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.
Name Department Offering Research Opportunities? Types of Opportunities Prereqs Research Location End Date
Megan Kobel Speech Language and Hearing Sciences Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Eniko Enikov Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Yes Volunteer, For credit Junior or senior year students with working knowledge of one or more of the following: Matlab, Solidworks, Micro-controller programming. Tucson main campus
Ralph Fregosi Physiology Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Serin Hong Mathematics Yes Volunteer, For credit Linear Algebra, Abstract Algebra Tucson main campus
Michael Duren College of Applied Science and Technology Yes Volunteer None Online
Ali Mohammed The School of Plant Sciences Yes Paid N/A Other 08/2025
Faye Mcgechie Cellular and Molecular Medicine Yes For credit n/a Tucson main campus
Sigrid Williams Pharmacology Yes Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Leigh Combrink The School of Natural Resources and the Environment Yes Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Casey Romanoski Cellular and Molecular Medicine Yes Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Lars Furenlid Radiology and Imaging Sci Dept Yes Paid Programming experience Tucson main campus
Liliana Salvador Animal and Biomedical Sciences Yes Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Vitaliy Yurkiv Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Yes Paid basic thermodynamic knowledge Tucson main campus
Lawrence Mandarino Medicine Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Caroline Kopruszinski Pharmacology Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit N/A Tucson main campus
Cori Daines Pediatrics Yes Volunteer None Tucson main campus
Cynthia Miranti Cellular and Molecular Medicine Yes For credit none Tucson main campus
Wilfrid Calvin Entomology-Ext Yes Paid None Other
Charles Putnam Surgery Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit No requirements Tucson main campus 01/2026
Gregory Ogden Chemical and Environmental Engineering Yes For credit programming such as LabView, Matlab Tucson main campus
Shanna Hamilton Cellular and Molecular Medicine Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Ilknur Telkes Ergun Neurosurgery Yes Volunteer, For credit A basic understanding of research methods, conducting literature reviews, and signal processing. Basic ability to use MATLAB and/or Python. Preferred: Programming and digital signal processing. Tucson main campus
Timothy Ottusch The Norton School of Human Ecology Yes For credit Honors Thesis Students Tucson main campus
Craig Weinkauf Surgery Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit None mandatory; R studio and programming a plus. Tucson main campus
Payal Khosla The Norton School of Human Ecology Yes Volunteer, For credit N/A Other