Youngstown State University
| STEM Recognizes Achievements at 2023-2024 Convocation STEM honored students for their accomplishments at our annual Honors Convocation |
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Alumni Spotlight: John Puskar This month we talked with John Puskar, 1981 YSU Mechanical Engineering program graduate |
| STEM Professional Services Welcomes New Staff Two new advisors have joined the STEM Professional Services team, including a brand-new position dedicated to graduate advising. |
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| ASCE Teams Going to Nationals! Btoh the Steel Bridge and Concrete Canoe teams will again be heading to the National Competition. |
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Resurrected e-Human Powered Vehicle Team Makes 4th Place Debut For the first time in 20 years, YSU sent a team to compete in the e-human powered vehicle competition. |
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HackYSU 2024 YSU Computer Club's HackYSU 2024 was a resounding success, bringing students from all backgrounds together to collaborate, design, and build a technological proof of concept in only 36 hours. |
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Spring 2024 STEM Expo Breaks Student Attendance Record! Last month, STEM Careers, Internships & Co-ops welcomed 113 employers to campus to network with College of STEM students and alumni. Student attendance broke records for Spring STEM Expos! A total of 497 students and alumni came out to network with employers. |
| College of STEM Merchandise Available! Get your STEM-branded merchandise today! |
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| STEM Professional Services Welcomes New Staff Jonathan Hearn, Academic Advisor, and Justin Kleemook, Coordinator for Careers, Internships and Co-ops, joined the STEM Professional Services team this past summer |
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Fall 2023 STEM Expo Sees Continued Growth Employer and student attendance continued their upward trend at the Fall STEM Expo. |
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NSF Grant Recipient attends national meeting Tien Hoang attended the national meeting of S-STEM Scholars in Washington, D.C. |
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Faculty Continue to Support FBI Evidence Response Team Dr. Thomas Jordan and Dr. Jeffrey Dick of Physics, Astronomy, Geology and Environmental Science continue to receive and fulfill requests from the FBI Cleveland Field Office to assist with their Evidence Response Team in the detection of clandestine burials. |
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NSF Grant Recipients Grow Academically, Socially, and Professionally The YSU-DEEP-C program supports engineering majors who commute to campus |
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Ohio Contractor's Association Hosts 30th Annual "Constructor for a Day" The event seeks to give students a sneak-peek into the life of a contractor |
| Chemistry Graduate Students Successfully Present Theses Congratulations to the following MS Chemistry graduates who defended their theses this past Spring and Summer.
Vincent DelFratte “Ab initio Mechanistic Investigation for the Formation of In-MOFs” (Advisor Dr. Genna) |
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STEM College Welcomes Back Alums at Tailgate The College hosted the first of hopefully many future events for STEM alumni |
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Long-time STEM Expo Sponsor Values Investment in Local Talent Butech Bliss, located in Salem, Ohio, employs over 30 YSU alums |
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Choose Ohio First Scholars Excel in Research and Work-Based Learning The Choose Ohio First Scholarship Program, funded for 15 years at YSU by the State of Ohio, provides scholarships to Ohio students pursuing a STEM degree. As an expectation of the program, students attend monthly meetings and participate in either research or work-based learning experiences. Choose Ohio First Scholars this year lived up to and exceeded every expectation set for them by their predecessors. |
| YSU STEM Partners with Community to Support Hands-On Student Learning Faculty in the School of Computer Science, Information & Engineering Technology recently led several efforts to support hands-on student learning in partnership with community organizations |
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YSU Students, Community Benefit from Hynes Industries Century of Experience This month we are pleased to highlight employer partner Hynes Industries. Headquartered in Austintown, Ohio, Hynes has been manufacturing high-performance, custom steel roll formed shapes since 1925. |
| Students Take Advantage of Conferences to Advance Learning and Networking Opportunities Spring saw a number of students and student groups taking advantage of the numerous professional conference and symposium opportunities to expand their skills, network, and present their research. Here are a few highlights: |
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| YSU Engineering Professors team up with Central State University on Intel Semiconductor Education Program YSU’s Rayen School of Engineering faculty are collaborating with Central State University, Ohio’s only publicly funded Historically Black University, to help develop semiconductor curriculum that train technician and engineers who can work at Intel and other semiconductor industries. |
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| Spring 2023 Recap Spring semester is always bustling with events, competitions, and ceremonies. Here are just a few highlights from the STEM College this year: |
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YSU STEM Celebrates Engineers Week 2023 Engineers Week 2023 saw lots of activity and friendly competition, with the Mechanical Engineering program coming out on top. |
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MATHCOUNTS Makes Successful Return to In-Person Event After a multi-year break, YSU welcomed the return of the in-person regional MATHFEST competition. |