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?sort descending Types of Opportunities Prereqs Research Location End Date
Tai Kong
Physics
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Virinchipuram Viswanathan
Animal and Biomedical Sciences
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Willem Van Leeuwen
The School of Natural Resources and the Environment
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
GEOG330 Introduction to Remote Sensing or Equivalent Biophysical, GIS or Remote sensing science or programming skills. Outdoor field work.
Tucson main campus
Marc Orbach
The School of Plant Sciences
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
General Chemistry, Introductory Biology
Tucson main campus
Chicheng Zhang
Computer Science
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
undergraduate probability and statistics, basic programming, algorithm design
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
Wendy Moore Brusca
Entomology
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
David Breshears
The School of Natural Resources and the Environment
Yes
Paid
None
Tucson main campus
John Koprowski
The School of Natural Resources and the Environment
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Kerri Hickenbottom
Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Andrea Achilli
Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
Sophomores, Juniors, and Senior students are considered. Enthusiasm and willingness to work in a team is required. Work site is located off-campus at the WEST Center (west.arizona.edu)
Tucson off-campus
Roberto Guzman
Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Students that succed in my lab, have usually basic skill of chemistry and knowledge of biochemistry.
Tucson main campus
Johann Rafelski
Physics
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Senior Year, some exceptional case Junior
Tucson main campus
Solange Duhamel
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Previous experience in a microbiology or chemistry lab preferred.
Tucson main campus
John Rutherfoord
Physics
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Stuart Craig
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Yes
Paid
The lab performs high-speed/hypersonic wind tunnel experiments. No hard prerequisites, at least 1 year of undergrad preferred. Positions are competitive and the number of openings varies.
Tucson main campus
Jekan Thangavelautham
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Ingmar Riedel-Kruse
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Chi-Kwan Chan
Steward Observatory
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
Basic programming skill in C or Python; able to understand basic physics equations.
Tucson main campus
Tim Eifler
Astronomy
Yes
Paid
For Credit
curiosity, coding
Tucson main campus
Kaustubh Thirumalai
Geosciences
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
Strong interest in ocean science and paleontology.
Tucson main campus
Amanda Mainzer
Planetary Sciences
Yes
Paid
None
Tucson main campus
Matthew Goode
The School of Natural Resources and the Environment
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus