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Hazardous Substance Research Center (HSRC) Meets with EPA in Washington
Council for Higher Education in Newark (CHEN) Releases Economic Impact Report
New Jersey Institute of Technology Unveils Center for Wireless Networking and Internet Security
The Response of CHEN Schools To War on Terrorism
800 Students Participate in Annual Engineering Career Day at New Jersey Institute of Technology
West Point National Bridge Contest
Newly Formed Innovative Garden State Alliance Launches First Event
People in the Spotlight
2001 New Jersey Minority Achievers
Chairperson and Distinguished Professor of Physics Dr. Anthony M. Johnson, was selected as NJIT's honoree for the 2001 New Jersey Minority Achievers Award.
Sponsored by the Metuchen-Edison and Plainfield area YMCAs, the New Jersey Minority Achievers Program recognizes and honors minorities - individuals from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds--for their outstanding individual and professional accomplishments and their involvement in the community. The program provides a way for corporations, businesses and community organizations to acknowledge, spotlight, and pay tribute to their associates who have exhibited exemplary performance, commitment, and a shining example to younger people, proving that obstacles can be overcome, while at the same time responding to corporate/business needs.
Prior to joining NJIT in January 1995, Dr. Johnson was a distinguished member of technical staff in the Photonic Circuits Research Department at AT & T Bell Labs, in Holmdel, NJ. His general area of research is ultrafast optical and optoelectronic phenomena with nearly 60 referred publications, 2 book chapters, and 4 US patents. In November 1995, he assumed the current position of Editor-in-Chief of the number one ranked letters journal in the field of optics, Optics Letters after serving 6-1/2 years as the Ultrafast optical Phenomena Topical Editor of Optics Letters. He was elected Vice President of the 14,000 member Optical Society of America (OSA) with duties beginning in January. He is currently President-Elect of the OSA and will serve as President in 2002 and Past-President in 2003.
Dr. Johnson's community involvement includes being a member of the Freehold Township School District Science Advisory Committee, the Freehold Township Human Rights Council and the Greater Freehold National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Dr. Johnson is also one of only 6 scientists highlighted in Minorities in Science, an educational interactive video designed for elementary school children.
David Clurman
David Clurman, Residence Life, was awarded the Ann Webster New Professional Award for MACUHO (Mid-Atlantic College and University Housing Officers, which includes NJ, PA, DE, MD, DC, and WV) at the Annual Conference.Kamalesh K. Sirkar
Kamalesh K. Sirkar, distinguished professor of chemical engineering recently visited Taiwan. He gave a seminar at YZ University on December 5, 2001 and on December 6 he was an invited panelist at Chung Yuan University. The panel discussed the history, current status, and future trends of membrane technology. On December 7, Professor Sirkar was the keynote speaker at the Symposium on Transport Phenomena and Applications: Membrane Separations Forum, held at the National Taiwan University in Taipei. On December 9, Professor Sirkar gave a workshop on membrane separations and technology. Professor Sirkar has been also recently selected as the first recipient of the Themis Medicare Chemcon Distinguished Speaker Award. The award will be presented to him on December 20, 2001 in Chennal, India during the International Symposium on Challenges for Chemical Engineering in the New Millennium.
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