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Creating a Customizable Multi-Material 3D-Printed Ankle Brace Brandon Lee, Mattheos Drivas, Mo Lynch, Proud Kitnitchiva

May 9, 2023 by Grand Challenges Initiative | Student presentations

A problem we observed in the standard procedure for post-ankle injury recovery is that the lack of customizability slows the rehabilitation process and increases the chance of re-injury. Our project aims to utilize the material diversity and versatility of 3D printing and scanning to create an ankle brace that fits each patient’s foot perfectly. It

SolarShine – A Robotic Cleaning System for Residential Solar Panels Nikhil Ahuja, Apoorva Chilukuri, Caroline Robinson, Kara Tangenberg

May 9, 2023 by Grand Challenges Initiative | Student presentations

Global warming is increasing at an alarming rate, with non-renewable energy sources to blame. They emit excessive amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere, yet the world continues to use them over renewables. With solar energy specifically, the cost and labor that comes with solar panel installation are what drive people away from using this resource.

Grand Challenges Initiative Fellow to Join Math Faculty at Harvard University Congratulations to Dr. Mario Stipčić

April 28, 2023 by | Grand Challenges Initiative

Dr. Mario Stipčić will join the faculty in the Department of Mathematics at Harvard University this summer in their prestigious preceptor program. As a preceptor, Stipčić will contribute to teaching, developing pedagogy, and advising in relation to the department’s calculus curriculum.   Stipčić credits his experience in the Grand Challenges Initiative with helping him to realize

Grand Challenges Initiative Program Highlighted in Editor’s Blog of Science Magazine

July 21, 2022 by | Grand Challenges Initiative

In a new commentary published on the Editor’s Blog of Science, Chapman University’s Dr. Gregory Goldsmith describes how postdoctoral fellowship programs can transform the experience for early career scholars looking to advance their careers in science and engineering. For the past five years, Goldsmith has served as the first director of the university’s Grand Challenges

Grand Challenges Initiative Showcase 2022 Congratulations to the 2022 Arthur C. Flint Prize Winner

June 2, 2022 by | Grand Challenges Initiative

On Friday, May 13, 2022, the Grand Challenges Initative (GCI) hosted their annual showcase on the Wilson Ampitheater. GCI Teams presented their projects to their peers, Schmid College community and special guests. Judges evaluated the projects and identified five exceptional teams for recognition: 2022 Arthur C. Flint Prize – CRISPR CRISIS This year’s Arthur C. Flint

Outstanding Research Publication Award Highlights Utility of Real-Time Data for Responding to Disasters Award Honors Postdoctoral Research in Science and Engineering

May 19, 2022 by | Grand Challenges Initiative

This year’s submissions for the 3rd annual Chapman University Grand Challenges Initiative Outstanding Research Publication Award included fascinating results that added to the world’s scientific knowledge in a diverse array of subjects such as the assessment of hazard scales, leaderless mRNAs, and animal cell-size scaling. The articles submitted serve as a testament to Chapman University’s

Traumatic Brain Injuries: Memory Retention and Recovery Alyssa Agoado, Jessie Soliz, Leila Mahmoodi, Sophia Hickel

May 12, 2022 by | Student presentations

In the medical world, there are very limited resources that support patients with Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs) with recovering memory in a cost-efficient, minimally invasive way. We created a medical professionals’ document and patient pamphlet outlining effective methods of recovering memory through dietary changes, physical exercise, cognitive games, and altered sleep habits. We also included

EZ MED Derek Norman, Darren Pak, Mitchell Underdahl, Emily Nguyen, Ofek Shoichet, Paul Zhao, Ori Garibi

May 12, 2022 by | Student presentations

The Grand Challenge our group chose to face this semester is to improve medication adherence among patients with cognitive impairment causing memory loss. Our solution to this grand challenge was to create a pill dispensing apparatus that will dispense medication on a fixed time interval. Our compact design allows the user to fill the dispenser

Reach – Destigmatizing Mental Health and Its Diagnosis Taylor Price, David Peterson, Peter Smith, Sreya Vadlamudi, Suparna Pal

May 12, 2022 by | Student presentations

Our grand challenge is finding an accurate way to evaluate and analyze different mental health disorders based off of results from our comprehensive survey, Reach Through using industry standard mental health questionnaires, such as the DSM5, we created a survey that is the first step for people to determine whether or not they want to

Overpopped! – Females for a Sustainable Future Ava Cison, Cara Hunter, Rama Bedri, Lauren Hu

May 12, 2022 by | Student presentations

We are finding an ethical solution to overpopulation that centers on female empowerment, education, and increased contraceptive access both locally and globally. We created an interactive, collaborative StoryMap to educate the public on contraceptive accessibility. Our map allows us to project our data for easy visual representation whilst incorporating community input through our survey on

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