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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isabelle Schrauwen |
COM Phx Translational Neurosci
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Phoenix
|
|
| Allan Hamilton |
Neurosurgery
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Arne Ekstrom |
Psychology
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
Completion of Psy 300 or equivalent encouraged but not required. Prior programming experience a plus but not a requirement. GPA above 3.0 recommended.
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Jon Pelletier |
Geosciences
|
Yes |
Paid
|
Programming
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Brett Colson |
Cellular and Molecular Medicine
|
Yes |
Paid
For Credit
|
None required
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Erdogan Madenci |
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
|
Yes |
Paid
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Hao Xin |
Electrical and Computer Engineering
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Benjamin Renquist |
Animal and Biomedical Sciences
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson off-campus
|
|
| Jacob Schwartz |
Pharmacology
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
Please inquire
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Prem Kumar Govindappa |
Orthopedic Surgery
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
Basic experience with animal and cell culture studies along with essential skills.
|
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
|
|
| John Koprowski |
The School of Natural Resources and the Environment
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Melissa Herbst-Kralovetz |
Basic Medical Sciences
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Phoenix
|
|
| Joellen Russell |
Geosciences
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
Calculus, Introduction to Oceanography
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Travis Barman |
Planetary Sciences
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Melanie Hingle |
Nutritional Sciences and Wellness
|
Yes |
For Credit
|
Depends on project
|
Tucson off-campus
|
|
| Pierre Haenecour |
Planetary Sciences
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Diaa Elshikha |
Biosystems Engineering
|
Yes |
Paid
|
None
|
Other
|
08/2025
|
| Patrick Shipman |
Mathematics
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Tian-Chyi Yeh |
Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
computer skills for building the graphic interface with our VSATF3 simulation model/
|
Other
|
|
| Koenraad Van Doorslaer |
Immunobiology
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Tally Milnes |
Pharmacology
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Gregory Ogden |
Chemical and Environmental Engineering
|
Yes |
For Credit
|
programming such as LabView, Matlab
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Dominic Mcgrath |
Chemistry and Biochemistry
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
Chemistry 151/152
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Roberto Guzman |
Chemical and Environmental Engineering
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
Students that succed in my lab, have usually basic skill of chemistry and knowledge of biochemistry.
|
Tucson main campus
|