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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swarna Ganesh |
Biomedical Engineering
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
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
|
|
| Jacqueline Barrios |
Public and Applied Humanities
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Other
|
|
| Melanie Hingle |
Nutritional Sciences and Wellness
|
Yes |
For Credit
|
Depends on project
|
Tucson off-campus
|
|
| Curtis Thorne |
Cellular and Molecular Medicine
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Jennifer Stern |
Medicine
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
none
|
Other
|
|
| Hao Xin |
Electrical and Computer Engineering
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Nicholas Delamere |
Physiology
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Benjamin Renquist |
Animal and Biomedical Sciences
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson off-campus
|
|
| Charles Putnam |
Surgery
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
No requirements
|
Tucson main campus
|
01/2026
|
| 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
|
|
| Jinyoung Kim |
Steward Observatory
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
Required: Interests in observational astronomy, especially on star and planet formation. Familiarity with using computer and very basic scientific programing, such as python or IDL. Preferred: taken at least 1 astronomy course and 1 or more physics courses. Scientific/astronomical programing experience (e.g., Python, IDL, IRAF) with astronomical data experiences are preferred, but not required.
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Tyson Swetnam |
BIO5 Institute
|
Yes |
Paid
|
Computer Science Statistics Calculus
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Isabelle Schrauwen |
COM Phx Translational Neurosci
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Phoenix
|
|
| Joellen Russell |
Geosciences
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
Calculus, Introduction to Oceanography
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Haijiang Cai |
Neuroscience
|
Yes |
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Flurin Babst |
The School of Natural Resources and the Environment
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None.
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Bentley Fane |
The School of Plant Sciences
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Erdogan Madenci |
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
|
Yes |
Paid
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Norma Perez-Brena |
The Norton School of Human Ecology
|
Yes |
Volunteer
|
Research Methods
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Tian-Chyi Yeh |
Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
computer skills for building the graphic interface with our VSATF3 simulation model/
|
Other
|
|
| Andreia Chignalia |
Anesthesiology
|
Yes |
Not given
|
Good practices of laboratory
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Koenraad Van Doorslaer |
Immunobiology
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Prem Kumar Govindappa |
Orthopedic Surgery
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
Basic experience with animal and cell culture studies along with essential skills.
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Kaustubh Thirumalai |
Geosciences
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
Strong interest in ocean science and paleontology.
|
Tucson main campus
|