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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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
Anna Dornhaus
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Yes
Paid
For Credit
None; requisite is to commit 10 hours/week (=3 credits if taking credit). Only paid if FWS eligible or student has experience working in my lab. Concurrently required to enroll in ECOL195C (1 credit) taught by me.
Tucson main campus
Klaus Lux
Mathematics
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
MATH 313, Linear Algebra
Tucson main campus
Elizabeth Bailey
Physiology
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
None
Michael Gilbert
Mathematics
Yes
Volunteer
Vector Calculus, Linear Algebra, Probability
Tucson main campus
Peter Reinthal
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Luciano Matzkin
Entomology
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
none
Tucson main campus
Walter Harris
Planetary Sciences
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Tanya Quist
The School of Plant Sciences
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Martha Hunter
Entomology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Aaron Flesch
The School of Natural Resources and the Environment
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
Knowledge of spreadsheets and MS Excel.
Tucson off-campus
Chicheng Zhang
Computer Science
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
undergraduate probability and statistics, basic programming, algorithm design
Tucson main campus
Matthew Goode
The School of Natural Resources and the Environment
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Samantha Harris
Physiology
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Ramin Yadegari
The School of Plant Sciences
Yes
Paid
For Credit
MCB 181R
Tucson main campus
Diane Thompson
Geosciences
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
At least one lab-based course
Tucson off-campus
Sylvia Sullivan
Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Python and Linux scripting are advantages.
Tucson main campus
Daniel Latt
Orthopedic Surgery
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Elaine Norton
Animal and Biomedical Sciences
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson off-campus
Katherine Rhodes
Immunobiology
Yes
Volunteer
None
Tucson main campus
Yin Chen
Pharmacology and Toxicology
Yes
Paid
Funded by E-H-TRUE research training grant from NIEHS
Other
Joseph Hoover
Environmental Science
Yes
Paid
Interest in developing skills in environmental justice; trans-disciplinary and team science projects; community engagement; GIS and spatial analysis; water quality and water resources
Tucson main campus
Kamel Didan
Biosystems Engineering
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
Data Science, Programming (Python), Image processing
Tucson main campus
Cynthia Miranti
Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Yes
For Credit
none
Tucson main campus
Leigh Combrink
The School of Natural Resources and the Environment
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Alexander McGhee
Biomedical Engineering
Yes
Volunteer
None
Tucson main campus