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Can High-Altitude Balloons Help Fight Wildfires?
A Schmid College scientist is taking part in NASA-funded research aiming to mitigate deadly fires caused by climate change.
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Chapman’s First Physics Major, John Corpin ’69, Pays it Forward with an Endowed Scholarship
The scholarship supports undergraduate students who have financial need and are pursuing a degree in the hard sciences.
July Research Highlights
Students and faculty from the Schmid College of Science and Technology will be at the annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America in Long Beach, California in August. Among those presenting are Patricia Lopes, associate professor of biological sciences, who will chair an organized oral session on the ecology of disgust, which explores how
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Alex Wendling '13 (MS '15) Pledges $45,000 to Establish Food Science Fellowship
The Custom Flavors Scholars in Food Science fellowship will provide support to up to three currently enrolled students in Chapman’s food science program.
June Research Highlights
Yakir Aharanov, the James J. Farley Professor in Natural Philosophy, has been elected a fellow of the Royal Society. The elected fellows, recognized for their invaluable contributions to science, are leaders in their fields and come from all parts of the world. Other elected Royal Society fellows include Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Benjamin Franklin, Dorothy
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Students Help City of Orange Promote Sustainability Practices
Schmid College students prepared a sustainability plan that will help the city reduce greenhouse emissions.
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What’s Actually in Your Supplements?
Chapman researchers found that some dietary supplements may contain undeclared ingredients and companies may mislead consumers with questionable health claims and poor labeling practices.
Spring Honors for Schmid College Faculty
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
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This ‘AI Hand Washing Coach’ May Help Prevent the Spread of Deadly Viruses
Chapman students spent two years tackling some of the world’s most pressing issues as part of the Grand Challenges Initiative.
May Research Highlights
Anuradha Prakash, professor of food science, has been featured amongst Orange County Business Journal’s Women in STEM. In addition to her longstanding academic research program, Prakash leads one of the few food science testing laboratories in the region. In this role, she regularly works with new and established businesses who are developing new products. Recent