Our GCI 250 students have been hard at work, making exciting progress on their interdisciplinary group projects. Each team has been using their creative and technical skills to collaborate and tackle real-world issues. Keep reading to see some highlights of our GCI 250 teams! FETCH: A Synthesizing Smart Dog Collar Members: Torki Alghamdi, Tristan Horgan,
The annual Grand Challenges Initiative Showcase was a vibrant celebration of student innovation and collaboration. Student teams presented their final projects to guests and judges, sharing breakthroughs and competing for recognition. Overall, the showcase highlighted the hard work, creativity, and impact of the student teams’ efforts. Here are our winners: Flint Science Award
The GCI Speaker Series recently welcomed renowned environmental scientist, Dr. Peter B. Reich, for a deeply insightful and inspiring talk. Dr. Reich, a longtime friend of our program director and a leader in ecological research, presented his latest work titled “From plant traits to biodiversity-ecosystem function to climate mitigation and justice: A journey across scales,
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On Thursday, February 27th, GCI and the Fowler School of Engineering welcomed guest speaker Jennifer Gill Roberts, Co-Founder of Grit Ventures, for our GCI Speaker Series. Roberts talked about entrepreneurship within the technology sector, how to successfully launch a new idea, as well as career advice. Her talk was focused technical fields including industrial automation,
At our 2024 GCI Fall Showcase, a group of students presented a poster about creating a beach clean-up protocol to improve data quality and empower communities. Congratulations to our GCI graduates!
At our 2024 GCI Fall Showcase, a group of students presented a poster about increasing accessibility of data relating to COVID in wastewater to prevent disease outbreak. Congratulations to our GCI graduates!
At our 2024 GCI Fall Showcase, a group of students presented a poster about a new education-based game using Python, specifically targeted towards low-income students. Congratulations to our GCI graduates!
At our 2024 GCI Fall Showcase, a group of students presented a poster about small plastic pellets called nurdles and their chemical composition. Congratulations to our GCI graduates!
At our 2024 GCI Postdoc Showcase, Postdoctoral Fellow Rajeev Joshi presented a poster about enhancing experiences with Braille through 3D-printed models. To learn more about his research, reach out to Dr. Joshi at rajoshi@chapman.edu. ABSTRACT: In this research, we developed 3D-printed models to determine the optimal specifications, including size, Braille cell spacing, and pin configuration