UA Researchers

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Name	Department	Offering Research Opportunities?	Types of Opportunities	Prereqs	Research Location	End Date
David Breshears	The School of Natural Resources and the Environment	Yes	Paid	None	Tucson main campus
Yang Song	Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences	Yes	Paid Volunteer For Credit	Basic ability to conduct literature reviews, gather relevant research materials and synthesize information Basic ability to use statistical analysis tools, such as Excel, R, MATLAB, or Python Preferred: Computer programming (e.g., Python/Fortran) or AI/ML model experience Preferred: Spatial data analysis and mapping experiences, such as GIS applications, NETCDF data analysis and visualization	Tucson main campus
Horst Steklis	Animal and Biomedical Sciences	Yes	Volunteer For Credit	ACBS160	Tucson main campus
Bekir Tanriover	Medicine	Yes	Paid Volunteer	None	Tucson main campus
Andrew Youdin	Steward Observatory	Yes	For Credit	Physics105a, intro to scientific computing	Tucson main campus
Craig Rasmussen	Environmental Science	Yes	Paid Volunteer For Credit	ENVS 200 and 201 are preferred but not mandatory	Tucson main campus
Lawrence Mandarino	Medicine	Yes	Paid Volunteer For Credit	None	Tucson main campus
Fiona McCarthy	Animal and Biomedical Sciences	Yes	Volunteer For Credit	Molecular biology is preferred but not required.	Online
Joellen Russell	Geosciences	Yes	Paid Volunteer For Credit	Calculus, Introduction to Oceanography	Tucson main campus
Allan Hamilton	Neurosurgery	Yes	Paid Volunteer	None	Tucson main campus
Li Xu	College of Applied Science and Technology	Yes	Paid	None	Online	05/2025
Hao Xin	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Yes	Paid Volunteer For Credit	None	Tucson main campus
John Koprowski	The School of Natural Resources and the Environment	Yes	Paid Volunteer For Credit	None	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
Benjamin Renquist	Animal and Biomedical Sciences	Yes	Paid Volunteer For Credit	None	Tucson off-campus
Shaowen Bao	Physiology	Yes	Volunteer For Credit	None	Tucson main campus
Jinyoung Kim	Steward Observatory	Yes	Volunteer For Credit	Required: Interests in observational astronomy, especially on star and planet formation. Familiarity with using computer and very basic scientific programing, such as python or IDL. Preferred: taken at least 1 astronomy course and 1 or more physics courses. Scientific/astronomical programing experience (e.g., Python, IDL, IRAF) with astronomical data experiences are preferred, but not required.	Tucson main campus
Arne Ekstrom	Psychology	Yes	Volunteer For Credit	Completion of Psy 300 or equivalent encouraged but not required. Prior programming experience a plus but not a requirement. GPA above 3.0 recommended.	Tucson main campus
Ghassan Mouneimne	Cellular and Molecular Medicine	Yes	Paid Volunteer For Credit	None	Tucson main campus	05/2025
Jeffrey Jacobs	Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering	Yes	Paid Volunteer For Credit	None	Tucson main campus
Haijiang Cai	Neuroscience	Yes	For Credit	None	Tucson main campus
Melanie Hingle	Nutritional Sciences and Wellness	Yes	For Credit	Depends on project	Tucson off-campus
Shang Song	Biomedical Engineering	Yes	Volunteer For Credit	None	Tucson main campus

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