STEM Blog

At the conclusion of the Spring 2020 semester, the College of STEM launched its inaugural First Destination Survey to its Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 graduates. A first destination survey is used to determine what graduates are doing after they leave YSU.

Greetings from campus,

Do those beeping bursts of sound warning you when you’re about to hit something or someone while driving actually work?

Absolutely, according to a new study by Abdu Arslanyilmaz, YSU associate professor of Computer Science, pictured.

The unexpected COVID-19 pandemic caused millions of people to stop their way of life and immediately had to self quarantine and social distance themselves from other people. Because of this, almost every student had to return home and finish their semester online.

Nathanial Morgret, a sophomore majoring in Electrical Engineering at YSU, is part of a Choose Ohio First research opportunity with Pymatuning Fabrication Lab to help prevent

The Alumni Lecture Series welcomes Ken Kagy '79 P.E., CFM, CPSWQ, CPESC on Thursday, June 11 at 12:00 p.m. on the YSU Alumni Engagement Facebook page and Webex.

YSU Team Defends Title – Wins 1st Place at National Metal Casting Competition in 2020.

Robert J. Korenic

Associate Professor and Program Coordinator

Civil & Construction Engineering Technology

The STEM College would like to announce the recipients who have received awards from the Academic Affairs Division. These awards were given to faculty and chairs of their respective departments for exhibiting exceptional leadership during 2019-2020 academic school year.

Alexandra Ballow, a junior mathematics and physics double major at YSU, is among only 396 college students nationwide to receive the Goldwater Scholarship this year, from a field of 1,343 mathematics, science and engineering students from 461 colleges and universities.

The STEM Professional Services office in the College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics hosts the semi-annual Fall 2018 STEM Expo from 12 to 4 p.m. October 4, 2018 in Stambaugh Stadium, Gymnasiums A & B at Youngstown State University.

Attention high school teachers and counselors! Looking for an amazing field trip experience for your students? Book your visit to STEM today! Each STEM Visit Day includes fun science demos with the Dean, tours of two STEM departments, lunch, and a campus tour.

YSU STEM participated in the Early Genius Program, organized by KTSDI and Stadium Drive Elementary in Boardman, Ohio. YSU, along with area STEM-related businesses, provided hands-on activities to demonstrate STEM concepts.

Dr. Alina Lazar, Computer Science and Information Systems Professor, is leading her research team through another summer, with new students, at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, California.

Edwin V. Bishop, affectionately known to his students as "Dr. Jupiter” when he was a professor of Physics and Astronomy at YSU, died April 25 at the age of 82. A memorial service was held on May 6, in Florence Congregational Church, Florence, Mass.

STEM Professional Services has provided students with another successful STEM Expo! More than 600 students attended the expo in hopes to score an internship or co-op with nearly 70 employers. There are two STEM Expo's held every year, one in both the fall and spring semester.

Bird Day was a fund raising event that the YSU Biology Club held for the local bird sanctuary, Birds in Flight, located in the Warren/Niles area. Birds in Flight rescues, rehabilitates, and releases over 1000 birds per year without any government assistance.

Student Travel Funds

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There's still time to register for the Spring 2016 Internship/Co-Op Expo! The expo will take place on Feb. 25 in Kilcawley Center’s Chestnut Room from 12-4 p.m.

The eighth annual YSU STEM College Awards Dinner will take place on Feb. 17 at 6 p.m. 

Nguyet "Moon" Nguyen and Dung Mguyen recently had their paper Hidden Markov Model for Stop Selection published in Risks. 

Xiangjia “Jack” Min, associate professor, Biological Sciences and Center for Applied Chemical Biology, with Brian Powell, current graduate student, Jonathan Braessler, undergraduate; John Meinken, a recent Master’s