Chris Kocher

1 month ago | binghamton.edu | Chris Kocher

Michael Fasching, MS ’25, knew he needed a change. As a graduate student in Seattle, he wanted to transfer to a school more focused on research. He looked around at the options and liked what he saw at Binghamton University. So without even visiting Binghamton first, he packed up his tiny Fiat 500 last fall and made the five-day drive from the Northwest to the Northeast. At the Thomas J.

1 month ago | binghamton.edu | Chris Kocher

The new Watson Graduate Research Outcomes Workshop Series (Watson GROWS) held its first event on Tuesday — a poster/demo competition where 45 entries showcased graduate students’ spirit of innovation and discovery. The GROWS initiative — sponsored by the Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science dean’s office — aims to better highlight graduate research in all disciplines.

1 month ago | binghamton.edu | Chris Kocher

The spring semester at Binghamton University is wrapping up, and the School of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering at the Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science is excited to share its achievements in education and research so far in 2025. Research newsA Stanford University study that looks at the impact of scientists worldwide identified 33 Binghamton University faculty who were among the top 2% of all researchers in the world in their fields in 2023.

1 month ago | binghamton.edu | Chris Kocher

Through the BOLD (Bearcats of the Last Decade) 10 Under 10 Awards, Binghamton University honors alumni who have graduated within the last 10 years, demonstrated a very high level of career achievement since leaving campus, and show great potential for future leadership. Four of this year’s winners are alumni of the Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science. We asked them how Watson influenced their lives and career paths.

1 month ago | binghamton.edu | Chris Kocher

In the Mission: Impossible films, superspy Ethan Hunt — played by Tom Cruise — gets orders from his superiors on various devices that self-destruct in five seconds. Could electronics disintegrate into nothing in real life? Binghamton University Professor Seokheun “Sean” Choi has researched disposable “papertronics” over the past 20 years, but the hardest part about making so-called transient electronics is the battery.