Last week, the Center for Undergraduate Excellence hosted the annual Student Scholar Symposium. Although this year’s symposium was virtual, more than 40 Schmid students from a variety of disciplines still participated to present their research to the Chapman community. We are so proud of all the work our Schmid students have done and can’t wait
On November 17, 2020, Chapman held the Annual State of Research and Creative Activity. This year’s event was virtual and hosted by Vice President of Research, Dr. Thomas Piechota. You can watch the event here. The event highlighted Chapman faculty and student successes and those sponsors that have contributed to the support of research and
As summer comes to an end, we’re excited to showcase our students who completed research and internships over the past few months! Senior environmental science and policy major Annie Ng talked with us about her summer research experience with the Loon Project, a research project headed by Professor of Biological Sciences Dr. Walter Piper. Q&A
Josh Goldfaden is a senior biochemistry and molecular biology student. with a minor in integrated educational studies. Following graduation, he will be attending the University of Pacific’s Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco to pursue his Doctorate in Dental Surgery. On March 12th, 2020, I had just made a breakthrough with my
My name is Lindsay Zumwalt and I am a senior molecular biology major here at Chapman University. I will be graduating in the spring with aspirations to attend medical school. Ultimately, I want to be a pediatric physician working to integrate technology into the healthcare field. With technological advances on the rise, I strongly believe
My name is Natalie Paterson, and I am a senior biochemist and nutrition minor on track to complete the 4 + 1 B.S. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology/M.S. Food Science integrated degree program by May 2021. Specifically, the integrated program is in direct alignment with my aspiration to use food as medicine. Thus far, pursuing my
Born and raised in Orange County, Chris Moore, left his friends and family to join the 82nd Airborne Division of the U.S. Army. Stationed in North Carolina, he served a total of four years. For nine months of his term, he was sent to Afghanistan to be a combat medic. After hanging up his uniform,
Coffee enthusiast and biochemistry and molecular biology major, Joshua Goldfaden received Honorable Mention for his project, “The Concernment of Coffee: A Statistical Analysis of Coffee’s Chemical Properties.” He was encouraged by mathematics professor Dr. Criselda Pacioles to submit a project from his MATH-303 Biostatistics class he took with her in the fall of 2018. The
Kiersten Chong is a senior Biochemistry & Molecular Biology major with a minor in Business Administration. Since her sophomore year, she has had the opportunity to serve on the Schmid Student Leadership Council and she has also participated in the CHIN 201A summer travel course to Taiwan. She serves as a supplemental instructor for BIOL
This summer, 10 local community colleges students had the opportunity to conduct research alongside Chapman faculty in the Keck Center for Science and Engineering. The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Ecological and Environmental Sciences (SURFEES) is an annual sponsored program by the National Science Foundation-Research Experiences for Undergraduate (NSF-REU). Chapman partners with Citrus College, Irvine