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
Douglas Pickrell
Mathematics
Yes
Not given
None
Tucson main campus
Shankar Venkataramani
Mathematics
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
Calculus, Linear Algebra, Programming. Differential equations would be very helpful.
Tucson main campus
Joseph Watkins
Mathematics
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Calculus and linear algebra. Advanced mathematics and statistics courses a plus.
Tucson main campus
Liliana Salvador
Animal and Biomedical Sciences
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Colleen Lucey
Russian and Slavic Studies
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Caitlyn Hall
Biosystems Engineering-Ins
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Laura Meredith
The School of Natural Resources and the Environment
Yes
Paid
None
Tucson main campus
Kamel Didan
Biosystems Engineering
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
Data Science, Programming (Python), Image processing
Tucson main campus
Stephen Kortenkamp
Planetary Sciences
Yes
Paid
Requires application through Arizona Space Grant
Tucson main campus
Erik Asphaug
Planetary Sciences
Yes
Paid
Vector calculus, two years of physics, proficiency in computer programming, demonstrated proficiency at writing
Tucson main campus
Victor Octavio Tenorio Gutierrez
Mining and Geological Engineering
Yes
Volunteer
OpenContour Cost Estimation Moon Trek QGIS Blender/Unity
Tucson main campus
Allison Huff
Family and Community Medicine
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
n/a
Tucson main campus
Jennifer Stern
Medicine
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
none
Other
Norma Perez-Brena
School of Human Ecology-RES
Yes
Volunteer
Research Methods
Tucson main campus
Yin Chen
Pharmacology and Toxicology
Yes
Paid
Funded by E-H-TRUE research training grant from NIEHS
Other
Julie Armin
Family and Community Medicine
Yes
For Credit
An understanding of health equity issues
Tucson main campus
Fernando Martinez
Asthma/Airway Disease Rsch Ctr
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Scott Jones
The School of Natural Resources and the Environment
Yes
For Credit
RNR 417
Tucson main campus
Franz Rischard
Medicine
Yes
Volunteer
None
Tucson main campus
Arthur Riegel
Pharmacology
Yes
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
Erika Eggers
Physiology
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Janet Funk
Medicine
Yes
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Justin Wilson
Immunobiology
Yes
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Christopher Pappas
Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Yes
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus