Dear Recruiters,
I hope this email finds you well. My name is Mohsen Mostafa, and I am writing to express my keen interest in pursuing PhD research opportunities within the Arizona Space Grant Consortium at the University of Arizona, particularly in the areas of AI-driven planetary science, autonomous systems, and spatiotemporal data modeling.
I have recently developed a research proposal titled “The Geo-LeJEPA Framework: A Provably Robust 4D Foundation Model for NASA Science and Autonomy,”

This position is for an undergraduate research assistant interested in gaining research experience. The researcher will compile results from published equations-of-state (EoS) measurements and help improve and expand EoSAlign, an open-source, Python-based tool that converts and compares pressure calibrations. The goal of the software is to align pressure scales at the extreme conditions found within planetary interiors, enabling clearer comparisons across experiments. No prior experience is required; the position is in person or hybrid.

The research project is to better understand carbon cycling in ocean worlds like Ceres or Enceladus, and their potential for habitability. The work is to create and investigate ocean world simulants using various (chloride and carbonate) salts and organic molecules in a wet-chemistry lab. The aim is to observe growth of crystals, changes in pH during crystal growth, and quantify entrainment rates of organics within the crystal.

This position is for an undergraduate education researcher who is interested in developing their skills in qualitative research methods. The researcher will need CITI certification, will meet weekly with PI Reano, and will be responsible for documenting individual research analyses in a research notebook. The projects available include qualitative data (surveys and interviews) from geoscience undergraduate students, graduate students, and professionals.