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
Erik Asphaug Planetary Sciences Yes Paid Vector calculus, two years of physics, proficiency in computer programming, demonstrated proficiency at writing Tucson main campus
Euan Mcleod Wyant College of Optical Sciences Yes Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Michael Hammer BIO5 Institute Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Sergey Shkarayev Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Yes For credit None Tucson main campus
Lianyang Zhang Civil and Architectural Engineering and Mechanics Yes Paid Mechanics, Concrete, Soil Mechanics Tucson main campus
Wooyoung Jung Civil and Architectural Engineering and Mechanics Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit Passion for smart/sustainable/healthy buildings. - Preferred (not mandatory): Programming skills (Python), data analytics, etc. Tucson main campus
Brian Enquist Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Lei Cao Computer Science Yes Volunteer None Tucson main campus
Paul Wagner Applied Science Yes Volunteer N/A Online
Rozhin Yasaei Applied Science Yes Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Sridevi Krishnan Nutritional Sciences and Wellness Yes Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Alexander Bucksch The School of Plant Sciences Yes Paid, For credit none, I do offer some very practical tasks that do not require much technical knowledge However, analytical knowledge in statistics and the use of python/R scripts to perform data analysis will give you a jump start into the research here. Tucson main campus
Elise Erickson Physiology Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit None Other
Eung Joo Lee Electrical and Computer Engineering Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Tomas Cerny Systems and Industrial Engineering Yes Volunteer, For credit Object-oriented design Ideally, knowledge of databases, javascript, code analysis, spring, cloud native Tucson main campus
Yue Wang Systems and Industrial Engineering Yes Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Jessica Rick The School of Natural Resources and the Environment Yes Paid, For credit None Tucson main campus
Katherine Rhodes Immunobiology Yes Volunteer None Tucson main campus
Kenneth Liechty Surgery Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Carlos Zgheib Surgery Yes Volunteer, For credit None Other
Prem Kumar Govindappa Orthopedic Surgery Yes Volunteer, For credit Basic experience with animal and cell culture studies along with essential skills. Tucson main campus
Toshinobu Kazui Surgery Yes Volunteer Ideally experience in research, motivated to learn Tucson main campus
Frank Brosius III Medicine Yes Not given These opportunities are exclusively through our NIH funded R25 grant for which I serve as one of 4 PIs. There are annual requests for applications to the undergraduate research program. Other
Rebecca Schomer The School of Plant Sciences Yes Paid UBRP Tucson main campus
Jennifer Stern Medicine Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit none Other

 

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