The Center for Undergraduate Excellence offers a wonderful opportunity for undergraduate students to conduct research over the summer and get paid! The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program is a paid, on-campus competitive 8-week summer program that offers Chapman University undergraduate students experience in hands-on research and creative scholarship mentored by expert faculty.

This year, Fowler School of Engineering congratulates five recipients of the SURF Fellowship:

Audrey Bichelmeir
Major: Computer Science
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Franceli Cibrian
Research: A smartwatch to assess processing

Daniel Dinh
Major: Software Engineering
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Maryam Etezadbrojerdi
Research: Tracking Student Attentiveness using FMCW Radar

Kevan Parang
Major: Computer Science
Faculty Mentor: Dr. LouAnne Boyd
Research: Exploring Global Processing Via Virtual Reality and Video Games

Samuel Bernsen
Major: Computer Engineering
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Maryam Etezadbrojerdi
Research: Measuring Attentiveness of Students Using Radar and Machine Learning

Shree Murthy
Major: Computer Science
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Yuxin Wen
Research: Patient Length of Stay Prediction Based on Clinical Data

Meet all of the 2022 SURF Fellows.

At the end of the program, these students will present their research at the Summer Research Conference.