Chris Kocher

3 weeks 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.

4 weeks ago | phys.org | Chris Kocher

When materials are created on a nanometer scale—just a handful of atoms thick—even the thermal energy present at room temperature can cause structural ripples. How these ripples affect the mechanical properties of these thin materials can limit their use in electronics and other key systems.

4 weeks ago | binghamton.edu | Chris Kocher

When materials are created on a nanometer scale — just a handful of atoms thick — even the thermal energy present at room temperature can cause structural ripples. How these ripples affect the mechanical properties of these thin materials can limit their use in electronics and other key systems. New research validates theoretical models about how elasticity is scale-dependent — in other words, the elastic properties of a material are not constant, but vary with the size of the piece of material.

1 month ago | binghamton.edu | Chris Kocher

To get their important discoveries out to the world, researchers need to publish their findings in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Just one problem: It can cost thousands of dollars to appear in the high-impact publications that offer the greatest number of eyes on their ideas and thus the biggest chance at success. The requirement puts up barriers for anyone who can’t afford those fees, especially researchers in developing countries or without funding support.

1 month ago | binghamton.edu | Chris Kocher

Baxter the Bearcat has a new friend on campus. On Thursday, Binghamton University unveiled a whimsical, life-sized statue of a binturong — the Southeast Asian mammal also called a bearcat — with its paw upraised and ready for high-fives. The bronze statue, nicknamed Bingturong, marks 25 years since Binghamton adopted the bearcat as its mascot. For now, it is installed inside the Admissions building, but the plan is to move it to the Lois B.