Undergraduate Research Opportunities
Below are undergraduate research opportunities with SESE faculty, staff, post-doctorates, and graduate students. Use the filtering options to find the best fit for you, after selecting your filters, click "APPLY" to view the filtered table. Be sure to check out other SESE undergraduate research pathways here, as well!
For advice on contacting mentors once you've identified a possible opportunity, contact your mentor with the method listed. For email, write your potential mentors a formal email to introduce yourself, and inquire about their interest in taking an undergraduate student (you!) onto their research team. Here is an example email template. There are also more tips for contacting a possible research mentor on the main undergraduate research page.
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| Subject | Mentor | Contact | Project Description | Position Type | Location | Duration | Experience Required | Experience Type | Thesis Option |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planetary Science | Meenakshi Wadhwa | wadhwa@asu.edu | Isotopic analyses of meteoritic samples would be conducted in the Isotope Cosmochemistry and Geochronology Lab using a multicollector ICP-mass spectrometer. May involve sample preparation (mineral separations and chemical separations of elements of interest), or characterization of samples prior to in situ sampling via laser ablation. Some experience in a laboratory and/or working with analytical instruments would be desirable. |
Paid | In-person | Multi-year | No | Some experience in a laboratory and/or working with analytical instruments would be desirable. | Yes |
| Planetary Science | S.-H. Dan Shim | SHDShim@asu.edu | High-pressure synthesis of minerals for shock wave experiments |
Paid | In-person | Multi-year | Yes | Coding Experience, Laboratory experience. Background in mineralogy, petrology, or chemistry. | Yes |
| Astrophysics | Rogier Windhorst | amblanc2@asu.edu | Research lab and projects in Galaxy formation and evolution with HST and JWST imaging. |
Unpaid | Remote | Academic year | No | Yes | |
| Astrophysics | Timothy Carleton | tmcarlet@asu.edu | Studying the formation of metal-poor dwarf galaxies in different simulations. |
Unpaid | Remote | Academic year | No | Yes | |
| Astrophysics | Timothy Carleton | tmcarlet@asu.edu | Analysis of systematic variations in the dark current level in Hubble Space Telescope cameras. |
Unpaid | Remote | Academic year | No | Yes | |
| Astrophysics | Timothy Carleton | tmcarlet@asu.edu | Analysis of Large Binocular Telescope images of the MACS1149 cluster. |
Unpaid | Remote | Academic year | No | Yes | |
| System Administration | Nathan Cluff | nacluff@asu.edu | System administration for various NASA missions |
Paid | In-person | Multi-year | Yes | Coding Experience, Linux command line | No |