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
Lucinda Rankin
Physiology
Yes
For Credit
member of honors college, 2nd semester junior or senior status.
Tucson main campus
Elaine Norton
Animal and Biomedical Sciences
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson off-campus
Katherine Rhodes
Immunobiology
Yes
Volunteer
None
Tucson main campus
Norma Perez-Brena
School of Human Ecology-RES
Yes
Volunteer
Research Methods
Tucson main campus
Ravishankar Palanivelu
The School of Plant Sciences
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Laura Meredith
The School of Natural Resources and the Environment
Yes
Paid
None
Tucson main campus
Erich Varnes
Physics
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Other
Charles Stafford
Physics
Yes
For Credit
Phys 371
Tucson main campus
Matthias Mehl
Psychology
Yes
For Credit
Research Methods course
Tucson main campus
Carol Bender
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Other
Nicholas Strausfeld
Neuroscience
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Michael Heien
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Michael Brown
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Malak Tfaily
Environmental Science
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson off-campus
Melissa Barnett
School of Human Ecology-RES
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Sadhana Ravishankar
Animal and Biomedical Sciences
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Sean Limesand
Animal and Biomedical Sciences
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Recommended biology, physiology and biochemistry courses
Tucson off-campus
David Breshears
The School of Natural Resources and the Environment
Yes
Paid
None
Tucson main campus
Leif Abrell
Environmental Science
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Organic chemistry
Tucson main campus
Craig Rasmussen
Environmental Science
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
ENVS 200 and 201 are preferred but not mandatory
Tucson main campus
William Smith
The School of Natural Resources and the Environment
Yes
Paid
For Credit
Experience with field work. Experience with computer programming.
Tucson main campus
Dmitriy Nurullayev
College of Applied Science and Technology
Yes
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Julie Ledford
Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Classes in Biology or chemistry needed; willing to be a team member that gets along well with others; students that are motivated to succeed
Tucson main campus
Salma Patel
Medicine
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Other
Euan Mcleod
Wyant College of Optical Sciences
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus