NJIT Newsroom tagged with "nce"

NJIT Researcher Shows Data Mining EMRs Can Detect Bad Drug Reactions

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT Assistant Professor Mei Liu, PhD, a computer scientist, has recently shown in a new study that electronic medical records can validate previously reported adverse drug reactions and report new ones.

Tagged: college of computing sciences, ccs, data mining, electronic medical records, emr, mei liu

Steel Bridge Team Excels at Nationals

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Congratulations to NJIT’s Steel Bridge Team, placing 12th overall at the National Steel Bridge Building Contest. This was the highest ranking ever by an NJIT team.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, nce, department of civil and environmental engineering, civil engineering, steel bridge team

NJIT's Mengchu Zhou Proposes Using Petri Nets as a Solution to Automation Problems in Manufacturing in Upcoming IEEE Journal

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400

An expert in robotics and automation problems, especially those involving manufacturing systems, NJIT Distinguished Professor and IEEE Fellow Mengchu Zhou will have two articles published in the upcoming proceedings of the 2013 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation. Both papers were recently presented at this conference.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, nce, electrical and computer engineering, ieee, ece, mengchu zhou, robotics, electrical engineering

Watch Professor Boufadel This Weekend on NJTV

Fri, 31 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Michel Boufadel, professor in NJIT’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, will appear this weekend on a segment of One-on-One with Steve Adubato.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, nce, civil and environmental engineering, michel boufadel

NJIT Professor Receives Two ECS Awards

Fri, 31 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Durgamadhab (Durga) Misra, professor and associate chair for graduate programs in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, recently received two awards from The Electrochemical Society (ECS).

Tagged: newark college of engineering, nce, electrical and computer engineering, durgamadhab misra, electrochemical society, ecs

NJIT Professor to Lecture on How Technology Advances Healthcare

Thu, 30 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT Distinguished Professor and electrical engineer Atam Dhawan hits the lecture trail again this summer as a distinguished speaker for an IEEE life sciences lecture series. His focus will be how “Point of Care Healthcare” can reduce illness, improve the quality of life, and stop spiraling healthcare costs. Dhawan, who will stop at conferences in Japan, Colombia and Croatia, tells audiences about the following.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, nce, electrical and computer engineering, atam dhawan, stem cells, healthcare

More At-Risk Bird Species in Brazilian Forest Than Previously Thought; Blame Forest Fragmentation, Says Study

Thu, 30 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

In a study published today in the journal PLoS One, a team of researchers led by NJIT Associate Professor Gareth Russell has applied a novel method for linking large-scale habitat fragmentation to population sustainability.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, csla, sustainability, biological sciences, gareth russell

COAD Honors Outstanding Architecture Students

Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Congratulations to the dozen graduating bachelor’s and master’s degree candidates of the NJ School of Architecture saluted earlier in the week at the College of Architecture and Design ceremony for outstanding students.

Tagged: college of architecture and design, coad, school of architecture, commencement, graduation

NJIT Swarm Lab Hosts Conference for Northeast Researchers Studying Social Insects

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT’s Swarm Lab will host a conference for researchers who study social insects in the northeast of the US on May 24, 2013 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Eberhardt Hall on the NJIT campus. So far, some 35 researchers from Harvard to Rockefeller universities have expressed interest in attending. Participants will receive 15 minutes to present information about their current projects and 5 minutes to answer questions.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, csla, biological sciences

NJIT Professor Receives IEEE Distinguished Service Award

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT Professor and IEEE Fellow Mengchu Zhou, an expert in robotics and automation, received a distinguished service award earlier this month from the IEEE division on robotics and automation.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, nce, electrical and computer engineering, ieee, ece, mengchu zhou, robotics

NJIT Lecturer Chosen as Top Reviewer of 2012

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Vitaly Shneidman, senior university lecturer in NJIT’s department of physics, has been selected as one of the “Top 20 Reviewers for 2012” by The Journal of Chemical Physics.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, csla, physics

Three EDC Companies Are Finalists for Garden State Entrepreneur Excellence Award

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

The New Jersey chapter of Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO NJ) and The Star-Ledger/NJ.com announced the first annual Garden State Entrepreneur Excellence Award – an award created to honor New Jersey-based companies that exemplify the entrepreneurial spirit of the state.

Tagged: enterprise development center, edc, ispeech, leon baptiste, heath ahrens

COAD Honors Outstanding Students Following Commencement Ceremony

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

The College of Architecture and Design concluded yesterday’s 2013 NJIT morning commencement ceremony at the Prudential Center with an afternoon balloon launch and luncheon back on campus for grads, friends and relatives.

Tagged: college of architecture and design, coad, commencement, graduation, school of art design, industrial design, digital design, interior design

NJIT Professor Speaks at 2013 Advanced Energy Conference

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Roberto Rojas-Cessa, associate professor of the department of electrical and computer engineering, was an invited speaker at the recent Advanced Energy Conference 2013 in New York.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, nce, electrical and computer engineering, ece, roberto rojas-cessa

SWE Ends Semester With Outreach Event and Annual Banquet

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) recently hosted a “Wow! That’s Engineering!” outreach event titled “Innovation through Imagination.” The event, funded by a grant from ExxonMobil, hosted 55 students from the seventh grade class of the Newark Early College High School (NECHS) and six of their chaperones.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, nce, murray center for women in technology, chemical engineering, stem, society of women engineers, swe, lisa kardos

NJIT Awards 2,643 Degrees to Members of the Class of 2013 at Prudential Center

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

With woops, cheers and mortarboards flying, NJIT today awarded 2,643 degrees to the members of the class of 2013. This brings the total number of degrees awarded by the university to more than 74,678. The ceremony was held at Newark’s Prudential Center.

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NJIT Graduates 2,643 Students

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT today awarded 2,643 degrees to the members of the class of 2013, bringing the total number of degrees awarded by the university to more than 74,678. The ceremony was held this morning at Newark’s Prudential Center. Follow coverage of the ceremony from The Star-Ledger.

Tagged: commencement, graduation

Five NJIT New Jersey Students Reach May 20 Commencement Ready to Excel

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT offers innumerable opportunities and the students who avail themselves of the many campus attributes ranging from 121 degree programs to an enviable 15:1 student-faculty ratio often leave NJIT to enjoy a rich, rewarding future. Five inspirational stories below exemplify that if you stay in school and work hard, success follows.

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Not All Techies Play Computer Games to Relieve Stress; Upcoming Grads Dance Salsa

Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Twin biomedical and chemical engineering majors, Fabio and David Oliver, of Union, who graduate from NJIT at 9 a.m. on May 20, 2013, have a secret. Although engineering is their first love and they are actively seeking career positions in their majors, don’t expect to see these two spending their leisure time hunched over a computer screen.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, nce, albert dorman honors college, chemical biological and pharmaceutical engineering

NJIT Computer Scientist Publishes New Algorithm Cluster To Data Mine Health Records

Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

The time may be fast approaching for researchers to take better advantage of the vast amount of valuable patient information available from U.S. electronic health records. Lian Duan, an NJIT computer scientist with an expertise in data mining, has done just that with the recent publication of “Adverse Drug Effect Detection,” IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics (March, 2013).

Tagged: newark college of engineering, college of computing sciences, nce, school of management, donald sebastian, mathematical sciences, ccs, electrical and computer engineering, civil and environmental engineering, som, biomedical engineering, information systems, biological sciences, mechanical and industrial engineering, engineering technology, nj-hitec, electronic health record, ehr, data mining, lian duan

NJIT To Host Free Forum About Doing Business With the European Union

Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

If you want to learn more about helping your business or company grow in Europe, don’t miss a free one day business forum at NJIT on May 15, 2013, which will detail how to use technology and innovation to do business in the European Union.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, college of science and liberal arts, college of architecture and design, college of computing sciences, nce, albert dorman honors college, school of management, csla, coad, mathematical sciences, ccs, electrical and computer engineering, judith sheft, physics, civil and environmental engineering, som, biomedical engineering, information systems, humanities, adhc, biological sciences, mechanical and industrial engineering, history, engineering technology, federated

Cisco Technology Evangelist To Speak at NJIT's May 20, 2013 Commencement

Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Technology evangelist and Cisco System Senior Vice President Carlos Dominguez; and alums U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski, PhD, and Edward Cruz, principal of Hop Brook Properties, will receive honorary degrees at the May 20, 2013 NJIT commencement. The event, set for 9 a.m., will be held at Newark's Prudential Center. The university will confer close to 2000 doctoral, master's and bachelor's degrees on members of the Class of 2013.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, college of science and liberal arts, college of architecture and design, college of computing sciences, nce, albert dorman honors college, school of management, csla, coad, mathematical sciences, ccs, commencement, electrical and computer engineering, physics, civil and environmental engineering, som, biomedical engineering, information systems, humanities, adhc, school of art and design, biological sciences, mechanical and industrial engineering, history, engineering technology, edward cruz, federated, ellen pawlikowski, carlos dominguez

This Week's Upcoming Seminars and Lectures

Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Check out some of the upcoming lectures and workshops taking place this week.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, csla, mathematical sciences

NJIT President Bloom Discusses STEM and Workforce Development in NJBIZ

Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Read President Bloom’s op-ed on STEM featured in NJBIZ.

Tagged: joel bloom, mathematics, stem, science, technology, engineering, workforce development, education

NJIT Specialists Highlight Remediating Brownfields, More at Upcoming EPA Conference

Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT environmental experts will offer better ways to manage brownfields projects and the availability of professional help at NJIT at an upcoming national brownfields conference on May 15-17, 2013 in Atlanta.

Tagged: research and development, environmental protection agency, epa, brownfields, colette santasieri

PayScale Ranks NJIT in Top 1 Percent for ROI Among US Public Colleges, Universities

Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT continues to demonstrate the value of its educational offerings in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), according to the latest 2013 PayScale college rankings for return on investment (ROI). NJIT is 6th (top 1 percent) among 437 public universities and 27th (top 2 percent) among 1,511 public and private institutions in the U.S.

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Students Win Concrete Canoe and Steel Bridge Contests

Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

It was a clean sweep: Over the weekend NJIT students won the regional steel bridge contest as well as the concrete canoe contest. This marks the second year in a row that NJIT has won both contests.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, nce, civil and environmental engineering, american society of civil engineers, asce, john schuring, steel bridge competition, concrete canoe competition

This Week's Upcoming Seminars and Lectures

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Check out some of the upcoming lectures and workshops taking place this week.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, csla, mathematical sciences

CCS Seniors To Detail Solutions for Real World Problems at Capstone

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Graduating seniors in NJIT’s popular CCS Capstone Program will take to the stage on campus next week when they explain how they have solved “real world problems” for corporate and company clients, including CACI, Audible, Inc., and RDE Systems. Some students will even feature entrepreneurial projects that grew from the other work.

Tagged: ccs, capstone showcase, osama eljabiri, capstone program

NJIT's Sebastian Promoting STEM, Arinzeh Highlighting Biomed on TV, Apr 4/27-5/3

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Watch Treena Livingston Arinzeh, professor of biomedical engineering, on “The Edge in Knowledge: Part II” on Caucus: New Jersey this weekend. Arinzeh will be part of a panel discussing the latest advances in biomedical research within New Jersey and among collaborating institutions within the state.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, nce, donald sebastian, biomedical engineering, stem, treena arinzeh

NJIT Holds First Renaissance Faire

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT’s first Renaissance Faire, held on campus on April 19, was a festive event featuring performers that entertained crowds with live jousting, fortune telling, tarot card reading and belly dancing.

Tagged: residence life, gourmet dining, residence hall association

Life Science Inventions of NJIT Students Take Top Prizes in TechQuest

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Three life science inventions that may one day heal wounds faster, improve surgical outcomes and build stronger muscles took $10,500 in prize money for further research and development at NJIT’s recent TechQuest/Innovation Day. The inventions competed against 30 developed by undergraduate teams.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, college of computing sciences, albert dorman honors college, csla, ccs, judith sheft, physics, som, adhc, michael ehrlich, technology development, gordon thomas, cesar bandera, interdisciplinary design studio, ids, grace wang, innovation day

This Week's Upcoming Seminars and Lectures

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Check out some of the upcoming lectures and workshops taking place this week.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, csla, mathematical sciences, applied mathematics colloquium, petia vlahovska

Biomed Innovations, Architecture, Nano Carbons Take Top Honors at NJIT Research Day

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

From exciting architectural plans for the August 2013 Chinese Solar Decathlon to a better hospital rating system, six student research projects recently captured the imagination of judges at the 2013 NJIT Dana Knox Student Research Showcase, held last week on April 17, 2013. Seventy-two graduate and undergraduate students participated.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, college of science and liberal arts, college of architecture and design, college of computing sciences, nce, albert dorman honors college, school of management, csla, coad, donald sebastian, mathematical sciences, ccs, joel bloom, electrical and computer engineering, physics, civil and environmental engineering, som, biomedical engineering, federated department of history, information systems, humanities, adhc, dale gary, richard garber, school of art and design, biological sciences, somenath mitra, fadi deek, mechanical and industrial engineering, engineering technology, gordon thomas, solar decathlon, sanchoy das, joseph bozzelli

NJIT Doctoral Students Showcase Research on Latest Technology

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT’s Elisha Yegal Bar-Ness Center for Wireless Communications and Signal Processing Research recently showcased the research of eight doctoral students. The students’ work was featured in presentations and posters displayed in the area. The annual event aims to give doctoral students and their professors from the center a chance to exchange information from a year’s worth of work. The Center is located in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at NJIT’s Newark College of Engineering.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, nce, electrical and computer engineering, yeheskel bar-ness, center for wireless communication and signal processing research, ali abdi, alexander haimovich, marco rossi, nan wu, angela retino, hongya ge, iman habibi

NJIT Students Participate in Regional Supply Chain Case Competition

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT students Gaurav Majumdar, Karine Serrado, Carolina Ligorio and Rajesh Singh represented the MS Engineering Management team at the Regional Supply Chain Case Competition which recently took place at Rutgers University.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, nce, mechanical and industrial engineering, sanchoy das, wenbo selina cai

NJIT Professors Featured Tonight on Television and Radio

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Watch Richard Garber, associate professor in COAD’s School of Architecture, tonight on One-on-One with Steve Adubato. The program, which will discuss the subject of sustainability, is scheduled to air at 5:30 p.m. (WHYY), 7:00 p.m. (NJTV) and 12:30 a.m. (WNET).

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, college of architecture and design, csla, coad, school of architecture, humanities, richard garber

NJIT President Named To New Innovation NJ Coalition

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno has appointed NJIT President Joel S. Bloom to the newly-formed Innovation NJ Coalition. NJ Secretary of Higher Education Rochelle Hendricks will chair the Coalition.

Tagged: enterprise development center, joel bloom, edc, stem, kim guadagno, rochelle hendricks

NJIT Author's New Book "Bug Music" Makes Case How Insects Gave Us Rhythm and Noise

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

In the spring of 2013 the cicadas in the Northeastern United States will yet again emerge from their 17-year cycle—the longest gestation period of any animal. Those who experience this great sonic invasion compare their sense of wonder to the arrival of a comet or a solar eclipse. NJIT Professor David Rothenberg’s newly-released and latest opus, Bug Music: How Insects Gave Us Rhythm and Noise (St. Martin's Press), looks at this unending rhythmic cycle.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, csla, david rothenberg, humanities

NJIT Men's and Women's Basketball Teams Recognized by NJIT Board of Trustees for Historic 2012-2013 Seasons

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

The NJIT men's and women's basketball teams each were presented with resolutions yesterday from the NJIT Board of Trustees in recognition of their historic championship seasons of both athletic and academic accomplishments.

Tagged: athletics, division 1, great west conference, student-athletes, njit board of trustees

PhD Students and Postdoctoral Fellows Gain Valuable Knowledge in Professional Development

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

The graduate entity of Society of Women Engineers (GradSWE) at NJIT conducted a workshop on “Applying to Faculty Positions” for PhD students and postdoctoral fellows at NJIT. The workshop was divided into three sessions on applications, interviews and negotiations.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, nce, priscilla nelson, durgamadhab misra, swe, katia passerini, basil baltzis, nm ravindra, lisa axe, linda cummings, carol venanzi

This Week's Upcoming Seminars and Lectures

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Check out some of the upcoming lectures and workshops taking place this week.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, college of architecture and design, nce, coad, electrical and computer engineering, civil and environmental engineering, mechanical and industrial engineering, design showcase, spring lecture series

FEMA Reps Visit NJIT

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

The New Jersey designated Joint Field Office (JFO) of FEMA had reached out to the BEOC Alliance at NJIT to conduct a two-day information based seminar and discussion platform on campus in March for students interested in registering for the national service.

Tagged: fema

NJIT Student Places 3rd at National Society of Black Engineers Convention

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Afolawemi Afolabi, fourth year PhD student at NJIT, won 3rd place at the Technical Research Exhibition (Oral Presentation Category) held during the 39th Annual Convention of the National Society of Black Engineers in Indianapolis in March.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, nce, chemical biological and pharmaceutical engineering, national society of black engineers, ecevit bilgili

MEDIA ADVISORY: Fracking on Trial at NJIT: Everything You Always Wanted to Know

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

WHAT: Fracking, short for hydraulic fracturing, injects fluid underground at high pressure to fracture rock formations in order to extract previously inaccessible oil and gas. Opponents point to groundwater contamination, risks to air quality, and migration of toxic chemicals to the surface. Is this technology vital for tapping much-needed energy or one that’s environmentally destructive? That’s the question a panel of experts will explore at an upcoming NJIT Technology and Society Forum.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, nce, technology and society forum, civil and environmental engineering, michel boufadel, fracking, daniel soeder

This Week's Upcoming Seminars and Lectures

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Check out some of the upcoming lectures and workshops taking place this week.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, college of architecture and design, nce, coad, mathematical sciences, civil and environmental engineering, computer science, mechanical and industrial engineering

NJIT's Newark College of Engineering To Honor Alums, Students, Faculty, Staff

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

The NJIT Newark College of Engineering (NCE) will hold its 15th annual Salute to Engineering Excellence on April 16, 2013 in the NJIT Campus Center Atrium. The event will celebrate the 94th anniversary of NCE, NJIT’s flagship institution. Honorees, who hail mostly from New Jersey, will include nine students, seven faculty and staff and two alumni with notable careers in technology and engineering.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, nce, alumni, american society of civil engineers, asce, salute to engineering excellence, outstanding alumnus award

NJIT's Newark College of Engineering To Honor Alums, Students, Faculty, Staff

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Tagged: newark college of engineering, nce, alumni, salute to engineering excellence, outstanding alumnus award, alumni association, hatch mott macdonald

NJIT Assistant Director for Leadership and Diversity Speaks at Student Affairs Conference

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Sherlene Ayala, assistant director for Leadership and Diversity, recently spoke at The Student Affairs Conference at NYU, a one-day professional development opportunity open to administrators, faculty, and graduate students to share ideas and expertise regarding a wide array of issues in higher education and student affairs.

This Week's Upcoming Lectures and Workshops

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Check out some of the upcoming lectures and workshops taking place this week.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, college of science and liberal arts, nce, csla, applied mathematics colloquium, department of mechanical engineering

TEDxNJIT Event on April 4

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

A TEDxNJIT event will take place again on April 4, 2013 in the Jim Wise Theatre on the New Jersey Institute of Technology campus and also via an accompanying live simulcast broadcast available to viewers worldwide. The independently organized event, licensed by TED, will focus on connections and will feature leaders in the various fields discussing mechanisms for developing connections to expand the human experience and the role of technology in creating and enhancing connectivity. It will bring together faculty and students to share their passion for innovation and new ideas.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, albert dorman honors college, department of humanities, csla, donald sebastian, research and development, tedxnjit, bernadette longo

NJIT Mathematician Publishes 2013 Major League Baseball Projections

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400

It looks like 2013 will be a thrilling season for baseball fans as four of the six divisions can be expected to deliver tight races, says baseball guru NJIT Associate Professor and Associate Dean Bruce Bukiet. Over the years, Bukiet has applied mathematical analysis to compute the number of regular season games each Major League Baseball team should win. Though his expertise is in mathematical modeling, his projections have compared well with those of so-called experts.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of mathematical sciences, csla, bruce bukiet, baseball predictions, mathematical model

Computer Science Seminar on Mar. 27

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Archan Misra, Singapore Management University, will present “Mobile Analytics and the LiveLabs Lifestyle Experimentation Platform” on Mar. 27 from 2:15 – 3:30 p.m. in GITC 4415.

Tagged: college of computing sciences, ccs, computer science

Fracking: Challenges and Opportunities

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400

A technology vital for tapping much-needed energy or one that’s environmentally destructive? That’s the question a panel of experts will explore at the Technology and Society Forum session on fracking April 10, 2013 from 3 – 4:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom. The NJIT Technology and Society Forum is free and open to the public.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, nce, albert dorman honors college, technology and society forum, civil and environmental engineering, jay kappraff, sigma xi, michel boufadel, fracking

NJIT Mourns the Passing of Peter Hrycak

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400

The university community mourns the recent passing of Peter Hrycak, professor emeritus of NJIT’s Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, nce, mechanical and industrial engineering

NJIT Board of Trustees Approves Submission of Nearly $200 Million in Campus Construction and Infrastructure Projects in Response to State's RFPs

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400

The Board of Trustees of New Jersey Institute of Technology has approved $200 million in construction and infrastructure projects on the university’s Newark campus, designed to enhance and expand NJIT’s role as the state’s science and technology university and a leader in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and research. The university will apply to the Secretary of Higher Education for $152 million from the Building Our Future Bond Act, state revolving funds and other sources to support the projects.

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Chinese Delegation Visits NJIT's Department of Computer Science

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400

A delegation of 20 people from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in China visited NJIT’s computer science department on Mar. 11 for a brief introduction on NJIT's teaching and research programs with presentations and discussions focusing on cloud computing.

Tagged: college of computing sciences, department of computer science, ccs, cloud computing, china

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Colloquium on March 13

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Shawn Chester, PhD, assistant professor in the department of mechanical and industrial engineering at NJIT, will present “Mechanics of Amorphous Polymers and Polymeric Gels” on Mar. 13 from 1:00 – 2:25 p.m. in MEC 221.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, nce, department of mechanical and industrial engineering, colloquium, shawn chester

CIM Students Participate in Annual Conference

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400

A lucky group of NJIT undergraduate students enrolled in the Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program available through the Newark College of Engineering’s Department of Engineering Technology recently returned from a fascinating week in Las Vegas at the World of Concrete Annual Conference.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, nce, department of engineering technology, cim, concrete industry management, anlee orama

IEEE Communications Society Talk on March 12

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Ricardo Bianchini, Rutgers University, will present “Leveraging Renewable Energy in Datacenters: Present and Future” on Mar. 12 at 4:45 p.m. in 202 ECEC

Tagged: newark college of engineering, nce, department of electrical and computer engineering, ece, ieee communications society

Civil and Environmental Engineering Seminar on March 12

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Steven Nagy, NJIT alum and former structural designer and inspector, will present “An Overview of The New Austrian Tunnel Method (NATM): Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project, Tysons Corner, VA” on Mar. 12 from 4:30 - 5:45 p.m. in Colton Hall Room 210.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, nce, alumni, department of civil and environmental engineering

Biomedical Engineering Showcase on March 14

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT will host a Biomedical Engineering Showcase with BS, MS, PhD and Capstone students on March 14 from 9:30-2:30 p.m. in Fenster Hall 6th Floor. The showcase will feature projects and research via mini poster presentations and guided lab tours and is an opportunity to interact one-on-one with selected students and their faculty advisors as they research and discover new advances in Biomedical Engineering.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, nce, department of biomedical engineering, capstone

Applied Mathematics Colloquium on March 8

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Howard Stone, Princeton University, will present “Variations on familiar flows: (i) Marangoni flows with surfactants and (ii) Trapping of bubbles in stagnation point flows” on March 8 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of mathematical sciences, csla, applied mathematics colloquium

Civil & Environmental Engineering Seminar on March 7

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Lori Peek, PhD, visiting research scientist at the National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University and an associate professor in the Department of Sociology at Colorado State University will present “When the Earth Shakes: A Global Study of Earthquake Risk Reduction Activities, Barriers, and Needs” on March 7 from 4:30 -5:45 p.m. in Colton Hall Room 210.

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NJIT New Patent Awards: Orthogonal Space Time Codes, Decoding Data Transmissions

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Two new patents to improve orthogonal space time codes and decode data transmissions of space time spreading were recently awarded to NJIT Distinguished Professor Yeheskel Bar-Ness, executive director of the Elisha Yegal Bar-Ness Center for Wireless Communications and Signal Processing Research. Co-inventors with Bar-Ness on both patents were NJIT alums Amir Laufer and Kodzovi Acolatse.

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Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Colloquium on March 6

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Ting Tan, The University of Vermont, will present “A Preliminary Idea of Bio-Inspired Wind Turbine Blade Structures” on March 6 from 1:00 – 2:25 p.m.in 221 MEC.

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NJIT Computer Scientists Feted For Ways To Store Data with Untrusted Cloud Providers

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT researchers received a top honor for their ideas on better ways to ensure the integrity and long-term reliability of data stored at potentially untrusted cloud storage providers. "Towards Self-Repairing Replication-Based Storage Systems Using Untrusted Clouds," was written by Bo Chen, a doctoral candidate, and his advisor, NJIT Assistant Professor Reza Curtmola, both in NJIT’s College of Computing Sciences (CCS).

Tagged: college of computing sciences, department of computer science, ccs, james geller, reza curtmola

NJIT Wins Great West Conference

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500

The NJIT men's basketball team led by head coach Jim Engles won the Great West Conference Championship on Saturday by coming back from a 17 point deficit against Houston Baptist. Congratulations to NJIT athletics, men's basketball, its coaches and players.

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NJIT To Host Spring Career Fair on March 6

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT’s annual spring Career Fair, sponsored by NJIT’s Career Development Services (CDS), will be held March 6, 2013 from 12:30 -5 p.m. throughout the campus. It is expected to be the largest ever, with more than 175 companies and government agencies coming to interview upwards of 2,000 students and alumni.

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NJIT To Launch Online Graduate Degree Programs with EmbanetCompass

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500

With more than 6.7 million students taking at least one course online, according to the 2012 Survey of Online Learning conducted by Babson Survey Research Group, higher education institutions are stepping up their efforts to meet the growing demand for online programs.

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NJIT Mourns the Passing of Martin Katzen

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500

The university community mourns the recent passing of Martin Katzen, PhD, associate professor in the department of mathematical sciences. The family would like to extend an invitation to Katzen's colleagues and friends for a memorial service to be held on Feb. 27 from 5 - 8 p.m. at the Harrison Building, 205 West 76th Street, 4th floor lounge, N.Y. (between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue).

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Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Colloquium on Feb. 27

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT’s Paul Ranky, department of mechanical and industrial engineering, will discuss “Some R&D Results and New Research Methodologies in Concurrent / Simultaneous Product & Process Design Engineering with 3P and Other Methods” on Feb. 27 from 1:00-2:25 p.m. in MEC 221.

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NJIT Celebrates Growth of Solar Technology

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT celebrates a new phase in the growth of its solar technology effort with the rededication of a research center as the China National Building Materials Photovoltaic Materials Research Center. Expanding its previous work on Cadmium Telluride photocells with NJIT alumni-run Apollo Solar Energy, the new program addresses broader photocell technology and implementation studies.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, college of architecture and design, csla, department of physics, donald sebastian, fadi deek, ken chin, apollo solar energy, nexus house

Computer Science Seminar on Feb. 25

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Dr. Xiaohui (Helen) Gu, North Carolina State University, will present “Prediction-Driven System Management for Robust and Green Cloud Computing Infrastructures” on Feb. 25 from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. in GITC 4415.

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NJIT Doctoral Student Receives Louis Berger International Scholar Award

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Xiaolu Wang, of Newark, a doctoral student at NJIT, was named the 2013 recipient of The Louis Berger International Scholar Award on Feb. 13, 2013. Wang will receive a stipend of approximately $19,500 to cover tuition and living costs. In 1997, The Louis Berger Group, Inc. established the Louis Berger International Scholar program at NJIT. To date, the program has provided scholarships to nine NJIT students.

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ACI Names NJIT Excellent University for 2012

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500

The American Concrete Institute has named NJIT as an ACI Excellent University for 2012.

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NJIT Scheduled for WBGO 88.3 FM from 4-6:30 p.m.

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Priscilla Nelson, professor in NJIT’s Dept. Civil and Environmental Engineering, is scheduled to appear on WBGO 88.3 FM from 4-6:30 p.m. this evening, commenting on PSE&G’s announcement of a $3.9 billion, 10-year overhaul of its system.

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TIAA CREF CIO To Forecast IT's Future at Free NJIT Talk: Public Invited

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Annabelle Bexiga, the senior managing director and chief information officer at TIAA-CREF, will trace the dramatic changes that have taken place in the field of information technology when she addresses this year’s 2013 Gilbreth Colloquium at NJIT.

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Applied Mathematics Colloquium on Feb 22

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Yixin Guo, Drexel University, will present “A Model of Thalamocortical Relay Neuron and the Parkinsonian Network” on Feb. 22 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II.

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Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Colloquium on Feb. 20

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Dr. Zi Chen, Ph.D., Washington University, will present “Nonlinear mechanics, morphology and instability of ribbons, plates and rods” on Feb. 20 from 10:30 – 11:30 p.m. in MEC 224.

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Computer Science Seminar on Feb. 20

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Dr. Sangtae Ha, Princeton University, will discuss “Time-Dependent Pricing for Mobile Data – From Economic Theory to Trial Deployment” on Feb. 20 from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. in GITC 4415.

Tagged: college of computing sciences, seminar, department of computer science, ccs

NJIT Scheduled for NBC News Tonight at 11 p.m.

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT civil engineer Fadi Karaa, PhD, is scheduled to appear tonight on NBC News (Channel 4) at 11 p.m. EST for a special story about pipeline security. Priscilla Nelson, PhD, and civil engineering department chair Taha Marhaba, PhD were also interviewed.

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Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Seminar on Feb. 19

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Dr. Alper Murat, McGill University, will present “An Allocation-based Modeling and Solution Framework for Location Problems with Dense Demand” on Feb. 19 from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. in 224 MEC.

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Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Colloquium on Feb. 18

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Dr. Rajiv Malhotra, Northwestern University, will discuss “Fundamentals of Process Mechanics and Process Innovation in Incremental Forming” on Feb. 18 from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. in 224 MEC.

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Computer Science Seminar on Feb. 18

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Dejun Yang, Arizona State University, will discuss “Crowdsourcing to Smartphones: Incentive Mechanism Design for Crowdsensing” on Feb. 18 from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. in GITC 4415.

Tagged: college of computing sciences, department of computer science, ccs

NJIT Professor Named Emerald Honoree

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Treena Livingston Arinzeh, professor in NJIT’s Department of Biomedical Engineering, was recently nominated 2013 Emerald Honoree in the category of Educational Leadership. The 2013 Emerald Honorees are distinguished innovators making a difference in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields.

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Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Colloquium on Feb. 15

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Inanc Senocak, Department of Mechanical & Biomedical Engineering, Boise State University, will discuss “Advanced Computing for Wind Energy and Environmental Applications” on Feb. 15 from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. in MEC 221.

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Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Colloquium on Feb. 14

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Chris Yingchun Yuan, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, will discuss “A System Approach for Reducing the Environmental Impact of Manufacturing and Sustainability Improvement of Nano-scale Manufacturing” from 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 14 in 221 MEC.

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Applied Mathematics Colloquium on Feb. 15

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Marty Golubitsky, Distinguished Professor of Natural and Mathematics Sciences at Ohio State University, will discuss “Patterns of Phase-Shift Syncrhony” on Feb. 15 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of mathematical sciences, csla, applied mathematics colloquium

Famous Whistleblower, Founder No FEAR, To Speak at NJIT Lecture Series

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500

“No FEAR: A Whistleblower’s Triumph” is the title of a lecture by the founder of the No FEAR Coalition Marsha Coleman-Adebayo set for Feb. 20, 2013 in the NJIT Campus Center Ballroom. The event is free and open to the public. Street parking is available. Coleman-Adebayo is the Director of the National Whistleblowers Center.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, albert dorman honors college, csla, department of physics, technology and society forum, educational opportunity program, murray center for women in technology, sigma xi, environmental protection agency, epa, graduate student association

NJIT Sophomore Gets Invite From White House To Attend Tech Summit

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Jinisha Patel, of Springfield, a sophomore at the College of Computing Sciences at NJIT, recently attended a White House technology summit. Patel numbered among 12 college students chosen to attend by the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT), a group Patel has worked with since high school.

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Innovative Semiconductor Device Researcher at NJIT To Receive Professional Award

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500

For innovative research on semiconductor devices, NJIT Professor Durgamadhab (Durga) Misra, the associate chair for graduate programs in the Newark College of Engineering (NCE) Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, will receive two Division Awards next May, the 2013 Electronic and Photonic Division Award and the 2013 Thomas D. Callinan Award from the Dielectric Science and Technology Division of the Electrochemical Society (ECS). Misra is an ECS Fellow.

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Computer Science Seminar on Feb. 13

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Dr. Minaxi Gupta of Indiana University will discuss “Unearthing the Roots of Cyberfraud: Exposing DNS Exploitation in AdFraud and Phishing” on Feb. 13 from 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. in GITC 4415.

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IEEE Control System Society Talk on Feb. 12

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Prof. Zhong-Ping Jiang, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of New York University, will present “Feedback, Control and Dynamic Networks” on Feb. 12 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in ECE 202.

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NJIT Humanities Professor To Lecture in Portugal

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Digital poetry expert Christopher Funkhouser, associate professor in the department of humanities, will be consulting on a project called PO.EX'70-80, which focuses on experimental poetry, on Feb. 14 at Universidade Fernando Pessoa in Porto, Portugal.

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Civil and Environmental Engineering Seminar on Feb. 12

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Reza Khanbilvardi, Executive Director of CUNY CREST Institute and Director of NOAA-CREST Center, The City College of the City University of New York, will discuss “Satellite Remote Sensing Application in Hydrological Monitoring and Modeling” on Feb. 12 from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. in Colton Hall 210.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, nce, department of civil and environmental engineering

Computer Science Seminar on Feb. 11

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Jeffrey Jestes, University of Utah, will discuss “Changing the Tide: Efficient Summarization Techniques for Massive Data” on Feb. 11 from 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. in GITC 4415.

Tagged: college of computing sciences, department of computer science, ccs

Biomedical Engineering Students Receive "People's Choice" Award

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500

A team of NCE biomedical engineering undergraduates lead by George Ulsh and Dung Le, both of Mullica Hill, recently received the “People’s Choice” award at a poster session and pitch competition sponsored by the New Jersey Entrepreneurial Network at Princeton University.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, nce, department of biomedical engineering, new jersey entrepreneurial network, george ulsh

Applied Mathematics Colloquium on Feb. 8

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Michael Miksis, Department of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University, will present “Drying Processes” on Feb. 8 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II.

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Personalized Healthcare Will Revolutionize 21st Century Medicine, Says NJIT Professor

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500

A closer look at personalized or point-of-care healthcare was the focus of a recent international conference in India organized and chaired by NJIT Distinguished Professor Atam Dhawan.

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