A Letter from the UROP Student Editorial Board

Journal Advisor

Said M. Shokair Director, UROP
UROP Faculty Advisory Board Professor Juliet Carrillo Professor Manny Azizi Professor Libby Weber Professor Francois Primeau Professor Katherine Rhodes Professor Iryna Zenyuk Professor Andrea Henderson Professor Kevin Beier Professor Yuqing Guo Professor Amal Alachkar Professor Huolin Xin Professor Michael Hoyt Professor Sarah Pressman	UROP Student Editorial Board Elizabeth Jane Andrews Ravi Singh Sandhu
UROP Journal Assistant Jerry McMillan, UROP Advisor

~ A Letter from the UROP Student Editorial Board ~

Undergraduate Research at UC Irvine embodies the university’s spirit of diversity, innovation and interdisciplinary thought. As members of the UROP Student Editorial Board, we have worked passionately to create a Journal that showcases this unique character and displays the student body’s commitment to research excellence. After reviewing countless exceptional manuscripts, we compiled a representative volume, bringing together countless many fields and methodologies. Through a devastating pandemic, we persisted, working closely with the authors to edit, proofread, and polish their brilliant works. It is our honor to present this year’s Journal to you and to offer you a glimpse into our university’s inspiring research community.