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.
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 |
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William Smith |
The School of Natural Resources and the Environment
|
Yes |
Paid
For Credit
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Experience with field work. Experience with computer programming.
|
Tucson main campus
|
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Hao Xin |
Electrical and Computer Engineering
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
Alonso Favela |
The School of Plant Sciences
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
No Mandatory prerequisites. Preference will be given to those with some Excel, sheets, or computational experience. Check out the website for more info: favelalab.com
|
Tucson main campus
|
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Benjamin Renquist |
Animal and Biomedical Sciences
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson off-campus
|
|
Ronald Heimark |
Surgery
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
Basic lab experience including western blots, PCR, IHC, ISH
|
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
|
|
Caitlyn Hall |
Biosystems Engineering
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
Alicja Babst-Kostecka |
Environmental Science
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
Joellen Russell |
Geosciences
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
Calculus, Introduction to Oceanography
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
Alexander Bucksch |
The School of Plant Sciences
|
Yes |
Paid
For Credit
|
none, I do offer some very practical tasks that do not require much technical knowledge However, analytical knowledge in statistics and the use of python/R scripts to perform data analysis will give you a jump start into the research here.
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
Bentley Fane |
The School of Plant Sciences
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
Ali Mohammed |
The School of Plant Sciences
|
Yes |
Paid
|
N/A
|
Other
|
08/2025
|
Sazzadur Rahaman |
Computer Science
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
Tian-Chyi Yeh |
Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences
|
Yes |
For Credit
|
numeric, fluid mechanics, hwr516, hwr535, hwr 645
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
Erika Eggers |
Physiology
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
Please consult my website: sites.arizona.edu/eggerslab/join-us/ for what information to send when applying for an undergraduate research position and for information about our projects.
|
Tucson main campus
|
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Koenraad Van Doorslaer |
Immunobiology
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
Dawn Coletta |
Medicine
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
Dominic Mcgrath |
Chemistry and Biochemistry
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
Chemistry 151/152
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
Colleen Lucey |
Russian and Slavic Studies
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
Ashley Snider |
Nutritional Sciences and Wellness
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
Haijiang Cai |
Neuroscience
|
Yes |
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
John Schaibley |
Physics
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
None
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
Paul Wagner |
College of Applied Science and Technology
|
Yes |
Volunteer
|
N/A
|
Online
|
|
Jennifer Teske |
Nutritional Sciences and Wellness
|
Yes |
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
|
communication skills, accountability to deadlines, and time management.
|
Tucson main campus
|
|
Serin Hong |
Mathematics
|
Yes |
Volunteer
For Credit
|
Linear Algebra, Abstract Algebra
|
Tucson main campus
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