Faculty and Undergraduate Student Research Database

Designing new environmentally friendly and cheap materials for practical applications is one of the main challenges of our century. This process is however very slow because synthesizing and testing new materials take time and have considerable cost. Computational methods provide an alternative method to screen materials faster and circumvent the costly and slow experimental trial-and-error approach. In this research area, machine learning-based methods have emerged as flexible tools recently to predict the properties of hitherto unknown materials based on previously known information. The Szilvasi group is working on developing databases and machine learning-based workflows to design new materials in the area of catalysis, energy storage, ...

Hello, Thank you for your interest. We are tailoring the Empowering African-American Women on the Road to Health (E-WORTH) intervention for Black women who are on probation, parole, etc.., and use substances (https://ccnmtl.github.io/worth3public/). The work involves 1) meeting with them and other stakeholders to discuss the intervention; 2) tailoring the intervention; and 3) delivering the tailored intervention to a handful of women. The intervention in question also has proven effective addressing a host of other risks such as intimate partner violence and drug use. Duties may include: 1. participate in intervention adaptation meetings with women currently on probation and parole; 2. assist in identifying community resources fo...

This interdisciplinary project aims to explore a new concept of using biological process (cell culture) to enable metal thin film deposition and device fabrication. It comprises three aspects, 1) study of biological process to see how the cell culture condition controls the cell growth and metabolic products formation; and 2) study of the metal film deposition process to see how we can modify the substrate to control the film growth; 3) combine the above two aspects using the bio-metabolism products to enable and control the metal thin film growth. This research position focuses the 2nd aspect, studying the metal deposition in relation to substrate and process. Strong interest is required, and some related background are preferred...

Job Description: Undergraduate Research Assistant Position Overview We are seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented undergraduate research assistant with experiences in data collection and literature review. The successful candidate will join our research team and contribute to a research project regarding “Asian Americans and Health Care Services in Alabama.” This is a dynamic and hands-on role that offers the opportunity to gain practical experience in research and opportunity to write academic manuscripts. The successful candidate will work closely with the research team to ensure high-quality data collection and maintain project timelines. Required Qualifications • Undergraduate student in a relevant field such as social sc...

Political ads often make statements that reference a news story, because third-party evidence is more credible than other sorts of statements. But sometimes, those ads don't always tell the truth about what the original evidence really says. Since 2008, we've coded hundreds of presidential spots that contain news-mediated evidence, and then found the original stories cited in those ads, and then determined whether what the ad says matches what the news evidence says. (So far, we've found that news stories are "misued" about a third of the time.) And now it's time for 2024 presidential ads. We're looking for help to find and download presidential campaign ads that refer to news-mediated evidence. Then we need help to find the original n...

I am running a sleep-body composition study out of the SLUMBRx lab that includes clinical, epidemiological, and ambulatory data collection though a National Institutes of Health funded grant. I am primarily seeking a motivated student interested in academic research to assist with data collection this spring and summer. While it's an unpaid position, I am willing to provide training on data collection, data management, study logistics, as well as conference presentation/publication opportunities....

Three studies are in the planning or implementation stages for nursing education research projects. Various needs include data collection and management, test item scoring, various stages of literature review using Covidence software, statistical analysis, some writing, proofreading, and editing, and various tasks that develop throughout the study. Student researchers will be listed as co-authors on the journal publication. A paid position is a possibility if a project is funded. Prior experience is not required....

This project is investigating the influence of skin tone and heat stress on wearable device performance during exercise. Students will assist with data collection during the Spring 2024 semester. If you are interested in using this research opportunity for course credit or Emerging Scholars, please mention that in your application. No prior lab experience is necessary. This project will be led by Annie Mulholland, a PhD candidate in the Department of Kinesiology. The faculty mentor for this project is Dr. Jonathan Wingo....

This Research Assistant position is a voluntary (unpaid) position, although in some rare occasions it may be tied to course credit after discussion with the Lab Director (Dr. Jen Nickelson).  There are expectations that the Research Assistant will participate in weekly meetings, give research and educational presentations to others in the lab, and conduct supervised research outside of our weekly meetings.  This is a great opportunity to gain research skills and learn more about breastfeeding and infant nutrition.  You do not need to have any experience conducting research to apply for the position....

Job Description: We are seeking a highly motivated and committed senior undergraduate student who is interested in gaining research experience by joining the Brain, Development, and Education lab as a Research Assistant for the Fall 2024 and the Spring 2025. Responsibilities: • Participant recruitment: Outreach, recruitment, and communication with participants. This includes designing and implementing outreach/recruitment materials, scheduling lab visits, and maintaining contact with participating families. • Compliance: Develop and monitor IRB protocols for approval, modification, or renewal. • Behavioral data collection: administration of tests, questionnaires, etc. • Receive Level 1 training to operate the MRI sc...