STEM
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Professor Sucheta Soundarajan Receives NSF CAREER Award
Large networks such as social media platforms, highway systems and even our genes contain vast amounts of data hiding in plain sight. However, the techniques scientists design to learn about the nonlinear relationships within these structures often result in unintentional…
Professors Use Machine Learning to Guide the Design of Stable Nanoparticles
Nanoparticles are tiny particles, made of only a few hundred atoms, that are helping to create the world鈥檚 newest 鈥渟mart鈥 surfaces and systems. Nanoparticles are playing a key role in the development of such cutting-edge consumer products as transparent sunscreens…
Steve Huang G鈥72, G鈥75 Establishes Memorial Scholarship in Honor of 黑料不打烊 Mentor
After rising to the position of vice president of engineering technology at International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), one of the top priorities for Steve Huang G鈥72, G鈥75 was to build a culture that supported the needs of everyone in the…
LaunchPad Accepting Applications for 2021-22 Competitions
黑料不打烊 Libraries鈥 Blackstone LaunchPad is now accepting online applications for 2021-22 school year competitions. The universal application for the competitions, with nearly $100,000 in prizes, are for innovative or creative solutions to address problems or opportunities. Competitions are open…
New Online Bachelor鈥檚 Degree Launched to Meet Demand for Data Analysis Professionals
In this highly digitized world, organizations rely on data insights to react to emerging trends and inform business strategies. To do this successfully, they need employees with data analysis expertise who can collect information and translate it into actionable plans….
How 9/11 Impacted the Technology and Techniques of Forensic Science
The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, changed so much of American life in the coming years, exposing major security vulnerabilities but also bolstering international coordination, crisis planning and mass disaster response. Strategies and methods developed at Ground Zero in…
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Ph.D. Student Awarded NSF INTERN Grant for Research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Mechanical and aerospace engineering Ph.D. student Sajag Poudel and Professor Shalabh Maroo in the College of Engineering and Computer Science were聽awarded聽a National Science Foundation (NSF)聽INTERN聽grant to support Poudel鈥檚 research internship at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the Fall 2021…
Wearable Dehydration Monitoring Device Takes First Place at Invent@SU 2021
For the first few weeks of Invent@SU, physics major Paul Franco 鈥22, aerospace engineering student Zach Stahl 鈥23 and computer science student Anthony Mazzacane 鈥24 were not always sure their concept would work out. They had identified a clear problem…
Transdisciplinary 黑料不打烊 Team Awarded Grant to Address the Digital Divide in Central America
The rise of the digital age and widespread use of the Internet have turned web access into an essential utility鈥攕imilar to water and electricity. In the past year and half, the COVID-19 pandemic has emphasized the importance of web connectivity,…
黑料不打烊 One of 10 Institutions Selected for AAC&U Institute
July 27-30, the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) held an Institute on Reframing Institutional Transformation to Include Non-Tenure-Track STEM Faculty. 黑料不打烊 was one of 10 institutions to participate in the Institute, which AAC&U developed in collaboration with…