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 Departmentsort ascending Offering Research Opportunities? Types of Opportunities Prereqs Research Location End Date
Elaine Norton
Animal and Biomedical Sciences
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson off-campus
Zelieann Craig
Animal and Biomedical Sciences
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Fiona McCarthy
Animal and Biomedical Sciences
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Molecular biology is preferred but not required.
Online
Katerina Dontsova
Environmental Science
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson off-campus
Malak Tfaily
Environmental Science
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson off-campus
Ian Pepper
Environmental Science
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson off-campus
Raina Maier
Environmental Science
Yes
Paid
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Marcel Schaap
Environmental Science
Yes
For Credit
Quantitative skills, computer skills, experimental skills
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
Monica Ramirez
Environmental Science
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
ethical hard-worker creative
Tucson main campus
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
Online
Craig Rasmussen
Environmental Science
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
ENVS 200 and 201 are preferred but not mandatory
Tucson main campus
Kelly Bright
Environmental Science
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
None
Tucson off-campus
Luisa Ikner
Environmental Science
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Walter Betancourt
Environmental Science
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
Basic microbiology skills
Tucson off-campus
Joseph Hoover
Environmental Science
Yes
Paid
Interest in developing skills in environmental justice; trans-disciplinary and team science projects; community engagement; GIS and spatial analysis; water quality and water resources
Tucson main campus
Bentley Fane
The School of Plant Sciences
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Mohammad Pessarakli
The School of Plant Sciences
Yes
For Credit
N/A
Tucson off-campus
Tanya Quist
The School of Plant Sciences
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Anne Arnold
The School of Plant Sciences
Yes
Paid
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