SJSU Research and Innovation

If you could create any object, what would you make? 🧞♂️ ✨ That's a real question for Associate Professor Thomas Madura and his students. Instead of traditional class textbooks, Madura's students purchase 3D printers, which they assemble and use for assignments. 🧠 Students have 3D printed everything from fidget spinners and chainmail to a new apparatus for a campus research lab. Design and 3D printing skills have wide-ranging applications, from industrial manufacturing to scientific research.  "If you're trying to do something that's really new or innovative or has a special application," Madura says, "3D printing is the way to go.” Since we can’t print more Maduras, we’d definitely like to print more 3D printers! 🪄 ⤵ 🌐 https://lnkd.in/djHY8T8u #Innovation #HigherEducation #3DPrinting #Research #SJSU — SJSU College of Science

✨🏛️ Honored to have participated in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) panel discussing the critical need to expand cultural and institutional support for public service in tech. It was a vital opportunity to share in the discussion about the vision of a fully developed field of public interest technology, which ranks atop the list of important steps we’re taking at #SJSU. We are working together to be responsive to the seismic changes sparked by AI and the convergence of technologies. We are at the Epicenter of the Future here in #SiliconValley and leading initiatives with the City of San José to co-create our future for industry and our community at large. We remain focused on workforce reskilling and educational opportunities necessary for all people to thrive in the future! Thanks Andreen Soley and Ford Foundation! Our campus is well-prepared to focus on ethical use and embracing AI for Social and Civic Good! White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, San Jose State University, Silicon Valley Leadership Group, Joint Venture Silicon Valley

Can’t wait to see the new FireSage intern group in action! 🔥🙌 #GIS #Weather #Climate

Spartan Pride in full force! San Jose State University was nationally recognized by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) with the distinguished Christa McAuliffe Excellence in Teacher Education Award. Building Bridges #ASMDenver24. Congratulations to Provost Vincent J. Del Casino Jr., Dean Heather Lattimer and the faculty and staff from the SJSU Lurie College of Education for this prestigious recognition bestowed to a public university. The awardees intentionally work with students, school districts, superintendents, County Offices of Education and many non-profits, together they exemplify collective impact--diversifying the educator pipeline! The McAuliffe Award recognizes SJSU's role as an #anchor institution with a focus on excellence in teaching, learning and transformative impact for educators, teachers, counselors, therapists students and families! #EducatorPipeline #ExcellenceInTeaching Silicon Valley Education Foundation (SVEF), County of Santa Clara, County of San Mateo, City of San José

🎇 Always nice to see #SJSU featured on a White House Fact Sheet! 🎇 Acknowledgement for AI and social good, plus collaboration with our city and philanthropic friends, truly makes it a banner day! 😍 "San Jose State University, in partnership with the Knight Foundation, will supply over 300 local, city, county, and state governments with materials for the AI Civic and Social Good initiative. Additionally, SJSU is collaborating with the City of San José to train city government staff on ethical AI applications and frameworks and to support the government AI coalition." 🎉 Congratulations to Magdalena L. Barrera and all the folks working hard to advance #ArtificialIntelligence and #Ethics in San Jose and beyond! 🙌 🌐 https://lnkd.in/gH6Fgckz

🚨 We are officially in fire season now, according to Professor Craig Clements, director of San Jose State University’s Wildfire Interdisciplinary Research Center. 🔥 What does the wildfire forecast look like for 2024? How does it compare to previous years, and when will risk peak? Check out the interview in SFGATE🔻 🌐 https://lnkd.in/gvpThJ6J #Wildfire #California #SJSU #Climate

🚀 Discover Our Cutting-Edge Research, Scholarship, and Creative Strengths! 🎨🌱🔬 We’re thrilled to share this video highlighting 30 San Jose State University research strengths across 6 dynamic categories. From innovative technological advancements to public arts and well-being, watch the video and visit our website to see how SJSU research is shaping the future! ✨ 🔹 Emerging Technology 🔹 Climate Resilience 🔹 Health and Well-Being 🔹 Human Factors 🔹 Social Justice 🔹 Urban Futures ⚡Join us on our journey of exploration and innovation! 🎥 🔊✨ 🌐 https://lnkd.in/gDz6yr5u #PublicImpactResearch #SJSU #Research #Innovation

🌟 SJSU Alum Investigator Spotlight: Caitlin Pambid 🌟 San Jose State University alum Caitlin Pambid is revolutionizing public perspectives by reinventing museums as we know them. → In her compelling work, "A Confrontational Retrospective: 1904 World's Fair Faux Filipino Villages," Caitlin challenges perceptions by juxtaposing familiar objects with objects exoticized by curators of the past. → Her project, "Death to the Museum (As We Know It)," which earned 🥇FIRST place in Undergraduate Humanities and Letters at the 2024 CSU Student Research Competition, envisions the end of museums as top-down authorities on cultural memory. Instead, Caitlin foresees their rebirth as inclusive spaces. Guided by mentor #SJSU Lecturer Erik Johnson, Caitlin's dedication to change through innovative techniques is truly transforming museums — and us. She is a Humanities Honors alum and currently serves as Assistant Curator at Chopsticks Alley Art. Caitlin, we can't wait to see what you do next! 👀 🏆 ✨ #MuseumLife #Inclusivity #Creativity #ChangeYourMind

The 4th annual Black Engineer Week was a blast! ⚙ 🚀 🧪 Aspiring engineers came from all directions to visit tech giants like Afforai, Intuitive, Cisco, LinkedIn, and NVIDIA, as well as San José Museum of Art and The Tech Interactive. At the Stanford University Shriram Center for Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering, attendees got the chance to create polymers and visit cutting-edge labs! Huge thank you to ✨ Associate Professor Folarin Erogbogbo, founder and chair of the event ✨ and recent biomedical graduate Aretha Alcaraz for seamless execution. 🎉 Follow BEW ➡ https://lnkd.in/dBXFyqV #BlackEngineerWeek #SiliconValley #SJSU #STEM — San Jose State University (SJSU) - Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering