STEM

Science, Technology, Engineering & Math

BioInspired Wins NSF Grant to Develop Graduate Training Program in Emergent Intelligence

Syracuse University’s BioInspired Institute has been awarded a $3 million grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Traineeship Program for the creation of
Wendy S. Loughlin Aug. 26, 2024
BioInspired Wins NSF Grant to Develop Graduate Training Program in Emergent Intelligence

SyracuseCoE Awards Nearly $200K for 11 New Faculty Fellow Projects Supporting Research and Innovation

The Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems at Syracuse University (SyracuseCoE) has awarded $198,851 in 2024 SyracuseCoE Faculty Fellow awards to support
News Staff Aug. 16, 2024
SyracuseCoE Awards Nearly $200K for 11 New Faculty Fellow Projects Supporting Research and Innovation

Chemistry Professor Collaborates With Brookhaven National Laboratory

Tiny but mighty semiconductors named Quantum dots (Qdots) could someday drive hyper-powerful computers. Qdots are crystals squeezed in a space just a few nanometers in
News Staff Aug. 8, 2024
Chemistry Professor Collaborates With Brookhaven National Laboratory

Physics Professor Craig Cahillane Wins 2024 ARPA-E IGNIITE Award

Craig Cahillane, assistant professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named an Inspiring Generations of New Innovators to Impact Technologies
Dan Bernardi Aug. 5, 2024
Physics Professor Craig Cahillane Wins 2024 ARPA-E IGNIITE Award

Registration Open for Fall 2024 NSF I-Corps Innovation Course

The University will host a free, virtual U.S. National Science Foundation Innovation Corps (NSF I-Corps) regional course this fall 2024, from Aug. 30 to Oct.
Cristina Hatem Aug. 1, 2024
Registration Open for Fall 2024 NSF I-Corps Innovation Course

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