Illinois Undergraduate
Research Ambassadors
About IURA:
Illinois Undergraduate Research Ambassadors (IURAs) are a collaborative cohort of accomplished and experienced students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
IURAs help to promote undergraduate research at the U of I and help the Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) develop and maintain student-focused programs that represent the U of I’s diverse array of disciplines. As representatives of OUR, IURAs will be responsible for promoting undergraduate research to peers by holding informational workshops on undergraduate research, serving as a liaison between OUR and academic departments, and being knowledgeable about the resources that the U of I offers its undergraduate students interested in research and creative inquiry.
Amie Bott
Major: Molecular and Cellular Biology
Plant pathology, genomics, and synthetic biology
Amie will hold meetings in Fall 2019
John Bieber
Major: Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences
Physiological responses of fish to angling experiences
John will hold meetings in Fall 2019
Brianna Boynton
Major: Global Studies
Non-profits and the impacts of cultural diversity on business
Brianna will hold meetings in Fall 2019
Jason Chang
Major: Systems Engineering / Minor: Statistics
Operations research, supply chain/logistics and inventory
Jason will hold meetings in Fall 2019
Xochitl Esparza
Major: Social Work / Minor: Spanish
Speech therapy intervention, school readiness latino families, family court system
Xochitl will hold meetings in Fall 2019
Tanesha Gauba
Major: English Literature and Psychology
Developing a database of movies being shown in Mumbai during the Cold War era
Tanesha will hold meetings in Fall 2019
Grace Hart
Major: Political Science / Minor: Music
Disabilities studies and international music group's influence
Grace will hold meetings in Fall 2019
Allisa Hastie
Major: Civil and Environmental Engineering / Minor: Environmental Economics and Law
Quantifying water and energy flow through the urban environment
Allisa will hold meetings in Fall 2019
Alayna Johnson
Major: Chemistry / Minor: Materials Science and Physics
Acid-degradable polymers for use as pharmaceutical capsules
Alayna will hold meetings in Fall 2019
Austin Justice
Major: History and Classics
Post-War Memory and Identity in the American Border South
Austin will hold meetings in Fall 2019
Taskeen Khan
Major: Integrative Biology Honors and Chemistry
effects of fire disturbance on trees
Taskeen will hold meetings in Fall 2019
Brenda Munguia
Major: Community Health
increasing healthy eating behaviors in Hispanic families through culturally sensitive workshops
Brenda will hold meetings in Fall 2019
Sam Noehre
Major: Community Health
Utilization of health services and operational improvement of health systems
Sam will hold meetings in Fall 2019
Andrea Perry
Major: Materials Science and Engineering and Engineering Physics
porous silicon superlens for imaging biological structures
Andrea will hold meetings in Fall 2019
Wesley Tung
Major: Molecular and Cellular Biology / Minor: Chemistry and Music
Regulation of Molecular Receptors in Intestinal Epithelial Homoeostasis
Wesley will hold meetings in Fall 2019
Rebecca Wipfler
Major: Molecular and Cellular Biology, Informatics, and Chemistry
physical characterization of the surgace layer structure of a thermophilic archaeon, sulfolobus islandicus
Rebecca will hold meetings in Fall 2019