F.E.T.C.H: Fully-Integrated Environmental & Telemetary Collar for Hounds
At our 2025 GCI Fall Showcase, a group of students presented a poster about accessible animal emotion tracking tools that could improve owner-pet empathy and timely care.
Small Oil
At our 2025 GCI Fall Showcase, a group of students presented a poster about the importance of vehicle engine condition for advancement in vehicle oil health monitoring.
Progress in Action
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,
GCI Showcase: Spring 2025
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
Addressing Sleep Deprivation in College Students with an Interactive App
At our 2025 GCI Spring Showcase, a group of students presented a poster about an app prototype that will help visualize sleep data and will work to improve college students’ sleep health.
Reusing Plastic in Creative Ways to Promote Sustainability
At our 2025 GCI Spring Showcase, a group of students presented a poster about economic and environmental impacts of various plastic recycling methods.
Nuclear Fusion: An Isotope Analysis
At our 2025 GCI Spring Showcase, a group of students presented a poster about a framework and mockup simulator for an isotope database for efficient data retrieval and analysis.
AIdentify: Teaching AI Identification Through Repetition
At our 2025 GCI Spring Showcase, a group of students presented a poster about a game that allows users to differentiate between human-made content and AI-generated content to prevent the spread of misinformation.
Mental Health Matters: Mental Health Literacy at Chapman
At our 2025 GCI Spring Showcase, a group of students presented a poster about knowledge and representation of Chapman’s mental health services, and a potential new resource through a Canvas course.
Immuno-Reinforced Baby Formula
At our 2025 GCI Spring Showcase, a group of students presented a poster about improving infant health outcomes through a biologically plausible and logistically grounded pathway by leveraging antibody stability during the freeze-drying process.