Carbon Emissions from Online Instruction
Our project estimated the carbon emission changes for computer usage for the online vs. in-person semesters. Online Instruction and Carbon Emissions
Grand Challenges Initiative
Wave Ahead of the Energy Crisis (Wave power generator)
We decided to tackle the grand challenge of finding significant renewable energy sources. Our project is a linear generator that absorbs the power of…
Using a data
Using an algorithm that has been driven by data taken from our own research, we have built a website that anyone can use to…
Crafting a Better GCI: Why don't teams stay together?
GCI is a course that challenges students tackle broad issues in teams within their first 2 years at Chapman University A survey was sent…
How to Build a 3D Printed Laptop
Our project was to design a laptop with a 3D printed case, with the goals of eliminating manufacturing waste and the need for expensive…
An Analysis of Effects of VR Exercise on Physical and Mental Health
With technology advancing at an exponential rate, it is likely that virtual reality will soon become a integral part of life simply due to…
Prevention of Massive Blood Loss in Traumatic Lacerations: Is Hagfish Slime the Answer?
Lurking deep on the seafloor lies a rather alien-looking creature: the hagfish. Although the hagfish is indeed a fish, it takes the common long…
Reducing Household Food Waste
The topic is ways to reduce household food waste. One method was to covert used cooking oil into soap. The soap was projected to…
Creating a Less Addictive Opioid using Computational Chemistry
To this day, there is no opioid that binds selectively in peripheral tissue. The binding of opioids in central and peripheral tissues is what…
Ghost Shrimp and Polystyrene, Investigating the Ingestion and Breakdown of Microplastics
Our goal is to investigate microplastics in the ocean and the bioaccumulation in marine life because there are unknown consequences of plastic degradation. Ghost…
Assessing Sexual Health Awareness Among Chapman Students
Undergraduates on college campuses often experience new or increasing sexual experiences which can increase the spread of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Students experiencing sexual…
What's Better, Fresh Air or Keck's Air? Comparing Indoor and Outdoor Air Quality
Our team’s grand challenge is investigating and comparing indoor and outdoor air quality in reference to particulate matter. Since PM particles are microscopic, they…