{"id":4207,"date":"2014-12-12T12:00:15","date_gmt":"2014-12-12T20:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/scst\/2014\/12\/12\/student-research-day-fall-2014\/"},"modified":"2014-12-12T12:00:15","modified_gmt":"2014-12-12T20:00:15","slug":"student-research-day-fall-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/scst\/2014\/12\/12\/student-research-day-fall-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Research Day: Fall 2014 Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

On December 10, 2014, Office of Undergraduate research hosted its Fall 2014 Chapman University Student Research Day. View the\u00a0<\/i>Fall 2014\u00a0Abstract Volume.<\/a>\u00a0Mark your calendar for the Spring 2015 event on May 13.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Hosted by the\u00a0Office of Undergraduate Research<\/a>\u00a0and starting from the wee hour of 8:00 a.m. and going to 5:00 p.m. on December 10, the Fall 2014 Chapman University Student Research Day<\/a> boasted 180 student presenters from across campus, representing almost all colleges and schools.<\/p>\n

It was an intriguing sight where students and their faculty advisors were like mentor and apprentice. In a way, the student will continue the scientific legacy of the professor– whether it is working with immense amounts of satellite data with Dr. Hesham El-Askary<\/a>, researching cancer testing methods with Dr. Marco Bisoffi<\/a> or making visits to peatlands with Dr. Jason Keller<\/a>. As scientific research builds upon itself these Chapman University students are establishing the next generation of scientific experimentation and exploration.<\/p>\n

We are proud to announce that 98 of the abstracts submitted came from Schmid College of Science and Technology<\/a>, which is more than all others combined. \u00a0It’s so wonderful to be part of such a prolific and creative community. Within Schmid College we find research being done in the fields of computational data science<\/a>, computer science<\/a>, food science<\/a>, biochemistry<\/a>, biology<\/a>, chemistry<\/a>, physics<\/a>, software engineering<\/a> and environmental science<\/a>. Research in all these fields drives the future economy of science and technology in the United States, and the Office of Undergraduate Research truly believes that using the scientific method by an early age will give students the tools they need to face the world’s most pressing problems of the day.<\/p>\n

I stumbled upon Jordynn Brennan\u2019s presentation on her work with Dr. Hesham El-Askary. Brennan is using remote sensing techniques to look at how the infamous \u201cNorth Pacific Gyre Garbage Patch\u201d is affecting the growth of Thalassiosira, microscopic algae within a group of organisms called Diatoms. This type of research can help hone our ability to observe biotic systems using satellites and help establish a link between human activity and a changing earth system.<\/p>\n

Several students including, Dor Shoshan, Emily Frisch and Kristin Gabriel, are working with Dr. Marco Bisoffi to conduct research in prostate \u201cfield cancerization\u201d. Meanwhile, Sydney Pong, Jonathan Woo, Lena Haddad, Monica Hanna, Brian Kaltenecker, and Snehith Maddula are researching cancers of the pancreas and breast.<\/p>\n

Other research topics students presented include:<\/p>\n