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?sort descending Types of Opportunities Prereqs Research Location End Date
Meredith Hay
Physiology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
John Rutherfoord
Physics
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Francesca Vitali
Neurology
Yes
Not given
Good Programming skills in either Python, R or Matlab. Background in machine learning and statistics preferred.
Tucson main campus
John Allen
Psychology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Melissa Barnett
The Norton School of Human Ecology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Ulises Ricoy
Neuroscience
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
none
Tucson main campus
Diaa Elshikha
Biosystems Engineering
Yes
Paid
None
Other
08/2025
Matthew Grilli
Psychology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
John Streicher
Pharmacology
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Wesley Hall
Entomology
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Tally Milnes
Pharmacology
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Erich Varnes
Physics
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Other
Michael Brown
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Christopher Cartmell
Pharmacology
Yes
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Stuart Craig
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Yes
Paid
The lab performs high-speed/hypersonic wind tunnel experiments. No hard prerequisites, at least 1 year of undergrad preferred. Positions are competitive and the number of openings varies.
Tucson main campus
Rachel Mitchell
The School of Natural Resources and the Environment
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Matthias Mehl
Psychology
Yes
For Credit
Research Methods course
Tucson main campus
Jesse Woodson
The School of Plant Sciences
Yes
Paid
For Credit
MCB181 or equivalent course is strongly recommended.
Tucson main campus
Jason Pacheco
Computer Science
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Having taken and passed a statistics or probability course. Having taken and passed Calculus and Linear Algebra courses. Some Python and/or Matlab programming experience. Having taken and passed an introductory machine learning course such as CSC 480 / CSC 380 or equivalent.
Tucson main campus
Carlos Zgheib
Surgery
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Other
Nicholas Strausfeld
Neuroscience
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Amit Algotar
Medicine
Yes
Volunteer
None
Tucson off-campus
Adam Printz
Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Organization skills, dependability, and willingness to "fail" upwards; we can teach everything else.
Tucson main campus
Matthew Recsetar
Biosystems Engineering
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson off-campus
Anne Bowen
Pediatrics
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
none
Tucson main campus