STEM
Invent@SU Team Wins Share of First Prize at New York State Department of Health Aging Innovation Challenge
Millions of people around the world with mobility challenges have trouble standing up from a chair or couch. During the Invent@SU program in summer 2017, communications and rhetorical studies major Kalia Zizi Barrow 鈥17 and mechanical engineering major Ruby Batbaatar…
Can Isik Named Interim Dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science
Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele Wheatly has announced that Can Isik, professor of electrical engineering and computer science, will become interim dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS), effective Jan. 1, 2019. Isik succeeds Teresa Abi-Nader Dahlberg,…
Physicist Applies Nanotechnology to Detect Protein-Protein Interactions
A physicist in the College of Arts and Sciences hopes to improve cancer detection with a new and novel class of nanomaterials. Liviu Movileanu, professor of physics, creates tiny sensors that detect, characterize and analyze protein-protein interactions (PPIs) in blood…
Dahlberg to Conclude Tenure as Dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science
Teresa Abi-Nader Dahlberg today announced she will soon conclude her tenure as dean of 黑料不打烊鈥檚 College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS). Beginning March 1, 2019, Dahlberg will assume the role of vice chancellor and provost at Texas Christian…
Air Force Funds ECS Research to Prevent Bleeding Deaths
Despite advances in medical technology, millions of people around the world still bleed to death after being shot or experiencing other traumatic injuries. Many of those deaths occur before the victims ever reach a hospital. To address this, Assistant Professor…
Chemistry Alumnus Named to Forbes’ 鈥30 Under 30鈥 List
Michael Ruggiero G’14, G’16 combines experimental, theoretical techniques to study molecular movement Forbes magazine has recognized an alumnus of the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) for his contributions to the study of molecular movement. Michael Ruggiero, who earned master鈥檚…
The Brain That Changed Everything
Alexander R. Weiss 鈥12 has a library full of books and journals, from arcane treatises on science and engineering to timeless works of literature and philosophy. One book he holds dear is The New York Times Bestseller 鈥淭he Brain That…
SU Forensic Experts Demonstrate Impact of Surface Absorbency on Fingerprint Distortion
Forensic fingerprint analysis involves more than lifting a clear print off a surface, as there is often distortion caused by the movement and pressure of the finger when the print was made. In the forensics field, this is referred to…
Jianshun Zhang Named IABP Chairman, Draws International Conference to 黑料不打烊
黑料不打烊 hosted the seventh International Building Physics Conference (IBPC2018)聽in September, gathering experts on the engineering, science and design of buildings from 33 countries. At the forefront of the three-day event was Jianshun 鈥淛ensen鈥 Zhang, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering…
A Moral Vision of Science: Physicist Joel L. Lebowitz G鈥55, G鈥56, H鈥12 Believes Science and Morality are Inextricably Linked
Joel L. Lebowitz G鈥55, G鈥56, H鈥12 credits his longevity to luck and good genes. 鈥淚鈥檝e always had a healthy constitution,鈥 says the 88-year-old scientist and Holocaust survivor, who is the George William Hill Professor of Mathematics and Physics at Rutgers…