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NJIT Next Campaign Folder Wins Silver Award

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400

The NJIT Next campaign folder recently won a silver award from the Art Directors Club of New Jersey for the category “Pocket Folder: Without Inserts.”

Tagged: njit next campaign

NJIT Hosts Program to Discuss Brookings Report about Newark Manufacturing

Tue, 28 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Newark has manufacturing assets, but it also faces several challenges, according to a new report by the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program. Mayor Cory Booker announced partnership-based commitments to capitalize on Newark’s strengths and improve its capacity for 21st-century production at an event this morning hosted by NJIT.

Tagged: donald sebastian, joel bloom, newark, cory booker

NJIT Pitcher Strikes Out 20--Most Ever in This Division I Season

Sat, 04 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT senior right-hander Mark Leiter, Jr. struck out 20 Chicago State batters in a nine-inning 5-3 win for the Highlanders Friday night. Leiter's 20 strikeouts were the most nationally in a 2013 NCAA Division I game and the most in NJIT program history.Read more in The Wall Street Journal.

Tagged: highlanders, athletics, division 1, baseball, mark leiter

Sebastian and Recce Discuss Safe Gun Technology on Bloomberg TV

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT Sr. Vice President for Research Donald Sebastian and Associate Professor Michael Recce discuss safer gun technology. Watch the video on Bloomberg TV.

Tagged: donald sebastian, research, michael recce, biometrics

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

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 Mourns Passing of Ian M. Ross

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT regrets the loss of Ian M. Ross, a president at Bell Labs who received an honorary doctorate from NJIT in 1993 and was a former member of the NJIT Board of Overseers.

Tagged: board of overseers, honorary doctorate, bell labs

New Issue of NJIT Magazine Available Online

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500

The Winter 2013 issue of NJIT Magazine is now online, including two special features available only on the Web.

Tagged: alumni, njit magazine, alumni magazine

Society of Women Engineers at NJIT Awarded K-12 Outreach Proposal Grant

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500

The Society of Women Engineers at NJIT has been awarded a grant to support its continued goal of increasing the number of women studying science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

Tagged: pre-college, stem, society of women engineers, swe, exxonmobil, yasmine aly

NJIT's College of Architecture and Design To Present Five Lectures by Outstanding Faculty on Jan. 31

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500

College of Architecture and Design faculty members Martina Decker, Keith Krumwiede, Jesse LeCavalier, Tony Schuman, and Darius Sollohub will share their ideas, passions and projects in the second "Think Pieces" event on Thursday, January 31, at 6 p.m. in Weston Hall I.

Tagged: college of architecture and design, coad, lecture, darius sollohub, tony schuman, martina decker, jesse lecavalier, keith krumwiede

NJIT Celebration Set for Jan. 25, 2013; NJIT NEXT Funding Campaign Unveiled

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT will hold its annual black-tie benefit dinner, Celebration on Jan. 25, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. at The Pleasantdale Chateau, West Orange. Originally this event was scheduled for Nov. 2, 2012, but due to Hurricane Sandy, it was postponed.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, nce, albert dorman honors college, department of biomedical engineering, celebration, board of trustees, edward f. weston medal for professional achievement, outstanding corporate partner, verizon, president�s medal for lifetime achievement, neil sedaka, roberta renard, steven saperstein, kathleen uske, dennis bone, renard communications

NJIT NEXT Raises $100 Million

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT NEXT, NJIT’s comprehensive campaign, has secured more than $100 million towards its $150 million goal, announced national campaign co-chairs Chief Operating Officer of Clarion Partners C. Stephen Cordes; Hatch Mott MacDonald President and CEO Nicholas M. DeNichilo; Chairman/CEO Anchor Industries International and Chairman Emeritus/Founder Tampa Bay Rays Vincent Naimoli. All three chairs are NJIT alumni.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, college of science and liberal arts, department of mathematical sciences, college of architecture and design, nce, college of computing sciences, albert dorman honors college, department of electrical and computer engineering, school of management, department of humanities, csla, department of biomedical engineering, coad, department of physics, department of civil and environmental engineering, ccs, department of mechanical and industrial engineering, som, information systems, celebration, department of engineering technology, federated department of history, department of information systems, school of art design, stem, department of biological sciences, vincent naimoli, scholarships, warren street village, hatch mott macdonald, njit next campaign, university heights, clarion partners, stephen cordes, central king building, neil sedaka, anchor industries international

NJIT's Jonathan Curley To Participate in Local Poetry Reading on Dec. 6

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Jonathan Curley, a senior university lecturer in NJIT's Department of Humanities, will give a poetry reading at the Intrinsic Cafe on December 6 at 7 p.m. The Intrinsic Cafe is located on 5 Sussex Avenue in Newark, across from the NJIT campus.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, poetry, jonathan curley

Society of Women Engineers and NCE Launch New Mentorship Program

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500

With the goal of increasing the enrollment and retention of women students of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) at NJIT, the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) and Newark College of Engineering have joined forces to develop a new mentorship program for women in STEM.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, stem, society of women engineers, graduate student, sunil saigal, swe

NJIT Trustees Fete Ansari, Lanzerotti for NJ Inventors Hall of Fame Honors

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The NJIT Board of Trustees yesterday commended in a formal ceremony NJIT Professor of Electrical Engineering Nirwan Ansari who was honored last month by the NJ Inventors Hall of Fame for his cutting edge work. Feted too by the Board, but unable to attend the ceremony, was noted NJIT Distinguished Research Professor of Physics Louis J. Lanzerotti.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, college of science and liberal arts, department of electrical and computer engineering, department of physics, nirwan ansari, louis lanzerotti, new jersey inventors hall of fame, njit board of trustees

NJIT Professors Received Last Night Coveted Edison Awards at R&D Council Event

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT Research Professor Reginald Farrow and NJIT Professor Gordon Thomas were the recipients last night of an Edison Patent Award from the Research & Development Council of New Jersey. The event kicked off the Council’s 50th Anniversary celebration and honored more than 30 inventors and 13 New Jersey companies and universities.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of physics, nirwan ansari, gordon thomas, reginald farrow, research and development council of new jersey, sheng liu, edison patent awards

TEDxNJIT Event To Be Rescheduled

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Due to severe weather, the TEDxNJIT event that was set for Nov. 1, 2012 has been postponed. The new date will be announced once the event has been rescheduled.

Tagged: tedxnjit

NJIT Hosts First Annual CLAS Conference

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400

CSLA Dean Fadi P. Deek provided opening remarks at the first annual Curriculum, Learning, & Assessment Studies (CLAS) Conference held on October 17 in the Campus Center Atrium.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, stem, fadi deek

TEDxNJIT Event on Nov. 1

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400

A TEDxNJIT event will take place again on Nov. 1, 2012 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.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, albert dorman honors college, csla, donald sebastian, humanities, research and development, randal pinkett, kevin ly, tedxnjit, carlos dominguez, bernadette longo, kathleen uske

NJIT and U.S. Navy Sign Educational Partnership Agreement

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT students and faculty can benefit from the staff expertise, unique facilities, and equipment related to naval warfare systems and technologies available from Naval Air Systems Command, Lakehurst (NAVAIR) through a new Educational Partnership Agreement.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, joel bloom, stem

Hear NJIT President Joel Bloom Tonight on the WBGO Journal

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT President Joel Bloom will be interviewed tonight at 7:30 p.m. by WBGO Radio News Director Doug Doyle for his award-winning news magazine the WBGO Journal. Listeners will find that program at 88.8 on their FM radio dial.

Tagged: joel bloom, president, interview

Newark Soap Box Derby Returns June 16, Following 60-Year Hiatus

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0400

It was almost 60 years ago when hot rodders raced home-built cars through Newark, but thanks to NJIT, Rutgers University, Newark and the City of Newark, the first All-American Soap Box Derby since then will be held here June 16.

Tagged: educational opportunity program, stem, eop, tony howell

New Issue of NJIT Magazine Available Online

Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

The Spring 2012 issue of NJIT Magazine is now available online. The issue’s cover feature is “NJIT & UMDNJ: A Joint Relationship,” which describes how NJIT faculty members and researchers at UMDNJ are forging alliances in diverse disciplines to improve our health and well-being.

Tagged: alumni, njit magazine, alumni magazine

Four Graduating Female NJIT Seniors Want To Make a Difference

Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Education transforms and the tradition will continue this year at NJIT when graduates march at the Prudential Center to accept their diplomas.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, nce, albert dorman honors college, school of management, department of biomedical engineering, department of civil and environmental engineering, som, educational opportunity program, stem, community service, concrete canoe competition, minorities

Can't Keep a Good Mind Down: NJIT Senior To Graduate With Four Degrees

Fri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Paul Dupiano, 25, Union High School’s 2005 valedictorian, will be the recipient at NJIT’s May 15, 2012 commencement of not one, but four difficult undergraduate degrees.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, department of mathematical sciences, albert dorman honors college, department of electrical and computer engineering, students, department of physics, department of chemical biological and pharmaceutical engineering, commencement, paul dupiano, undergraduate students

NJIT Alum Leads Team at Innovation Summit

Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Yang Fan, NJIT class of 2011, recently led a team based in Philadelphia at the New Venture Competition of the Carnegie Mellon University US-China Entrepreneurship and Innovation Summit held on April 28th-April 29th in Pittsburgh.

Tagged: alumni, yang fan

NJIT Architect's New Orleans Design Efforts Featured in New Book on Roles and Responsibilities of Architects in Disaster Recovery

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

The post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans planning and design work of James Dart, AIA, university lecturer and director of the Siena Urban Design Studio at NJIT’s College of Architecture and Design (COAD) is featured in a new book that examines the roles and responsibilities of architects in disaster recovery.

Tagged: college of architecture and design, coad, darius sollohub, american institute of architects, hurricane katrina, james dart, new orleans

Apply Now for Provost's Summer Undergraduate Research Program

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT undergraduate students interested in a summer research opportunity are encouraged to apply for a limited number of summer research awards. Any current NJIT student who will be an undergraduate in the fall semester 2012 may apply. The program runs from May 21 to July 27, 2012.

Tagged: office of the provost, undergraduate students, undergraduate research

Innovation and Collaboration Showcase To Feature Panel Discussion, Poster Presentation and More

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

“Social Media-Tools to Enhance Collaboration and Business Potential“ will be the topic of a panel discussion at the Innovation and Collaboration Research Showcase on March 7, 12 noon-3:30 p.m. in Eberhardt Hall.

Tagged: advance grant, innovation and collaboration research showcase

Biomedical Engineering Dept. To Host Seminar on March 2

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Richard Russo, president and CEO of Endomedix, Inc., will discuss "Starting Out in Medical Devices: A Long and Winding Road" on March 2 at 10:30 a.m. in the Central King Building Rm. 204.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, seminar, department of biomedical engineering, richard russo

Fluid Mechanics Seminar on March 5

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Meenakshi Dutt, PhD, assistant professor in the department of chemical and biological engineering at Rutgers University, will discuss "Harnessing Spontaneous and Self-Assembly to Design Biomimetic Functionalized Nanotube-Lipid Hybrid Structures" on March 5, 4-5 p.m. in Cullimore 611.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of mathematical sciences, seminar

NJIT's Maurie Cohen To Speak on the Future of the Vancouver Region

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Maurie Cohen, PhD, associate professor and director of the Graduate Program in Environmental Policy Studies at NJIT, will speak next month at a series of events on the Future of the Vancouver Region organized by the Metro Vancouver Council of Governments.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, maurie cohen, environmental policy studies

Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering Seminar on March 5

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Sven G. Bilén, Engineering Design, Electrical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, will discuss "The Need for Systems Thinking to Solve 21st Century Challenges" on March 5 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm. 117.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, department of chemical biological and pharmaceutical engineering

Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept. Seminar on Feb. 28

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Zach F. Gallagher, PE, LEED-AP, COO and vice president, Alliance Environmental & Natural Systems Utilities, will discuss "LEED and Integrated Water Resource Management" on Feb. 28, 4:30-5:45 p.m. in Colton Hall 210.

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

NJIT Mourns the Loss of John N. Bain '53, Former Board of Trustees Vice Chairman

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT mourns the loss of John N. Bain '53, who served as vice chairman of the NJIT Board of Trustees for many years, on February 21, 2012.

Tagged: alumni, board of trustees

NJIT Named an ACI Excellent University for 2011

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT has been named an American Concrete Institute (ACI) Excellent University for 2011.

Tagged: concrete industry management program, american concrete institute, aci

NJIT To Host Second Annual Biotech/Life Sciences Industry Forum

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT's Department of Biomedical Engineering in collaboration with Career Development Services will host the second annual Biotech/Life Sciences Industry Forum on March 7, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in the NJIT Campus Center Ballroom B.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, department of biomedical engineering, career development services, biotech life sciences industry forum

Conservation in the Western Amazon To Be Focus of Chemistry and Environmental Science Dept. Seminar

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Paul Rosolie of Tamandua Jungle Expeditions in Wyckoff, NJ will discuss "Conservation in the Western Amazon" on Feb. 28 at 11:30 a.m. in Tiernan 373.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, seminar, department of chemistry and environmental science

NJIT Mourns the Loss of Longtime Benefactor William S. Guttenberg '44

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The NJIT community mourns the loss of William S. Guttenberg ’44, a loyal and generous alumnus who spent his life, time, and fortune making the world a better place for people with physical limitations and those who are developmentally disabled.

Tagged: alumni, guttenberg information technologies center, honorary doctorate, william guttenberg, weston medal

Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Program Announces Spring Musical, "Cabaret"

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Cabaret, directed by Michael Kerley, will be presented by the Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Program on Feb. 29 and March 1, 2, and 3 at 7 p.m. and on March 4 at 2:30 p.m. in the Jim Wise Theatre, Kupfrian Hall.

Tagged: rutgers-njit theatre arts program, michael kerley

Civil and Environmental Engineering Seminar on Feb. 21

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Gary Hemphill, PhD, PE of Parsons Brinkerhoff (East Side Access Project) will discuss "Tunneling in the Miaoli Area for the Taiwan High Speed Rail" on February 21, 4:30-6 p.m. in Colton Hall 210.

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

Fluid Mechanics Seminar on Feb. 27

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Roseanne Zia, a post-doctoral researcher in the Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at Princeton University, will discuss "Particle Motion in Colloids: Microviscosity, Microdiffusivity, and Normal Stresses" on Feb. 27, 4-5 pm in Cullimore 611.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of mathematical sciences, fluid mechanics seminar

President and Co-Founder of NJIT EDC Client Company Named One of NJ's Best 50 Women in Business

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Linda C. Sharkus, PhD, president and co-founder of AcquiSci Inc., a a medical device company based in NJIT's Enterprise Development Center, has been named one of New Jersey’s 2012 Best 50 Women in Business by NJBIZ.

Tagged: enterprise development center, edc, njbiz

Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering Department Seminar on Feb. 20

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Lucas Dorazio, PhD, Fuel Reforming and Fuel Cell Catalyst Research, will discuss "Fuel Processing Fossil Fuels to Hydrogen for Fuel Cell Applications: Challenges and Opportunities for Catalyst Design" on Feb. 20 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm. 117.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, department of chemical biological and pharmaceutical engineering

NJIT To Host Brick City Tech Meetup on Feb. 29

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The NJIT Innovation Acceleration Center, School of Management (SOM) and Enterprise Development Center technology incubator will host the Brick City Tech Meetup on Feb. 29 at 6 p.m. in the Leir Conference Room in SOM.

Tagged: school of management, enterprise development center, edc, brick city tech meetup, innovation acceleration center

Computer Science Department Seminar on Feb. 21

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Xia Jing, PhD, Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications, National Institutes of Health, will discuss "Constructing A Bio-health Knowledge Base For Access Via A Standardized Electronic Health Record Prototype" on Feb. 21, 2:30-3:30 p.m. in GITC 4415.

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

Live From Newark: TEDxNJIT Simulcast, March 23, 2012 to Viewers Worldwide

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

A TEDxNJIT event will take place again on March 23, 2012 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.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, albert dorman honors college, school of management, csla, donald sebastian, research and development, richard garber, sustainability, kevin ly, tedxnjit

NJIT's CPE To Offer Information Session for iPhone and Android App Development Online Classes

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT's Continuing Professional Education (CPE) will offer an Information Session for their iPhone and iPad Application Development and Android Application Development online non-credit classes on March 3, 10 a.m-12 noon in the College of Architecture and Design, Weston Hall Gallery.

Tagged: continuing professional education, iphone application development course, tim kellers, android application development course, android, ipad application development course

NJIT's Cesar Bandera To Give Invited Conference Presentations on M-Health and M-Learning

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Cesar Bandera, PhD, adjunct professor in NJIT's School of Management and College of Computing Sciences, is presenting the results of his federally funded research in health delivery via mobile devices at the third international m-Health Summit and the Society for Applied Learning Technologies Conference.

Tagged: college of computing sciences, school of management, enterprise development center, cesar bandera

Biomedical Engineering Department To Host Seminar on Feb. 17

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Maxine Kwan, PhD, adjunct professor in the department of biomedical engineering at NJIT, will discuss "Designing the World’s Best Badminton Racket" on Feb. 17 at 10 a.m. in the Central King Building Room 204.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, seminar, department of biomedical engineering

Computer Science Department Seminar on Feb. 15

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Shicong Meng of the College of Computing at Georgia Tech will discuss "Monitoring-as-a-Service in the Cloud" on Feb. 15, 2:30–3:30 p.m. in the Guttenberg Information Technologies Center 4415.

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

Student Improv Group To Perform at NYC Theatre on Feb. 14

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

A group of students in the Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Arts Program will be performing in New York City as the IT: Improv Technicians on Feb.14 at 9:30 p.m. at The People’s Improv Theatre.

Tagged: rutgers-njit theatre arts program

New Issue of NJIT Magazine Available On Line

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The Winter 2012 issue of NJIT Magazine is now available on line. The issue’s cover feature is “Bolstering Cyber Security,” which describes how NJIT researchers are addressing a wide variety of security issues unique to protecting computer resources.

Tagged: njit magazine, winter, cybersecurity

NJIT's Brooks Atwood Featured in New Book on Display Design

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Brooks Atwood, assistant professor in NJIT's College of Architecture and Design, is featured in Walk and Watch (Artpower, 2011), a new book on cutting-edge display design. The book includes Atwood's The United States of Tara project for Showtime Networks.

Tagged: college of architecture and design, brooks atwood, industrial design

NJIT Team Takes Fourth Place in SHPE Foundation Design Competition

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT students Bryan Lopez, Pedro Cruz, Jason Cabrejos and Adonis Yaport placed fourth in the Society for Hispanic Professional Engineers Foundation Competition.

Tagged: student, shpe, society of hispanic engineers

Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering Seminar on Feb. 13

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Stu Soled, PhD, Distinguished Research Associate at ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Co., will discuss "Recent Advances in the Synthesis of Catalytic Materials" on Feb. 13 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Room 117. .

Tagged: newark college of engineering, seminar, department of chemical biological and pharmaceutical engineering

Civil and Environmental Engineering Department To Host Seminar on Feb. 7

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Michel Boufadel, PhD, PE, professor of environmental engineering at Temple University and director of the Center for Natural Resources Development and Protection, will discuss "The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill after 22 Years: Persistence and Remediation" on Feb. 7, 4:30-6 p.m. in Colton Hall 210.

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

Big Game Play for Henderson

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Check out Best Buy's commercial featuring winning inventors like NJIT's Dan Henderson–inventor, sculptor, entrepreneur, member of the NJIT Board of Overseers and Albert Dorman Honors College Board of Visitors–that aired in the first quarter, third break during yesterday's big game.

Tagged: albert dorman honors college, albert dorman honors college board of visitors, daniel henderson, njit board of overseers

NJIT IDS Student Teams Win Two Awards at NJEN Poster Competition

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

A student team in the Albert Dorman Honors College Interdisciplinary Design Studio (IDS) won two second-place awards–Best Pitch and People’s Choice–on Feb. 1 at the Annual New Jersey Entrepreneurial Network (NJEN) poster session at Princeton University.

Tagged: albert dorman honors college, students, mariam selevany, new jersey entrepreneurial network, margaret christian, ids, interdisciplinary

32 NJIT Students Design Glacier for Hip NY Fashion Week Runway Show

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

It’s hard to imagine coming to college to learn how to design and build a 15-foot-tall-glacier, but that’s exactly what some 32 industrial design students, all from New Jersey, and enrolled in the NJIT College of Architecture and Design will hope to accomplish on campus next week.

Tagged: college of architecture and design, brooks atwood, industrial design, jeffrey groves, brian hsieh, kristen ciandella, jabeen ali

NJIT Humanities Professor and Digital Poetry Expert To Participate in Digital Media Studio

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT Humanities Professor and digital poetry expert Christopher Funkhouser will participate in Interrupt 2012, a three-day international studio celebrating writing and performance in digital media, on Feb. 10-12 at Brown University.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, alumni, department of humanities, christopher funkhouser, digital poetry, sophia sobers, digital media

NJIT's Procurement Technical Assistance Center Offers FAA Workshop

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT's Procurement Technical Assistance Center will present a seminar on the Federal Aviation Administration's procurement forecast for 2012-13 on Feb. 18, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at Atlantic Cape Community College.

Tagged: workshop

NJIT Math Professor To Speak at Fluid Mechanics Seminar Series

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Lou Kondic, PhD, a professor in NJIT's Department of Mathematical Sciences, will discuss "Modeling Thin Film Instabilities with Application to Liquid metals on Nanoscale" on Feb. 6 at 4 p.m. in Cullimore Hall Room 611.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of mathematical sciences, fluid mechanics seminar, lou kondic

Albert Dorman Honors College Spring 2012 Colloquium Series Kicks Off on Feb. 8

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Anthony Di Benedetto, PhD, professor of Marketing and Supply Chain Management at the Fox School of Business, Temple University, will discuss "Design as a Strategic Component of New Product Development" on Feb. 8, 2:30-4 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom A.

Tagged: albert dorman honors college, colloquium

NJIT Professors Organize, Present at Inaugural Symposium of Chemical Engineering Discussion Group

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Chemical Engineering Professor Norman W. Loney is an organizer and Biomedical Engineering Professor Treena Arinzeh will discuss “Biomaterials for Stem Cell Tissue Engineering” at the inaugural symposium of the Chemical Engineering Discussion Group on March 30 at The New York Academy of Sciences.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, chemical biological and pharmaceutical engineering, treena arinzeh, norman loney

NJIT's Enterprise Development Center To Host Startupalooza NJ Event on Feb. 9

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Startup companies will have the opportunity to meet face to face with investors with access to funding at Startupalooza NJ on Feb. 9, 3-6 p.m. in the Campus Center Atrium at NJIT.

Tagged: enterprise development center, edc

NJIT Hosts Global Game Jam 2012

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT was the 13th/14th largest site in the US, the largest in New Jersey, and the 43rd/46th largest in the world out of 246 sites that participated in Global Game Jam 2012, with 69 registered participants developing nine games.

Tagged: college of architecture and design, college of computing sciences, school of art design, information technology, digital design, andrzej zarzycki, global game jam

ECE Professor Serves as Guest Editor of Electrochemical Society Magazine

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Durgamadhab Misra, PhD, professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering at NJIT, served as the Guest Editor of the current issue of "INTERFACE" magazine (Vol. 20, No. 4) of the Electrochemical Society.

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

Civil and Environmental Engineering Seminar on Jan. 31

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Wei Wang, PhD, PE, president of Urbantech Consulting Engineering, PC, will discuss "Construction of the 145th Street Bridge Over Harlem River in NY" on Jan. 31, 4:30-6 p.m. in Colton Hall 210.

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

Reception Kicks Off New Graduate Section of Society of Women Engineers at NJIT

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The first event of the new graduate chapter of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) at NJIT was held on Jan. 26 in the Campus Center Faculty Dining Room.

Tagged: society of women engineers, graduate student, swe

"Do You Have What It Takes to Become An Entrepreneur" Will Be Topic of Computer Science Seminar

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Michael Skarzynski, chief executive officer of Intera Group, Inc., will discuss “Do You Have What It Takes to Become An Entrepreneur?” on Feb.1, 2:30-3:30 p.m. in the Guttenberg Information Technologies Center 4415.

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

Love Design NJIT's Free Architecture Lectures Featuring Top Pros Are the Ticket

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Check your calendars so as not to miss one of NJIT’s famous free architecture lectures scheduled from February through April.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, college of architecture and design, alumni, humanities, admissions, richard garber, matt burgermaster, campus life, continuing education, thom mayne, rhett russo, daniel libeskind

Three ADHC Students Perform Community Service in the Dominican Republic

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Three Albert Dorman Honors College students, accompanied by ADHC Assistant Dean for Student Programs Paul Dine, PhD, traveled to the Dominican Republic earlier this month to help complete the building of a home for a local family in need.

Tagged: albert dorman honors college, students, adhc, greek life, community service

NJIT's College of Architecture and Design To Be Local Site This Weekend for Global Game Jam 2012

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT's College of Architecture and Design will be a local site this weekend for Global Game Jam 2012, during which more than 150 sites around the world will compete to create a game from scratch in 48 hours.

Tagged: college of architecture and design, college of computing sciences, school of art design, andrzej zarzycki, digital design program, global game jam

NJIT To Host Brick City Tech Meetup on Jan. 25

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The NJIT Innovation Acceleration Center, School of Management and the Enterprise Development Center will host the Brick City Tech Meetup on Jan. 25 at 6 p.m. in the Leir Conference Room in SOM.

Tagged: school of management, enterprise development center, edc, judith sheft, innovation acceleration center, brick city tech meetup

ECE Professor To Be Invited Speaker at World Wide Security and Mobility Conference

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Nirwan Ansari, PhD, professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering at NJIT, is an invited speaker at the World Wide Security and Mobility Conference (WWSMC) to be held on Jan. 23-25, 2012 in Princeton, NJ.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, department of electrical and computer engineering, nirwan ansari

NJIT Humanities Professor Publishes New Book on Digital Poetry

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT Humanities Professor Christopher Funkhouser has published New Directions in Digital Poetry (Continuum Books, 2012), an informed look at digital poetry in its contemporary state.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, christopher funkhouser, digital poetry

NJIT Professor Named AAAS Fellow

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Mengchu Zhou, PhD, professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering, has been named a 2011 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Tagged: newark college of engineering, department of electrical and computer engineering, ece, mengchu zhou, american association for the advancement of science, petri nets, aaas

NJIT Student To Be Featured in NY Times Education Life Ad

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Computer engineering major Christopher Early, an Albert Dorman Honors College scholar and a varsity swimmer, will be featured in an ad scheduled to appear in the New York Times Education Life section on January 22, 2012.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, athletics, albert dorman honors college, department of electrical and computer engineering, student-athletes

Concrete Industry Management Program Director Appointed Chair of ACI Committee

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Mohamed Mahgoub, PhD, assistant professor and Concrete Industry Management program director in the Department of Engineering Technology, has been appointed to the chair position of the American Concrete Institute Committee 555, Concrete with Recycled Materials, for a three-year term.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, department of civil and environmental engineering, department of engineering technology, concrete industry management program, american concrete institute, aci, mohamed mahgoub

NJIT Staff Member Presents at Tau Delta Phi Pyramid Leadership Institute 2012

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Humberto “Humby” Baquerizo '95, of Newark, assistant director of the Campus Center overseeing the Office of Conference Services and Programs, presented at the Tau Delta Phi Pyramid Leadership Institute 2012 at Ramapo College on Jan. 14, 2012.

Tagged: alumni, campus center, greek life, humberto baquerizo, tau delta phi, office of conference services and programs

Afterschool STEM Mentoring Programs Will Be Topic of Seminar on Jan. 23

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Meghan Groome, PhD, director of K12 Education and Science & the City at the New York Academy of Sciences, will discuss "The Afterschool STEM Mentoring Program" on Jan. 23 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm. 117.

Tagged: department of chemical biological and pharmaceutical engineering, stem

First Group of Students Complete Initial Module of NJIT's New CloudMaster Training Certificate Program

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The first group of non-credit students recently completed the first module (of 3) of NJIT's new CloudMaster Training Certificate program.

Tagged: continuing professional education, cpe

NJIT Chapter of NSBE To Sponsor Martin Luther King Day Program on Jan. 20

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The NJIT Chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) will sponsor "Fulfilling the Dream through STEM" on Jan. 20, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom at NJIT.

Tagged: national society of black engineers

NJIT Board of Trustees Appoints Joel Bloom President

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The Board of Trustees of New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) yesterday voted unanimously to appoint Dr. Joel Bloom as President of the University, effective immediately.

Tagged: albert dorman honors college, robert altenkirch, joel bloom, center for pre-college programs, technology, board of trustees, engineering, management, design, njedge, columbia university, greek village, newark public schools, kathy wielkopolski, njit next campaign, undergraduate research, science park high school, governor thomas kean, central high school

NJIT Mourns the Loss of Ernest Geskin, PhD

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The NJIT community mourns the loss on December 25, 2011 of Ernest Geskin, PhD, professor in the department of mechanical and industrial engineering.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, department of mechanical and industrial engineering, ernest geskin

Xi Pi Chapter of Order of Omega Reinstated at NJIT

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The recently reinstated Xi Pi Chapter of Order of Omega at NJIT was recognized in the society's national newsletter for December 2011/January 2012.

Tagged: greek life

Wayne Resident Becomes Associate Dean at NJIT's Newark College of Engineering

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Basil C. Baltzis, PhD, professor of chemical, biological and pharmaceutical engineering, has been appointed associate dean of academic affairs at NJIT's Newark College of Engineering (NCE).

Tagged: newark college of engineering, nce, chemical biological and pharmaceutical engineering, sigma xi, sunil saigal, master teacher, american institute of chemical engineers, basil baltzis, omega chi epsilon

NJIT To Host Graduate Open House on January 12

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Learn about NJIT's graduate programs in high-growth, in-demand fields, meet one-on- one with faculty and admissions representatives and more at a Graduate Open House on Jan. 12, 5-7:30 p.m. in Fenster Hall, Room 100, Admissions Office.

Tagged: graduate open house, office of university admissions, graduate admissions

NJIT's Matt Gosser Curates Exhibition at Jewish Museum in Newark

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Matt Gosser '03, an adjunct professor of architecture at NJIT, has curated a retrospective of the works of Claire Wagner Kosterlitz, a Bauhaus artist who emigrated to the US, at the Jewish Museum of New Jersey in Newark.

Tagged: alumni, matt gosser, school of architecture and design, jewish museum of new jersey

NJIT Mourns the Loss of Seymour "Zoom" Fleisher '51

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The NJIT community mourns the loss on December 18, 2011 of Seymour "Zoom" Fleisher '51. A memorial service will be announced at a later date.

Tagged: athletics, alumni, estelle and zoom fleisher athletic center

NJIT Receives Patent Today for New Shunt To Aid Brain-Injured Patients

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT Professor Gordon Thomas and NJIT Research Professor Reginald Farrow, both in the department of physics, and NJIT alumnus Sheng Liu, formerly a doctoral student of both researchers and now an engineer at a biotech company, were awarded a patent today for the NJIT SmartShunt™, a unique device to help patients with brain injuries.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of physics, patent, gordon thomas, national institutes of health, reginald farrow, new jersey commission on science and technology, sheng liu

NJIT's Matt Burgermaster Wins National Design Award

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Assistant Professor Matt Burgermaster has won the 2011-2012 ACSA Faculty Design Award from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) for his project “Ice Cycle House.”

Tagged: college of architecture and design, matt burgermaster, association of collegiate schools of architecture, acsa, sustainable design

Doctoral Student and Adviser Co-Present Paper at International Workshop

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Mustafa U. Torun, a PhD candidate in electrical and computer engineering, co-authored a paper entitled "On Epps Effect and Rebalancing of Hedged Portfolio in Multiple Frequencies" with his adviser Ali Akansu, PhD, and presented it at the Fourth International Workshop on Computational Advances in Multi-Sensor Adaptive Processing on Dec. 14, 2011 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Tagged: department of electrical and computer engineering, ali akansu, mustafa torun

Photos by NJIT Professor Glenn Goldman To Be Featured in 2012 AIA Calendar

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

An award-winning photo of St. Louis Square, Montreal, by Glenn Goldman, professor and founding director of NJIT’s School of Art+Design, will be featured in the 2012 American Institute of Architects (AIA) West Jersey calendar.

Tagged: school of art and design, american institute of architects, glenn goldman, aia

NJIT's Atam Dhawan Selected To Represent IEEE EMBS as 2012-2013 Distinguished Lecturer

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Atam Dhawan, PhD, distinguished professor and associate dean of the Albert Dorman Honors College, was selected to represent the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) as a 2012-2013 Distinguished Lecturer.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, albert dorman honors college, department of electrical and computer engineering, atam dhawan, embs

NJIT Humanities Professor Publishes New Multimedia Piece in Online Digital Art/Writing Journal

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT Humanities Professor Christopher Funkhouser has published a new multimedia piece in The New River, one of the oldest online digital art/writing journals.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, christopher funkhouser

NJIT Procurement Director Makes DC Pitch for More Fed Funding

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Attorney Dolcey E. Chaplin, director of the NJIT Procurement Center, participated last week in an invitation-only panel discussion on behalf of the U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services Committee’s Defense Business Panel.

Tagged: dolcey chaplin, us department of defense

NJIT Offers Online iPhone and iPad Application Development Course: Classes Begin Jan. 18, 2012

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Learn how to create and deploy iPhone/iPod Touch and iPad applications in NJIT's online iPhone and iPad Application Development Course; classes begin Jan. 18, 2012.

Tagged: continuing professional education, online learning

NJIT Alumna Named to NJBIZ Hall of Fame

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Marjorie Perry '05, president and chief executive officer of MZM Construction and Management, Inc., based in NJIT's Enterprise Development Center, was one of three individuals to be inducted into the NJBIZ Hall of Fame.

Tagged: alumni, enterprise development center, edc, marjorie perry, mzm construction and management