STEM
Math Students Finish Among Top Universities at Elite Competition
A team of three undergraduate students from the College of Arts and Sciences’ (A&S) Department of Mathematics recently finished 58th out of 488 participating institutions in the William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition. The math contest is the preeminent mathematics competition…
Two College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Members Earn NSF CAREER Awards
Denver Whittington, assistant professor in the Department of Physics, and Weiwei Zheng, assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, are principal investigators for separate five-year National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER awards. The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a…
Syracuse University and UC Berkeley Researchers Team Up to Develop 3D Human Heart Model Showing How Cardiac Cells Fail to Adapt to a Pathological Mechanical Environment
To better understand heart diseases, doctors and scientists are constantly trying to understand how cardiac tissue in the human heart is affected by its changing environment. Specifically, researchers have wanted to better understand how cardiac cells adjust themselves depending on…
M. Lisa Manning Named William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of Physics
M. Lisa Manning, professor of physics and founding director of BioInspired Syracuse: Institute for Material and Living Systems, has been named the William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of Physics. This highly selective professorship was established in 1971 by a grant from…
SyracuseCoE Awards Funding for Eight Research and Innovation Projects Led by Faculty Fellows
SyracuseCoE announced that eight research and innovations projects led by its faculty fellows were competitively selected to receive awards totaling $109,368. The new projects engage 15 cross-disciplinary faculty members from Syracuse University, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF),…
Tyler Youngman ’20, G’21: A Passion for Music and Librarianship
Tyler Youngman ’20, G’21 might well be viewed as a Renaissance man in an information age. That assessment matches his capabilities in addition to his high-energy lifestyle, busy campus schedule, and motivated track of coursework and organizational activities at Syracuse University….
Earth Sciences Professor Pushes For More Women At the Science, Technology Table
For Tripti Bhattacharya, the road to a career in earth sciences has taken a few twists and turns along the way. Bhattacharya, the Thonis Family Assistant Professor of Earth Sciences, first thought she would explore a career in environmental policy…
Physics Department Works to Improve Gravitational Wave Detection
Albert Einstein first predicted the presence of gravitational waves in 1916 in his general theory of relativity. Fast forward 99 years to 2015, when researchers obtained the first physical confirmation of a gravitational wave generated by two colliding black holes,…
Career Achievement Unlocked—CyberStart Video Game Lets Students Explore Cybersecurity
Move over Fortnite and Overwatch–there’s a new game in town. Provided by the SANS Institute and funded by the National Science Foundation, CyberStart is an online game for students with extraordinary problem-solving skills who are interested in learning more about…
Biomedical and Chemical Engineering Professor Zhen Ma Receives NSF CAREER Award
Scientists have long known that some people have stronger heart muscles than others and there are multiple factors that can contribute to heart muscle strength in adults including exercise, genetics and diet. Even with all we know, there are still…