From the Dean’s Desk: Welcome to the 2013-14 academic year and the revamped Schmid College of Science & Technology blog. We hope you will continue to find this blog a good source of information about some of the amazing accomplishments of our students, faculty and alumni, both on campus and in the community. There
Sea hares (also known as sea slugs) are quite popular subjects amongst researchers in neuroscience. The sea slugs are known for their large and relatively few brain cells. The fewer the brain cells, the easier it is for researchers like Dr. Wright to find and study neural activity. Dr. Wright conducts research on sea hares,
Is dust pollution speeding up melting of Himalayan glaciers? Professor Ramesh Singh, was recently interviewed for an article that ran in the Times of India on August 5, 2013. During his time as a professor at the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur, Singh participated in extensive satellite data collection and analysis for the Himalayan
The following originally ran in the Orange County Register on July 11, 2013: Finally, the swallows have come home to San Juan By MEGHANN M. CUNIFF / ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER A clay nest high in the rafters at Mission San Juan Capistrano holds what’s long been missing at this historic town’s most prized attraction. Two
Congratulations to Professor El-Askary, whose work has been published in the new textbook titled Regional Climate Change in the Mediterranean. Professor El-Askary co-authored six chapters which appear in the third volume of the series. The chapters are dedicated to case studies in Agriculture, Forests and Ecosystem Services, specifically in the Mediterranean region. Topics span from
Professor Keller was recently tasked to write about his experiences during previous research at the Huntington Beach marshes. Below is his detailed and colorful blurb of that research from 2011. The blurb was featured in this year’s Spring-Summer newsletter for the Huntington Beach Wetlands Conservancy. Enjoy! Exploring “Blue Carbon” in the Marsh By Prof. Jason
Over the course of a 20-year study, Dr. Walter Piper led a team of researchers in tracking and observing birds across the north-central United States. Throughout their research, they found that when common loons settle down to breed, they prefer familiar nest sites over better lake sites. Read the official press release below, and check
You are invited to attend the launch event of the first ever campus environmental audit of Chapman University. Please join the members of Chapman University’s first graduating class of Environmental Science and Policy majors as they present their senior capstone research: The Chapman University 2013 Environmental Audit Date: Tuesday, May 14th 2013 Time: 5:00-6:45 pm
Congrats to Computational Sciences grad student Allie Smith, recipient of the 2012 North Orange County Computer Club scholarship! Smith was presented with a scholarship by NOCCC president Don Armstrong at the opening of their last meeting. In addition to the receiving the scholarship, Smith was invited to speak at the April NOCCC meeting, on computing
Please join us this Friday afternoon for the Inaugural Computational Sciences Graduate Conference. This conference, organized by our graduate students, will highlight some of their work and research. It will take place Friday, April 19, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. in Von Neumann Hall (545 W Palm Avenue). Throughout the conference, students will present on a