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 Departmentsort ascending Offering Research Opportunities? Types of Opportunities Prereqs Research Location End Date
Eric Kiser
Geosciences
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
GEOS 322
Tucson main campus
Kaustubh Thirumalai
Geosciences
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
Strong interest in ocean science and paleontology.
Tucson main campus
Jon Pelletier
Geosciences
Yes
Paid
Programming
Tucson main campus
Ananya Mallik
Geosciences
Yes
Paid
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Diane Thompson
Geosciences
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
At least one lab-based course
Tucson off-campus
Stephen Cowen
Psychology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Jean-Marc Fellous
Psychology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Research Methods
Tucson main campus
Tzu Yin Lai
Psychology
Yes
For Credit
Dr. Lai will be on sabbatical in AY2024-2025. Please check back in summer 2025.
Tucson main campus
Jamie Swanson
Psychology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
John Allen
Psychology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Matthias Mehl
Psychology
Yes
For Credit
Research Methods course
Tucson main campus
Carol Barnes
Psychology
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
N/A
Ying-Hui Chou
Psychology
Yes
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Matthew Grilli
Psychology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
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
Gene Alexander
Psychology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Aurelio Figueredo
Psychology
Yes
Volunteer
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
Julie Feldman
Psychology
Yes
Volunteer
None needed
Tucson main campus
David Glickenstein
Mathematics
Yes
Volunteer
Linear algebra, proofs course, programming background
Tucson main campus
Klaus Lux
Mathematics
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
MATH 313, Linear Algebra
Tucson main campus
Marek Rychlik
Mathematics
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Familiarity with NLP ideas, intermediate programming skills in MATLAB
Other
Michael Gilbert
Mathematics
Yes
Volunteer
Vector Calculus, Linear Algebra, Probability
Tucson main campus
Jason Aubrey
Mathematics
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Charles Haessig
Mathematics
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Calculus
Tucson main campus