STEM Blog

The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) is pleased to announce the selection of Erin Dolan, Ph.D., of the University of Georgia, Marcy Kelly, Ph.D., of Pace University, Johanna Krontiris-Litowitz, Ph.D., of Youngstown State University, and Elisa Sto

The YSU College of STEM was featured at the recent American Society of Engineering Educators (ASEE) meeting in San Antonio, TX.   Selected as one of only 25 universities to be featured, ASEE included a video presentation of college highlights tha

A car Delphi brought to showcase at the forum.

It has been said that creating a sustainable energy supply is the number one challenge for society today. On June 4th and 5th, the fourth annual Sustainable Energy Forum was held in Kilcawley Center at Youngstown State University to describe opportunities to meet that challenge.

Here in the United States, as well as internationally, sustainable energy is an area that has gained massive attention in more recent years.

On April 22, Moser Hall was the location for the annual College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Showcase.

Youngstown State University (YSU) Civil Engineering students placed third out of ten universities in an Environmental Design Competition held at the University of Pittsburgh on March 31. The contest was part of the annual American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Ohio Valley Student Conference.

This year represents another unique and successful year for the IEEE Student Chapter at YSU. With the increased amount of active members, the success of our S-PAC's (Student Professional Activities Conferences), the help from our adviser Dr.

YSU undergraduate students Kristen Hernandez, Nikki Rendziniak, Nick Ragan, Brian Stahl and Hannah Rebraca presented "Extraction and Characterization of Intermetallic Fe-Al particles from Aluminum Alloys" at the 4th Annual Success in Math and NSF STEM Research Poster Session. Together with Dr.

Written by STEM College student, Darshan Baral A study has been carried out to analyze passage of 10 different fish species through culverts in Northeast Ohio.

Some of the women professionals participating in career day pose for a photo.

Kin P. Moy, associate professor of Electrical Engineering Technology served as the chairman of the USA delegation to the International Standards Organization (ISO) EMC test standards development working group meeting in Troy, Michigan in February, 2012.

Ask David Mordan, director of natural gas operations at Dominion Transmission about the company, and he’ll tell you where it all began and where it’

Women in the science and engineering fields are underrepresented; however, one program at Youngstown State University is bringing exposure in these areas to the forefront.

Panelists lead discussion.

Being involved in campus activities is an integral part of the college experience, and students in the STEM Leadership Society (SLS) have the opportunity to do just that. The SLS focuses on bringing the most highly qualified high school seniors to YSU’s STEM College.

YSU’s Center for Transportation and Materials Engineering held an Advisory Board Meeting in Moser Hall, Friday, January 6, 2012 with 16 members present including Ms.

Three STEM graduate students are taking the next step in their academic aspirations. YSU graduates Kristin Frank, Michael Kovach, and Adam Palumbo are the recipients of the 2011-2012 Cushwa Commercial Shearing Graduate Fellowship.

Dr. Cortes and his team has recently developed with the collaboration of Javier Lara at The Universidad the Michoacán,  a sensor based on renewable biological carbon nanotubes capable of detecting parts per million of hazardous gases.

A new student association, Information Technology Student Association (ITSA), has been established in the department of Computer Science & Information Systems.

The Fall 2011 Mechanical Engineering Technology Tool Design class worked on projects hosted at the General Motors Lordstown Stamping Plant. The students attended class at the plant instead of on campus, and worked on projects that will go into plant use in 2012.

Dr. Robin Mattheus Visiting Assistant Professor Geological & Environmental Sciences

The new Ph.D. program in Materials Science and Engineering focuses on industrial collaboration where students will participate in research projects relevant to current industry innovations. Dr. Hazel Marie, the program’s director, said, “The program is unique in its emphasis to produce Ph.D.