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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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 Datesort ascending
Anna Dornhaus
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Yes
Paid
For Credit
None; requisite is to commit 10 hours/week (=3 credits if taking credit). Only paid if FWS eligible or student has experience working in my lab. Concurrently required to enroll in ECOL195C (1 credit) taught by me.
Tucson main campus
Klaus Lux
Mathematics
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
MATH 313, Linear Algebra
Tucson main campus
Koen Visscher
Physics
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Brenda Frye
Astronomy
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None, but computer programming skills are a bonus.
Tucson main campus
Andrew Youdin
Steward Observatory
Yes
For Credit
Physics105a, intro to scientific computing
Tucson main campus
Aurelio Figueredo
Psychology
Yes
Volunteer
None
Tucson main campus
Allan Hamilton
Neurosurgery
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
None
Tucson main campus
Anne Arnold
The School of Plant Sciences
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Horst Steklis
Animal and Biomedical Sciences
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
ACBS160
Tucson main campus
Kenneth Head
Systems and Industrial Engineering
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
None
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
Todd Schlenke
Entomology
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
none
Tucson main campus
Marvin Slepian
Medicine
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Charles Haessig
Mathematics
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Calculus
Tucson main campus
Dalal Alharthi
College of Applied Science and Technology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Preferred interest in Cloud Computing/Security; Machine Learning; Incident Response; Vulnerability Assessment/Remediation; Human-Computer Interaction (HCI); Social Engineering; and Cybersecurity Education. Interdisciplinary Research opportunities are available in the intersection between the area of Cybersecurity and several areas such as Computer Science; Public Administration; Business Administration; and Education. Opportunities are voluntary or for credit. If volunteering, you should commit to 6 hours or more per week. For credit, you may enroll in an Independent Study course.
Online
Julie Ledford
Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
Classes in Biology or chemistry needed; willing to be a team member that gets along well with others; students that are motivated to succeed
Tucson main campus
Noel Warfel
Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Lianyang Zhang
Civil and Architectural Engineering and Mechanics
Yes
Paid
Mechanics, Concrete, Soil Mechanics
Tucson main campus
Nathan Smith
Astronomy
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
ASTR250
Tucson main campus
Franz Rischard
Medicine
Yes
Volunteer
None
Tucson main campus
Patrick Shipman
Mathematics
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Douglas Pickrell
Mathematics
Yes
For Credit
core undergraduate math courses
Tucson main campus
Gregory Ogden
Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Yes
For Credit
programming such as LabView, Matlab
Tucson main campus
Pedro Aceves Sanchez
Mathematics
Yes
Volunteer
Basics on ODES and Linear Algebra.
Tucson main campus
Ryan Gutenkunst
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
Interest in computer programming and/or statistics is essential
Tucson main campus