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
John Holt Planetary Sciences Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit Some familiarity with coding in Python and/or Geographic Information Systems Tucson main campus
Travis Barman Planetary Sciences Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Andrea Achilli Chemical and Environmental Engineering Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit Sophomores, Juniors, and Senior students are considered. Enthusiasm and willingness to work in a team is required. Work site is located off-campus at the WEST Center (west.arizona.edu) Tucson off-campus
Henry Scharf Mathematics Yes Paid, Volunteer Linear regression; logistic regression is a plus; some familiarity with R Tucson main campus 05/2026
Christopher Pappas Cellular and Molecular Medicine Yes For credit None Tucson main campus
Saumya Debray Computer Science Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Xubin Zeng Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit prefer candidates with quantitative background and/or some experience in analyzing large amount of data Tucson main campus
Bryan Wong Speech Language and Hearing Sciences Yes For credit Preferred Skills: • General understanding of hearing healthcare, including current hearing health technologies • Familiarity with 3D printing technology • Teamwork and collaboration • Presentations and public speaking to a diverse audience Attributes: • Organized • Independent • Willingness to learn • Motivated • Interest hearing healthcare • Interest in mentoring others Tucson main campus
Brian Kim Materials Science and Engineering Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit Curiosity and enthusiam in learning new concepts and technologies Tucson main campus
Megan Corty Neuroscience Yes Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Alexander McGhee Biomedical Engineering Yes Volunteer None Tucson main campus
Swarna Ganesh Biomedical Engineering Yes Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Pedro Aceves Sanchez Mathematics Yes Volunteer Basics on ODES and Linear Algebra. Tucson main campus
Rachel Hyneman Physics Yes For credit Python experience strongly preferred Tucson main campus
Qurat Ul An Sabir Mathematics Yes Volunteer None Tucson off-campus
Megan Kobel Speech Language and Hearing Sciences Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Ellis Robinson Chemical and Environmental Engineering Yes Volunteer, For credit Enthusiasm and interest in participating in science (most important). Openness to tackling challenges. Laboratory skills and programming for data analysis are both great assets. Tucson main campus
Eniko Enikov Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Yes Volunteer, For credit Junior or senior year students with working knowledge of one or more of the following: Matlab, Solidworks, Micro-controller programming. Tucson main campus
Ralph Fregosi Physiology Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Serin Hong Mathematics Yes Volunteer, For credit Linear Algebra, Abstract Algebra Tucson main campus
Michael Duren Applied Science Yes Volunteer None Online
Faye Mcgechie Cellular and Molecular Medicine Yes For credit n/a Tucson main campus
Sigrid Williams Pharmacology Yes Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Casey Romanoski Cellular and Molecular Medicine Yes Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Lars Furenlid Radiology and Imaging Sci Dept Yes Paid Programming experience Tucson main campus

 

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