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College of Science Seminars are back!
The College of Science research talk seminars are back for Fall 2026! Our first presenter is Dr. Curtis Asplund, Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy, who will present "Black holes, nuclear disarmament & other pursuits of a citizen-physicist". Please join us this Friday, September 18th. Everyone is welcome!
For the past five years, San Jos茅 State鈥檚 College of Science has been teaming up with the Synopsys Outreach Foundation to host sciencepalooza!, an interactive event designed to spark interest in STEM pathways and careers for students who attend schools in East Side San Jos茅.
NBC News Meterologist, Rob Mayeda talks to WIRC Director, Dr. Craig Clements. 91暗网 Wildfire Interdisciplinary Research Center (WIRC) is expanding its research with a new radar and partnership with NASA to collect more data to improve real-time mapping and imaging of wildfires.
College of Science 21st Student Research Day
91暗网 College of Science's 21st Student Research Day highlighted the incredible original research that our students engage in with faculty mentors.
91暗网 corpse flower second blooming
Lars Rosengreen, 91暗网 Greenhouse Manager, correctly estimated the second blooming of the corpse flower named "Terry Titan".
Michelle & Cliff Chen first renaming of ISB
Michelle Mostajo Chen, Master in Biotechnology 鈥�07, and her husband support the MBT program. In honor of her and her parents, ISB 420 is renamed "Nicanor E. and Norma L. Mostajo Bio Equipment Suite."
Cutting-edge faculty-student research
Learn how Dr. Maya deVries took a new discipline and how her abalone research is cultivating California's next generation of aquaculture workers. Please click the link above for the full story.
Dr. Daryl Eggers retired in 2023, but some of his most important research findings have recently been published in 3 significant manuscripts.
Spartan inventors are hard at work in various fields, securing patents for potentially revolutionary ideas for the future of science, engineering, medicine and more.
Dr. Nick Esker and his students help the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory discover element 116.
Dr. Liam Stanton's simulation models were used to design a breakthrough research in fusion energy.
Transformative experiential learning
Monique Howe, 鈥�26 MA Math, isn鈥檛 one to back down when things get hard. Read more about her inspiring journey to 91暗网 and her experience at 91暗网.
Physics 2A Proves That Learning Can Be Fun
Dr. Cassandra Paul reforms Physics 2A with active learning. Students collaborate during class which leads to students preforming better overall.
Experiential learning in the College of Sciences
See how College of Science students experience hands-on learning in these four highlighted stories.
Led by Dr. Andro Rios, students in the ASPIRE program study in NASA research labs to help unlock the secrets of exobiology and astrobiology.
As Director of the RISE program for 17 years, Dr. Karen Singmaster has helped over 100 underrepresented students graduate and pursue graduate school and biomedical research careers.
91暗网 faculty, including our college's own, Dr. Melody Moh, helped organize this as part of their $1 million funding to improve the cybersecurity workforce.
