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N/AN/AOffice of Undergradute Researchprovides, tracks, and assesses research opportunities for undergraduate students through informal and formalized opportunities.
https://www.uta.edu/research/opportunities/undergraduate-research
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N/AN/AIndependent Research Labs at UTAThese labs are technicially not in the College of Science, but they do scientific research. They welcome UTA students. These labs may be great if you want to consider medicine and health professions.
https://imprint.uta.edu/research-innovation/
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N/AN/ABiologyThe research conducted by our internationally esteemed and award-winning faculty is funded by a host of state, national and international institutions and agencies
https://www.uta.edu/academics/schools-colleges/science/departments/biology/faculty-research
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BetranEstherBiologygene evolution in flies
https://betranlab.uta.edu/
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BoutteCaraBiologymolecular biology in mycobacteria
https://www.bouttelab.org/
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BucknerJCBiologyevolution and bioinformatics
https://www.iderlab.org/
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CastoeToddBiologygenomics in snakes
https://www.castoelaboratory.org/
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ChangWoo-SukBiologybacterial symbiosis in guts and soybean plants
https://climatesmartsoybeans.com/
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ChristensenShawnBiologyretrotransposons
https://www.thechristensenlab.info/
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DemuthJefferyBiologyevolutionary bioinfromatics and genomics in beetles
https://demuthlab.uta.edu/index.html
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DuBayShaneBiologyecology/environmental impacts of pollution in animals (birds)
https://www.shanedubay.com/
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FortLoicBiologymechanobiology in stem cells
https://www.uta.edu/academics/faculty/profile?user=loic.fort
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FrishkoffLukeBiologyecology/evolution in reptiles
https://frishkofflab.wordpress.com/
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FujitaMatthewBiologygenomics and evolutionary history of reptiles and amphibians
https://fujitalab.com/
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GhosePiyaBiologyprogrammed death and clearance of cells of complex structure in the living animal (C.elegans)
https://ghoselab.uta.edu/
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MydlarzLauraBiologymarine biology, coral immunity, coral diseases and symbiosis
http://www.themydlarzlab.com/
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PalmerDanielaBiologygenomic evolution of sexual biodiversity in treehoppers
https://www.treehoppers.org/
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PellegrinoMarkBiologyhow cells resolve mitochondrial dysfunction in order to achieve homeostasis in C.elegans
https://pellegrinolab.uta.edu/
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QuintanaAnitaBiologyhuman medical genetics and functional analysis to understand the cause of neurodevelopmental and craniofacial birth defects
https://www.uta.edu/academics/faculty/profile?user=anita.quintana
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RavenscraftAlisonBiologyinteractions between insects and their bacterial symbionts
https://www.ravenscraftlab.com/
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RogersAliciaBiologymechanisms that regulate small RNA pathways and the fate of their target transcripts in C.elegans
https://www.akrogerslab.org/home
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TangQingBiologythe mechanisms underlying antimicrobial resistance and host-bacterial interactions in infectious diseases
https://qingtanglab.github.io/
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WalshMatthewBiologyEco-evolutionary interactions in many different systems including fish, lakes, nuclear sites, brains, and plastics
https://walsh-lab.uta.edu/
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N/AN/AChemistryThe UTA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry will prepare you for a rewarding career with our innovative education and world-class research programs.
https://www.uta.edu/academics/schools-colleges/science/departments/chemistry/research
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ArmstrongDanielChemistryanalytical chemistry
https://www.uta.edu/academics/faculty/profile?user=sec4dwa
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BuonomoJosephChemistrymedicinal chemistry, we synthesize, identify, and assess medicinally-relevant small molecule and peptide entities
https://www.jabuonomo.com/
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ChowdhurySaifulChemistryspectrometry-based method development in proteomics
https://proteomics-lab.uta.edu/
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Dasgupta PurnenduChemistryanalytical chemistry, miniature instrumentation
https://www.uta.edu/academics/faculty/profile?user=dasgupta
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DiasRasikaChemistryinorganic and organometallic chemistry
https://diasgroup.uta.edu/
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DongHeChemistrybiomimetic design and synthesis of soft nanomaterials
https://dong-group.uta.edu/
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FossFrankChemistrybiomimetic redox catalysis, medicinal and bioorganic chemistry, and biosensor and chemosensor design
https://fosslab.uta.edu/
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HeoJongyunChemistrystructural-based redox biochemistry and cell biology of proteins
https://www.uta.edu/academics/faculty/profile?user=jheo
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JunhaJeonChemistrysustainable catalytic methods to synthesize transformative molecules with significant functions
https://www.junhajeon.org/
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Johnson-WintersKayChemistryEnzyme kinetics and mechanisms
https://www.uta.edu/academics/faculty/profile?user=kayunta
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KrollPeterChemistryphysical chemistry
https://www.uta.edu/academics/faculty/profile?user=pkroll
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MacalusoRobinChemistrysynthesis and understanding of how changing the crystal chemistry of rare-earth solid-state materials can lead to control of physical behavior
https://macalusolab.uta.edu/
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MacDonnellFrederickChemistryN-alkanes, Fisher-Tropsch, cobalt catalysis
https://www.uta.edu/academics/faculty/profile?user=macdonn
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MandalSubhrangsuChemistrybiochemistry, human diseases, medicinal, organic chemistry, and drug discovery
https://mandal-lab.uta.edu/
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McFarlandSherriChemistrydevelopment of light-activated drugs that can be used to treat cancer
https://mcfarlandlabs.uta.edu/
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NamKwanghoChemistryBiocatalysis
https://www.uta.edu/academics/faculty/profile?user=kwangho.nam
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ParkJaneChemistry​Exploring Main Group Compounds from Fundamental Molecule Design for Molecular Recognition to Applications in Materials and Biomedical Science
https://parklab.uta.edu/
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ShelorC.PhillipChemistryPFAS, electrodialysis, environmental analysis, forever chemicals, analytical
https://www.uta.edu/academics/faculty/profile?user=shelor
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SoByungChemistrybiogenesis and function of RNA–protein complexes in the regulation of protein-coding gene expression
https://www.uta.edu/academics/faculty/profile?user=byungran.so#About%20Me
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N/AN/AData ScienceLabs listed in link span all College of Science departments
https://www.uta.edu/academics/schools-colleges/science/departments/division-data-science/research/general-ds
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N/AN/AEarth and Environmental Sciencesconducting research in the following four areas and seeking solutions to the issues corresponding to each: SUSTAINABILITY, CLIMATE CHANGE AND IMPACT, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, GEOHAZARDS
https://www.uta.edu/academics/schools-colleges/science/departments/ees/research
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BrownNathanEarth and Environmental Sciencesgeo- and thermo-chronometers, especially luminescence techniques, to learn how rocks and sediments have been exposed to sunlight and heat
https://nathandbrown.wixsite.com/home
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FanMajieEarth and Environmental SciencesTectonic and sedimentary processes, paleoenvironment
https://websites.uta.edu/mfan/
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GhanbarianBehzadEarth and Environmental Sciencesapplying fundamental theories from physics and math as well as numerical techniques to model fluid flow and solute transport in heterogeneous porous rocks, fracture networks, soils and sediment
https://www.uta.edu/academics/faculty/profile?user=ghanbarianb
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HuntAndrewEarth and Environmental SciencesInhalation Toxicology, Medical Geology
https://www.uta.edu/academics/faculty/profile?user=hunt
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KimUn-JungEarth and Environmental Sciencesenvironmental chemistry, analysis/detection of chemicals of emerging concerns
https://www.kimecl.com/
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LiYunyaoEarth and Environmental Sciencesunderstanding atmospheric composition, air quality, and their interactions with extreme weather events and climate using data analysis techniques
https://yunyaolilab.uta.edu/
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NestellGalina/MerlyndEarth and Environmental SciencesPaleontology/Math
https://www.uta.edu/academics/faculty/profile?user=nestell#About%20Me
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Sánchez-Murillo RicardoEarth and Environmental Sciencesnatural-occurring tracers to underpin processes governing hydrological responses in tropical and subtropical landscapes
https://tropicalwaterscr.wixsite.com/hydro
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ShenYikeEarth and Environmental Sciencesenvironmental health sciences, microbiome, environmental risk assessment with computational methods, environmental health knowledgebase, environmental exposures, multi-omics, data science, machine learning
https://www.shengroup.org/
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WinguthArneEarth and Environmental Sciencesrapid climate change processes, applied oceanography and meteorology
https://climateresearchgroup.uta.edu/index.html
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N/AN/AEngineeringEach department is home to several research labs. Check them out in the link.
https://www.uta.edu/academics/schools-colleges/engineering/research
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N/AN/AHealth ProfessionsThere are no "Heath Professions labs" but several labs on this list do research relevant to heatlh
https://www.uta.edu/academics/schools-colleges/science/degree-programs/health-professions
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N/AN/AMathThe UTA Department of Mathematics has a robust research program encompassing a wide variety of topics.
https://www.uta.edu/academics/schools-colleges/science/departments/mathematics/research
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AktosunTuncayMathInverse Problems and Wave Propagation
https://mentis.uta.edu/explore/profile/tuncay-aktosun
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ÁlvarezJamesMathUndergraduate Mathematics Education, Mathematical Education of Teachers, Curriculum and Program Development
https://mentis.uta.edu/explore/profile/james-epperson
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AmbartsoumianGaikMathComputerized Tomography, Integral Geometry
https://mentis.uta.edu/explore/profile/gaik-ambartsoumian
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Chen-CharpentierBenitoMathNumerical Methods for Deterministic and Random Differential Equations, Population Dynamics
https://mentis.uta.edu/explore/profile/benito-chen
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CorderoMinervaMathFinite Geometries
https://mentis.uta.edu/explore/profile/minerva-cordero-epperson
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GornetRuthMathInverse Spectral Geometry
https://mentis.uta.edu/explore/profile/ruth-gornet
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GrantcharovDimitarMathRepresentations of Lie Algebras and Superalgebras
https://mentis.uta.edu/explore/profile/dimitar-grantcharov
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HammKeatonMathNumerical Linear Algebra, Random Matrix Theory, Radial Basis Function Approximation, Dimensionality reduction, Subspace Clustering, Signal Processing, Approximation Theory
https://keatonhamm.com/
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JorgensenDavidMathCommutative Algebra
https://mentis.uta.edu/explore/profile/david-jorgensen
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JorgensenTheresaMathMathematical Education of Teachers
https://mentis.uta.edu/explore/profile/theresa-jorgensen
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KojouharovHristoMathNumerical Solution of Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations, Population Ecology, Biofilms
https://hristo.utasites.cloud/#gs
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KorzeniowskiAndrzejMathProbability Theory and Stochastic Processes
https://mentis.uta.edu/explore/profile/andrzej-korzeniowski
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KribsChristopherMathEpidemiology, Elementary (preK-4) and Middle (4-8) Grades Mathematics Education
https://mentis.uta.edu/explore/profile/christopher-kribs
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LiRen-CangMathNumerical Linear Algebra, Numerical Solution of Ordinary Differential Equations, Scientific Computing, Online Algorithm, Dimensionality Reduction, Nonlinear Manifold Learning, Compressed Sensing, Numerical Linear Algebra, Reduced Order Modeling, High Performance Computing
https://mentis.uta.edu/explore/profile/ren-cang-li
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LiaoGuojunMathAdaptive Grid Generation
https://mentis.uta.edu/explore/profile/guojun-liao
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LiuDavidMathPartial Differential Equations
https://mentis.uta.edu/explore/profile/yue-liu
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LiuChaoqunMathComputational Fluid Dynamics
https://mentis.uta.edu/explore/profile/chaoqun-liu
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MaiaPedroMathDynamical Systems and Scientific Computing, Computational Neuroscience
https://sites.google.com/site/pedrodoriamaia/home
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NestellMerlyndMathIntegral Equations
https://mentis.uta.edu/explore/profile/merlynd-nestell
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PalSuvraMathSurvival Analysis and Statistical Computing
https://mentis.uta.edu/explore/profile/suvra-pal
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RoySouvikMathInverse problems in medical imaging, PDE optimal control, Scientific Computing, Finite volume and finite element methods, Stochastic disease dynamics and control
https://roysouvik2.github.io/
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ShipmanBarbaraMathDifferential Geometry, Hamiltonian Dynamical Systems
https://mentis.uta.edu/explore/profile/barbara-shipman
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SuJianzhongMathPartial Differential Equations, Computational Neuroscience, Neuronal Dynamics
https://mentis.uta.edu/explore/profile/jianzhong-su
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Sun-MitchellShanMathMathematical Statistics
https://mentis.uta.edu/explore/profile/shan-sun-mitchell
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VancliffMichaelaMathNoncommutative Algebra and Noncommutative Algebraic Geometry
https://websites.uta.edu/vancliff/home/research/
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WangLiMathOptimization, Machine Learning and Big DataN/A
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N/AN/ANursing and Health InnovationThe College of Nursing and Health Innovation hosts some of UTA's most exciting scientific research programs and laboratories.
https://www.uta.edu/academics/schools-colleges/conhi/research/labs
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N/AN/APhysicsThe UTA Department of Physics has a varied and highly regarded research program, with internationally recognized faculty leading the way in a number of fields
https://www.uta.edu/academics/schools-colleges/science/departments/physics/research
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AsaadiJonathanPhysicsneutrinos, neutrino detector technology known as a Liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber (LArTPC)
https://www.jonathanasaadi.com/about
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RaquelPhysicsparticle physics, understanding of the laws governing the Universe by learning from particle interactions
https://niampp-lab.uta.edu/
https://henpcenter.uta.edu/
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ChiYujiePhysicsbiophysics, medicial physics
https://www.uta.edu/academics/faculty/profile?user=yujie.chi#About%20Me
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DeKaushikPhysicsThe UTA Center of Excellence in High Energy and Nuclear Physics is dedicated to fundamental research at the highest energy scales through participation in experiments at the world’s most advanced accelerators.
https://henpcenter.uta.edu/
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DengYuePhysicsmodeling, space physics, aeronomy
http://aeronomy.haystack.mit.edu/muri/
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HadavandHalehPhysicsThe UTA Center of Excellence in High Energy and Nuclear Physics is dedicated to fundamental research at the highest energy scales through participation in experiments at the world’s most advanced accelerators.
https://henpcenter.uta.edu/
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HudaMuhammadPhysicsMetal-oxides, photovoltaic, DFT, Quantum-Mechanics
https://www.uta.edu/academics/faculty/profile?user=huda
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JinMingwuPhysicsapplying mathematical methods and physical principles to solve practical problems, particularly in medical physics and space physics
https://www.uta.edu/academics/faculty/profile?user=mingwu
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KoymenAliPhysicsquantum mechanics?
https://www.uta.edu/academics/faculty/profile?user=koymen#About%20Me
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MeiYuanPhysicsengineer cutting-edge devices, build precision instruments, and develop innovative techniques that together create systems to perform measurements and control at the very limits imposed by physical laws—be it thermal, quantum, or beyond. Our ultimate pursuit is to achieve the highest possible signal-to-noise ratio (SNR).
https://www.snr-lab.org/
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NgaiJosephPhysicssingle crystalline thin films and heterostructures of complex transition-metal oxides grown using the technique of oxide molecular beam epitaxy (MBE)
https://www.uta.edu/academics/faculty/profile?user=jngai
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ParkSangwookPhysicsObservational studies of supernova remnants, neutron stars, hot interstellar medium, and active galaxies using data taken X-ray and infrared space telescopes.
https://www.uta.edu/academics/faculty/profile?user=s.park