STEM

Science, Technology, Engineering & Math

Graduate Student Pardha Sourya Nayani Receives IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society Fellowship Award

Pardha Sourya Nayani G’28, a Ph.D. student in electrical engineering and computer science (EECS), has received the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Antennas
Kwami Maranga July 31, 2024
Graduate Student Pardha Sourya Nayani Receives IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society Fellowship Award

Scientists Untangle Interactions Between Earth’s Early Life Forms, Environment Over 500M Years

The atmosphere, the ocean and life on Earth interacted over the past 500-plus million years in ways that improved conditions for early organisms to thrive.
News Staff July 29, 2024
Scientists Untangle Interactions Between Earth’s Early Life Forms, Environment Over 500M Years

NASA Award Helps Doctoral Student Develop Space-Structure Composite Materials

Second-year graduate student Andrea Hoe grew up designing and building projects with her father in their backyard. She also loved spending time with her family
Diane Stirling July 19, 2024
NASA Award Helps Doctoral Student Develop Space-Structure Composite Materials

Emerita Professors Reflect on Their Distinguished Careers in STEM

Four women STEM faculty members, all longtime members of the University community, have recently retired with emerita status, but they leave behind a significant legacy—as
Emerita Professors Reflect on Their Distinguished Careers in STEM

Scientists Spin Up a New Way to Unlock Black Hole Mysteries

Black holes are among the most studied but least understood cosmic phenomena for astrophysicists. While not technically a "hole," these objects derive their name from
Dan Bernardi July 5, 2024
Scientists Spin Up a New Way to Unlock Black Hole Mysteries

Biology Professor Receives NSF Grant to Study ‘Community Coalescence’

Each fermented food—kombucha, sauerkraut or sourdough bread—is the result of an active, unique microbiome, which is the microbial community in a particular environment. A sourdough
News Staff July 2, 2024
Biology Professor Receives NSF Grant to Study ‘Community Coalescence’

Physicist Awarded NASA Grant to Model One of the Cosmos’ Most Extreme Events

Eric Coughlin, professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, was recently awarded a grant from NASA for his project entitled, “Extragalactic Outbursts
Dan Bernardi June 26, 2024
Physicist Awarded NASA Grant to Model One of the Cosmos’ Most Extreme Events

What’s Driving Increased Rainfall in the Eastern US? A&S Researchers Seek Answers

Widespread climate change from global warming has devastating and lasting effects on human health, infrastructure and food production. As temperatures rise, certain areas are dealing
Dan Bernardi June 25, 2024
What’s Driving Increased Rainfall in the Eastern US? A&S Researchers Seek Answers

The Road to Developing Sustainable Infrastructure

As the construction industry faces challenges in infrastructure maintenance, Syracuse University has established the Infrastructure Institute to develop new approaches to address these issues. Under
Kwami Maranga June 6, 2024
The Road to Developing Sustainable Infrastructure

Julia Fancher Named a 2024-25 Astronaut Scholar

Julia Fancher, a rising junior majoring in physics and mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University
Julia Fancher Named a 2024-25 Astronaut Scholar

A&S Biologist Calls for Protection and More Studies of Natural Time Capsules of Climate Change

Packrats, also known as woodrats, are the original hoarders, collecting materials from their environment to make their nests, called middens. In deserts throughout western North
News Staff May 29, 2024
A&S Biologist Calls for Protection and More Studies of Natural Time Capsules of Climate Change

Free NSF I-Corps Virtual Course Offered This Summer

Upstate New York is rapidly becoming a national hub for semiconductor research and manufacturing, with a $100 billion+ announced investment by Micron. For those university
Cristina Hatem May 16, 2024
Free NSF I-Corps Virtual Course Offered This Summer

Syracuse University, Onondaga County Make Combined $20M Investment to Launch the Syracuse University Center for Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing

Syracuse University today announced its plans to launch the Syracuse University Center for Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing, an interdisciplinary center that will bring together expertise in
News Staff May 16, 2024
Syracuse University, Onondaga County Make Combined $20M Investment to Launch the Syracuse University Center for Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing

Physicist Awarded NSF Research Grant to Increase Our Understanding of Gravitational Waves

The Department of Physics at Syracuse University has long partnered with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) to gain a deeper understanding of the fundamental
News Staff May 14, 2024
Physicist Awarded NSF Research Grant to Increase Our Understanding of Gravitational Waves

Breaking Into Male-Dominated Fields: How 3 Talented Students Are Blazing a Trail

Women have traditionally found themselves outnumbered by their male counterparts when it comes to jobs in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields, as only
John Boccacino May 2, 2024
Breaking Into Male-Dominated Fields: How 3 Talented Students Are Blazing a Trail

Three Earn National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships

Three Syracuse University students have been awarded prestigious graduate research fellowships through the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP), and two students
Kelly Homan Rodoski April 29, 2024

Professor Qinru Qiu Named Distinguished Professor

Electrical engineering and computer science (EECS) Professor Qinru Qiu has been named a distinguished professor by the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS). Qiu
Kwami Maranga April 22, 2024
Professor Qinru Qiu Named Distinguished Professor

Undergraduate Spearheads Study Using Physics to Understand How Cells Self-Sort

Erin McCarthy ’23, physics summa cum laude, is a rarity among young scientists. As an undergraduate researcher in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department
News Staff April 21, 2024
Undergraduate Spearheads Study Using Physics to Understand How Cells Self-Sort