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Chapman Engineering Students Present Real

World Solutions at The Fall Student Scholar Symposium

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On Wednesday, November 29th, many Chapman Engineering students presented their innovative research in this university-wide event held by the Center for Undergraduate Excellence for undergraduate students to showcase their research amongst their peers and faculty members. 

Some of the research ranges from subjects such as bioengineering to neuroscience and even extends to improving a Braille display design. The showcase held on campus highlighted some of the remarkable research opportunities available to undergraduate engineering students.

Poster Session I: Abstracts

Student(s):  Matthew Shugarte

Faculty Advisor: Nicole Wagner, Ph.D

Research: Analysis of Lattice Structures through Fused Deposition Modeling Manufacturing of
Thermoplastic Polyurethane

Male Electrical Engineering student standing in front of their research poster.
Matthew Shugarte (Electrical Engineering ’25), Gene Haas Recipient, presents his research surrounding 3D printing.

Student(s):   Rahul Sura, Dylan Inafuku

Faculty Advisor: Yuxin Wen, Ph.D

Research: Alzheimer’s Disease Detection based on Magnetic Resonance Imaging

 

Student(s):   Rahul Sura, Dylan Inafuku

Faculty Advisor: Yuxin Wen, Ph.D

Research: Alzheimer’s Disease Progression Prediction based on Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Two Male engineering students standing in front of their research poster.
Dylan Inafuku (left) and Rahul Sura (right) proudly presenting their research at the Student Scholar Symposium.

Oral Session II: Abstracts

Student(s): Daisy Fernandez-Reyes, Ellie Nguyen

Faculty Advisor: Franceli Cibrian, Ph.D

Research: HarmonicThreads: A Smart Elastic Display to Support Musical Interactions

Two engineering student standing behind a podium giving an oral presentation of their research.
Daisy Fernandez-Reyes (left) and Ellie Nguyen (right) presenting their research titled “HarmonicThreads”.

Poster Session II: Abstracts

Student(s): Kyle Choy, Anne Marie Santich

Faculty Advisor: Andrew Lyon, Ph.D

Research: Development of Colloid-Collagen Composites for Bioengineering Applications

Male engineering students standing in front of their research poster.
Kyle Choy presenting his research under the direction of his advisor, Andrew Lyon, Ph.D.

Student(s): Isaac Browen

Faculty Advisor: Trudi Qi, Ph.D

Research: An Immersive Data Annotation Tool for Visual Analysis of Human Interactions in VR

Engineering student explaining their research during the research symposium.
Chapman engineering student, Isaac Browen, showcasing his research involving virtual reality

Student(s): Katie Ho, Meghna Raswan, Tyler Kay, David Zhang

Faculty Advisor: Trudi Qi Ph.D., Franceli Cibrian Ph.D., Hector Camarillo Abad Ph.D.

Research: An Analysis of User-Elicited Dual-Hand Gestures in Virtual Reality

Two engineering student standing in front of their presentation poster.
Katie Ho and Tyler Kay showcased their collaborative research focused on “dual-hand gestures in virtual reality”.

Student(s): Eric Chier, Ethan Tapia

Faculty Advisor: Cassandra Donatelli, Ph.D

Research: Bent into Shape: Fish Invented the Back Brace First

Two Male engineering students standing in front of their research poster.
Chapman Engineering students Ethan Tapia (left) and Eric Chier (right) proudly present their research involving innovative biomechanics.

Oral Session III: Abstracts

Student(s): Nataniel Farzan

Faculty Advisor: Emad Arasteh, Ph.D

Research: Visualizing Transaction-Level Modeling Simulations of Deep Neural Networks

 

Poster Session III: Abstracts

Student(s): A. Caine, Anne Marie Santich

Faculty Advisor: Andrew Lyon, Ph.D

Research: Characterization of ULC Pastes for Bioengineering Applications

 

Student(s): Anne Marie Santich

Faculty Advisor: Andrew Lyon, Ph.D

Research: Synthesis of Ultra-Soft Colloidal Hydrogels for Regenerative Medicine Applications

Dr. Andrew Lyon and a female student discussing their research among themselves.
Andrew Lyon, Ph.D., and student researcher Anne Marie Santich at the Student School Symposium.

Student(s): Evelyn Lawrie, Daniel Dinh, Sav Avalo, Jack de Bruyn, Spencer Au, Christian

Faculty Advisor: LouAnne Boyd, Ph.D

Research: User Feedback on Celebratory Technology Model for Reducing Stigma

A group of five students standing in front of their research poster.
Alongside LouAnne Boyd, Ph.D, students Evelyn Lawrie, Daniel Dinh, Sav Avalo, Jack de Bruyn, Spencer Au, Christian
Lopez, Cyrus Fa’amafoe, Ray Tan, present their research centered around user feedback.

Student(s): Michael Cheng, Trey Alexander, Emma Garofalo, Luke Shankland, Michael Smith

Faculty Advisor: Maryam Etezad, Ph.D

Research: The Roadmap to an Improved Braille Display Design

A group of three engineering students proudly stand in front of their research presentation.
Chapman Engineering students Michael Cheng, Trey Alexander, Emma Garofalo, Luke Shankland, and Michael Smith showcased their research focused on improving a braille display design.

Student(s): Sergio Torres

Faculty Advisor: Nasim Mohammadi Estakhri, Ph.D

Research: Superradiance Through a Rotating Acoustic Absorber

A male engineering students standing in front of their research poster.
Chapman Engineering student, Sergio Torres shared his research title, “Superradiance Through a Rotating Acoustic Absorber”.

Student(s): Trey Alexander

Faculty Advisor:  Nasim Mohammadi Estakhri, Ph.D

Research: Analysis and Construction of Infrared-responsive Materials for 3D Printing

A male engineering students standing in front of their research poster.
Trey Alexander (Computer Engineering ’24) is presenting one of the two research projects he is involved in.

Student(s): Rama Bedri

Faculty Advisor: Tom Piechota, Ph.D

Research: Comparing Past and Future Drought and Surplus Periods in the Colorado River Basin

A female engineering student standing in front of their presentation poster.
Rama Bedri worked alongside Interim Dean, Tom Piechota, to conduct research involving droughts and surplus periods in the Colorado River Basin.

Student(s): Guadalupe Torres

Faculty Advisor: Nasim Mohammadi Estakhri, Ph.D

Research: Characterization of 3D printing Materials in the X-Band

Engineering student explaining their research during the research symposium.
Chapman student, Guadalupe Torres, worked alongside professor Nasim Mohammadi Estakhri, Ph.D to examine the characterization of 3D printing materials in the X-Band.

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