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.
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?sort ascending Types of Opportunities Prereqs Research Location End Date
Lawrence Deluca
Emergency Medicine
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Other
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
Samantha Harris
Physiology
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Charles Putnam
Surgery
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
No requirements
Tucson main campus
04/2025
Gregory Hodgins
Physics
Yes
Paid
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
Donald Falk
The School of Natural Resources and the Environment
Yes
Paid
None
Other
Justin Snider
Nutritional Sciences and Wellness
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Malcolm Hughes
Tree Ring Laboratory
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Marcel Schaap
Environmental Science
Yes
For Credit
Quantitative skills, computer skills, experimental skills
Tucson main campus
Robert Root
Environmental Science
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
Chemistry 101 or like, ability to work in a laboratory
Tucson main campus
Patrick Shipman
Mathematics
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Daniel Latt
Orthopedic Surgery
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
William Holmgren
Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences
Yes
Paid
None
Tucson main campus
John Konhilas
Physiology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Dedicated, hard-working and willing to commit for 2 years.
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
Robin Samlan
Speech Language and Hearing Sciences
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech Mechanism
Tucson main campus
Katherine Rhodes
Immunobiology
Yes
Volunteer
None
Tucson main campus
Melissa Barnett
The Norton School of Human Ecology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Diane Thompson
Geosciences
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
At least one lab-based course
Tucson off-campus
Matthew Grilli
Psychology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Wesley Hall
Entomology
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
David Hogan
Environmental Science
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Cherie Devore
Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Yes
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Erich Varnes
Physics
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Other