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
Horst Steklis
Animal and Biomedical Sciences
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
ACBS160
Tucson main campus
Tommi Koskinen
Planetary Sciences
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Algebra, differential equations, computer programming
Tucson main campus
Megan Kobel
Speech Language and Hearing Sciences
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Jinyoung Kim
Steward Observatory
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Required: Interests in observational astronomy, especially on star and planet formation. Familiarity with using computer and very basic scientific programing, such as python or IDL. Preferred: taken at least 1 astronomy course and 1 or more physics courses. Scientific/astronomical programing experience (e.g., Python, IDL, IRAF) with astronomical data experiences are preferred, but not required.
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
Joellen Russell
Geosciences
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
Calculus, Introduction to Oceanography
Tucson main campus
Torsten Falk
Neurology
Yes
For Credit
None
Other
Melanie Hingle
Nutritional Sciences and Wellness
Yes
For Credit
Depends on project
Tucson off-campus
Aaron Lien
The School of Natural Resources and the Environment
Yes
Paid
None
Tucson main campus
Tatiana Kalin
Child Health
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Phoenix
Hao Xin
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Yue Wang
Systems and Industrial Engineering
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Benjamin Renquist
Animal and Biomedical Sciences
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson off-campus
Julie Feldman
Psychology
Yes
Volunteer
None needed
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
Dominic Mcgrath
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
Chemistry 151/152
Tucson main campus
Marc Orbach
The School of Plant Sciences
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
General Chemistry, Introductory Biology
Tucson main campus
Haijiang Cai
Neuroscience
Yes
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Lawrence Deluca
Emergency Medicine
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Other
Bentley Fane
The School of Plant Sciences
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Bonnie Hurwitz
Biosystems Engineering
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
programming skills are useful
Tucson main campus
Meredith Hay
Physiology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Tian-Chyi Yeh
Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
computer skills for building the graphic interface with our VSATF3 simulation model/
Other
Jessica Rick
The School of Natural Resources and the Environment
Yes
Paid
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Koenraad Van Doorslaer
Immunobiology
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus