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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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
Elise Erickson
College of Nursing
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Other
Rozhin Yasaei
College of Applied Science and Technology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Programming
Tucson main campus
Paul Wagner
College of Applied Science and Technology
Yes
Volunteer
N/A
Online
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
Michael Hammer
BIO5 Institute
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Lianyang Zhang
Civil and Architectural Engineering and Mechanics
Yes
Paid
Mechanics, Concrete, Soil Mechanics
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
Daniel Diaz Ordonez
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Yes
Paid
For Credit
Physics Mathematics Matlab Advance writing skills
Tucson main campus
Jesse Alston
The School of Natural Resources and the Environment
Yes
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Nathan Cherrington
Pharmacology and Toxicology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Julie Ledford
Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
Classes in Biology or chemistry needed; willing to be a team member that gets along well with others; students that are motivated to succeed
Tucson main campus
Mohammad Shahidullah
Physiology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Prefer Junior or Seniors with some basic lab skills.
Tucson main campus
Ronald Heimark
Surgery
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
Basic lab experience including western blots, PCR, IHC, ISH
Tucson main campus
Sylvia Sullivan
Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Python and Linux scripting are advantages.
Tucson main campus
Andreia Chignalia
Anesthesiology
Yes
Not given
Good practices of laboratory
Tucson main campus
Matthew Recsetar
Biosystems Engineering
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson off-campus
Fariba Donovan
Medicine
Yes
Volunteer
None
Tucson main campus
Aaron Tesch
College of Applied Science and Technology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
BASV 316 or equivalent
Online
Kellen Chen
Surgery
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Edward Gelmann
Medicine
Yes
Paid
chemistry biochemistry
Tucson main campus
Nicholas Delamere
Physiology
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Dawn Coletta
Medicine
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Paul Langlais
Medicine
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
N/A
Tucson main campus
Daniel Latt
Orthopedic Surgery
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Lucinda Rankin
Physiology
Yes
For Credit
member of honors college, 2nd semester junior or senior status.
Tucson main campus