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Professor Jianshun ‘Jensen’ Zhang Named Executive Director of 鶹ƵCenter of Excellence
鶹ƵUniversity has named a new executive director to lead the 鶹ƵCenter of Excellence (SyracuseCoE) in Environmental and Energy Systems. Jianshun “Jensen” Zhang, a longtime professor in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS), begins in that role…
Accomplished Physicist Duncan Brown Appointed 鶹ƵUniversity’s Next Vice President for Research
Gretchen Ritter, vice chancellor, provost and chief academic officer, today announced Duncan Brown, the Charles Brightman Endowed Professor of Physics and an accomplished physicist, has been appointed 鶹ƵUniversity’s next vice president for research. Brown’s appointment, which was approved by…
Sasha Valitutti Selected as a 2022 SMART Scholar
Sasha Valitutti, a junior aerospace engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, has been named a recipient of a Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). The award will…
SyracuseCoE Awards $30,000 to 3 Local Companies for Product Development, Technology Innovation
Three New York State companies have been awarded $30,000 in the first round of the 2022 SyracuseCoE Innovation Fund competition. For this round, SyracuseCoE partner companies were invited to submit proposals in SyracuseCoE’s focus areas of indoor environmental quality and…
Life Trustee Nick Donofrio G’71, H’11 Receives 2022 International Peace Honors Award
Nicholas “Nick” Donofrio G’71, H’11, a 鶹ƵUniversity Life Trustee, was one of the distinguished award recipients at the 2022 International Peace Honors on Feb. 27. The International Peace Honors celebrates the most outstanding global leaders and change agents of…
National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow to Join Mathematics Department
Lawrence Mouillé will join the College of Arts and Sciences’ (A&S) mathematics department in July 2022 for a three-year appointment as a National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded postdoctoral fellow. The Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (MSPRF—pronounced “mouseproof”) is among the most…
Collaborative Partnership Between 鶹ƵUniversity and Leading Research Universities Receives Presidential Award
The GEM Consortium, a collaborative partnership between leading research universities and industry to help underrepresented students earn master’s and doctoral degrees in STEM fields, received the 2021 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring. 鶹ƵUniversity has been a…
Women in Science and Engineering Helping to Boost Women in STEM
Hundreds of people—students and faculty—in STEM fields have been mentored, energized and supported in their advancement through the work of 鶹ƵUniversity’s Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE), since its inception more than 20 years ago. Serving 19 STEM departments…
Alumnus Endows Undergraduate Research Award to Honor Big Thinkers
A newly endowed fund set up to support undergraduate interdisciplinary research recognizes the importance of connecting diverse fields of thought in generating new ideas. It also reflects the experiences and passions of William Hrushesky ’69 who graduated cum laude with…
Whitman School Announces STEM Designation for MBA
The Martin J. Whitman School of Management announced that its MBA program will be classified as STEM-designated for students who successfully complete concentrations in accounting, business analytics, finance, marketing and supply chain management. The class of 2022 will be the…