NJIT Newsroom tagged with "som"

NJIT Graduate Student - Wins Academic Award in Catalent Institute Global Life Science Competition

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

NJIT doctoral student Maxx Capece was awarded one of three, $2,000 first place prizes in a competition sponsored by the Catalent Institute. His winning submission entitled, “Modified Release of Dry-Polymer Coated Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients,” provided a review of applications of dry-polymer control release drug delivery technologies on the particulate scale.

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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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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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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).

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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.

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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.

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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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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.

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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.

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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.

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SOM Students Participate at CFA Institute Research Challenge

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

Jose Rubiani III, Anthony Boon, Orest Bidnyk, and Reem Nakshbandy recently represented NJIT at the CFA Institute Research Challenge (IRC), where the School of Management (SOM) students competed head-to-head against 27 other universities, some of the best schools in the region.

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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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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 Graduate Students Place 2nd at Juniper Networks Hackathon

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

A team of NJIT graduate students recently placed second at the Juniper Networks Hackathon on Feb 2. NJIT was the host school. Teams from Rutgers, NYIT, NYU/Poly, and U.Penn participated.

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NJIT Alum Marge Perry, of East Orange, To Receive Award as Influential Biz Woman

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

Marjorie Perry, of East Orange, president and CEO of MZM Construction and Management Company, Inc., a Newark-based company, will receive on March 21, 2013, an "Influential Black Women in Business" award from The Network Journal (TNJ).

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NJIT President Joel Bloom Named To NJ Biz Power 100 List

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

NJIT President Joel S. Bloom was named to the NJ Biz prestigious power list of the 100 most powerful people in New Jersey business. Dr. Bloom was ranked 55.

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SOM Professor and Alum Win Best Paper

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Jerry Fjermestad, professor in NJIT's School of Management, and Karen Patten, NJIT alum, won the best paper in the teaching track in the Third Business Intelligence Congress at the recent International Conference for Information Systems.

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The Battle of the Brains Again Comes to NJIT: Science Olympiad Set for 1/17

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Once again the brainiest of the brainy will descend Jan. 17, 2013 upon NJIT when 600 middle and senior high school students compete vigorously in the Northern New Jersey Science Olympiad Regional play-offs.

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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.

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DesignIntelligence Names NJIT's Schuman One of 30 "Top Professors" for 2013

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The influential architecture and design publication DesignIntelligence has named College of Architecture and Design Associate Professor Anthony Schuman, a registered architect, one of 30 most-admired educators for 2013.

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2013 Will Be a Good Year, NJIT Biz Professor Forecasts at Chicago Fed Board

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Economic growth will rise to 3 percent in 2013 and 2014, while unemployment will drop to 7.3 percent by December of 2013, NJIT Leir Research Professor William V. Rapp, PhD told economists and others last week at the annual outlook symposium sponsored by the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank.

Tagged: school of management, som, leir center for financial bubble research, william rapp, unemployment, economics

3rd Annual EMBA Conference Held Today

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The third annual NJIT Executive MBA Annual Conference, “Business Realities in a Time of Transition” was held today in the Campus Center Atrium. The event included a breakfast, luncheon and late afternoon networking session.

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3rd Annual EMBA Conference on Nov. 16

Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The third annual NJIT Executive MBA Annual Conference, “Business Realities in a Time of Transition” will be held tomorrow in the Campus Center Atrium from 8:30 a.m. through 6:30 p.m. and includes a breakfast, luncheon and late afternoon networking session. The event is free, open to the public and the NJIT community.

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NJIT Featured In The Princeton Review's "Best 296 Business Schools: 2013 Edition"

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT has been named by the Princeton Review an outstanding business school in the 2013 edition of The Best 296 Business Schools (Random House / Princeton Review).

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Tonight NJIT Researcher Who Invented A Method for Fabricating Arrays of the World's Smallest Probe for Investigating Electrical Properties of Living Cells to Receive NJIT Overseers Award

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

Tonight NJIT Research Professor Reginald C. Farrow, PhD, who with his research team have discovered how to make nanoscale arrays of the world’s smallest probe for investigating the electrical properties of individual living cells will receive the NJIT Board of Overseers Excellence in Research Prize and Medal.

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Researcher Who Invented A Method for Fabricating Arrays of the World's Smallest Probe for Investigating Electrical Properties of Living Cells to Receive NJIT Overseers Award

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT Research Professor Reginald C. Farrow, PhD, who with his research team have discovered how to make nanoscale arrays of the world’s smallest probe for investigating the electrical properties of individual living, cells will receive on Oct. 4, 2012 the NJIT Board of Overseers Excellence in Research Prize and Medal.

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Dr. Joel S. Bloom Installed Sept. 14, 2012 as 8th President of NJIT

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Beneath a blue sky and past an arch of colorful international flags representing the nationalities of some 106 NJIT students who held them, marched this morning’s processional into the Naimoli Family Athletic and Recreational Facility for the installation of Dr. Joel S. Bloom.

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U.S. News Once Again Names NJIT Among Nation's Best National Universities

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400

U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges 2013 Edition has once again named NJIT to the top tier of national universities for its range of undergraduate majors and master's and doctoral degrees.

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NJIT's Convocation Recognizes 2012 Top Performers: Professors, Staff, Students

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT will mark the start of the new school year Sept. 12, 2012 at University Convocation, an annual celebration and awards ceremony. The event, which recognizes the accomplishments of students, faculty and staff, will be held at 3 p.m. in the Naimoli Family Athletic and Recreation Facility on the NJIT campus.

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James Cicon, Expert in Energy Industry Business Systems, Appointed

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400

James Cicon, PhD, JD, an expert in energy industry business systems, has been appointed to the faculty of the NJIT School of Management as assistant professor.

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Cesar Bandera, Expert in Mobile Health, Appointed

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Cesar Bandera, PhD, has been appointed to the faculty of NJIT’s School of Management as an assistant professor and will focus his research on the emerging field of mobile health (or m-health).

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New NJIT Faculty Will Energize Interdisciplinary Vision

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

The talents of more than 20 new faculty members will soon add momentum to NJIT’s strategic plan for impacting the quality of life in the 21st century. The interdisciplinary initiative focuses on convergent life science and engineering, “digital everyware”-- ubiquitous computing-- and sustainable systems.

NJIT Management Researcher Receives Kudos for Paper Touting Employee Talent

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

A better way to improve organizations using overlooked employee talent has taken a top award from a notable management group.

Tagged: school of management, som, marguerite schneider, business management, positive deviance

NJIT Professor Wins Best Paper Award

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

Dr. Marguerite Schneider, associate professor in the School of Management, has won the 2012 Best Paper Award of the Organization Development and Change (ODC) Division of the Academy of Management (AoM).

Tagged: school of management, som, marguerite schneider, business management, positive deviance

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.

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Brazilian Native Tackles NJIT Academic Life To Graduate With Honors May 15

Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

For recent Kearny High School graduate Gustavo Pacheco, 21, growing up has been a long and winding road.

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NJIT Professor Awarded Patent Today for New Desalination Devices, More

Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering Kamalesh K. Sirkar was awarded a patent today for his water desalination technology.

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Project Based Learning Showcase on May 3

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

In 2012, NJIT launched the Project Based Learning (PBL) course.

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NJIT Represented in Tourism and Technology Conference in Spain

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Judith Sheft, associate vice president technology development and Cesar Bandera, president Cell Podium and adjunct professor in NJIT SOM gave a presentation at the recent Turismo Conference on Tourism and Technology in Oviedo Spain http://turismo.as/.

Tagged: som, judith sheft, cesar bandera, office of technology development, cell podium

NJIT Professors Receive Patent

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Alexander Haimovich, Ying Wu Endowed Chair in Wireless Telecommunications and professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering, Osvaldo Simeone, assistant professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering, Bo Niu, alumni, and Oren Somekh, research collaborator at Princeton University, received US Patent 8,112,095 issued on 2/ 7/2012 for “Sum Rate Of Broadcast Channels With Outdated 1-Bit Feedback.”

Tagged: department of electrical and computer engineering, patent, alexander haimovich, osvaldo simeone

NJIT Student Wins Best Student Presentation Award

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

During the 2012 TMS Annual Meeting in Orlando (http://www.tms.org/meetings/annual-12/AM12home.aspx), Vijay Kasisomayajula, PhD student in Physics, won the Emerging Materials Research (EMR) best student presentation award in the 2012 symposium on “Recent developments in biological, electronic, functional and structural thin films and coatings.”

Tagged: csla, physics

Q&A Featuring NJIT's New School of Management Dean: Pius J. Egbelu

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

Pius J. Egbelu http://som.njit.edu/dean/index.php was recently named dean of the NJIT School of Management (SOM) http://management.njit.edu/ and appointed Distinguished Professor and holder of the Then & Clark Chair.

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Somenath Mitra, of Bridgewater, Promoted to Distinguished Professor With Tenure at NJIT Convocation

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Somenath Mitra, PhD, of Bridgewater, a professor in and chair of the department of chemistry and environmental science, has been selected to be promoted to Distinguished Professor with tenure at NJIT’s University Convocation, an annual celebration to be held Sept. 14, 2011.

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NJIT's University Convocation Recognizes the 2011 Top Professors, Staff, Students

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT will mark the start of the new academic year on Sept. 14, 2011 with the annual celebration and awards ceremony at its University Convocation.

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Management Professor Named a Fellow by Noted Academy

Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Shanthi Gopalakrishnan, a professor and associate dean in the NJIT School of Management, was named a Fellow of the Eastern Academy of Management.

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The NJIT Community Mourns the Loss of Bruce Kirchoff

Tue, 03 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The NJIT community mourns the loss of Bruce Kirchoff, Distinguished Professor Entrepreneurship at the School of Management.

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NJIT Prof Offers New Desalination Process Using Carbon Nanotubes

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

A faster, better and cheaper desalination process enhanced by carbon nanotubes has been developed by NJIT Professor Somenath Mitra.

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Xiangxin Meng, of Edison, Receives NJIT Top Honor for Research

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Xiangxin Meng, of Edison, a doctoral student studying chemistry with chemistry professor Somenath Mitra at NJIT, received on April 14, 2010, the second-place bronze medal for her graduate entry “Polymer Films Containing Microparticles of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients for Oral Drug Delivery” at the NJIT Dana Knox Student Research Day Showcase.

Tagged: awards, somenath mitra, dana knox research showcase

Kenneth Gethard, of Fairfield, Receives Honor for His Scientific Research at NJIT

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Kenneth Gethard, of Fairfield, a doctoral student in environmental science at NJIT, received the second-prize silver medal for his graduate project “Desalinations Using Carbon Nanotube Enhanced Membrane Distillation.” His advisor was Somenath Mitra. The award was presented at the annual NJIT Dana Knox Student Research Showcase held April 14, 2010.

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NJIT PhD Student Takes First Place in NJCG Student Research Poster Competition

Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Ornthida Sae-Khow, a doctoral student in the department of chemistry and environmental science at NJIT (shown here with advisor Somenath Mitra), took first place and received a $1000 cash award in the North Jersey Chromatography Group (NJCG) Student Research Poster Competition. Her poster was entitled "Micro Scale Solid Phase Extraction Using Carbon Nanotubes as Adsorbents."

Tagged: department of chemistry and environmental science, somenath mitra, student, carbon nanotubes, ornthida sae-khow

NJIT Students To Attend Prestigious Summer Program at Top Research Facility

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Two NJIT undergraduates will attend an elite 11-week paid summer internship program sponsored by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, MD. Some 150 students from universities throughout the nation will participate in the prestigious program which involves a rigorous acceptance process.

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NJIT Honors Ed Cruz, Steve Kalafer, and Wachovia Bank at Black-Tie Benefit

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT held its annual black-tie benefit dinner Celebration on Nov. 14, 2008 at Pleasantdale Chateau, West Orange. Former New Jersey Governor and President of the New Jersey State Senate, the Hon. Richard J. Codey served as the special guest master of ceremonies. The world-renowned Duprees, who started their 1960s musical careers in Jersey City provided entertainment.

Tagged: school of management, celebration, jacquelynn rhodes, scholarship, outstanding alumnus award, outstanding corporate partner, event, edward cruz, development

NJIT Honored Flemington’s Steve Kalafer at Black-Tie Benefit

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Steve Kalafer, chairman of the Flemington Car and Truck Country Family of Dealerships and the Somerset Patriots received NJIT’s highest honor—the President’s Medal at NJIT’s annual black-tie benefit dinner Celebration on Nov. 14, 2008 at Pleasantdale Chateau, West Orange.

Tagged: school of management, celebration, jacquelynn rhodes, scholarship, event, development

Moving New Technologies from the Lab to the Marketplace

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Judith Sheft, associate vice president for technology development at NJIT, has been awarded funds from the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology to assist faculty researchers with the most promising patentable inventions with funding grants of up to $50,000.

Tagged: department of electrical and computer engineering, department of biomedical engineering, department of physics, department of computer science, department of chemistry and environmental science, judith sheft, research, somenath mitra, timothy chang, zafar iqbal, carbon nanotubes, nanotechnology, sergiu gorun, rajesh dave, tonometer

NJIT To Honor Ed Cruz, Steve Kalafer, and Wachovia Bank at Upcoming Black-Tie Benefit

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT will hold its annual black-tie benefit dinner Celebration, on Nov. 14, 2008, at Pleasantdale Chateau, West Orange. Former New Jersey Governor and President of the New Jersey State Senate, the Hon. Richard J. Codey, will serve as the special guest master of ceremonies. The world-renowned Duprees, who started their 1960s musical careers in Jersey City with hits like “You Belong to Me,” will provide entertainment.

Tagged: board of overseers, celebration, jacquelynn rhodes, scholarship, outstanding alumnus award, stephanie tonic, edward cruz

Exciting New Companies at NJIT’s Small Biz Incubator Get 100K in Grants

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400

The New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology has awarded almost $100,000 as part of its SBIR bridge grant program to two start-up companies based in NJIT’s high technology business incubator. Applechem Inc. and Lenterra, located in NJIT’s Enterprise Development Center (EDC), each received Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) bridge grants.

Tagged: edc, judith sheft, somenath mitra, department of chemistry, grants

Mark Somers at NJIT School of Management Receives Excellent Teacher Designation

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Mark J. Somers, PhD, of New York City, a professor in the School of Management at NJIT and the former dean of that school, received an excellent teacher designation at NJIT’s recent annual convocation.

Tagged: school of management, awards, convocation

NJIT Awards Set Sept. 3, 2008; Bell Labs Physicist Delivers Keynote Address

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT will mark, once again, the new school year with University Convocation, an annual celebration and awards ceremony recognizing students, faculty and staff accomplishments.

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NJIT's Edge in Knowledge Campaign Hits the Airwaves on April 14

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Tune in to 1010 WINS as NJIT’s Edge in Knowledge radio campaign hits the airwaves beginning Monday, April 14 at 6:15 a.m., 8:04 a.m., 12:17 p.m. and 5:29 p.m. The NJIT branding campaign showcases stories that bring to life real people and real-world accomplishments to drive home “the edge in knowledge,” the university’s theme. Four individual spots will feature professors Phil Goode, Treena Arinzeh, Som Mitra and student Erika Taugher. The campaign will air for one month.

Tagged: treena arinzeh, branding, erika taugher, som mitra, phil goode

NJIT Professor Featured on Engineering TV

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Somenath Mitra, PhD, professor of chemistry and environmental science at NJIT, discussed his current research on "Organic Solar Cells" and "Smart Coatings" on Engineering TV.

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

Web Search Expert To Speak at NJIT Seminar

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0500

"Guiding Search Using Phrases" is the topic of a talk by Alan Feuer, PhD, a founder and chief technologist at Blossom Software on Nov. 12, 2:30-4:30 p.m. in the Guttenberg Information Technologies Center Room 3710.

NJIT Researchers Develop Inexpensive, Easy Process To Produce Solar Panels

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Researchers at NJIT have developed an inexpensive solar cell that can be painted or printed on flexible plastic sheets. “The process is simple,” said lead researcher and author Somenath Mitra, PhD, professor and acting chair of NJIT’s Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science. “Someday homeowners will even be able to print sheets of these solar cells with inexpensive home-based inkjet printers.”

Tagged: somenath mitra, solar panels

NJIT Chemistry Workshop Touts Value of Process Analytical Chemistry

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Dan Watts is on a crusade. The NJIT research professor would like the pharmaceutical industry to adopt safer, greener, more efficient and more effective manufacturing processes. Last week Watts brought his crusade down to the grass roots level at a five-day workshop at which 16 faculty from universities around the nation developed ways to encourage their students to pursue careers in the pharmaceutical industry so this new way of thinking can flourish.

Tagged: department of chemistry and environmental science, chemical biological and pharmaceutical engineering, somenath mitra, chemistry, daniel watts, piero armenante

NJIT Students To Present Leading Research During Provost’s Student Research Showcase

Wed, 04 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Students at NJIT work side by side with professors on the university’s most prominent research projects—projects that could lead to new technologies in fields such as biomedical engineering and cancer research. During the Third Annual Provost’s Student Research Showcase on April 11, top students will illustrate that research with poster presentations, which will run from 1-4 p.m. in the Campus Center Atrium. The event is free and open to the public.

Tagged: students, somenath mitra, research showcase

NJIT Professor Obtains Patent To Uncover Trace Elements of Airborne Pollutants

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0400

A breakthrough patent awarded to an NJIT researcher will enable manufacturers to create a device to uncover miniscule amounts of airborne pollutants. Using computer chip technology, Somenath Mitra, PhD, professor and chair of NJIT’s Department of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, has developed and patented what could eventually become a simple keychain device to detect tiny, though potentially lethal, amounts of airborne carcinogens.

Tagged: department of chemistry and environmental science, patent, som mitra

NJIT Researchers Seed, Heat and Grow Carbon Nanotubes in Long Tubing

Thu, 03 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0400

In less than 20 minutes, researchers at NJIT can now seed, heat and grow carbon nanotubes in 10-foot-long, hollow thin steel tubing. “The work took us three years to develop and get right, but now we can essentially anchor nanotubes to a tubular wall. No one has ever done anything like this before,” said lead researcher Somenath Mitra, PhD, professor and acting chair of NJIT’s Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of chemistry and environmental science, research, somenath mitra, carbon nanotubes

NJIT Chemists Cook Up New Strain of Carbon Nanotubes

Thu, 09 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0500

Kitchen chemistry is alive and well at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) as chemical researchers report cooking up a new and more water-soluble strain of carbon nanotubes. An article about this work, “Rapidly Functionalized, Water-Dispersed Carbon Nanotubes at High Concentration,” appeared Jan. 11, 2006, in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

Tagged: somenath mitra, chemistry and environmental science

NJIT Chemists Modify Carbon Nanotubes Using Microwaves

Thu, 17 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0500

Researchers at NJIT have discovered a novel method of changing the chemical characteristics of carbon nanotubes by heating them in a closed vessel microwave oven. Somenath Mitra, PhD (at left) and Zafar Iqbal, PhD, both professors of chemistry and environmental sciences, will discuss their findings on March 17 from 8:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. at the 229th national meeting of the American Chemical Society in San Diego. “We understand ourselves to be the first in the world to have discovered this method,” said Mitra. “The beauty is that our method is green and clean.”

Tagged: somenath mitra, chemistry, zafar iqbal

NJIT Chemistry Professor Edits Text Outlining Best Laboratory Practices

Mon, 07 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0500

Somenath Mitra, PhD, professor of chemistry at NJIT, has edited Sample Preparation Techniques in Analytical Chemistry, a new text that focuses on teaching and reinforcing necessary pretreatment steps used in various aspects in chemical sciences and engineering.

Tagged: chemistry, som mitra

Best-Selling Author Headlines Awards Dinner for College at NJIT

Thu, 20 May 2004 00:00:00 -0400

Best-selling author Sylvia Nasser whose first book, A Beautiful Mind, won the 1998 National Book Critics’ Circle Award for Biography, highlighted the recent awards dinner for students, faculty and staff for the College of Science and Liberal Arts (CSLA) at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT).

Tagged: philip goode, dinner, daljit ahluwalia

NJIT Chemists Pave Way for Cheap, Usable Field Test for Polluted, Toxic, Water, Air, Food

Tue, 23 Mar 2004 00:00:00 -0500

Scientists at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) believe they have discovered a new and critically important chemical process to force scattered nanoparticles into infinitesimally tiny, but clearly-defined channels of microstructures.

Tagged: chemistry, american chemical society, acs

NJIT School of Management Receives PeopleSoft Gift Valued At $4.8 Million

Thu, 18 Sep 2003 00:00:00 -0400

Thanks to a $4.8 million gift to the School of Management (SOM) at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), students and faculty will be able to tap the power of leading-edge enterprise-management software from PeopleSoft, the software giant.

Tagged: school of management, som, award

Mark Somers Appointed Dean for School of Management at New Jersey Institute of Technology

Tue, 17 Jun 2003 00:00:00 -0400

Mark Somers, Ph.D., was recently appointed dean of the School of Management (SOM) at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). Somers, who has served as the acting dean since September of 2000, wants to push the school to the forefront in this region by offering courses in leading-edge technology for business executives.

Tagged: school of management, som, dean