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
Matthew Goode The School of Natural Resources and the Environment Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Gail Heath Mining and Geological Engineering Yes Volunteer, For credit desire to learn Other
Fiona McCarthy Animal and Biomedical Sciences Yes Volunteer, For credit Molecular biology is preferred but not required. Online
John Rutherfoord Physics Yes Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Jekan Thangavelautham Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Stuart Craig Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Yes Paid The lab performs high-speed/hypersonic wind tunnel experiments. No hard prerequisites, at least 1 year of undergrad preferred. Positions are competitive and the number of openings varies. Tucson main campus
Ingmar Riedel-Kruse Molecular and Cellular Biology Yes Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Monica Ramirez Environmental Science Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit ethical hard-worker creative Tucson main campus
David Breshears The School of Natural Resources and the Environment Yes Paid None Tucson main campus
John Koprowski The School of Natural Resources and the Environment Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Roberto Guzman Chemical and Environmental Engineering Yes Volunteer, For credit Students that succed in my lab, have usually basic skill of chemistry and knowledge of biochemistry. Tucson main campus
Johann Rafelski Physics Yes Volunteer, For credit Senior Year, some exceptional case Junior 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
Marc Orbach The School of Plant Sciences Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit General Chemistry, Introductory Biology Tucson main campus
Chicheng Zhang Computer Science Yes Volunteer, For credit undergraduate probability and statistics, basic programming, algorithm design Tucson main campus
Robert Root Environmental Science Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit Chemistry 101 or like, ability to work in a laboratory Tucson main campus
David Hogan Environmental Science Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Wendy Moore Brusca Entomology Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Michael Bogan The School of Natural Resources and the Environment Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit n/a Tucson main campus
Tai Kong Physics Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Ravi Goyal Obstetrics and Gynecology Yes Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Virinchipuram Viswanathan Animal and Biomedical Sciences Yes Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Willem Van Leeuwen The School of Natural Resources and the Environment Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit GEOG330 Introduction to Remote Sensing or Equivalent Biophysical, GIS or Remote sensing science or programming skills. Outdoor field work. Tucson main campus
Marcel Schaap Environmental Science Yes For credit Quantitative skills, computer skills, experimental skills Tucson main campus
Monica Schmidt The School of Plant Sciences Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus