STEM
SU Mathematician Wins Simons Fellowship
J. Theodore Cox to use fellowship to study probability theory J. Theodore Cox, professor of mathematics in The College of Arts and Sciences, has been appointed a 2013 Simons Fellow. Cox will use the $110,000 award, along with support from…
SU Physicist Earns Prestigious Simons Fellowship
M. Cristina Marchetti is using award to study active matter M. Cristina Marchetti, the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Physics in The College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a 2013 Simons Fellow. She will use the prestigious…
LCS Junior Ryan Milcarek Awarded Astronaut Scholarship
A mission trip to the western United States a few years ago changed Ryan Milcarek’s life. After finishing his freshman year at Syracuse University, Milcarek, an industrial design major from Warsaw, N.Y., decided to take a break from college for…
Connective Corridor Earns Platinum Award from ACEC
The Connective Corridor has been awarded the American Council of Engineering Companies Platinum Award for Transportation projects—another recognition of the collective efforts of the City of Syracuse, Onondaga County, Syracuse University and Connective Corridor design team Barton & Loguidice (B&L)….
Designing the Street Smart Phone
Meet the “smarter” New York City payphone. The push buttons and coin slot of the past are inevitably replaced with a touch screen and card swipe, plus camera, solar panels and capabilities for emergency alerts and wayfinding.
Research Shows Potential for Quasicrystals
Ever since their discovery in 1984, the burgeoning area of research looking at quasiperiodic structures has revealed astonishing opportunities in a number of areas of fundamental and applied research, including applications in lasing and sensing. Quasiperiodic structures, or quasicrystals, because…
PRIDE Coordinates Playful Challenges for National Engineers Week
Programs Rooted in Developing Excellence (PRIDE) in the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science (LCS) coordinates an annual celebration of National Engineers Week, which brings the members of the college together and introduces the campus community to the field…
Sheldon Stone Named Distinguished Professor
Sheldon Stone, professor in the Department of Physics was recently appointed Distinguished Professor by Vice Chancellor and Provost Eric F. Spina. Distinguished Professor is one of the University’s highest honors for faculty whose exemplary leadership in teaching and research has advanced the University’s scholarly mission.
War Zones Topic of Daylong Symposium
War zones, both physical and metaphorical, will be explored in a daylong symposium, “Dialogue on Deconstructing War Zones,” Saturday, Feb. 2, from 8:30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. in Lender Auditorium, located in Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management building, Room…
Open course offers introduction to data science
A new open online course planned for next month by the School of Information Studies (iSchool) will offer an introduction to the field of data science. The first open course offered at Syracuse University is currently accepting signups for enrollment…