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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Hoover |
Environmental Science
|
Yes |
Paid
|
Interest in developing skills in environmental justice; trans-disciplinary and team science projects; community engagement; GIS and spatial analysis; water quality and water resources
|
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
|
|
| Toshinobu Kazui |
Surgery
|
Yes |
Volunteer
|
Ideally experience in research, motivated to learn
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Hendrikus Granzier |
Cellular and Molecular Medicine
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
I currently have 3 undergraduate students.
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| David Velenovsky |
Speech Language and Hearing Sciences
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
Hearing Science, Acoustics, also can be discussed.
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Jason Pacheco |
Computer Science
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
Having taken and passed a statistics or probability course. Having taken and passed Calculus and Linear Algebra courses. Some Python and/or Matlab programming experience. Having taken and passed an introductory machine learning course such as CSC 480 / CSC 380 or equivalent.
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Robert Groves |
Religious Studies and Classics
|
Yes |
For Credit
|
Greek 202 or higher.
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Francesca Vitali |
Neurology
|
Yes |
Not given
|
Good Programming skills in either Python, R or Matlab. Background in machine learning and statistics preferred.
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Andreia Chignalia |
Anesthesiology
|
Yes |
Not given
|
Good practices of laboratory
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Kyle Hartfield |
The School of Natural Resources and the Environment
|
Yes |
Paid
|
GIS, Remote Sensing
|
Online
|
12/2024
|
| Eric Kiser |
Geosciences
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
GEOS 322
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Jiang Wu |
East Asian Studies
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
Geography, East Asia, GIS, graphic design, spanish, statistics, computer, website management, social media specialists, Chinese, Japanese, Korean
|
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
|
|
| Christina Laukaitis |
Medicine
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
Genetics
|
||
| Stacey Tecot |
School of Anthropology
|
Yes |
Paid
For Credit
|
Generally one course with the PI is required
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Kenneth Johns |
Physics
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
Generally junior or senior Physics or ECE majors are preferred
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Marc Orbach |
The School of Plant Sciences
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
General Chemistry, Introductory Biology
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Carol Dieckmann |
Molecular and Cellular Biology
|
Yes |
For Credit
|
General Chemistry, Biology 181
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Adam Daly |
Chemistry and Biochemistry
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
General Chemistry and prefer Organic Chemistry
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Jeanne Pemberton |
Chemistry and Biochemistry
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
General Chemistry and Organic Chemistry
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| YeonSun Lee |
Pharmacology
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
General Chemistry
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Elisa Tomat |
Chemistry and Biochemistry
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
General Chemistry
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Michael Riggs |
Animal and Biomedical Sciences
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
General Chemistry
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
| Yin Chen |
Pharmacology and Toxicology
|
Yes |
Paid
|
Funded by E-H-TRUE research training grant from NIEHS
|
Other
|
|
| Douglas Loy |
Materials Science and Engineering
|
Yes |
Paid
For Credit
|
For hydrogel projects, prefer some lab experience. Some students will be working on evaluating the physical properties and application of hydrogels to agriculture and metal contaminant removal, others may participate in synthesis of new monomers and hydrogels with graduate student supervision.
|
Tucson main campus
|
12/2024
|