On February 11 — International Day of Women and Girls in Science — Chapman environmental science aluma Kylle Roy ’13 was a featured guest on CBS’s “Mission Unstoppable,” hosted by Miranda Cosgrove. “Mission Unstoppable” is a television show highlighting inspiring female innovators in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) and their work and research to
This past summer, biological sciences and chemistry double major Morgan Grimes ’22 traveled to Stockholm, Sweden for the National Science Foundation International Research Experiences for Students (NSF IRES) under the guidance of Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Dr. Jerry LaRue. The NSF IRES: Chapman–Stockholm International Research Experience in Heterogeneous Catalysis is a 10-week summer research experience in Stockholm,
Kylie Deer ’22, a biochemistry and molecular biology graduate, was recently awarded the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) Certification with Distinction, Chapman University’s first of its kind. Of the 1,052 students in ASBMB-accredited programs that took the exam nationwide, 450 (42.8%) achieved certification and a total of 122 of these (11.6% of
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
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 assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry Allegra Liberman-Martin, Ph.D. for receiving a grant from the National Science Foundation! The NSF Launching Early-Career Academic Pathways in the Mathematical and Physics Sciences (NSF LEAPS-MPS) provides support for Liberman-Martin’s research titled, “Development of Carbodiphosphorane Catalysts for Organic and Polymer Synthesis.” In this project, Liberman-Martin and Chapman
Congratulations to Sanika Pandit ’21, who was recently awarded the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (NSF GRFP)! The NSF GRFP recognizes graduate students in science, technology, engineering, and math who are pursuing further education in masters and doctoral programs. The fellows receive opportunities for international research and professional development, as well as an annual
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
Join us in welcoming our new additions to our Schmid College faculty! To introduce them to our community, we asked each new faculty member a few Q&A questions to hear about their previous experience and interests. Click the links below to read more about each faculty member! Cecilia Zurita-Lopez, Ph.D., assistant professor of biochemistry. Welcome