STEM
Amid the Rapid Rise of AI and Autonomous Systems, Maxwell Scholars Have a Pivotal Role
In early 2022, the City of Syracuse’s Surveillance Technology Working Group met to discuss a proposal from the police department to install street cameras that automatically scan license plates as an aid for investigating crime. While the technology had the…
Professor Receives National Science Foundation Grant to Test Boreal Forests’ Blood Pressure
Boreal ecosystems, dotted by subarctic lakes, are the world’s northernmost forests. The boreal biome is the largest on Earth, stretching across Alaska, Canada, Russia and Scandinavia. These forests of spruce, fir and pine help regulate the global climate by sequestering…
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Professor Yuzhe Tang Receives Grant to Protect Ethereum Security
Yuzhe Tang, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, and his research team have been awarded a grant by the Ethereum Foundation for research to advance the Ethereum blockchain ecosystem. This…
Mechanical Engineering Student Ruohan Xu Receives Norma Slepecky Undergraduate Research Prize
Recent mechanical engineering and applied mathematics graduate Ruohan Xu ’23, G’24, has received the Norma Slepecky Undergraduate Prize for his research activities. Xu received the award from the Women in Science and Engineering Review Committee and was nominated by his…
Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Sam Clemence to Receive Deep Foundations Institute Legends Award
The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) and the DFI Educational Trust Legends Committee has chosen Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Sam Clemence as a recipient of one of the DFI Legends Awards for 2023. This award was established to honor practitioners…
Physics and Mathematics Major Chance Baggett ’24 Named an Astronaut Scholar
Chance Baggett, a rising senior in the College of Arts and Sciences studying physics and mathematics and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, has been named a 2023-24 Astronaut Scholar by the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF). Founded…
SyracuseCoE Awards $180,000 for 9 Faculty Fellow Projects Supporting Research and Innovation
The Syracuse Center of Excellence (SyracuseCoE) in Environmental and Energy Systems has awarded nearly $180,000 for the 2023 SyracuseCoE Faculty Fellow awards. These nine research and innovation projects are led by faculty members from Syracuse University, SUNY College of Environmental Science…
Aphasia Research Lab Seeks Participants for Stroke Treatment Study
Strokes affect nearly 800,000 individuals in the United States each year. To bring attention to the risk factors for strokes and how to prevent them, the National Stroke Association holds Stroke Awareness Month during the month of May. Those who…
Syracuse Center of Excellence Announces New Co-Chairs of Industry Partners Council
The Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems at Syracuse University (SyracuseCoE) is proud to announce the appointment of Yu Chen and Scott MacBain from Carrier Corporation as the new co-chairs of the SyracuseCoE Industry Partner Council. In…
Expanding Summer Research Opportunities Through SU-STAR Program
When it comes to STEM research, diversity is key. Studies have shown that a STEM workforce representative of the United States population, which brings together expertise from individuals with unique lived experiences and understandings of the world, results in enhanced…