Category: Undergraduate Research


Undergraduate Research Spotlight: Malik Cooper

Malik is a senior from Monroeville, AL, majoring in public health. His project is within the Department of Nutrition, Hospitality and Sport Management. What got you started in undergraduate research? My journey into undergraduate research started when I took Dr. Tan’s NHM 101 course. The course piqued my interest in nutrition, pushing me to explore…


Undergraduate Research Spotlight: Maddie Buhl

Maddie is a senior from Colleyville, TX majoring in Biological Sciences with a minor in Global Health. The project she is currently working on is the Functional Analysis of Candidate Genes Involved in the Temporal Host Response in the department of Biological Sciences. What got you started in undergraduate research? I worked in a senior…


Undergraduate Research Spotlight: Cecilia Cordell

Cecilia is a junior from Atlanta, GA, double majoring in economics and finance. She is also in the Accelerated Master’s Program for economics. What got you started in undergraduate research? In high school I took AP Research which allowed me to create my own research project. The ability to create a question and then be…


Undergraduate Research Spotlight: Chandni Bhat

In addition to being a Randall Research Scholar and a DAAD RISE Germany participant, Chandni Bhat is one of our very own Research Ambassadors. She began her research journey approximately two and a half years ago in Dr. Elizabeth Papish’s lab, where she currently investigates ruthenium-ligand complexes as potential anti-cancer compounds, utilizing light to activate…


Undergraduate Research Q&A: Dr. Aijun Song and Carter Pate

Undergraduate research opportunities enrich the learning experience and, in many instances, provide insight into future career or graduate-level interests. UA provides the programs and resources to make undergraduate research available to all that are interested. Dr. Aijun Song, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, mentors many undergraduate and graduate students in the mu-Net Lab,…