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 Prereqssort ascending Research Location End Date
Mohammad Pessarakli
The School of Plant Sciences
Yes
For Credit
N/A
Tucson off-campus
Michael Bogan
The School of Natural Resources and the Environment
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
n/a
Tucson main campus
Zhongguo Xiong
The School of Plant Sciences
Yes
Paid
For Credit
Molecular biology techniques including DNA, RNA, and protein analyses, bacterial culturing and transformation.
Tucson main campus
Fiona McCarthy
Animal and Biomedical Sciences
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Molecular biology is preferred but not required.
Online
Rebecca Gomez
Psychology
Yes
For Credit
Minimum GPA 3.0, students must be available during the summer for 9-12 hr/week to train and must commit to 2 semesters of research the following year with ample availability during the week for testing children (9 hr/week). We take applications at our lab website annually in April. Learn more at https://www.childcognitionlab.arizona.edu/students
Tucson main campus
Lucinda Rankin
Physiology
Yes
For Credit
member of honors college, 2nd semester junior or senior status.
Tucson main campus
Scott Boitano
Physiology
Yes
Paid
For Credit
Meeting with Professor
Tucson main campus
Lianyang Zhang
Civil and Architectural Engineering and Mechanics
Yes
Paid
Mechanics, Concrete, Soil Mechanics
Tucson main campus
Mark Beilstein
The School of Plant Sciences
Yes
Paid
For Credit
MCB181, CHEM151, CHEM152
Tucson main campus
Jesse Woodson
The School of Plant Sciences
Yes
Paid
For Credit
MCB181 or equivalent course is strongly recommended.
Tucson main campus
Ramin Yadegari
The School of Plant Sciences
Yes
Paid
For Credit
MCB 181R
Tucson main campus
Lisa Nagy
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
MCB 181
Tucson main campus
Gene Giacomelli
Biosystems Engineering
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
math and accounting skills, good work ethic and communicator, dependable, prompt, consistent and high quality of work; having research interests, or for learning food production technologies that may complement their career goals.
Tucson main campus
12/2024
Walter Piegorsch
Mathematics
Yes
For Credit
MATH 466, MATH 475A
Tucson main campus
Pan Yan
Mathematics
Yes
For Credit
MATH 413
Tucson main campus
Klaus Lux
Mathematics
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
MATH 313, Linear Algebra
Tucson main campus
Eyad Atallah
Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Math 129 and Atmo 436/536a or equivalent Math 223 and Atmo 441/541b preferred Python coding skills
Tucson main campus
Bekir Tanriover
Medicine
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
Machine learning
Tucson main campus
David Glickenstein
Mathematics
Yes
Volunteer
Linear algebra, proofs course, programming background
Tucson main campus
Chi Zhou
Animal and Biomedical Sciences
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Knowledge or strong interest in molecular biology, cell biology, and/or reproductive physiology is a plus.
Tucson off-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
Melissa Fitch
Spanish and Portuguese
Yes
Volunteer
knowledge of Spanish and Portuguese
Tucson main campus
Bindu Poudel-Ward
Yuma County Office
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Knowledge in plant science and agriculture
Other
Peiwen Li
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
Junior to Senior
Tucson main campus
08/2025
Julia Neilson
Environmental Science
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
Introductory level biology, chemistry and math
Tucson main campus