Usually, the Golden 3D-Printed Crescent Wrench Award is exactly what it sounds like. Given annually to a community partner that has contributed to the success of Chapman University’s Grand Challenges Initiative, the honoree receives a plaque with a golden 3D-printed crescent wrench. Except that this year’s wrench was made from soap. That is because this
A team of science and engineering students that recently finished participating in the Grand Challenges Initiative has presented their results at the 2022 Fire and Climate Conference organized by the International Association of Wildland Fire. Jessica Viner, Slade Laszewski, and Wesley Ho led the project with fellow students Justin Ewoldt, Pionnah Gregorio, and Liz Lyon.
On Thursday June 2nd, Chapman University hosted the Orange County Science and Engineering Fair (OCSEF) and Mentor Match program for local high school students across Orange County to present their science projects they had worked on in conjunction with their mentors. With over 150 student presenters, the fair celebrated students from the past three years
2022 Cheverton Trophy winner Sydni Au Hoy delivered the following speech at the 2022 Schmid College of Science and Technology Degree Ceremony held Saturday, May 21, 2022 on Wilson Field. I want to start by thanking all of you for being here today and taking a brief moment to send a quiet thank you to
Four Chapman University students presented their research at the 45th annual West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference (WCBSURC) at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, California. WCBSURC is among the oldest, intercollegiate conferences of its kind in the nation and has been attended by students and faculty representing 193 institutions in 37 states
Dr. Patricia Lopes has been named a winner of the Robert Lochmiller Young Investigator Award on behalf of the Division of Ecoimmunology and Disease Ecology in the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology. Named in honor of a seminal figure in ecoimmunology, the award recognizes distinguished contributions to the fields of ecological immunology and disease
On May 6, 2022, Dean of Students Jerry Price, Ph.D. held the 2022 Campus Leadership Awards in the Fish Interfaith Center to recognize and celebrate the outstanding achievements of our Chapman students. Cecil F. Cheverton Award Winner Sydni Au Hoy The Cecil F. Cheverton Award is the oldest and highest undergraduate student honor, awarded by
Congratulations to our 2022 Schmid College SURF Fellows! Every year, the Center for Undergraduate Excellence reviews applicants for the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF), a paid, 8-week long program dedicated to student research and creative projects. 2022 SURF Fellows Sarah Connolly Major: Chemistry Faculty Mentor: Dr. Christopher Kim Research: Effect of Particle Size on Arsenic
Over ten Schmid students attended the Spring 2022 American Chemical Society Annual Conference in San Diego, CA. For many, it was their first conference experience and the students had the opportunity to present their research. Read below to hear about their conference experience. How was your experience presenting your research? “At first, I was very
Lauren Lynam ’21, graduated with a double major BS in environmental science and policy and economics, with a certificate in applied statistical analysis. While at Chapman, Lauren conducted research alongside Dr. Tom Piechota, was first author on a published paper, and presented her research at American Geophysical Union. She also was the second environmental science