05/06/2026
More commencement photos taken Spring 2026!
Department of Physics, Astronomy, GIS, Geology, and Environmental Science at Youngstown State University.
05/06/2026
More commencement photos taken Spring 2026!
05/05/2026
Geographic Information Science < Youngstown State University Academic Catalog The use of maps, aerial photography, and satellite imagery to depict physical and cultural landscapes. Topics include map elements and how to locate, read, and interpret maps and remotely-sensed imagery.Prereq.: none.
05/02/2026
Congratulations to our graduates in Physics, Physics & Astronomy, Geology, and Environmental Science! We are so proud of all of you! 🐧
05/01/2026
Gould Honor Society ceremony with some of our PAGES graduates!
04/28/2026
Congratulations to our department chair Dr. Snow Balaz on her induction into Phi Kappa Phi last evening.
04/23/2026
YSU students selected for post-graduate Navy nuclear officer program
04/21/2026
Our Geology students had a great time and learned a lot on their trip to the East Branch of the Chagrin River in Kirtland, Ohio.
04/14/2026
Green Penguin Day and plant sale today on the campus of Youngstown State University! Sponsored by Youngstown Environmental Sustainability Society
04/12/2026
J. K. Rowling is said to have taken inspiration from Trinity College Dublin for Hogwarts and once you step into the Museum Building, you can see why. Incredible space, and hard to believe geology and geography students got to use it every day.
12/12/2025
Physics Alumni Troy Mazur (Class of 2014) received the "Outstanding Alumni" award at the 2025 YSU STEM college gala.
Troy Mazur, Dr. Peter Kimosop, Department Chair Dr. Snjezana Balaz, Dr. Michael Crescimanno, Jill Mogg, Matthew Coppage (Davey Resources), Dr. Felicia Armstrong, Dr. Bradley Shellito, and Mia Swain (Environmental Science alumni).