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.
Name Department Offering Research Opportunities?sort ascending Types of Opportunities Prereqs Research Location End Date
Andrew Capaldi
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Jiang Wu
East Asian Studies
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Geography, East Asia, GIS, graphic design, spanish, statistics, computer, website management, social media specialists, Chinese, Japanese, Korean
Tucson main campus
Johann Rafelski
Physics
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Senior Year, some exceptional case Junior
Tucson main campus
Pedro Aceves Sanchez
Mathematics
Yes
Volunteer
Basics on ODES and Linear Algebra.
Tucson main campus
Rachel Mitchell
The School of Natural Resources and the Environment
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Carol Dieckmann
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Yes
For Credit
General Chemistry, Biology 181
Tucson main campus
Minkyu Kim
Materials Science and Engineering
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Ulises Ricoy
Neuroscience
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
none
Tucson main campus
Toshinobu Kazui
Surgery
Yes
Volunteer
Ideally experience in research, motivated to learn
Tucson main campus
Mary Wildner-Bassett
German Studies
Yes
For Credit
Upper division undergraduate course status.
Tucson main campus
Joseph Watkins
Mathematics
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Calculus and linear algebra. Advanced mathematics and statistics courses a plus.
Tucson main campus
Fariba Donovan
Medicine
Yes
Volunteer
None
Tucson main campus
Sean Fleming
Physics
Yes
Volunteer
quantum mechanics
Tucson main campus
Jia Hu
The School of Natural Resources and the Environment
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Solange Duhamel
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Previous experience in a microbiology or chemistry lab preferred.
Tucson main campus
Rachel Hyneman
Physics
Yes
For Credit
Python experience strongly preferred
Tucson main campus
Zafer Mutlu
Materials Science and Engineering
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
self-motivation and curiosity
Tucson main campus
Lisa Nagy
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
MCB 181
Tucson main campus
George Sutphin
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
none
Tucson main campus
Jason Pacheco
Computer Science
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Having taken and passed a statistics or probability course. Having taken and passed Calculus and Linear Algebra courses. Some Python and/or Matlab programming experience. Having taken and passed an introductory machine learning course such as CSC 480 / CSC 380 or equivalent.
Tucson main campus
Tania Leal
Spanish and Portuguese
Yes
Paid
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
05/2025
Tsu-Te Su
Biomedical Engineering
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Ibrahim Fatkullin
Mathematics
Yes
For Credit
Must have completed at least one 400-level class in the field of interest
Tucson main campus
Aaron Tesch
College of Applied Science and Technology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
BASV 316 or equivalent
Online
YeonSun Lee
Pharmacology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
General Chemistry
Tucson main campus