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? Types of Opportunities Prereqs Research Location End Date
Alejandro Salado Diez
Systems and Industrial Engineering
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Coding VR environments for Occulus Quest (Unity)
Tucson main campus
Dmitriy Nurullayev
College of Applied Science and Technology
Yes
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Li Xu
College of Applied Science and Technology
Yes
Paid
None
Online
05/2025
Shang Song
Biomedical Engineering
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Jacob Schwartz
Pharmacology
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
Please inquire
Tucson main campus
Tally Milnes
Pharmacology
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Diane Thompson
Geosciences
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
At least one lab-based course
Tucson off-campus
Justin Snider
Nutritional Sciences and Wellness
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Kimberly Ogden
Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Ananya Mallik
Geosciences
Yes
Paid
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Kavan Hazeli
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Yes
Paid
None
Tucson main campus
Erica Corral
Materials Science and Engineering
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson off-campus
Tommi Koskinen
Planetary Sciences
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Algebra, differential equations, computer programming
Tucson main campus
Julie Feldman
Psychology
Yes
Volunteer
None needed
Tucson main campus
Marvin Slepian
Medicine
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
William Killgore
Psychiatry
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Rachel Gallery
The School of Natural Resources and the Environment
Yes
Paid
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Craig Rasmussen
Environmental Science
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
ENVS 200 and 201 are preferred but not mandatory
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
John Konhilas
Physiology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Dedicated, hard-working and willing to commit for 2 years.
Tucson main campus
Robert Root
Environmental Science
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
Chemistry 101 or like, ability to work in a laboratory
Tucson main campus
Kaustubh Thirumalai
Geosciences
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
Strong interest in ocean science and paleontology.
Tucson main campus
Chi-Kwan Chan
Steward Observatory
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
Basic programming skill in C or Python; able to understand basic physics equations.
Tucson main campus
Ingmar Riedel-Kruse
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Jekan Thangavelautham
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus