |
| 1993 | Cornelia | Lang | Vassar College | Dr. Philip Massey, NOAO/NAU | Field Massive Stars in the Magellanic Clouds |
| 1993 | Julia | Laurenzano | Duke University | Dr. Harold Nations, National Undergraduate Research Observatory | The Search for an Understanding of V361 Lyrae |
| 1993 | Sean | McKeown | Georgetown University | Dr. Maria Womack, Northern Arizona University | Millimeter-wavelength Spectra of H2CO and CH3OH in Comet Swift-Tuttle |
| 1993 | Henry | Throop | Grinnell College | Dr. Kathy Eastwood, Northern Arizona University | Determination of Initial Mass and Luminosity Functions of Trumpler 16 using Point Spread Photometry |
| 1993 | Rafael | Verdejo | Wesleyan College | Dr. Marc Buie, Lowell Observatory | Photometry of 2060 Chiron |
| 1993 | Becky | Eby Williams | Franklin and Marshall College | Dr. David Schleicher, Lowell Observatory | The Rotational Period of Comet Halley's Nucleus |
| 1992 | Mary | Dahm | University of Wyoming | Dr. Edward Bowell, Lowell Observatory | Asteroid Searches |
| 1992 | Heidi | Morris (Tierney) | University of Texas, Austin | Dr. Wes Lockwood, Lowell Observatory | Atmospheric Extinction: Determination of Seasonal and Volcanic Aerosol Fluctuations, 1972-1992 |
| 1992 | Heidi | Picken-Bahrey | Grinnell College | Dr. Marc Buie, Lowell Observatory | Photometry of Pluto and Charon: CCD vs. Photometer |
| 1992 | Kartik | Sheth | Grinnell College | Dr. Barry Lutz, Northern Arizona University | Observations of Interstellar C2 |
| 1992 | David | Steelman | Villanova University | Dr. Harold Nations, National Undergraduate Research Observatory | Chromospherically Active Binary Stars |
| 1992 | Lorinda | Stinnett | Lamar University | Dr. David Schleicher, Lowell Observatory | Rotational Light Curve Construction of Comet P/Halley |
| 1992 | Gretchen | Walker | Smith College | Dr. Kathy Eastwood, Northern Arizona University | The IMF in Trumpler 14 and 16 |
| 1992 | Laura | Woodney | Johns Hopkins University | Dr. John Spencer, Lowell Observatory | Measuring the Volcanic Hot Spots of Io |
| 1991 | Tracy | Huard | Denison University | Dr. Harold Nations, National Undergraduate Research Observatory | Photometry of Chromospherically Active Binary Stars |
| 1991 | Danny | Jones | East Tennesee State University | Dr. Kathy Eastwood, Northern Arizona University | Luminosity Functions in OB Associations in the Large Magellanic Cloud |
| 1991 | Flavio | Mendez | Florida Institute of Technology | Dr. Edward Bowell, Lowell Observatory | Asteroid Searches from the Palomar 18-inch Schmidt |
| 1991 | Brian | Taylor | University of Oklahoma | Dr. Harold Nations, National Undergraduate Research Observatory | Photometry of Chromospherically Active Binary Stars |
| 1991 | Hanna | Witzgall | Florida Institute of Technology | Dr. Barry Lutz, Northern Arizona University | Diatomic Carbon in Interstellar Clouds |
| 1991 | Leslie | Zimmerman-Foor | Dickinson College | Dr. Edward Bowell, Lowell Observatory | Asteroid Searches from the Palomar 18-inch Schmidt |
Meet Our Program Staff Accordion Closed
Program Management Team
Dr. David E. Trilling
Program Director
Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science
Email: David.Trilling@nau.edu
Phone: (928) 523-5505
Paloma Rose Davidson
Program Assistant Manager
Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science
Email: Paloma.Davidson@nau.edu
Phone: (928) 523-8067