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? Types of Opportunities Prereqs Research Location End Date
Gene Giacomelli
Biosystems Engineering
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
math and accounting skills, good work ethic and communicator, dependable, prompt, consistent and high quality of work; having research interests, or for learning food production technologies that may complement their career goals.
Tucson main campus
12/2024
Michael Riehle
Entomology
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Melissa Delgado
The Norton School of Human Ecology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Donald Falk
The School of Natural Resources and the Environment
Yes
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Melissa Barnett
The Norton School of Human Ecology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Jesse Woodson
The School of Plant Sciences
Yes
Paid
For Credit
MCB181 or equivalent course is strongly recommended.
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
Murat Kacira
Biosystems Engineering
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson off-campus
Michelle Mcmahon
The School of Plant Sciences
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Jiahuai Hu
The School of Plant Sciences
Yes
Paid
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
David Baltrus
The School of Plant Sciences
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
William Pauli
The School of Plant Sciences
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Duarte Diaz
Animal and Biomedical Sciences
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Bruce Bayly
Mathematics
Yes
For Credit
Differential equations, linear algebra
Tucson main campus
Jennifer Duan
Civil and Architectural Engineering and Mechanics
Yes
Paid
Fluid Mechanics, Open Channel Flow Knowledge
Tucson main campus
Martha Hunter
Entomology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Rebecca Gomez
Psychology
Yes
For Credit
Minimum GPA 3.0, students must be available during the summer for 9-12 hr/week to train and must commit to 2 semesters of research the following year with ample availability during the week for testing children (9 hr/week). We take applications at our lab website annually in April. Learn more at https://www.childcognitionlab.arizona.edu/students
Tucson main campus
Gene Alexander
Psychology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Lucy Ziurys
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Elisa Tomat
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
General Chemistry
Tucson main campus
Mary Peterson
Psychology
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Craig Aspinwall
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Robin Polt
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
We ONLY accept Freshmen and Sophomores.
Tucson main campus