STEM is Technology
STEM fields are at the forefront of developing new technologies, deploying those technologies and finding the resources needed to build those technologies. Positions in the technology sector span a wide range from burgeoning fields like Geographic Information Science (GIS) and Nanoscience to traditional computer science and programing. STEM programs at SUNY Potsdam reflect this broad spectrum and prepare students for any technology career they choose to pursue. Some of these programs include:
- Computer Science: New technology development in Computer Science moves rapidly. Recent areas of fast development include artificial intelligence, automation, robotics, and space exploration, to name only a few. Computer Science is also the heart of Information Technology (IT), encompassing a broad range of areas such as maintenance of computer systems, software development, cybersecurity, data analytics, and artificial intelligence, in business, education, government, and research.
- Mathematics: Mathematical simulation and design is a key tool in the development of new technology. A computer-based simulation allows inventors to vary designs and parameters to investigate the utility of their inventions without the expense of a prototype.
- Physics: Physicists use fundamental principles and conduct research to develop new technologies and solve important engineering problems. Physics is also at the forefront of Nanotechnology because it is used to explain everything that goes on at the nanometer scale.
- Chemistry: Chemists are involved in developing and designing the materials for many areas of technology, such as microchips, specialty plastics and optical fibers.
- Anthropology: Answers to our world’s environmental problems don’t necessarily lie in high-tech solutions - rather, they are often the cause of them. Archaeologists work to illuminate the role of low-tech in crafting sustainable ecologies and economies.