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 ascending Types of Opportunities Prereqs Research Location End Date
Timothy Ottusch
The Norton School of Human Ecology
Yes
For Credit
Honors Thesis Students
Tucson main campus
David Baltrus
The School of Plant Sciences
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
John Konhilas
Physiology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Dedicated, hard-working and willing to commit for 2 years.
Tucson main campus
Jennifer Mcintosh
Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
At least an introductory inorganic chemistry course
Tucson main campus
Dong-Chul Pyun
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Yes
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Brian Kim
Materials Science and Engineering
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
Curiosity and enthusiam in learning new concepts and technologies
Tucson main campus
Dalal Alharthi
College of Applied Science and Technology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Preferred interest in Cloud Computing/Security; Machine Learning; Incident Response; Vulnerability Assessment/Remediation; Human-Computer Interaction (HCI); Social Engineering; and Cybersecurity Education. Interdisciplinary Research opportunities are available in the intersection between the area of Cybersecurity and several areas such as Computer Science; Public Administration; Business Administration; and Education. Opportunities are voluntary or for credit. If volunteering, you should commit to 6 hours or more per week. For credit, you may enroll in an Independent Study course.
Online
Oliver Monti Masel
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Calc I and II
Tucson main campus
Ralph Fregosi
Physiology
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Laird Close
Astronomy
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
some knowledge of basic optics desirable.
Tucson main campus
David Hogan
Environmental Science
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Salma Patel
COHS Administration
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Other
Magdalene So
Immunobiology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
One year of science courses with science GPA of at least 3.0
Tucson main campus
Craig Weinkauf
Surgery
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None mandatory; R studio and programming a plus.
Tucson main campus
William Pauli
The School of Plant Sciences
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Marvin Slepian
Medicine
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Nathan Smith
Astronomy
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
ASTR250
Tucson main campus
Feryal Ozel
Astronomy
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Megan Corty
Neuroscience
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Alejandro Salado Diez
Systems and Industrial Engineering
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Coding VR environments for Occulus Quest (Unity)
Tucson main campus
Charles Wolgemuth
Physics
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Ravishankar Palanivelu
The School of Plant Sciences
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Donald McCarthy
Steward Observatory
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Wendy Moore Brusca
Entomology
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Noel Warfel
Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus