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.  >>

NJIT announced today the fulfillment of the late Otto H. York’s $1M pledge to NJIT.   >>

Norman W. Loney, PhD, professor and chair of the Otto H. York Department of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering at NJIT, visited the University of Technology in Jamaica as an External Examiner of their Chemical Engineering Program. >>

Norman W. Loney, PhD, chair of the Otto H. York Department of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering at NJIT, was elected a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). .   >>

Sheryl Sorby, National Science Foundation Program Director for Undergraduate Education and former chair of Engineering Fundamentals and associate dean of engineering at Michigan Tech, will discuss the correlation between well-developed spatial skills and success in engineering, computer science, chemistry and computer-aided design on April 15 at 2:30 p.m. in Eberhardt Hall Room 112. The presentation is co-sponsored by the NJIT/NCE Extension Services in Engineering Project Team and the NSF-funded NJIT ADVANCE Project. For more information, contact Professor Norman Loney at loney@njit.edu or Talina Knox at knoxt@njit.edu. >>

NJIT has promoted one faculty member to the rank of distinguished professor, six to the rank of professor, seven to the rank of associate professor with tenure and one to the rank of associate professor.PROMOTED TO DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR
Robert Miura
Mathematical SciencesPROMOTED TO PROFESSOR
Norman Loney
Chemical EngineeringZoi-Heleni Michalopoulou
Mathematical SciencesEdip Niver
Electrical & Computer EngineeringRonald Rockland
Engineering TechnologyLeonid Tsybeskov
Electrical & Computer EngineeringChao Zhu
Mechanical EngineeringPROMOTED TO ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR WITH TENURE
Ali Abdi
Electrical & Computer EngineeringGabrielle Esperdy
ArchitectureDavid Horntrop
Mathematical SciencesRoberto Rojas-Cessa
Electrical & Computer EngineeringLaurent Simon
Chemical EngineeringDimitrios Theodoratos
Computer ScienceBrook Wu
Information SystemsPROMOTED TO ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Andrei Sirenko
Physics >>

Norman W. Loney, PhD, an associate professor in the department of chemical engineering at NJIT, was invited to give a seminar titled “Mathematical Model of a Multi-fibule Counter Current Dialyzer” at Ohio State University on Jan. 18. >>

Chemical Engineering Professor Presents Paper in ScotlandNorman Loney, PhD, associate professor of chemical engineering, presented a paper at the 7th World Congress of Chemical Engineering, which was held in Glasgow, Scotland from July 10–14, 2005. The paper, “Mathematical model of a multi fibule counter current membrane separation device,” was co-authored by Laurent Simon and C. R. Huang (Emeritus) of the chemical engineering department at NJIT. Blackmore Gives Plenary Lecture at Mathematics ConferenceDenis Blackmore, professor of mathematical sciences, gave a plenary lecture and organized a special session on "Bifurcation of Dynamical Systems" at the Conference on Differential and Difference Equations and Applications at Florida Institute of Technology.Gopalakrishnan Serves as EAM Conference Program ChairShanthi Gopalakrishnan, associate professor of management, served as program chair for the annual meeting of the Eastern Academy of Management and is the guest editor of a special issue of the Group and Organization Management journal based on the conference theme, "Managing Ethically in Times of Change."Manikopoulos Receives NSF Grant To Implement Smart Campus TechnologyConstantine Manikopoulos, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, is the principal investigator for an NSF grant of more than $400,000 to implement "smart campus" technology at NJIT that will allow the integration of activities across many laboratories and enable "anywhere, anytime" participation by students and faculty.Grebel Receives NSF AwardHaim Grebel, professor of electrical and computer engineering, has been awarded over $133,000 by the NSF as principal investigator in the development and testing of filters needed for spectral sensors in a broad range of monitoring and detection systems, from the visible to the terahertz region of the spectrum.Chakrabarti Named Associate Editor for Two JournalsAlok Chakrabarti, distinguished professor of management, has been named associate editor for e-business at IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management and associate editor for the International Journal of Strategic Change. >>