
Shaping Tomorrow: Celebrating Innovation in Undergraduate Engineering Research From Autonomous Devices to Virtual Reality Combined with Artificial Intelligence – Chapman Engineering Students Explore Advanced Research Topics
January 29, 2025
Congratulations to the following undergraduate students who received Fowler School of Engineering awards to support their research and projects.
Chapman Engineering offers a number of undergraduate research opportunities allowing students to explore their interests beyond the classroom. By prioritizing research, we support students financially and creatively. By utilizing our nationally ranked laboratories and facilities, undergraduate research students develop skills to better prepare them for collaboration and to stand out in the workforce.
The recipients of these awards are conducting advanced research in various engineering areas to make a tremendous impact in their field.
Robert A Day Awards
The Robert A. Day Award recognizes and supports faculty-guided student research endeavors and acknowledges our gratitude for Mr. Robert Day’s generous contribution towards advancing the research initiatives within Fowler Engineering.
Student(s): Ellie Nguyen
Project Title: Evaluating a Novel Musical Instrument that Supports Accessibility

Ellie Nguyen Dr. Franceli Cibrian presenting during the Fall 2024 Scholar Symposium.
Emerging Leaders in Engineering Awards
The Emerging Leaders in Engineering award supports activities such as research, conference travel, acquiring novel equipment, and much more
Student(s): Karina Bik
Project Title: Privacy-Conscious Data Fusion for Alzheimer’s Disease Progression Prediction
Fowler School of Engineering Research Awards
The Fowler School of Engineering is committed to enhancing its educational offerings by focusing on hands-on learning experiences and making them more accessible to students. These awards are designed to encourage and support undergraduate students in their efforts to engage in their own research projects.
Student(s): Alexandra Fomina, Quillan Gee, Laurel Latt
Project Title: AI-Guided Personalized Gait Training with Dynamic Obstacles in Virtual Reality
Student(s): Yanelly Mego
Project Title: Using Wearables Sensors To Improve Feedback Given To Dance Students
Student(s): Rhea JohnSpencer Au, Edward Lukowsky, Josh Vaysman, Johnny Dabbous, Gage Kizzar, Jack de Bruyn, Paige Caskey
Project Title: Welcome to the Disco: User Feedback on the Disco Ball Icebreaker for Reducing Stigma of Neurodivergence Part 2
Student(s): Michael Cheng
Project Title: Near-field control using Metasurfaces
Student(s): Brandon Lee
Project Title: EcoDrone: Autonomous Environmental Monitoring
Student(s): Joshua Harlev
Project Title: Exploring Human-Centered Design Principles to Improve Computer Science Lectures
Student(s): Jaime Song and Hannah Bauer
Project Title: HoloMind: Engineering Mindfulness through Holographic Display

Jaime Song, Hannah Bauer, and Dr. Franceli Cibrian presenting during the Fall 2024 Scholar Symposium.
Student(s): Katie Ho
Project Title: Developing an Intelligent, Intuitive, and Multimodal Gesture-Based User Interface for Unified 3D Interactions in Extended Reality
Student(s): Hazel Caruthers
Project Title: GPU-accelerated modeling of electromagnetic scattering in disordered media for complex wave-matter interaction studies