We are pleased to announce our 4th annual Chapman University Grand Challenges Initiative Outstanding Research Publication Award by a Grand Challenges Initiative Postdoctoral Fellow. The award is supported by alumni of the Grand Challenges Initiative Postdoctoral Teaching and Research Fellows Program. The selection committee, which included Drs. Jason Keller (chair), Crystal Ng (Former GCI Fellow), & Aaron Harrison
Students, faculty, staff and guests from the community came together on May 12th at the Keck Center for Science and Engineering to celebrate projects completed by students participating in the university’s Grand Challenges Initiative. It is the program’s fifth end-of-year showcase. The program recognized six outstanding student projects, including the Arthur Flint Prize awarded to
During the pandemic, we all felt that we needed a way to vent and lots of people developed feelings of depression. So we figured that we would make a website that allowed users to journal in a way that gave them custom prompts based on themes. They can later search for them based on theme
With the growing influence of fast fashion, there is a necessity to develop alternatives that are better for the planet. Slow fashion is a viable alternative that has the potential to decrease water contamination, air pollution, the release of greenhouse gas emissions, and the culture of consumerism, overarchingly bettering the state of the environment. Thrifty
We decided to tackle the issue of excessive PPUs caused by the pandemic and went with an alternative to your usual lab glove. Using organic and biodegradable materials, we made a prototype. View the full poster here
Financial literacy is an important problem in society, especially in college students. Our team decided to create a stock literacy game application, utilizing python and financial research to build the backbone of the game. View the full poster here
The mass distribution of oral vaccines is not as effective as it could be. And as global warming continues to affect the Earth, we will only see an increase in diseases, making herd immunity harder to attain. The goal of the project was to develop an oral vaccine casing that could protect the vaccine component
Climate change is one of the biggest challenges facing today’s world and is driven in large part by the widespread burning of fossil fuels. Today, 60% of electricity is generated from fossil fuels, much of which is used by everyday individuals. Unfortunately, poor energy habits lead to a substantial portion of the average American’s energy
Our challenge was addressing the lack of fun educational products that teach about illness and disability in children’s media. This is a problem because kids need to understand the basics about common medical conditions to help them accommodate their classmates and help them empathize with their friends. Existing educational media tends to be unengaging for
A sarcastic chatbot that also has a text-to-speech element Full poster: JimothyChatbot