YSU's STEM tour today showcases impressive student creations

YOUNGSTOWN

Moser Hall was the site of marvelous gadgets Saturday, all created by Youngstown State University students.

There were wind tunnels and cars and lasers and concrete canoes.

Yes. A boat made of concrete that actually floats in water.

They were created by students in the university’s College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics — STEM for short, and they were displaying their projects for prospective students and community members as part of a tour for the new Center for Innovation in Additive Manufacturing. The event took place in Moser Hall.

Dominic DiVencenzo, a senior at Cardinal Mooney High School who will be an engineering major at YSU when he enrolls in the fall, said he was impressed, especially with the wide variety of projects in different disciplines.

Aurora Fares of Canfield, 11, was there after she attended a Women In Science program at the university. She said she is interested in a career in science when she gets older and wanted to see what the STEM program has to offer.

Dr. Daniel Suchora, a professor of mechanical and industrial engineering. said one of the main objectives for the students was to display their own work to friends, family members and the community, Suchora said.

He said the event is good because it allows the area to see the innovation practiced by STEM students.