STEM
Syracuse University Researchers Collaborate with Harvard, Georgia Tech, Resources for the Future to Give Environmental Policies Context
The electrical sector comprises companies that generate, transmit and distribute electric power. Every industry, business and member of the public is a customer and, therefore, a stakeholder. The electrical sector also encompasses public regulatory agencies. All combined, the sector accounts…
WiSE Launches Pilot Career Preparation Program
Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) has developed a new pilot program for women of color in STEM sophomores and juniors at the University. The Career Preparation Program (CPP) aims to provide these students with opportunities and resources for developing…
Ph.D. Candidate’s Work in the Patteson Lab Requires Tools from Multiple Disciplines
After completing a master’s degree from the University of Akron in physics, Ph.D. candidate Maxx Swoger attended a seminar hosted by Alison Patteson, assistant professor of physics at Syracuse University. “Originally and very broadly, I wanted to study soft matter…
NSF Equipment Grants to Fund Acquisition of Two Chromatography-Mass Spectrometers
The familiar saying goes, “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” But for scientists, understanding those smaller parts is critical to scientific discovery. A method known as chromatography-mass spectrometry lets researchers analyze and study the composition of…
Remembering Joshua Goldberg, Professor Emeritus of Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences
The Syracuse University community mourns the recent passing of Professor Emeritus of Physics Joshua Goldberg G’50, ’52 Ph.D. Goldberg left an indelible mark on the department as both a student and then longtime professor. An expert in Einstein’s general theory…
SyracuseCoE Innovation Fund Awards $40,000 to Companies for COVID Related Commercialization
The Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems (SyracuseCoE) has awarded $40,000 to four partner companies through the second round of the SyracuseCoE 2020 Innovation Fund. For this round, partners were invited to submit proposals in SyracuseCoE core…
Newly Installed Solar Panels on Schine Student Center Roof to Begin Producing Clean Energy
Campus sustainability encompasses a broad range of actions and choices—some of which are subtle, while others are eye-catching. The renovation of the Schine Student Center has meant the addition of another attention-grabbing clean energy element: new solar panels on the…
October Is Campus Sustainability Month
As autumn rolls in and temperatures begin to cool off, Sustainability Management has several events and activities planned throughout Campus Sustainability Month, some of which are already underway. On Oct. 1, Sustainability Coordinator Meg Lowe, teamed up with Director of…
VPA’s Manfredi Receives Industrial Designers Society of America Young Educator Award
Louise Manfredi, an assistant professor of industrial and interaction design in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) School of Design, received a 2020 Young Educator Award from the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA), one of the oldest…
ECS Professor Receives NSF Grant for Internet of Things Research
The growing capabilities of sensing, computing and communication devices are leading to an explosion of Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructures. Advances in such technologies as autonomous systems and artificial intelligence also promise enormous economic and societal benefits. Naturally, it is…