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
Andrew Youdin Steward Observatory Yes For credit Physics105a, intro to scientific computing Tucson main campus
Nathan Smith Astronomy Yes Volunteer, For credit ASTR250 Tucson main campus
Gene Alexander Psychology Yes Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Lucy Ziurys Chemistry and Biochemistry Yes Volunteer none Tucson main campus
Elisa Tomat Chemistry and Biochemistry Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit General Chemistry Tucson main campus
Mary Peterson Psychology Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Craig Aspinwall Chemistry and Biochemistry Yes Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Robin Polt Chemistry and Biochemistry Yes Volunteer, For credit We only take Freshmen and Sophomores. We assume that the students will be taking Chemistry courses as a corequisite. Tucson main campus
Malcolm Hughes Tree Ring Laboratory Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Matthew Grilli Psychology Yes Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Beth Willman Steward Observatory Yes Paid None Tucson main campus
Konrad Zinsmaier Neuroscience Yes Paid, 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
Jianjun Yin Geosciences Yes For credit None Tucson main campus
Michael Gilbert Mathematics Yes Volunteer Vector Calculus, Linear Algebra, Probability Tucson main campus
George Gehrels Geosciences Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit Geos 251 Tucson main campus
Brenda Frye Astronomy Yes Volunteer, For credit None, but computer programming skills are a bonus. Tucson main campus
Beichuan Zhang Computer Science Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Chad Bender Steward Observatory Yes Paid, Volunteer None Tucson main campus
Lisa Nagy Molecular and Cellular Biology Yes Volunteer, For credit MCB 181 Tucson main campus
Ying-Hui Chou Psychology Yes For credit None Tucson main campus
Guang Yao Molecular and Cellular Biology Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Carol Dieckmann Molecular and Cellular Biology Yes For credit General Chemistry, Biology 181 Tucson main campus
Anthony Jull Geosciences Yes For credit None Tucson main campus
Sumitendra Mazumdar Physics Yes Volunteer None Tucson main campus

 

Faculty Members: for more information on updating your info please visit https://ur.arizona.edu/update.