Mentorship is central to how I do science. I work with students at every stage — from high school interns to doctoral candidates — training the next generation of planetary scientists in remote sensing, data analysis, and computational tool development. Below are the students I mentor and advise, current and former, organized by program.

Current students

NASA PDART · University of Arizona
HiRISE Digital Terrain Models
Undergraduate researchers producing high-resolution digital terrain models from HiRISE stereo images at LPL, supported by NASA's Planetary Data Archiving, Restoration, and Tools program (2025–present).
  • Choe BilletUndergraduate Researcher
  • Alexander BurchuladzeUndergraduate Researcher
  • Patricio SantosUndergraduate Researcher
  • Luke MeyerUndergraduate Researcher
  • Lenny DruelleUndergraduate Researcher
TIMESTEP · University of Arizona
Tucson Initiative for Minoritized Student Engagement in Science & Technology
A University of Arizona program supporting undergraduates in the physical sciences through research apprenticeships, technical training, and mentoring.
  • Jessie LarsonResearch Apprentice
Vail Internship Program (VIP)
High School Research Internship
A high school internship program providing early hands-on research experience in planetary science.
  • Lily BeckerHigh School Intern
Doctoral Committees
Ph.D. Committee Service
Serving on doctoral committees at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
  • Udit BasuUniversity of Tennessee, Knoxville
  • Andrew FoerderUniversity of Tennessee, Knoxville

Former students

NASA HPOSS · University of Arizona · 2024–2026
Varda (formerly Spectral Cube Analysis Tool)
Students who helped build Varda, an open-source Python application for multi- and hyperspectral image analysis, funded by NASA's High Priority Open-Source Science program.
  • Jesse OvedStudent Researcher
  • Emma ElliotStudent Researcher
  • Hamad AyazStudent Researcher
NASA MDAP
Mars Data Analysis Program
Research on the composition and evolution of Mars' ancient crust using CRISM data (NASA MDAP, "From olivine to feldspar").
  • Linae LarsonStudent Researcher