Schmid SURF Students Make Waves
Thanks to Chapman’s Center for Undergraduate Excellence (CUE), Schmid undergraduate students have the opportunity to pursue research under the guidance of full-time faculty mentors during the summer. This Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) is a paid, on-campus summer fellowship with a faculty member that includes monetary support and on-campus housing. Students from all of Chapman’s
The STAR Program Experience
Riley Kendall is a senior biochemistry and molecular biology major, minoring in computational neuroscience. At Chapman, she has served as the public relations officer for Chapman’s American Chemical Society (ACS) chapter, led a small group for the Intervarsity Christan Fellowship, been an active member of the Schmid Student Leadership Council (SSLC), and helped in the
KEG Lab Celebrates 15 Years
The Kim Environmental Geochemistry (KEG) Laboratory celebrated its 15 year anniversary on Friday, May 10, 2019. Current lab members and alumni joined Dr. Chris Kim in the Robert Day Lounge on the 3rd floor of the Keck Center for dinner, drinks, and storytelling. Alumni who couldn’t attend were invited to share a slide with their
From Swamp Monsters to Anteaters
Sporting their Swamp Monster pride, three alumnae from Dr. Jason Keller’s lab got together for a photo-op wearing their lab shirts and to connect with each other for the first time. Research in Dr. Keller’s lab focuses on understanding how ecosystems function and how these functions will respond to ongoing global change. Most of the
HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT YOUR FOOD? Chapman wins Regional College Bowl Competition!
At the 2019 Pacific Southwest Area Meeting, Chapman took first place in a food science-based trivia competition: COLLEGE BOWL. In partnership with the Institute of Food Technologists Student Association, a team of Chapman food science students joined forces to plan and implement the 2019 Pacific Southwest Area Meeting/College Bowl Competition. The team was comprised of
Schmid Students Receive Highest Honors at 2019 Campus Leadership Awards
On May 3, 2019, Dean of Students Jerry Price, Ph.D. and his office held the 2019 Campus Leadership Awards, to recognize and celebrate the outstanding achievements of our students and organizations within the Chapman community. Schmid College students received the highest honors, including the Paul S. Delp Award, the Ronald M. Huntington Award and the
Show Up Even When It Rains
On Sunday, May 19, 2019, Schmid College of Science and Technology celebrated the Schmid College Class of 2019 under the rays of a rainbow as rain fell over graduating students, family, and friends. Watch the ceremony here. Keeping with tradition, the ceremony was kicked off with an inception selfie with the graduating class and previous
Schmid Students Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa
On Thursday, April 18, 2019, Vidal Arroyo ’19, Jenny Gritton ’19 and Crosby Tinucci ’20 were among the 22 students inducted into Chapman’s newest honors society Phi Beta Kappa, Psi of California. Read more about the induction ceremony here. Phi Beta Kappa is the oldest, most prestigious honors society in the nation. Established in 1776,
Off to Yale with a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Congratulations to biochemistry and molecular biology alumna Sara Siwiecki ’18 who was awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. This fellowship will support Sara as she starts in the Ph.D. program in biochemistry, biophysics, quantitative biology, and structural biology at Yale University this upcoming fall. “I would like to thank Dr. Fudge for all his
Inside the GCI Makerspace
At the end of the Fall semester, I was offered a position as an assistant in the Grand Challenges Initiative (GCI) Makerspace. It was very rewarding to help the program transform an old organic chemistry lab into a creative space for students to explore interdisciplinary solutions with sophisticated equipment. The new Makerspace includes everything from