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 Prereqssort descending Research Location End Date
Julie Feldman
Psychology
Yes
Volunteer
None needed
Tucson main campus
Brett Colson
Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Yes
Paid
For Credit
None required
Tucson main campus
Brenda Frye
Astronomy
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None, but computer programming skills are a bonus.
Tucson main campus
Alexander Bucksch
The School of Plant Sciences
Yes
Paid
For Credit
none, I do offer some very practical tasks that do not require much technical knowledge However, analytical knowledge in statistics and the use of python/R scripts to perform data analysis will give you a jump start into the research here.
Tucson main campus
Kenneth McAllister
Humanities Administration
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None.
Tucson main campus
Flurin Babst
The School of Natural Resources and the Environment
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None.
Tucson main campus
Anna Dornhaus
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Yes
Paid
For Credit
None; requisite is to commit 10 hours/week (=3 credits if taking credit). Only paid if FWS eligible or student has experience working in my lab. Concurrently required to enroll in ECOL195C (1 credit) taught by me.
Tucson main campus
Melville Wohlgemuth
Neuroscience
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Not necessary.
Tucson main campus
Tian-Chyi Yeh
Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences
Yes
For Credit
numeric, fluid mechanics, hwr516, hwr535, hwr 645
Tucson main campus
Tomas Cerny
Systems and Industrial Engineering
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Object-oriented design Ideally, knowledge of databases, javascript, code analysis, spring, cloud native
Tucson main campus
Magdalene So
Immunobiology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
One year of science courses with science GPA of at least 3.0
Tucson main campus
Victor Octavio Tenorio Gutierrez
Mining and Geological Engineering
Yes
Volunteer
OpenContour Cost Estimation Moon Trek QGIS Blender/Unity MATLAB
Tucson main campus
Leif Abrell
Environmental Science
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Organic chemistry
Tucson main campus
Adam Printz
Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Organization skills, dependability, and willingness to "fail" upwards; we can teach everything else.
Tucson main campus
Craig Kulesa
Steward Observatory
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
Our group specializes in hands-on instrument and observatory development for space-based, balloon-borne and ground-based observatories in Antarctica. Hands-on mechanical engineering, software engineering, astronomical data processing and visualization are common applications.
Tucson main campus
Wooyoung Jung
Civil and Architectural Engineering and Mechanics
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
Passion for smart/sustainable/healthy buildings. - Preferred (not mandatory): Programming skills (Python), data analytics, etc.
Tucson main campus
Charles Stafford
Physics
Yes
For Credit
Phys 371
Tucson main campus
Stefan Meinel
Physics
Yes
Not given
PHYS 371
Tucson main campus
Mark Barton
Geosciences
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
Physical Geology
Tucson main campus
Kaitlin Kratter
Astronomy
Yes
For Credit
Physics 305 or equivalent
Tucson main campus
Daniel Diaz Ordonez
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Yes
Paid
For Credit
Physics Mathematics Matlab Advance writing skills
Tucson main campus
Andrew Youdin
Steward Observatory
Yes
For Credit
Physics105a, intro to scientific computing
Tucson main campus
Erika Eggers
Physiology
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
Please consult my website: sites.arizona.edu/eggerslab/join-us/ for what information to send when applying for an undergraduate research position and for information about our projects.
Tucson main campus
Jacob Schwartz
Pharmacology
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
Please inquire
Tucson main campus
Netzin Steklis
Animal and Biomedical Sciences
Yes
For Credit
prefer if students had ACBS 160 Human and Animal Interrelationships
Tucson main campus