This spring, faculty in the Schmid College of Science and Technology continued to push the boundaries of discovery across disciplines, from research on sustainable chemistry and wildfire resilience to genome editing and the origins of interstellar dust. Recent externally funded awards highlight not only the breadth of research underway at Schmid but also its impact:
A new paper by Schmid College Professor Christine O’Connell found that rising global temperatures could release record amounts of greenhouse gases from rain forest soils. Christine O’Connell, Ph.D, is a soil ecologist and an assistant professor of biology at Schmid College. She has spent the past ten years studying rain forest soils and their role
The annual Schmid College Awards Night was held on May 21, 2025. Students graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Schmid College of Science and Technology will earn program honors by meeting the following criteria: Students must have a major GPA of 3.500 of higher and must have completed independent research. Completion of independent research includes the
Sophie Alter, a senior biochemistry and molecular biology major, has been named the recipient of the Ronald M. Huntington Award for Outstanding Scholarship for 2025. The Ronald M. Huntington Award is bestowed upon the graduating senior judged to have exhibited the most distinguished record of scholarly accomplishments while a student at Chapman University. Evidence of
Pradeu is a tenured senior investigator in philosophy of science at France’s National Centre for Scientific Research and the University of Bordeaux.
The generous $25,000 grant opened doors for more students to participate in this unique educational opportunity.
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Faculty in Schmid College of Science and Technology have been recognized with a number of university awards this spring: Rosalee Hellberg, associate professor of food science, has been recognized with the university’s Award in Mentorship of Undergraduate Research & Creative Activity. Students in Hellberg’s lab have worked on projects ranging from developing methods for detecting
Yakir Aharonov, a professor at Schmid College of Science and Technology and holder of the James J. Farley Professorship in Natural Philosophy, has been elected as a member of the Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of sciences.