KUDOS - October 2005
MASTER TEACHER DESIGNATION
John Bechtold, PhD Mathematical Sciences
James Geller, PhD Computer Science
Bernard Koplik, PhD Mechanical Engineering
Michael Mostoller, PhD Architecture
EDWARD F. WESTON MEDAL FOR PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
FOUNDATION OVERSEERS PUBLIC & INSTITUTE SERVICE AWARD
Howard Kimmel, PhD Chemical Engineering
HARLAN J. PERLIS AWARD FOR RESEARCH
John Federici, PhD Physics
CONSTANCE A. MURRAY DIVERSITY AWARD
Talina Knox, Murray Center for Women in Technology
EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARDS
INSTRUCTION BY A TEACHING ASSISTANT
Ivan Zorych, PhD
Mathematical Sciences
INSTRUCTION BY AN ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
Michael Hornsby, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering
INSTRUCTION BY A SPECIAL LECTURER
James Lipuma, PhD, Humanities
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT BY A TENURED FACULTY MEMBER
Jacob Klapper, PhD, Electrical and Computer Engineering
TEAM, INTERDEPARTMENTAL, MULTIDISCIPLINARY OR NON-TRADITIONAL TEACHING
Durgamadhab Misra, PhD, Electrical and Computer Engineering
UNDERGRADUATE INSTRUCTION, LOWER DIVISION
Rajiv Mehta, PhD, Management
GRADUATE INSTRUCTION
Dimitrios Theodoratos, PhD, Computer Science
PETER SMALL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Diana Martinez, Biology
PRESIDENTIAL LEADERSHIP AWARDS
Erica D'Almeida, Architecture
Nisha Goklaney, Management
Mendonça Receives NSF Award
David Mendonça, assistant professor in the department of information systems, received a National Science Foundation (NSF) award entitled "SGER: Hurricane Katrina Debris Removal Operations: The Role of Communication and Computing Technologies." Mendonça currently is in his first year of a five-year award from the NSF.
Post-Doctoral Students Awarded Fellowships
Kathleen Gilbert, Jason Steffener, post-doctoral graduates at NJIT, were awarded fellowships from the New Jersey Technology Fellowship program. Launched in April, the program helps move cutting-edge research from the lab to the marketplace by providing funding to emerging high-tech companies that hire post-doctoral graduates from New Jersey research universities.