NAU/NASA Space Grant Office
Available Projects
Student Application Instructions & Projects Listed Below
1. Scroll down this page to view the list of available internships and links to project descriptions below to view ALL openings.
2. Click the “Project Number” link of each project you are interested in to read through the research project proposal description submitted by the mentor.
3. Identify the internship(s) you are interested in by number (you can list up to 3 on your online application if you choose).
4. Make sure the project(s) you are interested in are open and accepting applications and not reserved for a selected student already.
5. Fill out your online student application.
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2023-2024 Projects are listed below.
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2024-2025 Projects will post in March 2024.
| Mentor | Location | Project Title | Project Status | Project Number |
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| Dr. Breanna Powers | Northern Arizona University - School of Forestry | Fire management strategies effects on bird species richness and community composition | CLOSED - No Longer Accepting Applications | Project 001 |
| Dr. Helen Rowe | Northern Arizona University - School of Earth and Sustainability | International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) | CLOSED - No Longer Accepting Applications | Project 002 |
| Dr. Jennifer Lynn Wade | Northern Arizona University - Mechanical Engineering | Environmental Justice and community engagement regarding Direct Air Capture on Underutilized Lands | CLOSED - No Longer Accepting Applications | Project 003 |
| Mr. Marc Hunter | United States Geological Survey - Astrogeology Science Center | Digitization and curation of Astrogeology archives related to astronaut training and lunar science in Northern Arizona | CLOSED - No Longer Accepting Applications | Project 004 |
| Dr. Ying-Chen (Daphne) Chen | Northern Arizona University - School of Informatics, Computer and Cyber Systems | Study of Gamma Irradiation in HfOx-based Resistive Switching Memory for Potential Low Earth Orbit and In-Space Electronics Applications | CLOSED - No Longer Accepting Applications | Project 005 |
| Dr. Faith Walker | Northern Arizona University - School of Forestry | Monitoring biodiversity by capturing environmental DNA on air filters | CLOSED - No Longer Accepting Applications | Project 006 |
| Dr. Reza Sharif Razavian | Northern Arizona University - Mechanical Engineering | Design and prototyping of a powered spacesuit for human movement augmentation | CLOSED - No Longer Accepting Applications | Project 007 |
| Dr. Greg Vaughan | United States Geological Survey - Astrogeology Science Center | Remote Sensing for Geothermal Area Characterization | CLOSED - No Longer Accepting Applications | Project 008 |
| Dr. Daniel Sanchez | Northern Arizona University - School of Forestry | Paleogenomics of ancient bat assemblages in western North America | CLOSED - No Longer Accepting Applications | Project 009 |
| Dr. Jennifer Lynn Wade | Northern Arizona University - Mechanical Engineering | Electrical and Moisture Mediated Carbon Dioxide transport in Polymer Electrolytes | CLOSED - No Longer Accepting Applications | Project 010 |
| Mr. Chris Etling | Arizona Daily Sun | Science Writing, Communication & Journalism Internship | CLOSED - No Longer Accepting Applications | Project 011 |
| Mrs. Mary Lara | Northern Arizona University - Astronomy and Planetary Science | AIMER Program Assistant - K-12 Space Science Teaching and Curriculum Development | CLOSED - No Longer Accepting Applications | Project 012 |
| Dr. Catherine Gehring | Northern Arizona University - Department of Biological Sciences | Analysis of the fungal associations of tamarisk affected soils | CLOSED - No Longer Accepting Applications | Project 013 |
| Dr. Michelle Mack | Northern Arizona University - Department of Biological Sciences | Ecological design of fuel breaks for wildfire risk reduction in Alaskan boreal forests | CLOSED - No Longer Accepting Applications | Project 014 |
| Dr. Heidi Feigenbaum | Northern Arizona University - Mechanical Engineering | Structural Mechanics of Materials | CLOSED - No Longer Accepting Applications | Project 015 |
| Dr. Stephanie Hurst | Northern Arizona University - Chemistry and Biochemistry | Optically Transparent Electrode Materials for the Advancement of Quantum Networks | CLOSED - No Longer Accepting Applications | Project 016 |
| Dr. Anita Antoninka | Northern Arizona University - School of Forestry | Studying soil erosion resistance on Earth and Mars | CLOSED - No Longer Accepting Applications | Project 017 |
| Mark McClernan, PG | United States Geological Survey - Astrogeology Science Center | Development support of a lunar coordinate system field training program designed for human navigation | CLOSED - No Longer Accepting Applications | Project 018 |
| Dr. Lisa Chien | Northern Arizona University - Astronomy and Planetary Science | Investigating the Origin of Dark Matter Deficient Galaxies | CLOSED - No Longer Accepting Applications | Project 019 |
| Dr. Lisa Chien | Northern Arizona University - Astronomy and Planetary Science | Creating NAU’s First Undergraduate Course On The Significance of Science Communication | CLOSED - No Longer Accepting Applications | Project 020 |
| Dr. Peter Fulé | Northern Arizona University - School of Forestry | Measuring forests with drones and tree rings | CLOSED - No Longer Accepting Applications | Project 021 |
| Dr. Mark Loeffler | Northern Arizona University - Astronomy and Planetary Science | Space Weathering of Asteroid Surfaces | CLOSED - No Longer Accepting Applications | Project 022 |
| Dr. Timothy Titus | United States Geological Survey - Astrogeology Science Center | Asteroid impact regional and cascading hazards | CLOSED - No Longer Accepting Applications | Project 023 |
| Dr. Chris Okubo | United States Geological Survey - Astrogeology Science Center | Mapping volcanic features in Utopia Planitia, Mars | CLOSED - No Longer Accepting Applications | Project 024 |
| Dr. Kayode Oshinubi | Northern Arizona University - School of Informatics, Computing and Cyber systems | Building computational models to understand the interplay between climatic factors, air transportation and infectious disease dynamics | CLOSED - No Longer Accepting Applications | Project 025 |
| Dr. Devon Burr | Northern Arizona University - Astronomy and Planetary Science | Simulating Martian aeolian sand transport in the lab | CLOSED - No Longer Accepting Applications | Project 026 |
| Dr. Amy Whipple | Northern Arizona University - Biological Sciences | Demethylation impacts on needle characteristics of hybrid zone pinyon pine | CLOSED - No Longer Accepting Applications | Project 027 |
| Dr. Nancy Johnson | Northern Arizona University - Biological Sciences | Do saguaros get by with a little help from their friends? | CLOSED - No Longer Accepting Applications | Project 028 |
| Dr. Chris Doughty, Dr. Mike Gowanlock | Northern Arizona University - School of Informatics, Computer and Cyber Systems | Modelling the photosynthetic potential and ecology of exoplanet Trappist E | CLOSED - No Longer Accepting Applications | Project 029 |
| Dr. Darrell Kaufman | Northern Arizona University - School of Earth & Sustainability | Sedimentary records of climate and environmental change | CLOSED - No Longer Accepting Applications | Project 030 |
| Dr. Casey Tierney | Northern Arizona University - School of Earth & Sustainability | Assessing the growth and development of continental crust during magmatic flare-up that produced the San Juan Volcanic Field | CLOSED - No Longer Accepting Applications | Project 031 |
| Dr. Anita Joy Antoninka, Jasmine Anenberg | Northern Arizona University - School of Forestry | Using biocrust traits to inform restoration recipes | CLOSED - No Longer Accepting Applications | Project 032 |
| Dr. Subhayan De | Northern Arizona University - Mechanical Engineering | Development of Machine Learning Assisted Surrogate Models for Complex Space Structures | CLOSED - No Longer Accepting Applications | Project 033 |
| Dr. Zhongwang Dou | Northern Arizona University - Mechanical Engineering | Field test validation of a dust collision system using machine vision technique | CLOSED - No Longer Accepting Applications | Project 034 |