A Letter from the UROP Student Editorial Board

Journal Advisors

Meredith Lee Dean, Division of Undergraduate Education	Said M. Shokair Director, UROP
UROP Faculty Advisory Board Professor Peter Ditto Professor Donald Hoffman Professor John LaRue Professor Richard Lathrop Professor Hartmut Luecke Professor James Nowick Professor James Penrod Professor Richard Robertson Professor Martin Schwab Professor Craig Walsh	UROP Student Editorial Board Courtney Baird Gregoria Barazandeh Lauren Brothers Brad Cohn Nellie Day Michael Gray Ahmed Ibrahim Sylvie Inkindi Rita Rabbath Jana Remy Irene Tang Valeri Terrell Martin Vega Elizabeth Yanni
UROP Journal Assistants Ann Kalayil Abrams, Journal & Symposium Student Advisor Matt Hauske, Advising & Publications Assistant Megan Nowell Kaufman, Publications & Web Assistant Henry Yan, Computer Resource Specialist

~Letter from the UROP Student Editorial Board 2003~

The application of knowledge is one of the most important aspects of learning. This principle is reflected in the high quality of the material presented in this year’s UCI Undergraduate Research Journal. The selection of papers by the Editorial Board was both a demanding and rewarding process. As a team of students from a variety of disciplines we brought our expertise and passions to the table in discussing the merits of each submitted work of research. As selection was narrowed, we edited the articles for argument, style and cohesion. While working with our peers on the Editorial Board we each bettered our editing skills and increased our commitment to the importance of undergraduate research at UCI. We expect that you will enjoy the efforts of the student researchers and their faculty mentors in this volume. In addition, we hope that the Journal encourages further faculty-mentored undergraduate research, and affirms UCI’s strong commitment to undergraduate education.