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.
Note: To select more than one Research Location, please hold down your control key while clicking a selection.
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.
Note: To select more than one Research Location, please hold down your control key while clicking a selection.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Monti Masel |
Chemistry and Biochemistry
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
Calc I and II
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Barry Ganapol |
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
Calculus
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Charles Haessig |
Mathematics
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
Calculus
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Joseph Watkins |
Mathematics
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
Calculus and linear algebra. Advanced mathematics and statistics courses a plus.
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Joellen Russell |
Geosciences
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
Calculus, Introduction to Oceanography
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Xueying Tang |
Mathematics
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
calculus, linear algebra, and programming skills in R or Python; DATA 363 and 375 a plus.
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Shankar Venkataramani |
Mathematics
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
|
Calculus, Linear Algebra, Programming. Differential equations would be very helpful.
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Jennifer Barton |
BIO5 Institute
|
Yes |
Paid
For Credit
|
Calculus, Physics, Chemistry, at least sophomore level
|
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
|
|
| Dominic Mcgrath |
Chemistry and Biochemistry
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
Chemistry 151/152
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Edward Gelmann |
Medicine
|
Yes |
Paid
|
chemistry biochemistry
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Christian Twiss |
Urology
|
Yes |
Volunteer
|
CITI Human Research Training
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Judith Gordon |
College of Nursing
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
CITI training, HIPAA training
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Julie Ledford |
Cellular and Molecular Medicine
|
Yes |
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
|
|
| Allan Hamilton |
Neurosurgery
|
Yes |
Paid
|
coding skills
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Alejandro Salado |
Systems and Industrial Engineering
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
Coding VR environments for Occulus Quest (Unity)
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Jennifer Teske |
Nutritional Sciences and Wellness
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
communication skills, accountability to deadlines, and time management.
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Beth Meyerson |
Family and Community Medicine
|
Yes |
Paid
|
Communications (written and verbal), commitment to harm reduction science, preference for students with lived (opioid use) experience. Other prerequisites pending the specific opportunity.
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Arne Ekstrom |
Psychology
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
Completion of Psy 300 or equivalent encouraged but not required. Prior programming experience a plus but not a requirement. GPA above 3.0 recommended.
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Tyson Swetnam |
BIO5 Institute
|
Yes |
Paid
|
Computer Science Statistics Calculus
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Tim Eifler |
Astronomy
|
Yes |
Paid
For Credit
|
curiosity, coding
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Charles Hsu |
Radiation Oncology
|
Yes |
Volunteer
|
Data Collection, proficiency in Excel / RedCap / STATA/ SAS/R or other statistical analysis packages
|
Tucson off-campus
|
|
| John Konhilas |
Physiology
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
Dedicated, hard-working and willing to commit for 2 years.
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Melanie Hingle |
Nutritional Sciences and Wellness
|
Yes |
For Credit
|
Depends on project
|
Tucson off-campus
|
|
| Christopher Impey |
Astronomy
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
Depends on the project. Projects include working on science literacy, astronomy pedagogy, the use of machine learning to detect science misinformation on the web, and building massive open online classes, or MOOCs.
|
Tucson main campus
|