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Schmid Heads to Portland for National Diversity in STEM Conference "The conference was everything I would have benefited from when I was an undergraduate"

November 1, 2023 by Katy Gilbertson | Events

This past weekend, three Schmid professors and one student participated in the National Diversity in STEM Conference (NDiSTEM) in Portland, Oregon. This year’s conference coincides with the fiftieth anniversary of its organization, the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS). SACNAS is an inclusive organization dedicated to fostering the success

Professor Investigates What’s Really in Your Frozen Shrimp Package

October 25, 2023 by Joy Juedes | Research

A shopper grabbing a bag of frozen shrimp may not think to question the label or weight before tossing it into stir fry or shrimp scampi. Yet, the weight and type of shrimp they buy may not be what the label says, according to a Chapman University professor.

Shuklas Take ‘Chapman Family’ Literally

October 23, 2023 by Joy Juedes | Faculty

Monica Shukla-Belmontes was born the day her father started teaching at Chapman College, grew up playing around campus and attended an on-site pre-school for children of faculty and staff.

A Matter of Degrees: Tropical Forests Are Within Critical Temperature Thresholds

September 23, 2023 by Rachel Morrison | Research

Two Chapman University scientists are on the team of more than a dozen who gathered and confirmed crisis-level data.

Chapman Welcomes Over 800 Students and Families to Annual OCSEF Event Orange County Science and Engineering Fair returns to Chapman

April 21, 2023 by SCSTU08 Anne Schmidt | News

On Sunday, March 19, Chapman University hosted the Orange County Science and Engineering Fair (OCSEF) to announce the winners, in person, for the first time since 2019. With over 1300 applications and 500 student entries submitted, students were recognized for achievements in over 20 different board categories and 21 special award prizes. Along with student

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

April 7, 2023 by SCSTU08 Anne Schmidt | News

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 Fellow Appointed to Committee on Equity Congratulations Dr. Daniel Gardner!

February 22, 2023 by SCSTU08 Anne Schmidt | Faculty

Grand Challenges Initiative Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. Daniel Gardner, has been appointed to the Equity Committee for the Association for Computing Machinery’s (ACM) Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction (SIGCHI). SIGCHI is the “world’s largest association of professionals who work in the research and practice of human-computer interaction,” serving around 3000 members worldwide. Gardner is an

Dr. Cyril Rakovski Announced as Computational and Data Sciences Program Director

October 24, 2022 by Sarah Buckley | Faculty

Dr. Cyril Rakovski, associate professor of mathematics, has been named program director for the computational and data sciences graduate program! Rakovski attained his doctorate in biostatistics from Harvard University, where he designed novel extensions of the classical family-based test for associations. He was a postdoctoral research fellow at the Keck School of Medicine at the University

Welcome New Grand Challenge Initiative Postdoctoral Fellows

September 26, 2022 by SCSTU08 Anne Schmidt | Faculty

Join us in welcoming our new additions to our Schmid College and Grand Challenge Initiative faculty! Miranda Aiken, Ph.D. Dr. Aiken is a biogeochemist researching the release of toxic, naturally-occurring soil metals into our groundwater. Her work is highly-interdisciplinary and investigates metal release from individual soil aggregates, all the way up to entire groundwater basins.

Chapman University Professor Awarded Taylor and Francis Remote Sensing Letters Award Congratulations ES&P Professor Dr. Ramesh Singh!

September 2, 2022 by SCSTU08 Anne Schmidt | Faculty

Congratulations Dr. Ramesh Singh for his recent award from The Council of the Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society (RSPSoc) for his paper on “Chamoli Landslide Disaster” published in Remote Sensing Letters. Dr. Singh, a Professor of Environmental Science and Technology, has done extensive research within the Himalayas over his career, including “c2e2 Himalaya-International Workshop on