Research Opportunities

Students at UC Riverside have a distinct advantage in the multitude of opportunities available for participating in faculty research programs. Independent participation in such research helps students develop technical skills, explore areas of modern research, and learn how the “real world” of research operates. In addition, working with a faculty member gives students the opportunity to interact closely with professors, who, in turn, get to know the students.

To participate in undergraduate research opportunities on campus, students can

• • Check out the college and multicampus research opportunities listed

below and visit www.ucr.edu/research.html for other opportunities

• • Examine the online research opportunities for the College of Natural and

Agricultural Sciences at http://cnasstudent.ucr.edu/ and the Bourns College of Engineering at www.engr.ucr.edu/urop.

• • Examine research-specific Web sites posted by colleges and departments

• • Contact departmental advisors directly

• • See the Internship Program under Career Center in the Services for

Students section in this catalog

Director: Rebecca Kugel, Ph.D. 3130 Interdisciplinary Building South ccnn.ucr.edu

Provides opportunities for research collaborations with California’s native peoples and other Indian tribes that benefit tribal communities and expand scholarly knowledge. As UCR is a neighbor to more than 30 tribes in the surrounding area, the center particularly supports interdisciplinary and culturally sensitive research in collaboration with these communities.

Director: Henry L. Snyder, Ph.D. B115 Highlander Hall

• (951) 827-5841; fax (951) 827-4120

www.cbsr.ucr.edu

Supports research and publication in bibliographies and the history of the book. It manages three internationally renowned programs.

• • The English Short Title Catalog (ESTC) records every item within its

scope: published in Great Britain and any British governed territories from the beginning of printing (1473) through the end of the eighteenth century. The catalog is now searchable free of cost via the British Library website.

• • The California Newspaper Project (CNP) records surviving issues of all

newspapers published in California, freely available for searching at the above website.

• • The California Newspaper Microfilm Archive (CNMA) preserves and

stores filmed California Newspapers as archival quality master negatives. Duplications can be requested at the above website.

• • TheCalifornia Digital Newspaper Collection (CDNC) is a text-searchable

collection of select digitized California newspapers from 1848 to 1910 and is accessible free through the Center’s website.

• Un Catálogo Colectivo de Impresos Latinoamericanos hasta 1851 (CCILA) is a comprehensive union catalog of Latin American imprints through 1850, with 40,000 records searchable through the above Web site.

Director: Nancy Guerra, Ph.D. Olmsted Hall, Third Floor

• (951) 827-4144; ross.parke@ucr.edu

chass.ucr.edu/centers/cfs

Focuses on significant advances in family theory, research, and application requiring an interdisciplinary perspective and intra- and cross-cultural approaches to family issues. Represents anthropology, edu- cation, history, sociology, and psychology.

Acting Director: Georgia Warnke, Ph.D. 227 Highlander Hall C

• (951) 827-IDEA (4332); fax (951) 827-6377

ideassoc@ucr.edu

Promotes collaborative humanistic research at UCR as well as nationally and internationally. The focus is on fostering inquiry from multiple perspectives and furthering more robust and nuanced understandings of topics than is sometime possible within traditional disciplines. The center offers fellowships for UCR faculty and supports conferences, lectures, and performances.

Director: Christopher Chase-Dunn, Ph.D. College Building South

• (951) 827-2062

chriscd@ucr.edu; irows.ucr.edu

Organizes collaborative research among social, biological, and physical scientists on long-term, large-scale social change and its ecological, geographical and climatological causes and effects. Research foci include globalization; global inequalities; transnational social movements; urbanization and settlement systems; biotechnology and hegemony; the rise and fall of cities, states, and empires; and climate change.

Co-directors: Robert Nash Parker, Ph.D. and Kirk Williams, Ph.D. 2159 College Building South

• (951) 827-4604

www.stopyouthviolence.ucr.edu www.presleycrimeandjusticecenter.ucr.edu/

Generates knowledge to form and implement effective crime prevention and control policies. The center encourages and facilitates research in the social sciences on basic and policy-related questions regarding justice, legal concepts and processes, social deviance and control, and research strategies for addressing such questions.

Director: Paul Ziemann, Ph.D. paul.ziemann.ucr.edu; aprc.ucr.edu/aprc.html

Conducts fundamental and applied research in atmospheric science, including physical and chemical removal and transformation processes of biogenic and anthropogenic emissions, and effects on vegetation of chemicals and particles emitted or formed in the atmosphere.

Director: J. Giles Waines, Ph.D.

• (951) 784-6962; (951) 827-4650

gardens.ucr.edu

Consist of more than 40 acres of gardens along the eastern boundary of the campus. The landscaped areas around campus buildings demonstrate the use of a wide assortment of plants that grow well in the inland area of Southern California. Established for teaching purposes, the gardens provide plant materials for anthropology, art, biology, botany, conservation, ecology, entomology, morphology, ornamental horticulture, plant pathology, photography, and taxonomy. They also provide plant materials for research projects and for the testing and exhibition of plant species introduced from all parts of the world.

Director: Michael Allen, Ph.D. michael.allen@ucr.edu; ccb.ucr.edu

Assists in the conservation and restoration of species and ecosystems by facilitating the collection, evaluation, and dissemination of scientific information. The center identifies new and existing research priorities in conservation biology and inaugurates new research programs. Many activities of the center are regional, centered on the diverse species and habitats that form the natural heritage of Southern California.

Director: Mark Hoddle, Ph.D.

• (951) 827-4714; mark.hoddle@ucr.edu;

cisr.ucr.edu

Entomologists, botanists, biologists, nematologists, and plant pathologists from UCR head up collaborative efforts with other UC scientists as well as with state and federal government researchers to define and implement critical research on pests introduced into California that present risks to public health, urban environmental quality, natural resources, managed and unmanaged ecosystems, and economically important plants.

Director: Natasha Raikhel, Ph.D. Noel T. Keen Hall genomics.ucr.edu

Supports faculty in diverse disciplines participating in genomics-related research, which has enormous potential for applications to improve human health, agricultural sustainability, and the environment. Contains advanced technology in DNA sequencing, microarray making and analysis, visual microscopy, bioinformatics, and proteomics. Encompasses the fol- lowing three centers.

Director: Richard Sutch, Ph.D. richard.sutch@ucr.edu genomics.ucr.edu/centers/biotech

Associated with both the UCR Institute for Integrative Genome Biology and UCR Center for Social and Economic Policy, serves as an “honest broker” forum to identify relevant policy issues, acts as a clearinghouse for credible information on those issues, and initiates research that addresses the potential benefits and consequences of biotechnology.

Director: Peter Atkinson, Ph.D. peter.atkinson@ucr.edu genomics.ucr.edu/centers/cdvr/index.php

The center includes scientists studying vector-pathogen systems at the molecular, genetic, and ecological levels, with work applicable to human health, as well as the well-being of domestic animals and the protection of crop plants. The center strives to adopt a comprehensive approach to the problem of vector-transmitted pathogens at both basic and applied research levels.

Director: Natasha Raikhel, Ph.D. natasha.raikhel@ucr.edu; cepceb.ucr.edu

An interdisciplinary research center uniting plant cell and molecular biologists with computational scientists, engineers, bioengineers, chemists, and nanoscientists in plant systems-based research, using new computational biology, engineering and chemical genomics approaches to understand processes regulated at the molecular and cellular level in the context of the whole organism. The research has applications for agriculture and human biology. Introducing UC Riverside / 13

Director: Daniel Jeske, Ph.D. 2680 Statistics/Computer Building

• (951) 827-3014

www.collaboratory.ucr.edu, daniel.jeske@ucr.edu

Provides statistical consulting services in areas including bioinformatics, agricultural field trials, ecological studies, entomological studies, sociological studies, marketing studies, industrial experiments, quality and reliability studies, and product and process development studies. Clients include the campus research community and off-campus agencies from all disciplines who use statistics. The collaboratory also develops collaborative research relationships as well as research publications. It also provides financial support and consulting experiences to UCR undergraduate and graduate students.

Director: Prudence Talbot, Ph.D.

• (951) 827-5689, stemcells@ucr.edu

Focuses on understanding the basic mechanisms that control stem cell function and deciphering how the tremendous potential of stem cells can be used to improve human health. Researchers at the Center have expertise in many different fields including developmental biology, cancer biology, endocrinology, aging, nanotechnology, neuroscience and bioengineering.

Director: Donald Suarez, Ph.D. 450 West Big Springs Road Riverside, CA 92507

• (951) 369-4814

www.ars.usda.gov/main/site_main.htm?modecode=53102000

The only research facility in the nation devoted to the study and amelioration of salinity-related agricultural and environmental problems.

Director: Ariel Dinar, Ph.D.

• (951) 827-2875, ariel.dinar@ucr.edu

Increasing water scarcity in the face of competing demands by urban, industrial, agricultural, and environmental sectors will necessitate innovative scientific, technological, and institutional solutions. The Water Science and Policy Center is developing focused water-science research and teaching programs that expand our knowledge base while simultaneously helping stakeholders to solve critical water management problems.

Director: Jerome S. Schultz, Ph.D. 8220 Bourns Hall

• (951) 827-2111; fax (951) 827-6416

www.engr.ucr.edu/CBR.html

The Center for Bioengineering Research partners the Department of Bioengineering faculty with other UC Riverside engineering and science departments. Focal areas include cellular control and regulation, biophotonics and medical laser applications, in-silico biosystems and biomolecular model- ing, bio-nanotechnology, microfluidics for bioanalyses, rational drug design and high throughput screening.

Director: Matthew Barth, Ph.D. 1084 Columbia Avenue Riverside, CA 92507

• (951) 781-5791; fax (951) 781-5790

info@cert.ucr.edu; www.cert.ucr.edu

A model for partnerships among industry, government, and the academic community, CE-CERT is one of California’s premier facilities for research into air quality, transportation, and energy efficiency. The research mission includes transportation systems, emissions and fuels, renewable energy, environmental modeling and policy, and atmospheric processes.

Director: Robert C. Haddon, Ph.D. robert.haddon@ucr.edu; www.cnse.ucr.edu

Engineers, physicists, computer scientists, neuroscientists, biologists, chemists, and biomedical scientists explore nanoscale materials, such as organic compounds, carbon nanotubes, and magnetic materials, for use in nanoelectronics, spintronics, sensors, and biomedical devices to develop new or improved technologies.

Director: Bir Bhanu, Ph.D. Engineering II, Room 216

• (951) 827-3954; fax (951) 827-2425; www.cris.ucr.edu

Promotes interdisciplinary research for developing computer systems that are flexible, adaptive, and intelligent. Involves an interdisciplinary team of faculty from Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Psychology, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, and Management. The goal is the research and development of autonomous/semiautonomous systems with sensing capabilities that can communicate and interact with other intelligent (biological and artificial) systems.

Interim Director: David Swanson, Ph.D.

• (951) 827-7830; cssd.ucr.edu

Explores the social, economic, political and ecological questions posed by the expansion of human settlement into the suburbs, using its neighboring communities as a laboratory while recognizing that these are global issues. Involves collaborations among faculty and researchers in the social sciences, the natural and mathematical sciences, the professions, and the arts and humanities.

www.cnas.ucr.edu/faculty/ca_es.html A branch of the University of California’s Statewide Agricultural Experiment Station, the nation’s largest land-grant experiment station, and the research arm of the University of California’s Division of Agricultural and Natural Resources, headquartered in Oakland. Conducts research in plant, pest and disease, and natural resource sciences and, through Cooperative Extension, provides leadership in the dissemination and application of research-based knowledge in agricultural and environmental science to the people of California. Through educational programs and research opportunities, prepares tomorrow’s leaders in agricultural and environmental science.

www.cnas.ucr.edu/faculty/cooperative_extension.html

Cooperative Extension specialists headquartered at UCR oversee research programs that provide technologies and scientific information to aid the region’s residents and help coordinate the activities of farm and family and consumer services advisors based in more than 50 county offices. Programs include sustainable agriculture, pest management, consumer sciences and marketing, irrigation, water quality, urban horticulture, and natural resources management.

Director: Harry Green, Ph.D. harry.green@ucr.edu; igpp.ucr.edu

Promotes basic research into the structure, origin, and evolution of the universe, extending from the earth’s core to the far reaches of space. Interdisciplinary research in the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences focuses on astrophysics, space physics, solid earth geophysics, geochemistry, and tectonophysics. Collaborates with research entities at the Los Angeles, San Diego, and Santa Cruz campuses and at the Los Alamos and Lawrence Livermore national laboratories.

www.biology.ucr.edu/about_us/nrs.html

The University of California Natural Reserve System has established and maintains for teaching and research a system of reserves encompassing the diversity of California’s natural terrain, both aquatic and terrestrial. Any qualified individual or institution may use the reserve system under the direction and with the approval of the university. UCR administers 8 of the approximately 35 reserves systemwide.

Philip L. Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center encompasses 6,122 acres of desert habitat around Deep Canyon, in the Colorado Desert near Palm Desert. An air-conditioned field station with living quarters and laboratories is located near the mouth of Deep Canyon. A primitive campground and two-square-mile teaching area is available for class use.

James San Jacinto Mountains Reserve near Idyllwild is approximately 30 acres, surrounded on all sides by relatively undisturbed national forest land. Nearby there are sixty miles of hiking trails with access to thousands of acres of mid- and high-elevation wilderness, from nearby Lake Fulmor to the summit of Black Mountain, at 7,800 feet. The reserve is equipped for field classes of up to 30 students and has indoor housing for small groups.

Oasis de los Osos Reserve is located near Snow Creek at the northern base of Mount San Jacinto. This property consists of 160 acres of rocky desert slopes and a dry alluvial fan. It also contains a perennial stream (Lamb Creek) with some waterfalls. A riparian woodland grows along this stream. A semi-desert scrub plant community occurs on the dry slopes and alluvial fan and along the washes. No facilities are available at this site.

Box Springs Reserve consists of 160 acres near the top of Box Springs Mountains. The property includes both coastal sage scrub and chaparral habitats. No laboratory facilities are present on the property, because of the proximity of such facilities on the UCR campus. This reserve has been used for field class laboratories and student research projects, but other research projects can be conducted at this site.

Sacramento Mountains Reserve contains approximately 590 acres of desert habitat in the Mojave Desert. It is located about 18 miles west of Needles along Interstate Highway 40. This property contains at least seven species of cacti, including one of the best displays of Bigelow Cholla (Opuntia bigelovii) in California. No laboratory facilities or living quarters are on this site, but a campsite is available for anyone wishing to use the reserve overnight for teaching or research.

Motte Rimrock Reserve consists of approximately 715 acres at the northwestern corner of Perris, about 15 miles from campus. The vegetation is principally coastal sage scrub and grassland with riparian corridors in the canyons. This land is of particular biological interest for this region because it contains several species of conservation interest. Indian pictographs and a former Indian village site also are on this reserve. A headquarters building contains sleeping facilities and a small laboratory for reserve users. Emerson Oaks Reserve is located 5 miles east of Temecula and 1 mile south of Highway 79. This 255-acre site contains coastal sage scrub on the lower hills, chaparral on the upper slopes, and oak woodland (primarily coast live oak) in the valley portion. More than 20 acres of oaks also occur on one of the hillsides. Several permanent springs are on the property. Vegetation at the site is currently recovering from a wildfire in 2004. A small laboratory facility is available.

Jack and Marilyn Sweeney Granite Mountains Desert Research Center contains approximately 9,000 acres embedded in the 1.6 million-acre Mojave Desert National Preserve in eastern San Bernardino County. This rugged and scenic site offers exceptional local and regional biotic diversity, ranging from low Mojave Desert flora and fauna to remnant Colorado Plateau biota on the highest peaks. A campground and a small building at Norris Camp are available for class use, and the Allanson complex includes a state-of-the-art research laboratory, conference room, and lodging for up to 15 researchers.

Interim Director: Marylynn V. Yates, Ph.D.

• (951) 827-4327

marylynn.yates@ucr.edu; waterresources.ucr.edu

A University of California statewide research entity that consists of the Water Resources Center, the Salinity and Drainage Prosser Trust Research Program, and the Water Quality Program. Supports research, extension, and educational activities on a broad spectrum of water topics.

Director: Exequiel Ezcurra, Ph.D. 3324 Olmsted Hall

• (951) 827-3519; fax (951) 827-3856

ucmexus@ucr.edu; ucmexus.ucr.edu

Identifies UC system resources related to research, education, creative activity, and public service involving Mexico and people of Mexican origin. Develops a coordinated, systemwide approach to Mexico-related studies.