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 Prereqs Research Location End Date
Andrew Wessman Materials Science and Engineering Yes Paid Ability to operate machinery and perform manual labor for laboratory tasks 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
Jon Pelletier Geosciences Yes Paid Programming Tucson main campus
Samantha Harris Physiology Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
John Konhilas Physiology Yes Volunteer, For credit Dedicated, hard-working and willing to commit for 2 years. Tucson main campus
Marvin Slepian Medicine Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
William Killgore Psychiatry Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Rachel Gallery The School of Natural Resources and the Environment Yes Paid, For credit None Tucson main campus
Melville Wohlgemuth Neuroscience Yes Volunteer, For credit Not necessary. Tucson main campus
Aaron Lien The School of Natural Resources and the Environment Yes Paid None Tucson main campus
Bonnie Hurwitz Biosystems Engineering Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit programming skills are useful Tucson main campus
Urs Utzinger Biomedical Engineering Yes Volunteer, For credit introductory course in programming Tucson main campus
Ashley Snider Nutritional Sciences and Wellness Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Paul Ferre Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences Yes Volunteer None Tucson main campus
Jason Wertheim Medicine Administration Yes Volunteer None Tucson main campus
Kristian Doyle Immunobiology Yes Paid, For credit None Tucson main campus
Ali Behrangi Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences Yes Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Todd Schlenke Entomology Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit none Tucson main campus
Florian Goeltl Biosystems Engineering Yes Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Dawn Gouge Entomology-Ext Yes Volunteer None Other
Leif Abrell Environmental Science Yes Volunteer, For credit Organic chemistry Tucson main campus
Alicja Babst-Kostecka Environmental Science Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Chi Zhou Animal and Biomedical Sciences Yes Volunteer, For credit Knowledge or strong interest in molecular biology, cell biology, and/or reproductive physiology is a plus. Tucson off-campus
Chi-Kwan Chan Steward Observatory Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit Basic programming skill in C or Python; able to understand basic physics equations. Tucson main campus
Kaustubh Thirumalai Geosciences Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit Strong interest in ocean science and paleontology. Tucson main campus