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 ascending
Beichuan Zhang
Computer Science
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Jinyoung Kim
Steward Observatory
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Required: Interests in observational astronomy, especially on star and planet formation. Familiarity with using computer and very basic scientific programing, such as python or IDL. Preferred: taken at least 1 astronomy course and 1 or more physics courses. Scientific/astronomical programing experience (e.g., Python, IDL, IRAF) with astronomical data experiences are preferred, but not required.
Tucson main campus
Jeong-Yeol Yoon
Biomedical Engineering
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Bentley Fane
The School of Plant Sciences
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Bryan Carter
Africana Studies
Yes
Paid
For Credit
A willingness to learn new and exciting technologies and platforms and work with diverse clients and co-workers
Tucson main campus
Horst Steklis
Animal and Biomedical Sciences
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
ACBS160
Tucson main campus
Kenneth Head
Systems and Industrial Engineering
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
None
Tucson main campus
David Hogan
Environmental Science
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Todd Schlenke
Entomology
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
none
Tucson main campus
John Konhilas
Physiology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Dedicated, hard-working and willing to commit for 2 years.
Tucson main campus
Charles Haessig
Mathematics
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Calculus
Tucson main campus
Ryan Straight
College of Applied Science and Technology
Yes
For Credit
Preferred interested in extended reality and comfortable with fully remote research. Enrollment in APCV 399 (1-3 credit hours) required.
Online
Jesse Alston
The School of Natural Resources and the Environment
Yes
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Lawrence Deluca
Emergency Medicine
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Other
Tyson Swetnam
BIO5 Institute
Yes
Paid
Computer Science Statistics Calculus
Tucson main campus
Yue Wang
Systems and Industrial Engineering
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Jennifer Stern
Medicine
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
none
Other
Ralph Fregosi
Physiology
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
Biology 182 PSIO 202
Tucson main campus
Victor Octavio Tenorio Gutierrez
Mining and Geological Engineering
Yes
Volunteer
OpenContour Cost Estimation Moon Trek QGIS Blender/Unity MATLAB
Tucson main campus
Timothy Ottusch
School of Human Ecology-RES
Yes
For Credit
Honors Thesis Students
Tucson main campus
John Schaibley
Physics
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Gregory Hodgins
Physics
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Hao Xin
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Chad Bender
Steward Observatory
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
None
Tucson main campus
Dominic Mcgrath
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
Chemistry 151/152
Tucson main campus