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.
Note: To select more than one Research Location, please hold down your control key while clicking a selection.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karen Weihs |
Psychiatry
|
Yes |
Paid
|
undergraduate enrolled
|
Tucson main campus
|
08/2026
|
| Peiwen Li |
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
Junior to Senior
|
Tucson main campus
|
08/2025
|
| Jessica Barnes |
Planetary Sciences
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
01/2025
|
| Pawel Kiela |
Pediatrics
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
01/2025
|
| Douglas Loy |
Materials Science and Engineering
|
Yes |
Paid
For Credit
|
For hydrogel projects, prefer some lab experience. Some students will be working on evaluating the physical properties and application of hydrogels to agriculture and metal contaminant removal, others may participate in synthesis of new monomers and hydrogels with graduate student supervision.
|
Tucson main campus
|
12/2024
|
| Kyle Hartfield |
The School of Natural Resources and the Environment
|
Yes |
Paid
|
GIS, Remote Sensing
|
Online
|
12/2024
|
| Joellen Russell |
Geosciences
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
Calculus, Introduction to Oceanography
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Sean Fleming |
Physics
|
Yes |
Volunteer
|
quantum mechanics
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| David Glickenstein |
Mathematics
|
Yes |
Volunteer
|
Linear algebra, proofs course, programming background
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Andrew Capaldi |
Molecular and Cellular Biology
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Stephen Cowen |
Psychology
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Paul Kapp |
Geosciences
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Robert Downs |
Geosciences
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Charles Stafford |
Physics
|
Yes |
For Credit
|
Phys 371
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Marta Codeco |
Lowell Institute for Min Res
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Economic Mineral Deposits
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Haijiang Cai |
Neuroscience
|
Yes |
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Ryan Gutenkunst |
Molecular and Cellular Biology
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
Interest in computer programming and/or statistics is essential
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| 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
|
|
| Charles Wolgemuth |
Physics
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Elena Plante |
Speech Language and Hearing Sciences
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
There are opportunities for students at different levels. Task-related training is provided.
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Jessica Tierney |
Geosciences
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Kate Bunton |
Speech Language and Hearing Sciences
|
Yes |
For Credit
|
Interest in speech acoustics, speech production, and speech perception.
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Kenneth Johns |
Physics
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
Generally junior or senior Physics or ECE majors are preferred
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Mary Alt |
Speech Language and Hearing Sciences
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Anne Bowen |
Pediatrics
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
none
|
Tucson main campus
|