STEM Forward
STEM Rooted in Community
STEM Forward is a robust SDSU initiative that will accelerate local economic growth and revolutionize the way we live, work and interact. It’s a commitment to research and teaching that will drive positive change globally while being grounded in community.
STEM Forward Projects
The STEM Forward initiative encapsulates ongoing and future investments in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) research and teaching with key projects happening across SDSU colleges and campuses.
Campus-Wide Space Planning
The university is working to increase academic and classroom space by reducing underused office and administrative space across campus. This effort will involve several projects that expand SDSU’s academic and faculty footprint on the Mesa. For example, Atkinson Hall is being repurposed for faculty and academic department use, including the Department of Psychology.
SDSU Mission Valley Innovation District Labs
Open the image full screen.The first project to break ground at SDSU Mission Valley Innovation District is the construction of laboratories to house university researchers and provide research facilities to public and private partners. The labs are being developed by LPC West; design began in fall 2023 with possible move-in targeted as early as 2026.
To learn more about this project, visit the Innovation District web page.
Life Sciences Building
Open the image full screen.Creation of a new state-of-the-art Life Sciences building on the San Diego campus will ignite new opportunities for STEM research as well as instruction. Design and construction planning for this project began fall 2023, with faculty engagement and planning meetings continuing throughout this academic year.
To learn more about this project, visit the building web page.
SDSU Imperial Valley Sciences and Engineering Laboratories
Open the image full screen.Constructing laboratories at SDSU Imperial Valley will provide the Brawley campus with exceptional teaching and research space. The building will host new four-year degree programs in chemistry and engineering designed for Lithium Valley, core facilities for potential public-private partners (P3) in Imperial Valley, and science teaching laboratories to serve existing programs including nursing and environmental health. Construction breaks ground in February 2024 and the labs will be ready in fall 2025.
STEM in Action at SDSU
San Diego State University conducts STEM research and education across a range of scientific and engineering disciplines.
The federally funded center, to be based at SDSU Mission Valley, will work with partner organizations across the western region of the United States. Snapdragon Stadium and SDSU Mission Valley have been awarded LEED Gold and Silver certifications. A new facility at the SDSU campus in Brawley will support the regions burgeoning exploration of the extraction and uses of lithium. Set to open in fall 2025, the new state-of-the-art building is one part of SDSU’s commitment to meeting the STEM and both the current and future geothermal energy sector demands of ‘Lithium Valley.’ Despite the rain, more than 17,000 attendees turn out for this year’s STEM festival at Snapdragon Stadium How rising senior Alyssa Gomez is making her ‘STEM kid’ dreams reality while setting the stage for future generations in scienceSTEM Forward Stories
