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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lianyang Zhang |
Civil and Architectural Engineering and Mechanics
|
Yes |
Paid
|
Mechanics, Concrete, Soil Mechanics
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Mark Beilstein |
The School of Plant Sciences
|
Yes |
Paid
For Credit
|
MCB181, CHEM151, CHEM152
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Jesse Woodson |
The School of Plant Sciences
|
Yes |
Paid
For Credit
|
MCB181 or equivalent course is strongly recommended.
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Ramin Yadegari |
The School of Plant Sciences
|
Yes |
Paid
For Credit
|
MCB 181R
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Lisa Nagy |
Molecular and Cellular Biology
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
MCB 181
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Klaus Lux |
Mathematics
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
MATH 313, Linear Algebra
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Eyad Atallah |
Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
Math 129 and Atmo 436/536a or equivalent Math 223 and Atmo 441/541b preferred Python coding skills
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Henry Scharf |
Mathematics
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
|
Linear regression; logistic regression is a plus; some familiarity with R
|
Tucson main campus
|
05/2026
|
| Serin Hong |
Mathematics
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
Linear Algebra, Abstract Algebra
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Pan Yan |
Mathematics
|
Yes |
For Credit
|
Linear Algebra and Abstract Algebra
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Chi Zhou |
Animal and Biomedical Sciences
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
Knowledge or strong interest in molecular biology, cell biology, and/or reproductive physiology is a plus.
|
Tucson off-campus
|
|
| Aaron Flesch |
The School of Natural Resources and the Environment
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
Knowledge of spreadsheets and MS Excel.
|
Tucson off-campus
|
|
| Bindu Poudel-Ward |
Yuma County Office
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
Knowledge in plant science and agriculture
|
Other
|
|
| Peiwen Li |
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
Junior to Senior
|
Tucson main campus
|
08/2025
|
| Eniko Enikov |
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
Junior or senior year students with working knowledge of one or more of the following: Matlab, Solidworks, Micro-controller programming.
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Urs Utzinger |
Biomedical Engineering
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
introductory course in programming
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Arvinder Sandhu |
Physics
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
Intro Electricity and Magnetism PHYS 241/261 or equivalent
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Kevin Lansey |
Civil and Architectural Engineering and Mechanics
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
Interest in sustainability and implementing projects
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Kate Bunton |
Speech Language and Hearing Sciences
|
Yes |
For Credit
|
Interest in speech acoustics, speech production, and speech perception.
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Joseph Hoover |
Environmental Science
|
Yes |
Paid
|
Interest in developing skills in environmental justice; trans-disciplinary and team science projects; community engagement; GIS and spatial analysis; water quality and water resources
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Ryan Gutenkunst |
Molecular and Cellular Biology
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
Interest in computer programming and/or statistics is essential
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Toshinobu Kazui |
Surgery
|
Yes |
Volunteer
|
Ideally experience in research, motivated to learn
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Hendrikus Granzier |
Cellular and Molecular Medicine
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
I currently have 3 undergraduate students.
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Timothy Ottusch |
The Norton School of Human Ecology
|
Yes |
For Credit
|
Honors Thesis Students
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| David Velenovsky |
Speech Language and Hearing Sciences
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
Hearing Science, Acoustics, also can be discussed.
|
Tucson main campus
|