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| Dr. Pedro Cortes 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. |
| Fall 2011 Mechanical Engineering Technology class at GM Lordstown Plant 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. |
New Faculty: Dr. Robin MattheusDr. Robin Mattheus Visiting Assistant Professor Geological & Environmental Sciences
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| New Co-op/Internship initiative for Students The YSU STEM College has enhanced its cooperative/internship program for students designed to increase employment opportunities. Sherri Hrusovski, Coordinator of STEM Student Professional Services, plans to have the program in place by the summer semester of 2012. |
| Focus on Academic Advisory Council The STEM College Advisory Council is comprised of influential leaders in industry and government who share a common commitment to the success of YSU. |
| Physics & Astronomy – Summer 2011 Student REU’s Sean Robinson, junior Physics major, completed an REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) at Case Western Reserve University this past summer. This National Science Foundation-sponsored REU was held in conjunction with the NSF-funded Center for Layered Polymer Systems (CLiPS) led by CWRU. |
| YSU hosting Robotics Merit Badge One of five new Merit Badges introduced in April this year, the Robotics Merit Badge joins 125 other subjects in the Merit Badge Program of the Boy Scouts of America. On Saturday, Nov. |
| STEM College Implements New Ph.D. Program 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. |
| Third Frontier Paves the Way for Innovation by Students and Faculty Ohio’s Third Frontier program provides funding for four collaborative research projects that support YSU students and faculty for research conducted in conjunction with industry partners. |
Retirees: Tom BodnovichTom Bodnovich Associate Professor and Chair Computer Science and Information Systems
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| Solar Panels Installed on Roof of Moser Hall A 4,100 square foot solar panel was installed on the roof of Moser Hall creating a hands-on working laboratory for students to learn and understand this |
| Contractor for a Day Event Each year the Youngstown Chapter of the Ohio Contractor’s Association (OCA) sponsors the “Contractor for a Day Event”. |
| 7th Annual ASM Summer Camp for Pre-college Teachers The CTME along with the ASM Materials Education Foundation co-sponsored a “Materials Camp” for pre-college teachers the week of July 11– 15, 2011, which culminated in a luncheon hosted by Dr. Martin A. |
| Publication: The Local Field Factor and Microscopic Cascading: A Self-Consistent Method Applied to Confined Systems of Molecules Nathan J. Dawson and James H. |
| Publication: Co-extruded mechanically tunable multilayer elastomer laser Guilin Mao, James H. Andrews, Michael Crescimanno, K. Singer, E. Baer, A. Hiltner, H. Song, Bijayandra Shakya, “Co-extruded mechanically tunable multilayer elastomer laser,” Optical Materials Express 1(1), 108–114 (2011). |
| Publication: Developing a Multi-Faceted Survey of Engineering Course for Junior and Senior Level High School Students Robert J. |
| Publication: Empirical Assessment of UML Class Diagram Layouts Based on Architectural Importance Sharif, B., (2011), "Empirical Assessment of UML Class Diagram Layouts Based on Architectural Importance", post doctoral symposium track of the 27th IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance (ICSM 2011), Williamsburg, VA, USA, September 25-30, 2011, pp. |
| Publication: Detection of chemical analytes using carbon nanotubes P. Cortes, G.M. Brant and G.B. Smith "Detection of chemical analytes using carbon nanotubes". Proceedings of XXXII National Meeting and I International Congress of the Mexican Association of Chemical Engineering (2011). Cancun, Mexico. |
| Manufacturing Professor Elected Vice Chair of National Engineering Organization Dr. Darrell Wallace is a Manufacturing Engineering Professor, recently elected Vice Chair of a national engineering organization. He got his bachelor's and master's degrees in Mechanical Engineering and his Ph.D in Industrial Engineering from the Ohio State University. |
| STEM Honors Convocation Program 2022-2023 Click to view the 2023 STEM Honors Convocation Program and full list of award and scholarship recipients. |
| Distinguished Professorship Awards 2022-2023 Click to see the list of 2022-2023 Distinguished Professorship Awards |
| JCP Suit Up |
| MVMBBC 2023 Application https://d3irja7nogkcz2.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/stem-blog/MVMBBC%202023%20Application.pdf |
| 2022-2023 Distinguished Service Awards Click to see the 2022-2023 Distinguished Service Awards Recipients |
| Six Sigma Greenbelt Certification Course
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