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.
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? | Types of Opportunities | Prereqs | Research Location | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Barton |
BIO5 Institute
|
Yes |
Paid
For Credit
|
Calculus, Physics, Chemistry, at least sophomore level
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Tyson Swetnam |
BIO5 Institute
|
Yes |
Paid
|
Computer Science Statistics Calculus
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Luciano Matzkin |
Entomology
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
none
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Martha Hunter |
Entomology
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Todd Schlenke |
Entomology
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
none
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Wilfrid Calvin |
Entomology
|
Yes |
Paid
|
None
|
Other
|
|
| Wendy Moore Brusca |
Entomology
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Dawn Gouge |
Entomology
|
Yes |
Volunteer
|
None
|
Other
|
|
| Michael Riehle |
Entomology
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Wesley Hall |
Entomology
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Goggy Davidowitz |
Entomology
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Tanya Quist |
The School of Plant Sciences
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Ramin Yadegari |
The School of Plant Sciences
|
Yes |
Paid
For Credit
|
MCB 181R
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Anne Arnold |
The School of Plant Sciences
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Ali Mohammed |
The School of Plant Sciences
|
Yes |
Paid
|
N/A
|
Other
|
08/2025
|
| Bentley Fane |
The School of Plant Sciences
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Monica Schmidt |
The School of Plant Sciences
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Alonso Favela |
The School of Plant Sciences
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
No Mandatory prerequisites. Preference will be given to those with some Excel, sheets, or computational experience. Check out the website for more info: favelalab.com
|
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
|
|
| Jesse Woodson |
The School of Plant Sciences
|
Yes |
Paid
For Credit
|
MCB181 or equivalent course is strongly recommended.
|
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
|
|
| Judith Brown |
The School of Plant Sciences
|
Yes |
Paid
For Credit
|
biology, biochemistry, plant pathology, microbiology
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Zhongguo Xiong |
The School of Plant Sciences
|
Yes |
Paid
For Credit
|
Molecular biology techniques including DNA, RNA, and protein analyses, bacterial culturing and transformation.
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Michelle Mcmahon |
The School of Plant Sciences
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|