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).  >>

A treatise from a German foundation advocating the deceleration of the pursuit of science in higher education has been translated into English by NJIT Professor James Geller.   >>

James Geller, of West Orange, a professor in the department of computer science, in NJIT’s College of Computing Sciences has been selected to receive the Professional Development Award at NJIT’s University Convocation, an annual celebration to be held Sept. 14, 2011. >>

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.  >>

James Geller, PhD, professor in the NJIT's Department of Computer Science, received the Excellence in Research Award on Sept. 15, 2010 at the NJIT University Convocation, an awards ceremony with a special welcoming ceremony for the freshman class. >>

NJIT researchers were awarded 15 new U.S. patents this past year, increasing the total number of issued patents for NJIT to 97. >>

The Medical Informatics Laboratory at the Department of Computer Science at NJIT, under the leadership of Yehoshua Perl, PhD and James Geller, PhD, succeeded in getting an unprecedented four papers accepted at the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Fall Symposium held last month in Chicago. The papers are the result of a research project funded by the National Library of Medicine under the title “Partitioning to Support Auditing and Extending the UMLS.” >>

Faculty, staff, students and alumni received awards during the second annual University Convocation on September 28, 2005.MASTER TEACHER DESIGNATIONJohn Bechtold, PhD Mathematical SciencesJames Geller, PhD Computer ScienceBernard Koplik, PhD Mechanical EngineeringMichael Mostoller, PhD ArchitectureEDWARD F. WESTON MEDAL FOR PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTGeorge Newcombe '69FOUNDATION OVERSEERS PUBLIC & INSTITUTE SERVICE AWARDHoward Kimmel, PhD Chemical EngineeringHARLAN J. PERLIS AWARD FOR RESEARCHJohn Federici, PhD PhysicsCONSTANCE A. MURRAY DIVERSITY AWARDTalina Knox, Murray Center for Women in TechnologyEXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARDSINSTRUCTION BY A TEACHING ASSISTANTIvan Zorych, PhDMathematical SciencesINSTRUCTION BY AN ADJUNCT PROFESSORMichael Hornsby, PhD, Civil and Environmental EngineeringINSTRUCTION BY A SPECIAL LECTURERJames Lipuma, PhD, HumanitiesPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT BY A TENURED FACULTY MEMBERJacob Klapper, PhD,  Electrical and Computer EngineeringTEAM, INTERDEPARTMENTAL, MULTIDISCIPLINARY OR NON-TRADITIONAL TEACHINGDurgamadhab Misra, PhD, Electrical and Computer EngineeringUNDERGRADUATE INSTRUCTION, LOWER DIVISIONRajiv Mehta, PhD, ManagementGRADUATE INSTRUCTIONDimitrios Theodoratos, PhD, Computer SciencePETER SMALL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPDiana Martinez, BiologyPRESIDENTIAL LEADERSHIP AWARDSErica D'Almeida, ArchitectureNisha Goklaney, ManagementMendonça Receives NSF AwardDavid Mendonça, assistant professor in the department of information systems, received a National Science Foundation (NSF) award entitled "SGER: Hurricane Katrina Debris Removal Operations: The Role of Communication and Computing Technologies." Mendonça currently is in his first year of a five-year award from the NSF.Post-Doctoral Students Awarded FellowshipsKathleen Gilbert, Jason Steffener, post-doctoral graduates at NJIT, were awarded fellowships from the New Jersey Technology Fellowship program. Launched in April, the program helps move cutting-edge research from the lab to the marketplace by providing funding to emerging high-tech companies that hire post-doctoral graduates from New Jersey research universities.    >>