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? Types of Opportunities Prereqs Research Location End Datesort descending
Caitlyn Hall
Biosystems Engineering
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Kenneth Johns
Physics
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Generally junior or senior Physics or ECE majors are preferred
Tucson main campus
Stephen Cowen
Psychology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Avelino Arellano
Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences
Yes
Volunteer
basic math and physics
Tucson main campus
Mark Barton
Geosciences
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
Physical Geology
Tucson main campus
Rebecca Gomez
Psychology
Yes
For Credit
Minimum GPA 3.0, students must be available during the summer for 9-12 hr/week to train and must commit to 2 semesters of research the following year with ample availability during the week for testing children (9 hr/week). We take applications at our lab website annually in April. Learn more at https://www.childcognitionlab.arizona.edu/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
Victor Baker
Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences
Yes
Volunteer
None
Tucson main campus
Mohammad Pessarakli
The School of Plant Sciences
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Mark Beilstein
The School of Plant Sciences
Yes
Paid
For Credit
MCB181, CHEM151, CHEM152
Tucson main campus
Gayatri Vedantam
Animal and Biomedical Sciences
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Wesley Hall
Entomology
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
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
Ashley Snider
Nutritional Sciences and Wellness
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Jon Pelletier
Geosciences
Yes
Paid
Programming
Tucson main campus
Paloma Beamer
Public Health Administration
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Jacob Schwartz
Pharmacology
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
Please inquire
Tucson main campus
Chian Kwoh
Medicine
Yes
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Patrick Ronaldson
Pharmacology
Yes
Paid
Ability to commit 20 hours per week during the semester and 40 hours per week during the summer to research.
Tucson main campus
Lianyang Zhang
Civil and Architectural Engineering and Mechanics
Yes
Paid
Mechanics, Concrete, Soil Mechanics
Tucson main campus
Jennifer Mcintosh
Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
At least an introductory inorganic chemistry course
Tucson main campus
Fernando Martinez
Asthma/Airway Disease Rsch Ctr
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Curtis Thorne
Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Colleen Lucey
Russian and Slavic Studies
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
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