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
Joanna Monti-Masel
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Yes
Paid
For Credit
previous computer programming experience
Tucson main campus
Armin Sorooshian
Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Carol Barnes
Psychology
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
N/A
Lucy Ziurys
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Katerina Dontsova
Environmental Science
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson off-campus
Adam Daly
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
General Chemistry and prefer Organic Chemistry
Tucson main campus
Sabrina Helm
The Norton School of Human Ecology
Yes
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Zhongguo Xiong
The School of Plant Sciences
Yes
Paid
For Credit
Molecular biology techniques including DNA, RNA, and protein analyses, bacterial culturing and transformation.
Tucson main campus
Qing Hao
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Yes
Paid
Basic circuit class and thermodynamics
Tucson main campus
Michael Bogan
The School of Natural Resources and the Environment
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
n/a
Tucson main campus
John Rutherfoord
Physics
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Kristian Doyle
Immunobiology
Yes
Paid
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Jason Pacheco
Computer Science
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Having taken and passed a statistics or probability course. Having taken and passed Calculus and Linear Algebra courses. Some Python and/or Matlab programming experience. Having taken and passed an introductory machine learning course such as CSC 480 / CSC 380 or equivalent.
Tucson main campus
Ananya Mallik
Geosciences
Yes
Paid
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Fariba Donovan
Medicine
Yes
Volunteer
None
Tucson main campus
Darren Cusanovich
Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Zafer Mutlu
Materials Science and Engineering
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
self-motivation and curiosity
Tucson main campus
Sridevi Krishnan
Nutritional Sciences and Wellness
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Toshinobu Kazui
Surgery
Yes
Volunteer
Ideally experience in research, motivated to learn
Tucson main campus
Michael Johnson
Immunobiology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Eyad Atallah
Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Math 129 and Atmo 436/536a or equivalent Math 223 and Atmo 441/541b preferred Python coding skills
Tucson main campus
Marta Codeco
Lowell Institute for Mineral Resources
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Economic Mineral Deposits
Tucson main campus
Sergey Shkarayev
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Yes
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Jessica Tierney
Geosciences
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Andrew Capaldi
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus