UA Researchers

Note: This database is a list of faculty who welcome undergraduate students into their research projects. It is up to faculty to keep this list updated.
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Students may also search for research positions, events, and opportunities in Handshake.

Faculty Members: For more information on updating your information in the faculty database please visit ur.arizona.edu/update. For help listing active undergraduate research opportunities in Handshake, contact Kelley Merriam-Castro at kmerriam@arizona.edu.
Name Department Offering Research Opportunities? Types of Opportunities Prereqs Research Location End Date
Beth Willman Steward Observatory Yes Paid None Tucson main campus
Nicholas Strausfeld Neuroscience Yes Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Konrad Zinsmaier Neuroscience Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Rebecca Gomez Psychology Yes For credit Minimum GPA 3.0, students must be available during the summer for 9-12 hr/week to train and must commit to 2 semesters of research the following year with ample availability during the week for testing children (9 hr/week). We take applications at our lab website annually in April. Learn more at https://www.childcognitionlab.arizona.edu/students Tucson main campus
Michael Gilbert Mathematics Yes Volunteer Vector Calculus, Linear Algebra, Probability Tucson main campus
George Gehrels Geosciences Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit Geos 251 Tucson main campus
Brenda Frye Astronomy Yes Volunteer, For credit None, but computer programming skills are a bonus. Tucson main campus
Beichuan Zhang Computer Science Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Chad Bender Steward Observatory Yes Paid, Volunteer None Tucson main campus
Lisa Nagy Molecular and Cellular Biology Yes Volunteer, For credit MCB 181 Tucson main campus
Ying-Hui Chou Psychology Yes For credit None Tucson main campus
Guang Yao Molecular and Cellular Biology Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Carol Dieckmann Molecular and Cellular Biology Yes For credit General Chemistry, Biology 181 Tucson main campus
Anthony Jull Geosciences Yes For credit None Tucson main campus
Sumitendra Mazumdar Physics Yes Volunteer None Tucson main campus
Marek Rychlik Mathematics Yes Volunteer, For credit Familiarity with NLP ideas, intermediate programming skills in MATLAB Other
Mark Barton Geosciences Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit Physical Geology Tucson main campus
John Buchan Molecular and Cellular Biology Yes Volunteer, For credit None - seeking highly motivated student with genuine interest in work done in the lab. Tucson main campus
Carol Barnes Psychology Yes Volunteer, For credit N/A Tucson Health Sciences Campus
Arvinder Sandhu Physics Yes Volunteer, For credit Intro Electricity and Magnetism PHYS 241/261 or equivalent Tucson main campus
Carol Bender Molecular and Cellular Biology Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit None Tucson Health Sciences Campus , Tucson main campus , Other
Shankar Venkataramani Mathematics Yes Paid, Volunteer Calculus, Linear Algebra, Programming. Differential equations would be very helpful. Tucson main campus
Hao Zhang Mathematics Yes For credit None Tucson main campus
Joseph Watkins Mathematics Yes Volunteer, For credit Calculus and linear algebra. Advanced mathematics and statistics courses a plus. Tucson main campus
Rodger Thompson Astronomy Yes Volunteer, For credit Astro. 300A,B Tucson main campus

 

Faculty Members: for more information on updating your info please visit https://ur.arizona.edu/update.