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.
Name Department Offering Research Opportunities?sort descending Types of Opportunities Prereqs Research Location End Date
Patrick Ronaldson
Pharmacology
Yes
Paid
Ability to commit 20 hours per week during the semester and 40 hours per week during the summer to research.
Tucson main campus
Bekir Tanriover
Medicine
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
None
Tucson main campus
Kaitlin Kratter
Astronomy
Yes
For Credit
Physics 305 or equivalent
Tucson main campus
Craig Rasmussen
Environmental Science
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
ENVS 200 and 201 are preferred but not mandatory
Tucson main campus
Leigh Combrink
The School of Natural Resources and the Environment
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Judith Brown
The School of Plant Sciences
Yes
Paid
For Credit
biology, biochemistry, plant pathology, microbiology
Tucson main campus
Fiona McCarthy
Animal and Biomedical Sciences
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Molecular biology is preferred but not required.
Online
Gene Alexander
Psychology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Li Xu
College of Applied Science and Technology
Yes
Paid
None
Online
05/2025
Kate Bunton
Speech Language and Hearing Sciences
Yes
For Credit
Interest in speech acoustics, speech production, and speech perception.
Tucson main campus
David Breshears
The School of Natural Resources and the Environment
Yes
Paid
None
Tucson main campus
Caitlyn Hall
Biosystems Engineering
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Victor Baker
Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences
Yes
Volunteer
None
Tucson main campus
Shaowen Bao
Physiology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Armin Sorooshian
Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
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
Ali Mohammed
The School of Plant Sciences
Yes
Paid
N/A
Other
08/2025
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
Jeffrey Jacobs
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Lucy Ziurys
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Shang Song
Biomedical Engineering
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Eduardo Rozo
Physics
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
Excellent GPA
Tucson main campus
John Koprowski
The School of Natural Resources and the Environment
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Colleen Lucey
Russian and Slavic Studies
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Adam Daly
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
General Chemistry and prefer Organic Chemistry
Tucson main campus