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.
Note: To select more than one Research Location, please hold down your control key while clicking a selection.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feryal Ozel |
Astronomy
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Peter Reinthal |
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Andrew Youdin |
Steward Observatory
|
Yes |
For Credit
|
Physics105a, intro to scientific computing
|
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
|
|
| Dominic Mcgrath |
Chemistry and Biochemistry
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
Chemistry 151/152
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Daniel Apai |
Steward Observatory
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Craig Kulesa |
Steward Observatory
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
Our group specializes in hands-on instrument and observatory development for space-based, balloon-borne and ground-based observatories in Antarctica. Hands-on mechanical engineering, software engineering, astronomical data processing and visualization are common applications.
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Michael Heien |
Chemistry and Biochemistry
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Philip Hinz |
Astronomy
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| David Velenovsky |
Speech Language and Hearing Sciences
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
Hearing Science, Acoustics, also can be discussed.
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Eiichi Egami |
Steward Observatory
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Katerina Dontsova |
Environmental Science
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson off-campus
|
|
| Kenneth McAllister |
Humanities Administration
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None.
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Albrecht Classen |
German Studies
|
Yes |
For Credit
|
basic understanding of the European Middle Ages, motivation, passion
|
Other
|
|
| Mary Wildner-Bassett |
German Studies
|
Yes |
For Credit
|
Upper division undergraduate course status.
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Tsu-Te Su |
Biomedical Engineering
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Luciano Matzkin |
Entomology
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
none
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Aurelio Figueredo |
Psychology
|
Yes |
Volunteer
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Jason Aubrey |
Mathematics
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Jeong-Yeol Yoon |
Biomedical Engineering
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Thomas Gianetti |
Chemistry and Biochemistry
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Douglas Loy |
Materials Science and Engineering
|
Yes |
Paid
For Credit
|
For hydrogel projects, prefer some lab experience. Some students will be working on evaluating the physical properties and application of hydrogels to agriculture and metal contaminant removal, others may participate in synthesis of new monomers and hydrogels with graduate student supervision.
|
Tucson main campus
|
12/2024
|
| Christopher Impey |
Astronomy
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
Depends on the project. Projects include working on science literacy, astronomy pedagogy, the use of machine learning to detect science misinformation on the web, and building massive open online classes, or MOOCs.
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| William Holmgren |
Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences
|
Yes |
Paid
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Michael Brown |
Chemistry and Biochemistry
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|