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 Datesort descending
Erika Eggers
Physiology
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
Please consult my website: sites.arizona.edu/eggerslab/join-us/ for what information to send when applying for an undergraduate research position and for information about our projects.
Tucson main campus
Joseph Watkins
Mathematics
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Calculus and linear algebra. Advanced mathematics and statistics courses a plus.
Tucson main campus
Shanna Hamilton
Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Mary Alt
Speech Language and Hearing Sciences
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Paul Kapp
Geosciences
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Meghan Darling-White
Speech Language and Hearing Sciences
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Mark Barton
Geosciences
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
Physical Geology
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
David Velenovsky
Speech Language and Hearing Sciences
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Hearing Science, Acoustics, also can be discussed.
Tucson main campus
Victor Baker
Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences
Yes
Volunteer
None
Tucson main campus
Ningning Zhao
Nutritional Sciences and Wellness
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Judith Brown
The School of Plant Sciences
Yes
Paid
For Credit
biology, biochemistry, plant pathology, microbiology
Tucson main campus
Philipp Gutruf
Biomedical Engineering
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Russell Tronstad
Agricultural and Resource Economics
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Solange Duhamel
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Previous experience in a microbiology or chemistry lab preferred.
Tucson main campus
Jason Wertheim
Medicine Administration
Yes
Volunteer
None
Tucson main campus
Pierre Haenecour
Planetary Sciences
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Purnima Madhivanan
Health Promotion Sciences
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Proficient in Social Media, Website, Technology, MS Office
Other
Online
Tucson main campus
Jacob Schwartz
Pharmacology
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
Please inquire
Tucson main campus
Paul Langlais
Medicine
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
N/A
Tucson main campus
Melissa Herbst-Kralovetz
Basic Medical Sciences
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Phoenix
Paul Wagner
College of Applied Science and Technology
Yes
Volunteer
N/A
Online
Brett Colson
Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Yes
Paid
For Credit
None required
Tucson main campus
Janet Funk
Medicine
Yes
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Majid Beidaghi
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Yes
Paid
Programming skills in Python. A background/interest in machine learning is preferred.
Tucson main campus