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.            >>

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.                            >>

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. >>

Steven Hart, Ph.D., P.E., Director of Infrastructure Studies at the Center for Innovation and Engineering, West Point, will present “Conceptual Models for Infrastructure” on Feb. 5 from 4:45 – 5:45 p.m. in Colton Hall 210. >>

Professor Len Pismen from Technion - Israel Institute of Technology will present "Rheology of cytoskeleton: from mesoscopic mechanics to macroscopic instabilities." on Jan. 31 in Cullimore 611 from 4-5 p.m. >>

Zoran Obradovic, Director, Data Analytics and Biomedical Informatics Center, Temple University, will discuss “Predictive Modeling of Patient State and Therapy Optimization” on Nov. 12 from 2:30-3:30 p.m. in GITC 4415.            >>

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering will host “Computational Analysis and Design of Complex Underground Transit Structures” by Patrick H.C. Chan, Senior Supervising Engineer and Professional Associate, Parsons Brinckerhoff, on Oct. 18 in Colton Hall 416 from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. >>

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) student chapter is sponsoring a special seminar on Oct. 17 in Kupfrian 211 from 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. on soil magic and geosynthetics by Dr. David Elton of Auburn University.  >>

Dr. Marina Thottan, Director of the Mission-Critical Communications Group at Bell Labs, will present “Secure Scalable Data-Centric Cloud for Smart Grid Data Analytics” on Oct. 16 at 4:00 p.m. in ECE 202. >>

NJIT’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering will present “Analysis and Design of Diaphragm (Slurry) Walls” by Dr. Yousof Q. Abd Al-Jalil, senior engineer with Langan Engineering & Environmental Services.  The event takes place on Oct. 11 from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. in Colton Hall 416. >>

Dr. Selina Cai, assistant professor in the department of mechanical and industrial engineering, will present “Intertemporal Pricing and Return Policies for Strategic Consumers” on Oct. 4 from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. in Colton Hall 416. >>

The department of civil and environmental engineering will host their first seminar of the 2012-2013 academic year.  >>

Dr. Zhi Wei, assistant professor in the department of computer science, will host “Microbiome Informatics: Deciphering Microscopic Life And Its Interactions In The Body And The World” by Dr. Gail Rosen, department of electrical and computer engineering at Drexel University.  >>

John Ason, Angel Investor, will discuss “Angel Investing and Entrepreneurial Opportunities” from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. in GITC 4415 on April 4. >>

Dr. Mahmoud Wazne from Stevens Institute of Technology will present a seminar on “Beneficial Use of Industrial and Agricultural Waste Byproducts in Civil and Environmental Engineering Works” in Colton 210 at  4:30 p.m. on April 3. >>

Dr. Abishai (Avi) Polus, professor of Transportation Engineering with the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, will discuss “Modeling Interchange Complexity and Its Effect On Safety” on Mar. 27 from 4:30-6:00 p.m. in Colton Hall 210. >>

Dr. Mei Liu, Department of Biomedical Informatics School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, will discuss “Mining EMR and Public Resources for Adverse Drug Reaction Detection” on March 28 from 2:30-3:30 p.m. in GITC 4415. >>

Dr. Shweta Jain, assistant professor in the Math and Computer Science Department at York College CUNY, will discuss "SAP: Storage Aware Protocols for Seamless Integration of Heterogeneous Network Architectures" on March 21, 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. in GITC 4415. >>

Petia Vlahovska, assistant professor of engineering at Brown University, will discuss “Nonlinear Electrohydrodynamics of a Viscous Droplet” on March 19 at 4:00 p.m. in Cullimore 611. >>

Sudharshan S. Vazhkudai, Research Scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, will discuss “Novel Storage Architectures for Big Data Challenges in Extreme-scale HPC Systems” on March 8 from 2:30-3:30 p.m. in GITC 4415.            >>

Ravi Ananth, Onsight Technology USA, will discuss “Real Time XRD Microscopy” on March 7 from 2.30 to 4:00 p.m. in Tiernan Hall 406. >>

Dr. Gustavo De Los Reyes, Executive Director of Technology Security at AT&T, will present “The Network as a Mobility Security Platform” on March 7, 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. in GITC 4415. >>

Vaibhav Patil, MD MS of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, will discuss “Evaluation Of Intracerebral Catheter Placement Using An EHR System With A Relational Database” on March 6, 2:30-3:30 p.m. in GITC 4415. >>

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.  >>

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. >>

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. >>

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. >>

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.   >>

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. >>

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. >>

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.  >>

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.     >>

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. . >>

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. >>

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. >>

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. >>

Mahmoud Wazne, PhD, assistant professor in the Center for Environmental Systems at Stevens Institute of Technology, will discuss "Beneficial Use of Industrial and Agricultural Waste Byproducts in Civil and Environmental Engineering Works" on Nov. 22, 4:30-6 p.m. in Colton Hall 210. >>

Alexander Schliep, PhD, an associate professor of computer science at Rutgers University, will discuss "Efficient Full Bayesian HMM for CNV Detection" on Nov. 21, 2:30-3:30 p.m. in the Guttenberg Information Technologies Center  4415.        >>

Vivian K. Mushahwar, PhD, associate professor at the University of Alberta, will be the guest speaker at the Department of Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series on Oct. 28, 10-11:30 a.m. in the Central King Building Rm. 204. >>

Umit S. Ozkan, PhD, professor in the department of chemical and biomolecular engineering at The Ohio State University, will discuss "Catalysis and Energy" on Oct. 31 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm. 210. >>

Paul Chiarot, PhD, assistant professor in the department of mechanical engineering, State University of New York at Binghamton, will discuss "Electrospray and Continuous Ink-jet Technologies: Novel Applications and the Electrohydrodynamics of Droplets and Sprays" on Oct. 24 at 4 p.m. in Cullimore 611. >>

John L. Cusack, president of Gifford Park Associates and board chair, New Jersey Corporation for Advanced Technology, will discuss "Technology Verification of Cleantech, Energy & Environmental Technology" on Oct. 11, 4:30-6 p.m. in Colton Hall Rm.210. >>

Kathleen Mihlbachler, university lecturer in the Otto H. York Department of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering at NJIT, will discuss "Preparative Chromatography for the Purification of Pharmaceutical Intermediate and A API" on Oct. 10, 2-3:30 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm. 210. >>

Yichao Wu, PhD, assistant professor in the department of statistics at North Carolina State University, will discuss "Continuously Additive Models for Functional Regression" on Oct. 6 at 4 p.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall Rm. 111. >>

Richard Foulds, PhD, associate professor in the department of biomedical engineering at NJIT, will discuss "The Biomechanics of Ventriloquism" on Sept. 30, 10-11:30 a.m. in the Central King Building, Rm. 204. >>

Lisa Fauci, PhD, the Nola Lee Haynes Pendergraft Professor of Mathematics at Tulane University, will discuss "Waving Rings and Swimming in Circles: Some Lessons Learned through Biofluiddynamics" on Sept. 30 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II. >>

"Effectively Utilizing e-Discovery and Computer Forensics" is the topic of a seminar to be presented by Barry Rozen, manager of Electronic Discovery at Johnson & Johnson, on Oct. 5, 3:15-4:15 p.m. in GITC 1100.  >>

Camille Duprat, PhD, of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Princeton University, will discuss "Elastocapillary Flows" on Sept. 26 at 4 p.m. in Cullimore Hall, Room 611.  >>

Peichun Amy Tsai, PhD, of Princeton University will discuss "Wetting Transition, Drop Impact, and Micro-Flows upon Hydrophobic Microstructures" on April 25 at 4 p.m. in Cullimore Hall Rm. 611. >>

Shuangge (Steven) Ma, PhD, assistant professor of Public Health at the Yale School of Public Health, will discuss "Integrative Analysis of Cancer Genomic Data" on April 21 at 4 p.m. in Cullimore Hall Room 611 (Math Conference Room). >>

The Digital Design program at NJIT's School of Art + Design continues its Industry Speak Seminar Series on April 18 with Andrew Grapsas, game designer at Arkadium, Inc. of New York City, where he is working on games suitable for social networking sites. >>

Margarita Staykova, PhD, of Princeton University will discuss "Lipid Membranes under Forces: New Aspects of Membrane Behavior" on April 18 at 4 p.m. in Cullimore Hall 611. >>

Ivan Iossifov of the Cold Spring Harbor Lab will discuss "Rare De Novo Variants Associated with Autism Perturb a Large Network of Genes Involved in Formation and Function of Synapses" on April 12 at 2:30 p.m. in Cullimore Hall Rm. 611. >>

Michael Schwemmer, PhD, a postdoctoral research fellow at the Princeton Neuroscience Institute, Princeton University, will discuss "The Effects of Dendritic Properties on the Dynamics of Oscillatory Neurons" on April 5 at 2:30 p.m. in Cullimore Hall 611. >>

Aaron Cote, PhD, Engineering Director and Head of the Merck Crystallization Laboratory, Chemical Process Development and Commercialization, will discuss "A Novel Crystallization Methodology to Ensure Isolation of the Most Stable Crystal Form" on April 11 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Room 117.  >>

The Civil and Environmental Engineering Department will sponsor a guest lecture by Robert Prieto, senior vice president of Fluor Corporation, on April 4 at 11:30 a.m. in Colton 416.  >>

Karl A. Smith, PhD, Cooperative Learning Professor of Engineering Education at the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University, will discuss "Design and Implementation of Cooperative Learning" on April 4 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm. 117. >>

Dan E. Dobry, vice president of Engineering at Bend Research, Inc. in Bend, OR, will discuss "Spray Drying of Poorly Water-Soluble Drugs for Bioavailability Enhancement: Formulation, Processing, and Scale-up" on March 28 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm. 117.  >>

Eugenia K. Roman, PE, a senior engineer and vice president with Olson Engineering, will be the guest speaker at the ASCE meeting on March 23, 2:30-4 p.m. in Colton Room 416.   >>

Christopher R. Jacobs, PhD, an associate professor of biomedical engineering at Columbia University, will discuss "Primary Cilia as Cellular Mechanosensors" on March 21 at 4 p.m. in Cullimore Hall Rm. 611. >>

Pavol Rajniak, principal scientist of Pharmaceutical Commercialization Technology at Merck in West Point, PA, will discuss "Mechanistic Models for Development and Scale-up of Pharmaceutical Unit Operations" on March 21 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm. 117. >>

Priscilla Nelson, PhD, professor of civil and environmental engineering at NJIT, will discuss "Tunnel Construction and Engineering" on March 21 at 6 p.m. in Kupfrian 107.   >>

Qianxing Mo, PhD, a research biostatistician in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, will discuss "A Fully Bayesian Hidden Ising Model for ChIP-seq Data Analysis" on March 10 at 4 p.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall I. >>

"Advanced Population Balance Modeling of Particulate Processes" is the topic of a talk by R. Bertrum Diemer, Jr., an Engineering Fellow at the DuPont Company on Feb. 28 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm. 117. >>

Larry Chickola, vice president and chief of Corporate Engineering at Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, will discuss “Roller Coasters, Bio-Dynamics, and Engineering Careers” on Feb. 25 at 11:30 a.m. in the Central King Building Rm. 204. >>

"Tissue Engineering: Scaffold, Bioreactor and Cell" will be the topic of a Biomedical Engineering Department Seminar by Eun Jung (Alice) Lee, PhD, of Yale University on Feb. 11 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall III.  >>

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Kang Xi, PhD, industry associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at NYU-POLY, will discuss "Fast Failure Recovery in IP Networks" on Dec. 1, 2:30-3:30 p.m. in the Guttenberg Information Technologies Center 4415. >>

Javier Diez, PhD, of the UNCPBA in Tandil, Argentina, will discuss "A Liquid Rivulet Placed Across on an Iinclined Plane: Its Stability" on Nov. 29, 4-5 p.m. in Cullimore Hall Rm. 611. >>

Zhiming Ji, PhD, associate professor in the department of mechanical and industrial engineering, will discuss "Development of a Gait Rehabilitation System" on Nov. 18 at 6:30 p.m. in  202 ECEC (Conference Room). For more information, contact MengChu Zhou at 973-596-6282. >>

Hans Thomann, PhD, senior scientific advisor at the ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, will discuss "Energy in the 21st Century" on Nov. 17 at 11:30 am in Tiernan 373. For more information, contact Haidong Huang, 973-596-3576.  >>

The Enterprise Development Center at NJIT will be hosting SBIR/STTR Phase I Proposal Development and SBIR Cost Proposal Preparation workshops on Nov. 18 and 19, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at 211 Warren Street. Programs are delivered by the Greenwood Consulting Group, Inc. Phase I program attendees will be eligible to receive a complimentary proposal critique by the Greenwoods within one year of the program. >>

Yuanqiu Luo, PhD, a senior research engineer in the advanced technology department of Huawei Technologies USA, Bridgewater, will discuss "Optical and Wireless Integration: A Passive Optical Network (PON) Time Synchronization Overview" on Nov. 18 at 6:15 p.m. (refreshments start at 6 p.m.) in Kupfrian 202. The event is sponsored by the IEEE Communications Society North Jersey Chapter and NJIT's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. >>

"Magnetic Fluids and Microfluidics: A Powerful Combination" will be the topic of a Fluid Mechanics Seminar by Raquel Perez-Castillejos, PhD, assistant professor in NJIT's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, on Nov. 15 at 4 PM in Cullimore Hall Room 611.       >>

Chun Liu, PhD, professor of mathematics at Penn State University, will discuss "Energetic Variational Approaches in the Modeling of Ionic Solutions and Ion Channels" on Nov. 12 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II. >>

Randall H. Rieger, PhD, professor of statistics at West Chester University, will discuss "Testing for Violations of the Homogeneity Needed for Conditional Logistic Regression" on Nov. 11 at 4 p.m. in Cullimore Hall Rm. 611. >>

Taehun Lee, PhD, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at CCNY, will discuss "Unstructured Lattice Boltzmann Method for Single- and Two-phase Flows" on Nov 8, 4-5 p.m. in Cullimore Hall Rm. 611. >>

Alla Borisyuk, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics at University of Utah, will discuss "Selectivity to Slowly Rising Stimuli in Frog Auditory Neurons" on Nov. 2 at 2:30 p.m. in Cullimore Hall 611. >>

Daniel Attinger, PhD, assistant professor in the department of mechanical engineering at Columbia University, will discuss "Multiscale Engineering of Solid-Liquid Interface" at the Fluid Dynamics Seminar Series on Nov. 1, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall, Room 611.  . >>

Lian Yu, PhD, professor of pharmaceutical sciences and chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will discuss "Crystallization of Organic Glasses" on Nov. 1 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm. 117. >>

Yongchao Ge, PhD, assistant professor at the Mount Sinai Medical School, will discuss "Making Statistical Inference on the Proportion of Positive Cells for the Flow Cytometry Data" at the Statistics Seminar Series on Oct. 28, 4-5 p.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall 611. >>

Meng-Sang Chew, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics at Lehigh University, will discuss "Adaptive Control of a Model of an Artificial Heart: Theory and Experiment" at a Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Seminar on Nov. 3, 1-2:30 p.m. in the MIE Lecture Hall Room 224.  >>

Shelley Fried, PhD of the Department of Neurosurgery/ Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School and the Boston Retinal Implant Project, Boston VA Healthcare System, will discuss improved stimulation methods with neural prosthetics on Oct. 22 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall 3. >>

"The Effect of Periodic and Non-Periodic Inputs on Firing Rate Resonance in a Stellate Cell Model" is the topic of a Mathematical Biology Seminar by Dongwook Kim, a doctoral student in NIJT's Department of Mathematical Sciences, on Oct. 26 at 2:30 p.m. in Cullimore Hall 611. >>

Bruno Hancock, research fellow in Global Research and Development at Pfizer Inc., will discuss "Using Emerging Predictive Tools to Accelerate Drug Product Development" on Oct. 25 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall, Room 117. >>

Scott Sindorf, co-founder and principal at UVPHACTORY, an award-winning motion and design production house located in New York City, will be the guest speaker at the Industry Speak Seminar Series on Oct. 25, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the College of Architecture and Design Conference Room. Coordinated by Assistant Professor Andrzej Zarzycki, the Industry Speak Seminar Series brings industry professionals in digital media, industrial design, interior design, and fine arts from the New York City/Northern New Jersey metropolitan area to speak with students and faculty in an intimate setting. >>

Young Ju Lee, PhD, assistant professor in the department of mathematics at Rutgers University, will discuss "Self-Sustaining Oscillations of the Falling Sphere Through the Johnson-Segalman Fluids" on Oct. 18. 4-5 p.m. in Cullimore Hall 611. >>

Andrew Hill, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at NJIT, will discuss "The Effect of Prenatal and Postnatal Nicotine Exposure on the Postnatal Development of an In Vitro Respiratory Rhythm" on Oct. 15, 11:30 a.m.- 1 p.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II. >>

Paul Takhistov, PhD, an associate professor of food engineering in the Department of Food Science at Rutgers University, will discuss "Solid Lipid Nanoparticles: from Emulsions to Advanced Drug Delivery Systems" at the Fall 2010 Graduate Research Seminar Series on Oct. 18 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm. 117. >>

Xiaoqiao Meng, PhD, a research staff member of the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, will discuss "Towards Efficient Capacity Planning in Cloud Computing" on Oct. 18,  2:30-3:30 p.m. in the GITC Building 4415.  >>

Ben Glasser, PhD, a professor in the Dept. of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at Rutgers University, will discuss "Why All the Brazil Nuts Are Not on Top: Granular Size Segregation of Binary, Ternary and Multi-sized Mixtures" on Oct. 11 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm. 117. The lecture is part of the Fall 2010 Otto H. York Department of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering Graduate Seminar Series. >>

Gareth Russell, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Biological Sciences and Department of Mathematical Sciences at NJIT, will discuss "Mathematical Ecology 'Open Problems Forum": Modeling Animal Movement with Arbitrarily Complicated Constraints" on Oct. 12 at 2:30 p.m. in Cullimore Hall 611. >>

Devendra Bajaj, PhD, a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Orthopaedics at UMDNJ-NJMS, will discuss "Tooth: A Tough Natural Biocomposite" on Sept. 24, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II. >>

Roy H. Goodman, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at NJIT, will discuss "What to Do with Your Numerical Simulations" at the Summer Program Seminar Series on August 5, 2-3 p.m. in Cullimore Hall Room 611 (Math Conference Room). >>

Michael Booty, PhD, a professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at NJIT, will discuss "Classical Aerofoil Theory and Variations on a Theme" at the Summer Program Seminar Series on July 15 in Cullimore Lecture Hall Rm. 611 (Math Conference Room). >>

David Horntrop, PhD, a professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at NJIT, will discuss "Stochastic Simulation with Application to Materials" at the Summer Program Seminar Series on July 8, 2-3:30 p.m. in Cullimore Hall 611 (Math Conference Room). >>

Rudrani Banerjee of the Department of Mathematical Sciences at NJIT will discuss "A Usage Rate Sensitive Warranty Servicing Strategy With Imperfect Repairs" at the Summer Program Seminar Series on June 29, 2-3 p.m. in Cullimore Hall Room 611 (Math Conference Room). >>

Hao Lin, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Rutgers University, will discuss "Electrokinetic Transport in Electroporation-Mediated Molecular Delivery" at the Fluid Dynamics Seminar Series on May 3 at 4 p.m. in Cullimore Hall Rm. 611. >>

Robert V. Kohn, PhD, a professor of mathematical sciences at the Courant Institute, New York University, will discuss "The Evolution of a Crystal Surface: Steps, PDE's, and Self-Similarity" on April 30 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Hall Rm. 611. >>

Chris Wiggins, PhD, a professor in the Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics at Columbia University, will discuss "Form, Function, and Information Processing in Stochastic Regulatory Networks" at the Mathematical Biology Seminar Series on April 27 at 2:30 p.m. in Cullimore Hall Rm. 611. >>

Peter L. Elkin, MD, MACP, FACMI, of the Center for Biomedical Informatics and Department of Internal Medicine at Mount Sinai Medical Center, will discuss "The Mount Sinai School of Medicine Enterprise Data Translational Architecture" on April 27, 1-2 p.m. in the Guttenberg Information Technologies Center Rm. 4415.      >>

Camelia Prodan, PhD, an associate professor in the department of physics at NJIT, will discuss "Topological Phonon Modes and Their Role in Dynamic Instability of Microtubules" on April 20 at 2:30 p.m. in Cullimore Hall 611. >>

Dario Pompili, PhD, an assistant professor in the ECE Department at Rutgers University, will discuss "Inter-glider Underwater Communication and Coordination for Ocean Monitoring and Coastal Tactical Surveillance" at the Department of Computer Science Seminar Series on April 19, 2:30-3:30 p.m. in GITC 4415. >>

Eric Keaveny, PhD, of  the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences atNew York University, will discuss "Rotation-Translation Coupling Strategies for Artificial Low Reynolds Number Propulsion" on April 19 at 4 p.m. in Cullimore Hall 611. >>

Howard R. Baum, PhD, the Glenn L. Martin Professor in the Department of Fire Protection Engineering at the University of Maryland, will discuss "Simulating Fire Effects on Complex Building Structures" on April 19, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Guttenberg Information Technologies Center (GITC), Room 3730. The Mechanics Research Communications Elsevier Distinguished Lecture is co-sponsored by Elsevier and the NJIT Granular Science Laboratory. >>

Jonathan Rubin, PhD, a professor in the department of mathematics at the University of Pittsburgh, will be the guest speaker at the Mathematical Biology Seminar Series on April 13, 2:30-3:30 p.m. in Cullimore Hall 611. >>

Mani Lakshminarayanan, Investigative Research, Late Development Statistics, Merck & Co. Inc., will discuss "Meaningful and Reproducible Conclusions in Clinical Trials: A Statistician's Perspective" at the Statistics Seminar Series on April 8 at 4 p.m. in Cullimore Hall Rm. 611. >>

Sophie Guillemet-Fritsch of the Institut Carnot–CIRIMAT, Universite Paul Sabatier in Toulouse, France, will discuss "High Quality Oxide Powders Prepared by Soft Chemistry Methods: Applications to Energy Conversion and Storage" on April 12 at 2:45 p.m. in Tiernan Hall 373. >>

Amir H. Hirsa, PhD, a professor in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, will discuss "Protein Assemblies at Flow Interfaces: 2D Crystallization and Amyloid Formation" at a Fluid Dynamics Seminar on March 24, 4 p.m. in Cullimore Hall 611. >>

Jay N. Meegoda, PhD, a professor in the department of civil and environmental engineering at NJIT, will speak today about sustainable infrastructure for the 21st century at a seminar sponsored by the department of civil engineering at City College of New York.    >>

Nabil Al-Joulani, PhD, PEng, associate professor of civil engineering at Palestine Polytechnic University, will discuss "Ground Pollution Due To Stone Cutting Industry Case Study-Hebron District" on March 8, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in 416 Colton Hall. >>

Dongsheng Che, PhD, assistant professor in the department of computer science at East Stroudsburg University, will discuss "Computational Methods for Deciphering Genomic Structures of Bacteria" at the Department of Computer Science Seminar Series on March 8, 2:30-3:30 p.m. in the GITC Room 4415. >>

Free college courses ranging in content from English literature to quantum physics are now available on-line through a consortium started by MIT several years ago known as The Open Courseware Consortium.   >>

Huixin He, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry at Rutgers University-Newark, will discuss "Nanomaterials for Biosensors and Nonviral Delivery" at the Otto H. York Department of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering Graduate Seminar Series on March 1 at 2:45 p.m. in Tiernan Hall, Rm. 373. The seminar is open to the public.  . >>

Michael Houle, PhD, a visiting professor at the National Institute of Informatics in Tokyo, Japan, will discuss "Locality-Sensitive Analysis for Rank-based Similarity Search" on Feb. 24, 2:30-3:30 p.m. in GITC 4415. >>

New York Times columnist Randy Cohen, media analyst Steve Adubato and Obama Healthcare Transition Team Advisor Peter Pitts, will be among the speakers and panelists at an upcoming EMBA 2010 Spring Conference “Public Policy Environment: Business Sector Challenges and Opportunities.” >>

Henri Angelino, PhD, a visiting professor at the National Institute of Informatics (NII) in Tokyo and acting director of NII's Global Liaison Office will discuss main research activities and international cooperation policy at the NII on Feb. 22, 2:30-3:30 p.m. in GITC 4415. The lecture kicks off the Spring 2010 Computer Science Department Seminar Series. >>

Architect and photographer Christopher Payne, known for his photography books highlighting forgotten and lost structures, will be among the speakers at NJIT’s free Monday night lecture series running through April.  More topics will include Jersey City’s amazing redevelopment, hyperdensity, plus recent architectural projects by the renowned architect Bernard Tschumi. >>

Pierre Gouton, PhD, a professor at the University of Burgundy in Dijon, France, will discuss "Color Image Processing and Applications" at a Department of Computer Science Seminar on Feb. 8, 2:30-3:30 p.m. in the Guttenberg Information Technologies Center 4415.  >>

Israel Wachs, PhD, a professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Lehigh University, will discuss "Operando Spectroscopy: A SpectroKinetic Approach to Catalysis Research" on Feb. 8 at 2:45 p.m. in Tiernan Hall Rm. 373. >>

Simon Podkolzin, PhD, a professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at Stevens Institute of Technology, will discuss "Reaction Mechanism Studies on Surfaces of Catalytic Nanoparticles with Kinetics, Spectroscopy and DFT Calculations" on Feb. 1 at 2:45 p.m. in Tiernan Hall Rm. 373. The lecture kicks off the Spring 2010 Otto H. York Department of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering Graduate Seminar Series. >>

Sarah Brownell, co-founder of Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods (SOIL), will share a more positive vision for Haiti when she speaks at NJIT on Feb. 24, 2010, 3-4:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Atrium.  The talk is a presentation of NJIT’s Technology and Society Forum Series.  >>

Michael Renardy, PhD, a professor in the Department of Mathematics at Virginia Tech, will kick off the Spring 2010 Fluid Dynamics Seminar Series with a sequence of lectures beginning on Jan. 25 at 4 p.m. in Cullimore Hall Rm. 611. "Turning Polymeric Liquids into Theorems: Part One" is the topic of his lecture.   >>

Xiaodong Lin, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Management Science and Information Systems at Rutgers University, will discuss "Regularization for Stationary Time Series" on Jan. 21 at 4 p.m. in Cullimore Hall Rm. 611 (Math Conference Room). >>

Distinguished Research Professor of Physics Louis J. Lanzerotti, PhD, will discuss "Current Activities in the National Science Board" at a Physics Department Informal Seminar on Dec. 11, 11 a.m.-12 noon in Tiernan Hall Rm. 407.  >>

Jeff Koberstein, PhD, of Columbia University will discuss "Modification of Surfaces Using Light and Click Chemistry" at the Otto H. York Department of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering Graduate Seminar Series on Nov. 30 at 2:45 p.m. in Tiernan Hall Rm. 373.  >>

Paul Englert of Alcatel-Lucent Wireless Technologies will discuss "Engineering Issues in the Development of Fourth Generation (4G) Wireless Networks" on Nov. 18, 1-2:30 p.m. in MEC 224. >>

A series of talks by noted architects and educators are brightening NJIT this fall with topics ranging from what the hippies did for architecture to the annual fall symposium sponsored by the New Jersey chapter of the American Institute of Architects.  >>

Bob Farrauto, BASF Catalysts LLC, will discuss "Catalysis for the 21st Century: The Convergence of Energy and the Environment" on Nov. 2 at 2:45 p.m. in Tiernan Hall Rm. 373. The lecture is part of the Fall 2009 Otto H. York Department of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering Graduate Seminar Series.  >>

Itai Cohen, PhD, an assistant professor in the department of physics at Cornell University, will discuss "Defects and Epitaxy" at the Applied Mathematics Colloquium Series on Oct. 30 at 11:35 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II. >>

NJIT’s College of Architecture and Design (COAD) will host a public forum on the changing status of technology in architectural practice and the emerging potential for the role of architecture in the design of the built environment. The NJ Chapter of the American Institute of Architects will sponsor the free event, open to the public, set for Oct. 28, 2009, 1:15 p.m.-7 p.m.  >>

Architect Martin Hamm will discuss strawbale construction at a seminar on Oct. 12, 5:45 p.m. at NJIT's College of Architecture and Design, Weston Lecture Hall 1. Co-sponsored by the NJIT Campus Center and the student chapter of the US Green Building Council, the talk is free and open to the public. >>

Yossef Elabd, PhD, assistant professor at Drexel University, will discuss "Transport Phenomena in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells" on Oct. 12 at 2:45 p.m. in Room 373, Tiernan Hall. >>

Robert Gilmore, PhD, professor in the department of physics at Drexel University, will discuss "Chaos: What Have We Learned?" at the Fall 2009 Applied Mathematics Colloquium Series on Oct. 9 at 11:35 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall 2. >>

NJIT will host MATLAB Day: Technical Computing with MATLAB on Oct. 22 in GITC 3730, a two-part seminar with a beginner’s session from 9:30-11:30 a.m. and an advanced session from 1:30-3:30 p.m. New topics for this seminar include: 1) exchanging data between MATLAB and Excel 2) leveraging multiple cores on a computer, or scaling to utilize clusters, grids, and clouds.  Register and review the agenda at: http://ist.njit.edu/matlabday.php. >>

Himanshu Gupta, PhD, a computer science professor at the State University of New York, Stony Brook will discuss "Spectrum Auctions in Cellular Networks" on Oct. 7, 2:30-3:30 p.m. in the GITC Building 4415. >>

Peter F. Patel-Schneider, PhD, a member of the technical staff at Bell Labs Research, will discuss "From Description Logics to OWL 2" at the Fall 2009 Computer Science Seminar Series on Oct. 5, 2:30-3:30 p.m. in the GITC Building 4415.  >>

Stem cell researcher Treena Livingston Arinzeh will discuss current stem cell applications at NJIT, including the regeneration of bone and cartilage for bone fracture and osteoarthritis treatments, spinal cord repair, and liver regeneration at NJIT’s first Research Café.   >>

Adel Dayarian, a doctoral student at Rutgers University, will discuss "*De Novo* Assembly of Mate Pair Reads from Next-Generation Sequencing Technologies" at a Department of Computer Science Seminar on Sept. 30, 2:30-3:30 p.m. in the GITC Building 4415. >>

NJIT Biomedical Engineering Professor Treena Livingston Arinzeh, PhD will discuss "Stem Cells: Their Origins and Applications Being Explored at NJIT" at the opening session of The Research Café on Sept. 29 at 4:30 p.m. in the Faculty Dining area on the third floor of the Campus Center. Refreshments will be served and also can be purchased in the Pub or other Campus Center locations. Contact Jay Kappraff at x3490. >>

Peng Wang, PhD, of the Otto H. York Department of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering at NJIT, will discuss “Hot Melt Extrusion–A Novel Method for Drug Manufacturing” on Sept. 28 at 2:45 p.m. in Room 373, Tiernan Hall. >>

Glen Atlas, MD, associate professor of anesthesiology at UMDNJ and Stevens Institute of Technology, will discuss "Development of a Recursive Finite Difference Pharmacokinetic Model from an Exponential Model: Application to a Propofol Infusion" at the Fall 2009 Statistics Seminar Series on Sept. 17 at 4 p.m. in Cullimore 611. >>

Chang-jun Liu, PhD, a professor of chemical technology at Tianjin University in China, will discuss "Nanoparticles from Room Temperature Plasma Reduction" on August 13 at 2:45 p.m. in Tiernan Hall, Room 373. The lecture is presented by the Otto H. York Department of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering Graduate Seminar Series. Contact: Seminar Coordinator Prof. Xianqin Wang at 973-596-5707; xianqin.wang@njit.edu. >>

Matt Malej, a doctoral student in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at NJIT, will discuss "A Reduced Uni-Directional Model for the Evolution of Nonlinear Ocean Surface Waves" on July 21, 10-11 a.m. in Cullimore Hall Rm. 611 (Math Conference Room). >>

Deepak Khemani, PhD of the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras will discuss "A CBR Approach to Knowledge Management" at a Department of Computer Science Seminar on July 13, 2:30-3:30 p.m. in the Guttenberg Information Technologies Center Rm. 4415. >>

The New Jersey Center for Innovation Acceleration, a joint initiative of the NJIT School of Management and the NJIT Enterprise Development Center (EDC), will offer a series of business planning and financial modeling courses for entrepreneurs funded by North Jersey Partners.  >>

Distinguished Visiting Professor James C. Phillips, PhD of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Rutgers University will discuss "Breaking the Protein Amino Acid Code (aka the Code of Life)" on May 15 at 11 a.m. in Tiernan Hall Rm. 408. The seminar is a joint presentation of NJIT's Department of Physics and the Interdisciplinary Program in Materials Science and Engineering.  >>

Harri Oinas-Kukkonen, a professor of information systems at the University of Oulu in Finland and a visiting scholar at Media-X, Stanford University, will discuss "Persuasive Systems Design" at an Information Systems Department Seminar on May 11, 1-2 p.m. in GITC 1403.  >>

Ganesh K. (Mani) Subramaniam of AT&T Labs–Research in Florham Park, will discuss "Some Approaches to Mine Time Series Data" at the Statistics Seminar Series on April 30 at 4 p.m. in Cullimore Hall, Room 611. >>

Peter Thomas, PhD, a professor in the department of mathematics at Case Western State University, will discuss "Stochastic Phenomena in Chemotaxis" at the Mathematical Biology Seminar Series on April 28 at 4 p.m. in Cullimore Hall, Room 611. >>

Raquel Benbunan-Fich, PhD, an associate professor of information systems at Baruch College, City University of New York, will discuss "Tagging Site or Social Recommendation System? The Case of 11870.com" at an Information Systems Department Seminar on April 29, 2:30-3:30 p.m. in GITC 1403. >>

David Ambrose, PhD, assistant professor in the department of mathematics at Drexel University, will discuss "Two Problems in Interfacial Fluid Dynamics" at the Fluid Dynamics Seminar Series on April 20 at 4 p.m. in Cullimore Hall, Room 611. >>

John W. Hutchinson, PhD, the Abbott and James Lawrence Professor of Engineering at Harvard University, will discuss "Thermal Barrier Coatings in Gas Turbine Engines: The Role of Fracture of Metal/Ceramic Interfaces" on April 20, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Guttenberg Information Technologies Center Room 3730. The Elsevier Distinguished Lecture is co-sponsored by Elsevier and the NJIT Granular Science Laboratory. >>

Bonnie J. Dunbar, PhD, president and CEO of The Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington, will be the guest speaker at a Biomedical Engineering Seminar on April 23 at 11:30 a.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm. 118. Dunbar recently retired from the NASA Johnson Space Center, where she was Associate Director, Technology Integration and Risk Management for the Space Life Sciences Directorate. >>

Stephen Kieran, FAIA, of KieranTimberlake in Philadelphia, will discuss "Five Dwellings: Nothing, Little, More, Much More, More than Enough" on April 16 at 5:45 p.m. in the Weston Lecture Hall at NJIT's College of Architecture and Design. The AIANJ Endowed Lecture is free and open to the public. >>

Biyue Liu, PhD, professor in the Department of Mathematics at Monmouth University, will discuss "Computer Simulations of Blood Flows in Atherosclerotic Arteries" at the Spring 2009 Fluid Dynamics Seminar Series on April 13 at 4 p.m. in Cullimore Hall, Rm. 611.  >>

Michele Rittenhouse, managing director of the NJIT Theatre Arts Program, has had her play “Red Rover” accepted for development at the Seven Devils Playwright Conference in Idaho this June.  Rittenhouse will work there for two weeks with a director and dramaturg to develop the play for a staged reading. She will also mentor high-school writers from the town. >>

Z. Conrad Zhang, PhD, of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will discuss "Direct Catalytic Conversion of Cellulose to 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF)" on April 13 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm. 205. Contact: Assistant Professor XianQin Wang, 973-596-5707; Xianqin.wang@njit.edu. >>

Viji Santhakumar, PhD, of the Department of Neurology and Neurosciences at UMDNJ will discuss "Topological Determinants of Epileptogenesis" at the Spring 2009 Mathematical Biology Seminar Series on April 7 at 4 p.m. in Cullimore Hall, Room 611. >>

Frederick Y. Wu, PhD of the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, will discuss "Business Entities: A Concept for Unifying Business Process and Information Modeling" on April 6, 2:30-3:30 p.m. in GITC Building 4415. >>

"The Effect of Prenatal Nicotine Exposure on Postnatal Development of the Respiratory Rhythm" is the topic of a Physics Department Seminar by NJIT Biology Professor Andrew Hill, PhD on April 6, 12 noon-1 p.m. in Faculty Memorial Hall Rm. 408.  >>

Mikael Rechtsman, PhD of the Courant Institute will discuss "Upper Bounds on Photonic Bandgaps" at the Waves Seminar Series on April 1 at 3:45 p.m. in Cullimore Hall, Room 611. >>

The Lasers and Electro-Optics Chapter of the IEEE North Jersey Section and the Electronic Imaging Center at NJIT will host “Cellular-Scale Dynamics: Kinetics and Hydrodynamics,” a seminar by Howard Stone, PhD, professor of Engineering and Applied Mathematics at Harvard University, on April 6 at 3:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom B. For more information, contact Professors Raquel Perez-Castillejos or Haim Grebel. >>

Asohan Amarasingham, PhD, of the Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience at Rutgers University, will discuss "Nonparametrics for Spike Train Analysis" on March 31 at 4 p.m. in Cullimore Hall, Room 611. The lecture is part of the Spring 2009 Mathematical Biology Seminar Series. >>

Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos, PhD, professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Tufts University, will discuss "Gold-Doped Ceria or Iron Oxide as Low-Temperature Catalysts for the Water-Gas Shift Reaction” on March 30 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm. 205. The lecture is part of the Spring 2009 Graduate Seminar Series in Chemical Engineering at NJIT. Contact: Seminar Coordinator/Assistant Professor XianQin Wang, 973-596-5707; Xianqin.wang@njit.edu. >>

"How to Appreciate Great Work(ers)" is the topic of a seminar by Chester Elton, co-author of several successful leadership books, on April 3, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in the Guttenberg Information Technologies Center 3720/30/40 at NJIT. RSVP is appreciated: 973-596-5275 or vidal@adm.njit.edu. >>

CCS Dean Narain Gehani will provide opening remarks at "Funding Experiences in CCS: Part 3," a  Computer Science Department Seminar on March 30, 2:30-4 p.m. in the GITC Building 3730. CCS Professors Frank Shih, Quentin Jones and Roxanne Hiltz will participate in the panel discussion. >>

Natacha DePaola, PhD, professor and Department Head of Biomedical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, will discuss "Biophysical Regulation of Mammalian Cell Function: Understanding Disease, Developing Therapies, and Engineering Functional Tissues" on March 27 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall 3.  >>

Gene Gurkoff, PhD, a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of California-Davis, will discuss "Post-Traumatic Neuronal Activity and Cell Death" at a Biomedical Engineering Department Seminar on March 26 at 11:30 a.m. in Fenster Hall Rm. 698. >>

Jelena Kovacevic, PhD, professor in the Biomedical Engineering and and Electrical and Computer Engineering Departments at Carnegie Mellon University, will discuss "Problems in Biological Imaging: Opportunities for Signal Processing" on March 13 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Hall Lecture 3. >>

Alfonso Renart of the Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience at Rutgers University will discuss "The Asynchronous State in the Cerebral Cortex" at a Mathematical Biology Seminar on March 10 at 4 p.m. in Cullimore Hall Room 611. >>

Yujun Wu of Sanofi-Aventis will discuss "Approaches to Handling Data When a Phase II Trial Deviates from the Pre-specified Simon’s Two-Stage Design" at a Statistics Seminar on March 5 at 4 p.m. in Cullimore Hall Rm. 611.
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NJIT will host tomorrow morning the first of three statewide meetings to discuss the state of New Jersey’s infrastructures.  According to the New Jersey American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 2007 Report Card for the State’s Infrastructure and the recent national ASCE 2009 Report Card, New Jersey’s infrastructure systems are in critical need of repairs.  >>

Mark Hoefer, a National Science Foundation Mathematical Science Postdoctoral Fellow at Columbia University, will discuss "Hydrodynamics in the Small Dispersion Limit" on March 4 at 2:45 p.m. in Cullimore Hall Rm. 611. >>

It takes much more than the appropriate technology to create a sustainable green environment and organizational culture. Learn about the challenges of such a transformation at the Technology and Society Forum presentation by Leith Sharp on Wednesday, March 25 from 3-4:30 pm in NJIT’s Campus Center Ballroom. >>

A former CEO and global sales and marketing executive will tell small business owners and others how to survive this tough economy without cutting costs.  Jim Lewis, CEO of Princeton Sales Partners and author of Five Deadly Sins CEOs Make in Sales, will speak at NJIT on March 4, 2009 from 10 a.m. -12:30 p.m.  >>

Zhichun Li of Northwestern University will discuss "Towards High Performance Network Defense" at the Department of Computer Science Seminar Series on Feb. 25 at 2:45 p.m. in the Guttenberg Information Technologies Center Rm. 4415. >>

Robert K. Prud’homme, PhD, professor and director of the Program in Engineering Biology at Princeton University, will discuss "Next Generation Nano Carriers for Multifunctional Drug Delivery, Imaging, and Targeting-How Do We Make Them?" on Feb. 23 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm. 205. The Otto H. York Department of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering Graduate Seminar is presented by the NSF-ERC for Structured Organic Particulate Systems (C-SOPS) at NJIT. Contact: R. Dave, dave@njit.edu, (973) 596-5860. >>

NJIT English professor and poet Burt Kimmelman, of Maplewood, has been invited to read from his work at Seton Hall University’s Poetry-in-the-Round on March 4, 2009 at 7 p.m. in the library on campus. Poet Adele Kenny will also be featured.  The public is invited to attend; there will be no charge.  >>

More than 300 people and 30 companies are expected to attend the sixth annual biomedical engineering showcase and career fair on March 13, 2009 at NJIT. The annual event, to be held from 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. in NJIT’s Campus Center, unites industry professionals and academics interested in the applied-life sciences.    >>

Marcus Felson, PhD, a professor in the School of Criminal Justice at Rutgers University-Newark, will discuss "Modeling Crime with Super-Simple Mathematics" on Feb. 20 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall 2.   >>

"Theory of Ferroelectric Superlattices and Epitaxial Films" is the topic of a Physics Department Seminar by David Vanderbilt, PhD, a professor in the Physics Department at Rutgers University-New Brunswick on Feb. 23, 12 noon-1 p.m. in Faculty Memorial Hall Rm. 408. >>

Best-selling business author and Harvard Business School Professor Clayton M. Christensen will focus on creating and surviving disruptive innovation at a free talk open to the public set for Feb. 28, 2009, at NJIT. The event will be held from 5-7 p.m. in Room 112, Eberhardt Hall and Alumni Center on the NJIT campus, located at 323 MLK Blvd. at Bleeker St.   >>

Nathaniel Nystrom, a postdoctoral researcher at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, will discuss "Domain-Specific Language Extension for Correctness and Performance" at a Computer Science Department Seminar on Feb. 16, 2:30–3:30 p.m. in the Guttenberg Information Technologies Center Rm. 4415.  >>

This weekend NJIT will once again open its doors for College Goal Sunday, a day-long, free public financial aid workshop to help low-income high school seniors and their parents navigate the often confusing world of financial aid opportunities. First-generation students have benefitted from this event in the past.  >>

Irving McPhail, PhD, the executive vice president and chief operating officer for National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, Inc. (NACME) kicks off  NJIT’s opening celebrations for Black History Month with a lecture about America, black history and advances in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).  >>

Huixin He, PhD, assistant professor of chemistry at Rutgers-Newark will be the guest speaker at a Physics Department Seminar on Feb. 2, 12 noon-1 p.m. in Faculty Memorial Hall Rm. 408. "Fabrication of High Performance Conducting Polymer Nanocomposites for Biosensors and Flexible Electronics: Multiple Roles of DNA Dispersed and Functionalized Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes" is her topic. >>

The Urban Land Institute of Northern New Jersey has honored NJIT adjunct professor and attorney Jerry Fitzgerald English as “Land Use Educator of the Year” for her 23 years of leadership and service to the environmental sector especially within the region. >>

Have a great idea or invention but don’t know where to turn? Then consider yourself a candidate for an upcoming day of four workshops for first-time entrepreneurs sponsored by the NJIT Enterprise Development Center and the Alumni Association of NJIT. >>

There’s something for everyone this spring at NJIT’s semi-annual Technology and Society Forum Series.  In two weeks, Ralph Izzo, chairman and chief executive officer of Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) opens the event with a closer look at sustainability.   >>

Gabrielle Esperdy, PhD, an associate professor in NJIT's School of Architecture, will discuss “From Car to Container: A Brief History of Recycling in Architecture” on Dec. 4, from 6 p.m.- 6:45 p.m., at the American Folk Art Museum's Lincoln Center Branch, in Manhattan. >>

Salvatore Torquato, PhD, professor of chemistry at the Princeton Center for Theoretical Science at Princeton University will discuss "Can Disordered Sphere Packings Ever Be Maximally Dense?" at the Applied Mathematics Colloquium Series on Dec. 5 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall 2.   >>

"Pile Foundations in Difficult Ground: The Bronx Parking Facilities at Yankee Stadium" is the topic of a Chemical Engineering Department Seminar presented by Andrew Leung, P.E., Vice President and Drew Mazujian, P.E., Project Manager of Yu & Associates, Inc. of Elmwood Park, NJ on Dec. 8, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Room 210. >>

NJIT's College of Computing Sciences is presenting a seminar entitled, "In Pursuit of Unintended Consequences and Other Thoughts on NJIT’s Website Strategy", on Dec. 3, 2:30-3:30 p.m. in the Guttenberg Information Technologies Center Rm. 3710.  >>

Aleksandra Walczak, PhD of the Princeton Center for Theoretical Physics at Princeton University, will give the Physics Department Seminar on Nov. 24 from 12 noon-1 p.m. in 373 Tiernan Hall. Walczak will discuss learning design principles from noisy small gene regulatory networks.  >>

NJIT sustainability expert Deane Evans will provide an introduction to the basics of building green, high performance primary and secondary schools at a free seminar, open to the public, at NJIT. The talk, set for Nov. 19, 2008, at 3 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm. 117, will include a review of the status of the NJ schools’ construction program. >>

Beth Cheney, R&D Project Manager at Datascope Corp. will present an introduction to medical device product development and respective regulatory requirements on Nov. 14 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall 3.     >>

Thomas Felicetti, PhD, executive director of Beechwood Rehabilitative Services, Woods Services, will discuss “Red Flags in Brain Injury” at a Biomedical Engineering Department Seminar on Nov. 7 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall 3.  >>

Nina C. Shapley, PhD, an assistant professor in the department of chemical and biochemical engineering at Rutgers University, will discuss "Flow of Concentrated Suspensions in Asymmetric Bifurcations" at the Fall 2008 Fluid Dynamics Seminar Series on Nov. 10 at 4 p.m. in Cullimore Hall Room 611. >>

"Toward Optical Hydrodynamics" is the topic of a talk by Jason W. Fleischer, PhD, an assistant professor of electrical engineering at Princeton University, on Nov. 5 at 1 p.m. in Cullimore Hall, Room 611. The event is part of the Fall 2008 Waves Seminar Series at NJIT. >>

Thanks to companies, universities, and inventors designing and manufacturing biomedical sensors, healthcare and its related economy will radically change over the next decade. >>

A free seminar by NJIT sustainability expert Deane Evans scheduled for Nov. 5, 2008, at 3 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm 117 has been postponed.             >>

NJIT's Department of Biomedical Engineering will host a seminar by Kathryn Uhrich, PhD, professor, associate chair and graduate program director and co-director of the Stem Cell IGERT at Rutgers University on Oct. 31 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall 3. "Biodegradable Polymers from Bioactives" will be the topic. >>

Horacio G. Rotstein, PhD, assistant professor in the department of mathematical sciences at NJIT, will discuss "The Mechanism of Abrupt Transition from Normal to Epileptic Spiking Activity in Medial Entorhinal Cortex Layer II Stellate Cells" at the Mathematical Biology Seminar Series on Oct. 28 at 4 p.m. in Cullimore Hall Room 611. >>

Andrea Bertozzi, PhD, a professor in the department of mathematics at the University of California-Los Angeles, will discuss "Swarming by Nature and Design" at the Applied Mathematics Colloquium Series on Oct. 24 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall 2.  >>

Dan Bunker, PhD, an assistant professor in NJIT's Federated Department of Biological Sciences, will discuss "Quantifying Species Functional Diversity with Convex Hull Volume" on October 14 at 4 p.m. in Cullimore Hall Room 611. The lecture is part of the Fall 2008 Mathematical Biology Seminar Series. >>

"Organic Constructions" is the topic of a lecture by Kenneth Huff of the Savannah College of Art and Design on October 13 at 5:45 p.m. in the Weston Lecture Hall at NJIT's New Jersey School of Architecture. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, is the second in the NJSOA Fall 2008 Lecture Series. For more information or reservations, call 973-596-3080. >>

Howard Scalzo, principal engineer at Ethicon, Inc. will discuss career opportunities for biomedical engineering majors at the Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series on Oct. 10 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall 3. Scalzo will describe the research, development and launch of two products he has been involved with during his career. >>

Grétar Tryggvason, PhD, professor and head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, will present a seminar on "Computational Studies of the Dynamics of Heterogeneous Continuum Systems" on Oct. 10 at 11:35 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall 2. >>

Hanchen Huang, PhD, a professor in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, will discuss "Nanorods Processing: Synthesis and Mechanics" on Oct. 8, 1-2:30 p.m. in the Mechanical Engineering Center Room 204. >>

Camelia Prodan, PhD, assistant professor in the department of physics at NJIT, will discuss "Dielectric Spectroscopy for Biological Applications" at the Department of Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series on Oct. 3 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall 3.  >>

Ying Wei, PhD, assistant professor of biostatistics at Columbia University, will discuss "Quantile Regression and Its Application in Medical Sciences" on Sept. 25, 2008 at 4 p.m. in Cullimore Hall, Room 611.      >>

Cristian Borcea, PhD, an assistant professor in the department of computer science at NJIT, will discuss "Career Advice for PhD Students: How to Get the Most out of Your Time in the PhD Program" on Sept. 29, 2:30-3:30 p.m. in the Guttenberg Information Technologies Center Room 3730. >>

Ehud Yariv, PhD, a senior lecturer at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, will discuss "Electrokinetic Flows about Polarizable Particles" at the Fluid Dynamics and Waves Seminar Series on Sept. 24 at 4 p.m. in Cullimore Hall Room 611. >>

Michael T. Bergen, a biomedical engineer at the Neurobehavioral Research Laboratory, VA New Jersey Health Care System and an adjunct professor in the department of biomedical engineering at NJIT, will discuss “The Development of An Ambulatory Recording System for Multi-Variable, Multi-Subject, Studies” on Sept. 19 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall III.       >>

Joyce McLaughlin, a professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, will discuss "Shear Stiffness Imaging as an Early Diagnostic Tool: New Applications and New Imaging Algorithms" on Sept. 19 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II. >>

Gregory Chirikjian, PhD, a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, will discuss "Stochastic Models and Lie Groups" on Sept. 12 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II. >>

Naomi Leonard, PhD, a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Princeton University, will discuss "Mobile Sensor Networks: Cooperative Sensing and Control" on Sept. 5 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II. >>

Sundar Subramanian, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at NJIT, will discuss "Survival Analysis: An Overview" on July 2 at 10 a.m. in Cullimore Hall Room 611. The lecture is part of the Department of Mathematical Sciences Summer Program Seminar Series at NJIT. >>

Michael R. Booty, PhD, associate professor in the department of mathematical sciences at NJIT, will discuss "Bubble and Drop Deformation and Breakup: The Influence of Surfactant and Surfactant Solubility" on June 4, 10-11 a.m. in Cullimore Hall Room 611. The lecture is part of the 2008 Summer Program Seminar Series. >>

Peter Gordon, PhD, assistant professor in the department of mathematical sciences at NJIT, will describe some major mathematical ideas used in analysis of reaction diffusion equations and systems on May 28 at 10 a.m. in Cullimore Hall, Room 611. "Reaction Diffusion Equations 101" is the title of his lecture, which kicks off the Summer Program Seminar Series.  >>

Mark Shattuck, PhD, an associate professor of physics at City College of New York, will discuss "Shaken, Not Stirred: Granular Equilibrium" at the Fluid Mechanics Seminar Series on May 5 at 4 p.m., Cullimore Lecture Hall Room 611. >>

Saverio Spagnolie, a PhD student in applied mathematics at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University, will discuss “Direction Reversal in Flapping Flight and Shape Changing Locomotion” on April 28 at 4 p.m. in Cullimore Hall Room 535. The talk is part of the Spring 2008 Fluid Dynamics Seminar Series at NJIT. >>

Mikko Haataja, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and the Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials (PRISM) at Princeton University, will discuss "Heterogeneous Lipid Bilayers: Evolving Microstructures in Biology” at the Spring 2008 Fluid Dynamics Seminar Series on April 16 at 1 p.m. in Cullimore Hall, Room 611. >>

Horacio Rotstein, PhD, an associate professor in the department of mathematical sciences at NJIT, will discuss "Evolution of Fronts in Reaction Diffusion Systems with Global Inhibitory Feedback" on April 2 at 4 p.m. in Cullimore Hall, Room 611. The lecture is part of the Spring 2008 Waves Seminar Series at NJIT.       >>

Louis Rossi, PhD, associate professor in the department of mathematics at the University of Delaware, will discuss "High Order Vortex Methods and Field Interpolation Problems" on March 31 at 4 p.m. in Cullimore Hall, Room 611. The lecture is part of the Department of Mathematical Sciences Spring 2008 Fluid Dynamics Seminar Series. >>

Banavara N. Shashikanth, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at New Mexico State University, will discuss "Hamiltonian Models for the Coupled Dynamics of Vortices and Neutrally Buoyant Rigid Bodies" on March 3 at 4 p.m. in Cullimore Hall 611. Shashikanth's lecture is the third in the Fluid Dynamics Seminar Series at NJIT. >>

The importance of social skills for career advancement in engineering and related disciplines will be the focus of an unusual afternoon seminar at NJIT on Jan. 23, 2008, presented by former Bank of America Vice President and NJIT alumnus Alan Rosenthal. >>

The NJIT ADVANCE 2007-2008 Seminar Series and the Provost’s Institute Workshop Series will present “New Frontiers in Interdisciplinary and Collaborative Research,” a workshop by Diana Rhoten, National Science Foundation Program Director in the areas of Virtual Organizations and Learning & Workforce Development for the Office of Cyberinfrastructure and Director of the Social Science Research Council’s Knowledge Institutions and Innovation Program, on Dec. 3, 4-5:30 p.m. in Eberhardt Hall Rm. 112. RSVP: Theresa Hunt. >>

Steve Bowman, an expert at helping emerging growth companies develop concise, persuasive presentations for venture investment capital, will lead a special free session on Sept. 11, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at the NJIT Enterprise Development Center, 211 Warren Street, Newark. Contact: Jerry Creighton. >>

Laxmi Parida, PhD, research staff member in the Computational Biology Center at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, will discuss "Permutations in Bioinformatics" at a Computer Science Seminar on April 30 at 2:30 p.m., Guttenberg Information Technologies Center, Room 4415. >>

Andrea Prosperetti, PhD, distinguished professor in the department of mechanical engineering at Johns Hopkins University, will discuss "Stability of Rising Bubbles" at an Applied Mathematics Colloquium on April 27 at 11:30 a.m., Cullimore Lecture Hall II. >>

Yixin Guo, PhD, an assistant professor in the department of mathematics at Drexel University, will discuss "Thalamicortical Relay Reliability Across STN Deep Brain Stimulation in Computation Models" at a Mathematical Biology seminar on April 17 at 4 p.m., Cullimore Hall Rm. 611. >>

Abdelfattah M.G. Zebib, PhD, a professor and deputy dean of the School of Engineering at Rutgers University, will discuss “Marangoni Instabilities in Spherical Shells" on April 18 at 1 p.m., Mechanical Engineering Center, Rm. 224. >>

Demetrius T. Papageorgiou, PhD, a professor in the department of mathematical sciences at NJIT, will discuss “Problems in Interfacial Electrohydrodynamics” on April 4 at 1 p.m., Mechanical Engineering Center, Rm. 224. >>

Qiao Lin, PhD, an associate professor in the department of mechanical engineering at Columbia University, will discuss “Integrating MEMS and Microfludics for Thermal Sensing and Control of Biomolecules” on March 28 at 1 p.m., Mechanical Engineering Center, Room 224. >>

Camelia Prodan, PhD, an assistant professor in the department of physics at NJIT, will discuss “Measuring Membrane Potential of Live Cells by Dielectric Spectroscopy” on March 27 at 4 p.m., Cullimore Hall, Room 611. >>

Troy Shinbrot, PhD, an associate professor in the department of biomedical engineering at Rutgers University, will discuss “Separation and Charge Amplification in Granular Flows” on March 26, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Mechanical Engineering Center, Room 221. >>

Maria Uriarte, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology at Columbia University, will discuss “Potential Impacts of Increased Severity and Frequency of Tropical Storms on Caribbean Forests” on March 20 at 4 p.m., Cullimore Hall, Rm. 611. >>

Petia Vlahovska, PhD, an assistant professor at the Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, will discuss “Microhydrodynamics of Soft Particles" at a Fluid Dynamics Seminar on March 19 at 4:15 p.m., Cullimore Hall, Room 611. >>

Kaushik Ghosh, PhD, an assistant professor in the department of mathematical sciences at NJIT, will discuss “Some Recent Developments in Ranked Set Sampling And Their Applications” on March 7 at 4:15 p.m., Kupfrian Hall, Room 109. >>

“Research, Design, Flat World Economics: Recent Work in Dubai, Kazakhstan and Switzerland” is the topic of a lecture by Brian Kowalchuk, design director of CUH2A in Princeton, NJ on March 5 at 5:45 p.m. in the Weston Lecture Hall at NJIT’s New Jersey School of Architecture (NJSOA). The lecture is free and open to the public. >>

Brenda Farrell, PhD, an assistant professor in the department of otolaryngology at Baylor College of Medicine, will discuss "Membrane Tether Forces in Mast Cells" at a Mathematical Biology Seminar on Feb. 27 at 1 p.m., Life Sciences Building, 1st floor, Rutgers-Newark. >>

"Computational Chemistry Analysis of Semiconductor Substitution into Zeolite Catalysts" is the topic of a seminar by Preeti Kamakoti, PhD, of ExxonMobil Research and Engineering on Dec. 12 at 11:30 a.m., Tiernan Hall, Rm. 373. >>

Janeet Kaur (at left) is one of six students in NJIT's Undergraduate Biology and Math Training Program (UBMTP) who will present their research at a Mathematical Biology Seminar on Dec. 13 at 4 p.m., Cullimore Hall, Rm. 611. >>

Ehud Yariv, PhD, a faculty member in the department of mechanical engineering at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, will discuss "On the Paradox of Thermocapillary Flow about a Stationary Bubble" at a Fluid Dynamics Seminar on Dec. 13 at 3 p.m., Cullimore Hall, Room 611. >>

Mark E. Segal, PhD, executive director of Software Technology Research at Telcordia Technologies, will discuss "Building Dependable Software Systems: Current Research, Practical Experiences, and Future Directions" on Dec. 11, 2:30-3:30 p.m., GITC Rm. 4415. >>

Francisco J. Artigas, PhD, director and senior scientist of the Meadowlands Environmental Research Institute, will present a seminar titled “High Resolution Remote Sensing of Wetland Environments” on Dec. 13 at 2:30 p.m. in GITC 3710. >>

Dee and Gail Clarke, PE (NCE '44) shared information about three rare mechanical musical instruments from their extensive collection—including a 1300-pound Wurlitzer 153 Duplex Orchestral Carousel Organ built for a West Virginia amusement park—at a Mechanical Engineering Department Seminar held yesterday in the Campus Center Atrium. Paul Manganaro, who has restored almost 500 music machines to date and enjoys a national reputation for expertise in his craft, demonstrated the process of a typical restoration at the seminar. >>

"Advantages and Limitations of Microchemical Processes" is the topic of a lecture by Ronald S. Besser, PhD, a professor in the department of chemical, biomedical and materials engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology on Dec. 13 at 1 p.m., Mechanical Engineering Center, Room 224. >>

David Hu, PhD of the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University will discuss "Two Studies in Biolocomotion: Walking on Water and Slithering on Land" at a Fluid Dynamics Seminar on Dec. 4 at 4:15 p.m., Cullimore Lecture Hall Rm. 611. >>

Reiner Volkmer, PhD will discuss the integration of the optics and mechanics and the planning of the commissioning phase of GREGOR, a new 1.5-meter solar telescope currently being assembled in Tenerife, Spain, on Dec. 8, 3:30-4:30 pm, Guttenberg Information Technologies Center Rm. 1403. Contact: Ravindra Nugghalli. >>

“Multi-Query Optimization of Sliding Window Aggregates” is the topic of a seminar by Lukasz Golab, PhD, a member of AT&T Labs-Research, Florham Park, NJ, on Nov. 29, 2:30-3:30 p.m., Guttenberg Information Technologies Center, Rm. 4415. >>

Nancy Steffen-Fluhr, PhD, director of The Murray Center for Women in Technology at NJIT, provided an overview of NJIT’s National Science Foundation-funded ADVANCE Institutional Transformation Grant at the first in a series of partnership seminars on Nov. 15 in Eberhardt Hall. The grant initiative, which is part of NJIT’s Strategic Plan commitment to enhanced faculty diversity, positions the university as a leader among peer institutions in the national effort to advance women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields. >>

Emre Aksay, PhD, an assistant professor in the department of physiology and biophysics at Cornell University, will discuss “Functional Roles of Excitation vs. Inhibition in a Neural Integrator” at a Mathematical Biology seminar on Nov. 21 at 4 p.m., Cullimore Hall, Rm. 611. >>

Marek Rusinkiewicz, vice president and general manager at Telcordia, will discuss computer and information science research at Telcordia Applied Research Laboratories on Nov. 15, 2:30-3:30 p.m. in the Guttenberg Information Technologies Center, Rm. 4415. >>

"Interplanetary Energetic Electron Events: Flares or Shocks?" is the topic of a seminar by Stephen Kahler, PhD, of the Air Force Research Laboratory, Hanscom AFB, Mass., on Nov. 17, 3.30-4.30 p.m., ECE Building, Rm. 202. For more information, contact: Ravindra Nuggehalli. >>

Maxim Shkarayev, a PhD student at The University of Arizona, will discuss "Large Deviation Principles in Optical Communication Systems: Theoretical and Experimental Study" on Nov. 15 at 4 p.m., Cullimore Hall Rm. 611. >>

“Mechanistic Aspects of the Creation of Theta Rhythmic Activity in the Hippocampus: A Modeling Study” is the topic of a lecture by Horacio Rotstein, PhD of the department of mathematical sciences at NJIT, on Nov. 14 at 4 p.m., Cullimore Hall Rm. 611. >>

Daniel Attinger, PhD, an assistant professor in the department of Mechanical Engineering at Columbia University, will discuss "Dynamics of Microscale Transport Phenomena in the Presence of Interfaces" on Nov. 22 at 1 p.m., Mechanical Engineering Center Rm. 224. >>

Tim Vogels of the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons will discuss "Signal Gating and Detailed Balance in Networks of Model Neurons" on Nov. 7 at 4 p.m., Cullimore Lecture Hall Rm. 611. >>

Amanda Reeser Lawrence and Ashley Shafer, editors of Praxis: Journal of Writing and Building, will discuss "The Practice of Praxis" on Oct. 23 at 5:45 p.m. in the Weston Lecture Hall at NJIT's New Jersey School of Architecture. The lecture is free and open to the public. For further information or reservations please call 973-596-3080. >>

"Mind the Gap: Synchrony and Gap Junctions" is the topic of a talk by Bard Ermentrout, PhD, a professor in the department of mathematics at the University of Pittsburgh, on Oct. 13 at 11:30 a.m., Cullimore Lecture Hall II. >>

Bogdan Georgescu, PhD, of Siemens Research Labs will discuss "Database-Guided Segmentation of Anatomical Structures with Complex Appearance" on Oct. 4, 2:30-3:30 p.m., in the Guttenberg Information Technologies Center, Rm. 4415. >>

Alexander Kiselev, PhD, a professor in the department of mathematics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will discuss "Enhanced Relaxation for Passive Scalar" on Sept. 29 at 11:35 a.m., Cullimore Lecture Hall II. >>

"Oscillations in Networks of Noisy Spiking Neurons" is the topic of a talk by Nicolas Brunel, PhD, of the CNRS-Laboratory of Neurophysics and Physiology in Paris on Oct. 3 at 4 p.m., Cullimore Lecture Hall 611. >>

Upkar Varshney, PhD, an associate professor in the department of  computer information systems at Georgia State University, will present his research on pervasive healthcare at the Information Systems Seminar on Oct. 2, 1-2 p.m. in GITC 3730. His talk will introduce the concept of wireless and pervasive healthcare, present several pervasive healthcare applications, derive requirements and wireless solutions and discuss current and future research challenges. Contact: Katia Passerini. >>

Sorinel Oprisan, PhD, an assistant professor in the department of physics and astronomy at the College of Charleston, will discuss "A Computational Model of Dopamine Neuron " on May 2 at 4 p.m., Cullimore Hall Room 611. >>

Ozgur Ozen, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the department of mathematical sciences at NJIT, will speak on the topic "Electrohydrodynamic Instabilities in Microchannels" at a Fluid Mechanics Seminar on May 1 at 11:30 a.m., Cullimore Lecture Hall, Room 611. >>

Mahesh M. Bandi, a graduate student researcher in the department of physics and astronomy at the University of Pittsburgh, will discuss "Entropy Extraction Rate and a Test for Fluctuation Relation in Compressible Turbulence" on April 17, 11:30 a.m., Cullimore Hall, Room 611. >>

“MEMS Research at Rutgers University: Micro and Nano Manufacturing Lab” is the topic of a discussion by Yenwen Lu, PhD, an associate professor in the department of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Rutgers University, on April 5 at 1 p.m., Mechanical Engineering Center, Room 224. >>

Roberto Camassa, PhD, George Kane Professor of Mathematics at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, will discuss "Spinning Rods, Microfluidics, and Mucus Propulsion by Cilia in the Lung" on March 24 at 11:35 a.m., Cullimore Lecture Hall II. Contact: John Bechtold. >>

Dan Robey (at left), John B. Zellars Professor of Information Systems at Georgia State University, will speak on the topic "Human Agency and the Use of Information Technology Applications" on March 20, 1-2 p.m., Guttenberg Information Technologies Center Room 3710. >>

Nick G. Glumac, PhD, an associate professor in the department of mechanical and industrial engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will discuss "Aluminum Combustion Studies in the UIUC Heterogeneous Shock Tube" on March 22 at 1 p.m., Mechanical Engineering Center Room 224. >>

Alex X. Liu, a PhD candidate in the department of computer sciences at the University of Texas at Austin, will discuss "Firewall Design Methods" on March 20, 2:30-3:30 p.m., Guttenberg Information Technologies Center Room 4415. >>

Linda Schadler, PhD, a professor in the department of materials science and engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, will discuss "The Challenges of Designing Nanoparticle/Polymer Composites: The Infamous Interface" on March 6 at 2:45 p.m., GITC Rm. 3710. Contact: Dr. Robert Barat, 973-596-5605. >>

Denis Blackmore, PhD, a professor in the department of mathematical sciences at NJIT, will discuss "Chaos and Mixing in Vortex Dominated Flows" on Feb. 27 at 2:45 p.m., Guttenberg Information Technologies Center, Rm. 3710. Contact: Dr. Robert Barat, 973-596-5605. >>

Richard A. Register, PhD, a professor of chemical engineering at Princeton University, will discuss "Crystallizable Block Copolymers: Directing Crystallization via Polymer Architecture" on Feb. 6, 2:45 p.m., Guttenberg Information Technologies Center, Rm. 3710. Contact: Sharon Pettiford, 973-596-3570. >>

Jonathan Luke, PhD, professor in the department of mathematical sciences at NJIT, will discuss "Symmetries and Global Structure in a Sedimenting Suspension" on Dec. 12, 4-5 p.m., Cullimore Hall Room 611. Contact: Susan Sutton, suttons@njit.edu; 973-596-3235. >>

Edward Ritter, PhD, a professor in the department of chemical engineering at Villanova University, will discuss "Experimental Flow Tube and Computational Study on Unimolecular Hydrogen Fluoride Elimination" on Dec. 5, 2:45 p.m., Guttenberg Information Technologies Center, Rm. 3710. Contact: Robert Barat, 973-596-5605; barat@njit.edu. >>

Mun Choi, PhD, of Drexel University will discuss "New Observations of Droplet Combustion Behavior Under Microgravity Conditions" on Dec. 7, 11:30 a.m., Mechanical Engineering Center, Rm. 224. Contact: Edward Dreizin, 973-596-3327 or 973-596-5751; dreizin@njit.edu. >>

Steven Walsh, PhD, one of the world's leading experts on the commercialization of micro and nano technologies, will discuss the challenges of technology commercialization on Dec. 5, 1:30-3:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Atrium. Bruce Kirchhoff, PhD, distinguished professor of management (at left), will moderate a panel of EDC tenant company representatives. The seminar is open to the public. >>

Jaclyn Buurma, research librarian, Van Houten Library, will speak on the topic "Citation Search and Journal Impact Factors" on Nov. 18, 3-4:30 p.m., ECE Building, Room 202. The two major tools for citation searching, Web of Science and Scopus, will be discussed in detail, as well as Google Scholar. Contact: N.M. Ravindra at 973-596-3278; e-mail: ravindra@njit.edu.  >>

Stephanie Farrell, PhD, a professor in the chemical engineering department at Rowan University, will discuss inductive teaching strategies for engineering courses on Oct. 31, 2:45 p.m., Guttenberg Information Technologies Center, Room 3710. >>

Kay Etzler, program analyst, National Institutes of Health (NIH), will provide an introduction to and overview of the Small Business Innovation Research and the Small Business Technology Transfer programs with a focus on the NIH at a half-day seminar on Oct. 21, 8:30 a.m.-12 noon, Enterprise Development Center III, Room 407. Sponsored by the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology, the seminar will provide information on collaborative opportunities available to life science entrepreneurs. >>

Get a rare glimpse into the workplace issues faced by technical communicators and meet professors from NJIT’s Master of Science in Professional and Technical Communications (MSPTC) program at Tech.Comm.Day on Sept. 17, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. in GITC Room 3730. Hosted by the MSPTC program and the NJIT chapter of the Society for Technical Communication (STC), this career-building event will offer opportunities to hear from and meet technical communication professors; a session about usability and the user experience; and more. Lunch will be served and is free of charge. RSVP to George Francy at gpf2@njit.edu. >>

A team of experts in computer science and computer engineering representing NJIT will join six other teams from the New Jersey Universities Consortium on Homeland Security on Oct. 12 to play out a scenario of analysis and response to a crippling cyber-attack on the Internet. Participating in the event, which is part of the New Jersey Statewide Symposium on Homeland Security at Rutgers-Newark, are: Henry Bar-Levav, Yeheskel Bar-Ness, Denis Bieber, John Federici, Bill Marshall, and SIrin Tekinay. >>

Drugs, food, cosmetics, ceramics, electronics, and specialty chemicals--these products and others are all made up of particles. Making those particles smaller can drastically and significantly affect the properties of such products, sometimes resulting in unique "added value" both to the particles and the end product.   Kicking off the first of an eight-lecture series sponsored by NJIT's mechanical engineering department, Prof. Rajesh N. Dave will speak on that topic September 24, from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Mechanical Engineering Center, Rm 224.  The title of his address is "Synthesis and Processing of Engineered Particulates."   As the director of the New Jersey Center for Engineered Particulates at NJIT, Dave is an expert on engineered particulates. The center's research is focused on producing three types of such engineered particulates. These are coated particles that have a layered or ordered structure, "designer" particles with controlled size or structure, and composite particles with a homogeneous structure.   A major focus of Dave's talk will be coated particles. Materials with relatively large particle size form a core, making them "host" particles. These "host" particles can then be mechanically coated with "guest" particles, of fine submicron size. No liquid of any kind, either solvents, binders, or water, is needed. Dave will review a number of different devices used to achieve dry particle coating, giving examples to illustrate how this approach can create materials with novel or enhanced properties. Using supercritical-fluid-based techniques, particles as small as 20 nanometers can be coated. Finally, Dave will discuss discrete-element-method-based modeling of these processes.   Dave received his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay and his master's and doctorate degrees from Utah State University. His NJIT research is supported through federal, state, and industrial awards totaling more than $7 million. >>