NJIT Newsroom tagged with "natural"

NJIT Civil Engineer Receives NSF Grant To Study Storm's Impact on Jersey Shore

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500

A few days after Hurricane Sandy hit, NJIT Professor Michel Boufadel was awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to study the impact of the storm on the New Jersey shoreline. The NSF Rapid Response Research Grant immediately allowed him to take a team of eight researchers to the beaches of Raritan Bay.

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Mei Liu, Expert in Healthcare Analytics, Appointed

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Mei Liu, PhD, a computer scientist who uses advanced informatics approaches to improve health care, will join this fall the NJIT College of Computing Sciences as an assistant professor.

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Michel Boufadel, PhD, Expert in Field of Oil Spill Research, Appointed

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Michel Boufadel, PhD, a notable voice in the investigation of the Exxon Valdez oil spill and BP’s Deep Water Horizon (DWH) blowout in the Gulf of Mexico, has been appointed to the faculty of NJIT’s Newark College of Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

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Removal of Hexavalent Chromium From Your Drinking Water

Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

The only way to learn if your water source has hexavalent chromium is to check with your public water supplier and request a water quality report, said NJIT Professor Taha Marhaba, a civil/environmental engineer.

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Senior Scientist To Discuss the Challenges of Sustainable Urban Development

Thu, 27 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0400

Allen Hershkowitz, a senior scientist with the Natural Resources Defense Council, an environmental activist group, will discuss the challenges of sustainable urban development on Nov. 9, 3-4:30 p.m., NJIT Campus Center ballroom. The lecture, which is the fifth in NJIT's Technology and Society Forum Series, is open to the public and parking is available.

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Senior Scientist To Discuss the Challenges of Sustainable Urban Development

Wed, 19 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0400

Allen Hershkowitz, a senior scientist with the Natural Resources Defense Council, an environmental activist group, will visit New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) to discuss the challenges of sustainable urban development. His lecture will focus on developing an urban and industrial infrastructure that balances ecological concerns with economic growth.Hershkowitz’s lecture is scheduled for Nov. 9, 3-4:30 p.m., second floor of the NJIT campus center ballroom. The campus center is located south of the intersection of Summit Street and Central Avenue. The lecture is free, open to the public and parking is available.

Tagged: natural resources defense council, allen hershkowitz, urban development