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?sort descending Types of Opportunities Prereqs Research Location End Date
Jennifer Barton
BIO5 Institute
Yes
Paid
For Credit
Calculus, Physics, Chemistry, at least sophomore level
Tucson main campus
Philipp Gutruf
Biomedical Engineering
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Kaveh Laksari
Biomedical Engineering
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Other
Qing Hao
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Yes
Paid
Basic circuit class and thermodynamics
Tucson main campus
Barry Ganapol
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Calculus
Tucson main campus
Rebecca Vanderpool
Medicine
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
No prerequisites are necessary but knowledge of the cardiovascular systems and physiology is helpful. Experience with computer programming and statistics (working with Matlab and R) is also helpful but not necessary.
Tucson main campus
Minkyu Kim
Materials Science and Engineering
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
George Sutphin
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
none
Tucson main campus
Hermann Fasel
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Edward Prather
Astronomy
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
Astro 170B1
Tucson main campus
Bryan Black
Tree Ring Laboratory
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
preferred to have some background in dendrochronology
Tucson main campus
Aaron Flesch
The School of Natural Resources and the Environment
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
Knowledge of spreadsheets and MS Excel.
Tucson off-campus
Kenneth Head
Systems and Industrial Engineering
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
None
Tucson main campus
Ronald Lynch
Physiology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
05/2024
Dongkyun Kang
Wyant College of Optical Sciences
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Floyd Chilton
Nutritional Sciences and Wellness
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
David Margolis
Orthopedic Surgery
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Julia Neilson
Environmental Science
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
Introductory level biology, chemistry and math
Tucson main campus
Sean Limesand
Animal and Biomedical Sciences
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
Recommended biology or physiology courses
Tucson off-campus
Marcel Schaap
Environmental Science
Yes
For Credit
Quantitative skills, computer skills, experimental skills
Tucson main campus
Wesley Hall
Entomology
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Adam Printz
Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Organization skills, dependability, and willingness to "fail" upwards; we can teach everything else.
Tucson main campus
Suchol Savagatrup
Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Russell Tronstad
Agricultural and Resource Economics
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