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2011
NJIT's Atam Dhawan Selected To Represent IEEE EMBS as 2012-2013 Distinguished Lecturer
December 15, 2011
Atam Dhawan, PhD, distinguished professor and associate dean of the Albert Dorman Honors College, was selected to represent the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) as a 2012-2013 Distinguished Lecturer.
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NJIT Humanities Professor Publishes New Multimedia Piece in Online Digital Art/Writing Journal
December 15, 2011
NJIT Humanities Professor Christopher Funkhouser has published a new multimedia piece in The New River, one of the oldest online digital art/writing journals.
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Photo Exhibit by NCE Alum Owen Fitzgerald To Be on Display at Monroe Township Library
December 07, 2011
A photo exhibit by Owen Fitzgerald '08, of Monroe Township, who spent 27 months as a Peace Corps volunteer in Mali, will be on display at the Monroe Township Public Library through December 18.
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NJIT Professor To Give Keynote Talk at IEEE's Globecom 2011 Workshop
December 02, 2011
Nirwan Ansari, PhD, a professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering at NJIT, has been invited to deliver a keynote speech, "On Accelerating Content Delivery," at the IEEE GLOBECOM 2011 Workshop on Multimedia Communications and Services.
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NJIT Researchers Publish News of Success With Robots as Learning Tool
November 29, 2011
NJIT researchers, who have helped hundreds of science, mathematics, and technology teachers in New Jersey improve how students learn, have published a book chapter about their success using robotics as both a motivational and learning tool.
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Fluid Dynamics Seminar on Dec. 5
November 29, 2011
Praveen Ramaprabhu, PhD, assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, will discuss "Numerical Simulations of the Nonlinear Rayleigh-Taylor Instability" on Dec. 5 at 4.p.m. in Cullimore Hall Rm. 611.
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NJIT Professor Alexander Haimovich Named to Endowed Chair in Electrical Engineering
November 28, 2011
NJIT Professor Alexander Haimovich has been named the new Ying Wu Endowed Chair in Wireless Telecommunications in the NJIT Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Newark College of Engineering. >>
Applied Mathematics Colloquium on Dec. 2
November 28, 2011
Kenneth Breuer, professor at Brown University, will discuss "The Mechanics of Bacterial Motility in Viscous and Viscoelastic Fluids" on Dec. 2 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II.
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Douglas E. Adams, AICP, an urban planner specializing in active transportation planning and design, environmental planning, and community outreach, will discuss "One Bike Lane Does Not Fit All: Designing Bikeways for (Almost) Everyone" on Nov. 30, 2:30-4 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom A.
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NJIT senior students.will present their real-world projects.at the 18th Annual College of Computing Sciences Capstone Showcase on Dec. 7, 2:30-4:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Atrium and Lobby.
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NJIT Humanities Professor Publishes Seventh Collection of Poetry
November 23, 2011
NJIT Humanities Professor and poet Burt Kimmelman, of Maplewood, has published his seventh collection of poetry, The Way We Live (Dos Madres Press, 2011).
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AT&T Executive To Discuss Advances in Network-Based Security at Department of Computer Science Seminar
November 23, 2011
Edward G. Amoroso, PhD, senior vice president and chief security officer for AT&T Services, Inc., will discuss "Advances in Network-Based Security and Career Advice to Students" on Nov. 28, 2:30 -3:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom A.
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Concrete Industry Management Program Hosts Biannual Patrons Meeting
November 22, 2011
The Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program at NJIT hosted a Biannual Northeast Concrete Industry Management Patrons meeting on Nov. 11 in Eberhardt Hall.
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NJIT Offers Post-Grad Program in India With NeST Group of Companies
November 18, 2011
An agreement was signed today by NJIT Interim President Joel S. Bloom and NeST Group of Companies CEO Javad K. (“Jay”) Hassan to offer a post-graduate program in “Global Technology Management.”
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NJIT's Department of Computer Science will host Security and Privacy Day, a biannual workshop sponsored by the computer security research community in the greater New York City area, on Dec. 2 in the Campus Center Atrium.
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Parody, Satire and Cultural Sampling in the Age of Media Obsession Will Be Topic of Upcoming Colloquium
November 17, 2011
Adeena Karasick, PhD, a professor of global literature at St. John's University and media artist who has created four internationally acclaimed videopoems, will discuss "Glammed-Out, Googley-Eyed & Gangsta: Parody, Satire and Cultural Sampling in the Age of Media Obsession" at the Albert Dorman Honors College Colloquium Series on Nov. 23, 2:30-4 p.m. in GITC 1100.
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Department of Computer Science Seminar on Nov. 23
November 17, 2011
Dajin Wang, PhD, a professor in the department of computer science at Montclair State University, will discuss "A Few Recent Results in WSN Research" on Nov. 23, 2:30-3:30 p.m. in GITC 4415.
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Sustainable Development and Engineering Education Will Be Focus of Nov. 18 Seminar
November 16, 2011
NJIT's Science, Technology, and Society Program and Albert Dorman Honors College will host "Turning Science and Technology Green: Sustainable Development and Engineering Education" by Andrew Jamison, PhD, professor of technology, environment, and society at Aalborg University in Denmark, on Nov. 18, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in Kupfrian 106.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering Department Seminar on Nov. 21
November 16, 2011
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. >>
Goldman Appointed Education Liaison to SIGGRAPH 2013
November 15, 2011
Glenn Goldman, founding director of NJIT's School of Art + Design, has been appointed Education Liaison to ACM/SIGGRAPH 2013 to be held in Los Angeles. >>
Free Lecture about Worldwide Water Crisis at NJIT on 11/16
November 15, 2011
“The Worldwide Water Crisis” will be the focus of a talk by Upmanu Lall, director of the Columbia Water Center at Columbia University on Nov. 16, 2011 at 3 p.m. in the NJIT Campus Center Ballroom.
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Department of Computer Science Seminar on Nov. 21
November 15, 2011
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.
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The IEEE NJ Section Electron Devices, Circuits and Systems Chapters and NJIT's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering will co-sponsor “The Perspective of Nanotechnology and Its Convergence with Future Information Technology" on Nov. 16 at 5 p.m. in ECE Rm. 202.
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NJIT To Host Two IEEE Talks on Nov. 17
November 11, 2011
Ron Ogan, a Senior IEEE Member and Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society Governor Board member, will give two talks on Nov. 17 in the Guttenberg Information Technologies Center, Rm 3710: "Empowering Engineers during Changing Economic Times," 4:30-5:30 p.m., and "Federal Next Generation Flight Control System," 6:30-7:30 p.m.
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Applied Mathematics Colloquium on Nov. 18
November 11, 2011
John M. Guckenheimer, PhD, Abram R. Bullis Professor in Mathematics at Cornell University, will discuss "Mixed Mode Oscillations" on Nov. 18 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II.
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BitTorrent Will Be Focus of 11/16 Talk at NJIT
November 10, 2011
The NJIT student chapter of the Association of Computing Machinery has invited NJIT College of Computing Sciences Associate Dean Barry Cohen to speak on Nov. 16, 2011, about the Open Source file distribution technology BitTorrent. >>
Camille Kamga, PhD, assistant professor of civil engineering at The City College of NY, will discuss "Dynamic Traffic Assignment Modeling for Incident Management" on Nov.15, 4:30-6 p.m. in Colton Hall 210.
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NJIT Expert in Design of Buildings for Hurricanes Named ASCE Chair
November 09, 2011
Structural engineer Rima Taher, PhD, an expert in the design of low-rise buildings that can withstand extreme winds and hurricanes and a university lecturer in NJIT's College of Architecture and Design, was recently elected chair of the structural technical group of the Northern New Jersey branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
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NJIT's College of Architecture and Design Hosts Interdisciplinary Symposium on Energy
November 08, 2011
NJIT's College of Architecture and Design hosted the fourth annual AIA-NJ Symposium, entitled “Energy,” on October 26, 2011. >>
Joint Physics-MTSE Seminar on Nov. 10
November 08, 2011
Zujie Fang of the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, will discuss "Optical Fiber Sensitivities and Fiber Sensors" at a Joint Physics-MTSE Seminar on November 10, 2.30-3.30 p.m. in Tiernan 408.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering Department Seminar on Nov. 8
November 07, 2011
David R. Chapman, PE, president of Lachel & Associates, Inc., will discuss "Project Evaluation, Cost Estimating, and Risk Assessment" on Nov. 8, 4:30-6 p.m. in Colton Hall 210.
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Architecture Professors Invited To Present Design Research at National Convention on Pre-cast Concrete
November 07, 2011
Two faculty members from NJIT's College of Architecture and Design were invited by the PCI Board of Trustees/PCI Foundation to present their design research at the 2011 Precast/Pre-stressed Concrete Institute's Annual Convention and National Bridge Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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More than a half dozen licensed inventions that will someday enable people to lead healthier and more productive lives has brought a unique honor to NJIT Professor Gordon A. Thomas, of Princeton Township.
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New Development Director Named for NJIT's Newark College of Engineering
November 04, 2011
Vincent Lombardo, of Bayonne, has been named a new development director in the NJIT Office for University Advancement.
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NJIT To Co-Sponsor IEEE Communications Society Talk on Nov. 8
November 04, 2011
Balagangadhar G. Bathul, PhD, of Columbia University will discuss "Cross-Layer Architecture and Design Approaches for Optical Networks" on Nov. 8 at 4:30 p.m. in ECEC 202. >>
Live From Newark: TEDxNJIT Simulcast on Nov. 11 to Viewers Worldwide
November 03, 2011
The inaugural TEDxNJIT event takes place on Nov. 11, 2011 in the Jim Wise Theatre on the NJIT campus and via an accompanying live simulcast broadcast available to viewers worldwide.
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Architect, Engineer and Toy Designer Chuck Hoberman To Be Guest Speaker at COAD Fall 2011 Lecture Series
November 02, 2011
Architect, engineer, and toy designer Chuck Hoberman will discuss "Transformable Principles in Design + Architecture" on Nov. 7 at 5:30 p.m. in Weston Lecture Hall 1.
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NJIT Humanities Professor To Read His Poetry in Hoboken
November 01, 2011
NJIT Humanities Professor Burt Kimmelman, of Maplewood, who has published six poetry collections, will read from his collected works on Nov. 6 at 3 p.m. at the Monroe Center for the Arts in Hoboken.
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John J. Peirce, PE, DGE, vice president and secretary, and Jennifer Peirce Brandt, PE, vice president and principal of Peirce Engineering, Inc., will discuss "Selection of Excavation Support Systems: Advantages and Disadvantages" on Nov. 1, 4:30-6 p.m. in Colton Hall 210.
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Applied Mathematics Colloquium on Nov. 4
October 31, 2011
Jon Kettenring, PhD, of Drew University, will discuss "Coping with High Dimensionality in Massive Datasets: An Overview" on Nov. 4 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II. >>
Ionnis Kevrekidis, PhD, Pomeroy and Betty Perry Smith Professor in Engineering and professor of chemical and biological engineering at Princeton University, will discuss "No Equations, No Variables: Modeling and Computation for Complex Systems" on Nov. 7 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm. 210.
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Joint Physics and MTSE Seminar on Nov. 2
October 28, 2011
Alan E. Delahoy, former vice president, research and development at New Millennium Solar Equipment Corp., will discuss "Transparent Conducting Oxides with High Electron Mobility: A New Tool for Their Deposition" on Nov. 2, 2:30-4 p.m. in Tiernan 406.
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Doctoral Student To Receive NJ Inventors Hall of Fame Award
October 27, 2011
Komlan Egoh, a PhD student in NJIT's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, was selected as a recipient of the Graduate Student Award 2011 by the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame.
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NJIT Alum To Discuss Recent Peace Corps Experience at Albert Dorman Honors College Colloquium
October 26, 2011
Owen Fitzgerald, who received a degree in engineering and construction technology from NJIT in 2008, will discuss his recent Peace Corps experience in Mali at the Albert Dorman Honors College Colloquium Series on Nov. 2, 2:30-4 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom A.
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AIChE Student Chapter Receives Award from National Organization
October 24, 2011
The NJIT student chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) received the Outstanding Student Chapter Award from the national organization for the 2010-2011 school year.
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New Book From NJIT Professor Focuses on Art, Science and Evolution
October 21, 2011
NJIT Professor David Rothenberg's newest book Survival of the Beautiful: Art, Science, and Evolution (Bloomsbury Press) will be released at the end of this month. >>
COAD Lecture Series To Feature Talk by NYC-Based Furniture and Design Studio Owners
October 21, 2011
Zoe Coombes and David Boira of Cmmnwlth, a New York City-based furniture, art and design studio, will discuss "Cmmnwlth: In Lieu of Flowers" at the College of Architecture and Design Lecture Series on Oct. 24 at 5:45 p.m. in Weston Lecture Hall I.
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"How To Become an Innovation Sherpa" Will Be Topic of Albert Dorman Honors College Colloquium
October 20, 2011
Joseph Nadan, PhD, industry professor at NYU Polytechnic Institute, will discuss "How to Become an Innovation Sherpa©" at the Albert Dorman Honors College Colloquium Series on Oct. 26, 2:30-4 p.m. in the Campus Center Atrium.
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Applied Mathematics Colloquium on Oct. 26
October 19, 2011
Rajarshi Roy, PhD, professor and director of the Institute for Physical Science and Technology at the University of Maryland, will discuss “Synchronization in Real Networks: Control and Optimization” on Oct. 28 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II.
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Concrete Industry Management Program students Wilton Arellano, Nicholas Thomas, John Te, and Christopher Worthington, and CIM Specialist Anlee Orama attended the Concrete International Institute (ACI) Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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NJIT Math Professor Announces Who Deserves the Cy Young and Most Valuable Player Awards; Calls Rangers Solid Favorite for World Series
October 18, 2011
With Major League Baseball's World Series set to begin tomorrow, NJIT math professor Bruce Bukiet has once again analyzed the players most deserving of winning baseball's most important awards for the 2011 season. >>
New Exhibit To Open in COAD Gallery This Week
October 18, 2011
"2x2," a new exhibit curated by NJIT special lecturer Matt Gosser and David Smith of Robert Miller Gallery in Chelsea and Index Art Center in Newark, will be open to the public Monday through Friday from Oct. 21-Nov. 25 in the College of Architecture and Design Gallery.
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Andrzej Zarzycki, an assistant professor in NJIT's College of Architecture and Design, recently presented two papers addressing the role of new media, gaming, and mobile on-demand culture.
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ECE Professor Presents Two Papers at IEEE Conference in Alaska
October 18, 2011
MengChu Zhou, PhD, professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering at NJIT, presented two papers at the 2011 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics on Oct. 9-12 in Anchorage, AK.
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A new wireless device to help victims of spinal cord injury is receiving attention in the research community.
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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.
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George Nechwort Sr., of Sangerfield, NY, has helped to maintain the Panama Canal, supervise construction of pipelines, power plants and refinery process units, and direct major bridge and highway projects.
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“Decide what you're passionate about and pursue that passion to the very best of your ability, always keeping the goal of excellence in mind.” That's the advice Gurinder S. Ahluwalia, of Danville, CA, offers to young people contemplating the path ahead.
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Robert Sommerlad, of Gurnee, IL, has thought a lot about the challenges of power generation since he completed his bachelor's in mechanical engineering at Newark College of Engineering in 1960.
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Aerospace Engineer Honored by NASA Receives NJIT Alum Honor
October 14, 2011
When Neil Armstrong took one small step for a man and a giant leap for mankind on the moon in 1969, he did so with the help of many people. They were the thousands of scientists, engineers and technicians who helped to make the Apollo moon-landing program a national triumph. Those individuals included NJIT alumnus Stanley Barauskas, of Diamond Bar, CA, who recently received one of six NJIT Alumni Awards.
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ECE Professor Gives Invited Talk at International Symposium
October 14, 2011
Durgamadhab Misra, PhD, professor in NJIT's department of electrical and computer engineering, presented an invited talk on “Issues and Challenges of High-κ Dielectrics on High-Mobility Substrates” at the International Symposium on ULSI Process Integration at the ECS Meeting in Boston on Oct. 10.
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Architect Kees Christiaanse To Speak at COAD Lecture Series
October 13, 2011
Kees Christiaanse of KCAP Architects & Planners will discuss "Stewed Information Harvesting and Digesting" at the College of Architecture and Design Fall Lecture Series on Oct. 17 at 5:45 p.m. in Weston Lecture Hall I.
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Cesar Bandera, PhD, adjunct professor in NJIT's School of Management and College of Computing Sciences, will be giving two workshops on Oct. 19-21 at the Third International Conference on Computation and Telecommunications in Lima, Peru.
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Computer Science Professor Named ACMI Fellow
October 11, 2011
Yehoshua Perl, PhD, professor in the department of computer science at NJIT, has been named a Fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics. >>
Fluid Mechanics Seminar on Oct. 24
October 10, 2011
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.
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NJIT Board of Overseers Awards Fourth Excellence in Research Prize and Medal To Nationally Acclaimed Nanotechnology Expert
October 07, 2011
The NJIT Board of Overseers awarded the fourth annual Excellence in Research Prize and Medal yesterday to Haim Grebel, PhD, professor of electrical and computer engineering and a nationally acclaimed expert in nanotechnology.
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Computer Science Department Seminar on Oct. 26
October 07, 2011
David Korn, PhD, of AT&T Laboratories will discuss "Ksh and the AST Toolkit" on October 26, 2:30-3:30 p.m. in the Guttenberg Information Technologies Center 4415.
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Grace Wang, PhD, an associate professor in NJIT's Department of Computer Science, will host a student panel on "Intern Experience in Summer 2011" on Oct. 10, 2:30-3:30 p.m. in the Guttenberg Information Technologies Center 4415.
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Applied Mathematics Colloquium on Oct. 7
October 03, 2011
Philip Yecko, PhD, assistant professor of mathematical sciences at Montclair State University, will be the guest speaker at the Applied Mathematics Colloquium Series on Oct. 7 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II. >>
NJIT Trustees Appoint Joel Bloom Interim President
September 28, 2011
The New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) Board of Trustees has unanimously appointed Joel Bloom, EdD, to serve as interim president of the university, effective immediately. This follows the recent announcement of the resignation of Robert Altenkirch. Altenkirch will serve as a consultant to the interim president until the end of October.
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Team NJ House Opens on DC Mall Following Week of Round-the-Clock Work
September 28, 2011
Following a week of tumultuous sleepless nights and round-the-clock construction, Team NJ's entry in the prestigious bi-annual U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Decathlon 2011 has opened on the National Mall's West Potomac Park in Washington, DC.
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President of Newark-Based Contracting Company To Be Guest Speaker at ADHC Colloquium Series
September 27, 2011
Jose Rodriguez, president of MERIT, Inc., a Newark-based contracting company, will discuss "Diversify or Die: A Key Element to a Successful Enterprise" at the Albert Dorman Honors College Colloquium Series on Sept. 28, 2.30-4 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom A.
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Biomedical Engineering Department To Host Seminar on Sept. 30
September 26, 2011
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.
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Senator Menendez Cheers on NJ Schools Competing in Solar Decathlon
September 23, 2011
U.S. Senator Robert Menendez today joined competitors from three New Jersey universities, including NJIT, to kick off the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) 2011 Solar Decathlon on Washington's National Mall.
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NJIT Distinguished Professor To Give Invited Talk on Future of Engineering in Medicine at Cornell University
September 22, 2011
Atam P. Dhawan, PhD, distinguished professor of electrical and computer engineering and associate dean of the Albert Dorman Honors College at NJIT, will discuss "The Future of Engineering in Medicine" on Oct. 5 at 4:30 p.m. at Cornell University.
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Jon Curley, university lecturer in the Humanities Department at NJIT, has just published Poets and Partitions: Confronting Communal Identities in Northern Ireland, a comprehensive analysis of Northern Irish poetry focusing on the colonial, political, and cultural underpinnings that have shaped artistic expression in a variety of ways.
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Mathematical Sciences Department To Host Fluid Mechanics Seminar
September 20, 2011
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.
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Biomedical Engineering Department To Host Seminar on Sept. 23
September 19, 2011
Ronald Chamberlain, MD, MPA, FACS, chairman and surgeon-in-chief in the department of surgery at Saint Barnabas Medical Center, will discuss "Biomedical Advances and Surgery: Pushing the Envelope in the New Millennium How Minimal and Can Minimally Invasive Surgery Become?" on Sept. 23, 10-11:30 a.m. in the Central King Building, Rm. 204. >>
Applied Mathematics Seminar on Sept. 23
September 16, 2011
Xiaofan Li, PhD, associate professor of applied mathematics at Illinois Institute of Technology, will discuss "Microstructual Evolution in Elastic Media" on Sept. 23 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Hall II.
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Scientist and Sculptor To Reflect on Creativity at NJIT Talk Set for 9/21
September 15, 2011
The creative confluence of science and art will be the focus of the first in the fall 2011 Technology and Society Forum presentations when James C. Phillips and Robert B. Marcus jointly share their views on September 21, 2011 from 2:30-4 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom.
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NJIT Architecture Professor Studying New Jersey 9/11 Memorials
September 15, 2011
Karen A. Franck, an environmental psychologist and a professor in the College of Architecture and Design at NJIT, has an interest in memorials.
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NJIT Professor Organizes IEEE 2011 IEEE Online Conference on Green Communications
September 15, 2011
Nirwan Ansari, PhD, professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering, along with COMSOC leaders from Europe and Asia, is spearheading the 2011 IEEE Online Conference on Green Communications on Sept. 26-29, 2011.
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NJIT Professor Publishes Paper in IEEE Magazine
September 14, 2011
Ali N. Akansu, PhD, professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering, published a paper with his PhD student Mustafa Torun and Marco Avellaneda of the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at NYU entitled "Portfolio Risk in Multiple Frequencies" in the Sept. 2011 issue of IEEE Signal Processing magazine.
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NJIT's Roumiana Petrova Named 2011 ASM Fellow
September 13, 2011
Roumiana S. Petrova, PhD, a university lecturer in the department of chemistry and environmental Science at NJIT, was elected an ASM International Fellow for 2011.
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Biomedical Engineering Department Seminar on Sept. 16
September 13, 2011
Steven W. Levison, PhD, co-director of the Integrative Neuroscience Graduate Program, director of the Laboratory for Regenerative Neurobiology and professor at the New Jersey Medical School, will be the guest speaker at the Fall 2011 Biomedical Engineering Department Seminar Series on Sept. 16, 10-11:30 a.m. in the Central King Building, Rm. 204.
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International Society Honors NJIT Professor
September 12, 2011
The Society for Technical Communication honored Nancy Coppola, a professor of English at NJIT and founding director of the Master of Science in Professional and Technical Communication program, in a ceremony at its annual conference in Sacramento, CA on May 17.
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Applied Mathematics Department Colloquium on Sept. 16
September 12, 2011
Sanjeeva Balasuriya, PhD, associate professor of mathematics at Connecticut College, will discuss "Transport and Barriers in Unsteady Flows" on Sept. 16 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II.
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NJIT To Salute Smart Grid Expert, Sotirios G. Ziavras, of Fort Lee
September 09, 2011
Sotirios G. Ziavras, PhD, of Fort Lee, a professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering, and director of the NJIT Computer Architecture and Parallel Processing Laboratory, has been selected to receive the Excellence in Graduate Instruction Award at NJIT's University Convocation.
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Gifted Mathematician From Hoboken To Be Honored at NJIT Convocation
September 09, 2011
Victor Matveev, of Hoboken, an associate professor in the department of mathematical sciences in NJIT's College of Science and Liberal Arts, has been selected to receive the honor of “Excellence in Upper Division Undergraduate Instruction” at NJIT's University Convocation, an annual celebration to be held Sept. 14, 2011.
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NJIT Promotes Expert in Atomic, Magnetic and Correlated Electron Systems
September 09, 2011
Trevor Tyson, PhD, of Mineola, NY, professor in the department of physics, was promoted to Distinguished Professor with tenure at NJIT's University Convocation, an annual celebration to be held Sept. 14, 2011.
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Tian Tian, of Lake Hiawatha, Receives Award for Teaching at NJIT Convocation
September 09, 2011
Tian Tian, of Lake Hiawatha, a teaching assistant in the department of computer science at NJIT, has received the award of Excellence in Instruction by a Teaching Assistant at NJIT's University Convocation, an annual celebration to be held Sept. 14, 2011.
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Architect Georgeen Theodore Promoted to Associate Professor With Tenure at NJIT Convocation
September 09, 2011
Georgeen Theodore, of Brooklyn, NY, an assistant professor in NJIT's College of Architecture and Design, will be promoted to associate professor with tenure at NJIT's University Convocation, an annual celebration to be held Sept. 14, 2011.
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Andrei Sirenko of Basking Ridge Promoted to Professor at NJIT Convocation
September 09, 2011
Andrei Sirenko, PhD, of Basking Ridge, associate professor in the department of physics, has been selected to be promoted to professor at NJIT's University Convocation, an annual celebration to be held Sept. 14, 2011.
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NJIT Mathematician To Receive Honor at NJIT Convocation
September 09, 2011
Richard O. Moore, of Philadelphia, an associate professor in the department of mathematical sciences in NJIT's College of Science and Liberal Arts, has been selected to receive the honor of “Excellence in Lower Division Undergraduate Instruction” at NJIT's University Convocation, an annual celebration to be held Sept. 14, 2011.
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Neural Tissue Engineer, from Newton, PA, Promoted at NJIT Convocation
September 09, 2011
A specialist in neural tissue engineering, Bryan Pfister, of Newton, PA, an assistant professor in the department of biomedical engineering in NJIT's Newark College of Engineering, has been selected to be promoted to associate professor with tenure at NJIT's University Convocation, an annual celebration to be held Sept. 14, 2011.
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Somenath Mitra, of Bridgewater, Promoted to Distinguished Professor With Tenure at NJIT Convocation
September 09, 2011
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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Cherry Hill Information Scientist Promoted to Associate Professor With Tenure at NJIT Convocation
September 09, 2011
Min Song, of Cherry Hill, an assistant professor in the department of computer science in NJIT's College of Computing Sciences will be promoted to associate professor with tenure at NJIT's University Convocation, an annual celebration to be held Sept. 14, 2011.
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Laramie Potts, of Basking Ridge, Promoted to Associate Professor With Tenure at NJIT Convocation
September 09, 2011
Laramie Potts, of Basking Ridge, an assistant professor in the department of engineering technology in NJIT's Newark College of Engineering, has been selected to be promoted to associate professor with tenure at NJIT's University Convocation, an annual celebration held to be held Sept. 14, 2011.
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Montclair's Jose Alcala Honored for Teaching at NJIT
September 09, 2011
Jose Alcala, of Montclair, a university lecturer in the NJIT College of Architecture and Design, has been selected to receive the “Excellence in Instruction from a University Lecturer Award” at NJIT's University Convocation, an annual celebration to be held Sept. 14, 2011.
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West Orange Computer Scientist Receives Teaching Honor at NJIT Convocation
September 09, 2011
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.
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Jay Kappraff, of East Orange, Honored for Teaching at NJIT
September 09, 2011
Jay Kappraff, of East Orange, an associate professor in the department of mathematical sciences at NJIT's College of Science and Liberal Arts, has been selected to receive the award, “Excellence in Innovative Teaching” at NJIT's University Convocation, an annual celebration to be held Sept. 14, 2011.
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Jersey City's Richard Garber Promoted to Associate Professor With Tenure at University Convocation
September 09, 2011
Richard Garber, of Jersey City, assistant professor in the College of Architecture and Design, has been selected to be promoted to associate professor with tenure at NJIT's University Convocation, an annual celebration to be held Sept. 14, 2011. Convocation at NJIT traditionally honors select faculty and staff members who have demonstrated the highest level of excellence over a sustained period.
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Daisy Gallegos, of Jersey City, Receives Award at NJIT Convocation
September 09, 2011
Daisy Gallegos, of Jersey City, a recent NJIT graduate now enrolled in a master's degree program at NJIT, has been selected to receive the graduate Presidential Leadership Award at NJIT's University Convocation, an annual celebration to be held Sept. 14, 2011. Convocation at NJIT traditionally honors select faculty and staff members who have demonstrated the highest level of excellence over a sustained period.
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Chemical Engineering Department Graduate Seminar on Sept. 12
September 08, 2011
Hai-Ying Chen of Chen Emission Control Technologies, Johnson Matthey Inc., will discuss "Molecular Sieve Supported Transition Metal Catalysts for the Selective Catalytic Reduction of NOx in Diesel Exhaust" on Sept. 12 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm. 210.
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NSF Funds NJIT's Participation in Program To Retain Engineering Students
September 02, 2011
The Newark College of Engineering (NCE) at NJIT has been selected by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to participate as one of 20 universities and colleges across the nation in a new five-year program to keep students enrolled in engineering programs.
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NJIT To Sponsor PBS/NOVA Documentary Airing Sept 7 Nationwide
August 31, 2011
NJIT will be a proud sponsor of an important PBS NOVA documentary, “Engineering Ground Zero,” airing initially on Sept. 7, 2011, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on PBS; see local listings for details.
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Monumental Sculptures Showcasing Technology Coming to NJIT
August 31, 2011
"The Art of Invention” featuring new sculpture by the American artist Daniel A. Henderson will be on view at NJIT from Oct. 1-Dec. 22, 2011.
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Shivon Boodhoo, undergraduate advisor in the department of electrical and computer engineering, and Sanchoy Das, PhD, professor in the department of mechanical and industrial engineering, presented their work at the 2011 Health Care Operations Research/Systems Engineering Symposium on August 10-12 at the Mayo Clinic.
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Karen A. Franck, PhD, professor in NJIT's College of Architecture and Design, and Philip Speranza, an assistant professor at the University of Oregon-Eugene, will discuss “New Jersey Towns Remember: Observations of September 11 Memorials” at an interdisciplinary conference on Sept. 16-17 on the Manhattan campus of St. John's University.
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ECE Professor Presents Three Papers at IEEE Conference in Italy
August 29, 2011
Mengchu Zhou, PhD, professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering at NJIT, presented three papers at the 2011 IEEE Conference on Automation Science and Engineering in Trieste, Italy.
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Josep Miquel Jornet, a doctoral student in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology, will discuss "Enabling Communication in Wireless Nanosensor Networks (WNSNs)" on Sept. 1 at 11:30 a.m. in ECEC 202. >>
Digital Design Students Participate in Volunteer Program at SIGGRAPH National Conference
August 23, 2011
In a repeat performance from last year, Daniel Palma of Paterson and Benjamin Gross, an honors student from Lambertville, were accepted to participate in the Student Volunteer Program for SIGGRAPH 2011 held in Vancouver, British Columbia, from August 6 through August 11.
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Jeffrey Pohlmeyer of Livingston, a PhD student in the Applied Mathematics program at NJIT, has received the Visiting Studentship award from the University of Oxford, UK for the Spring 2012 semester.
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The Bleeding Disease: Hemophilia and the Unintended Consequences of Medical Progress (Johns Hopkins University Press) is the new book by NJIT Associate Professor Stephen Pemberton. The book recounts the promising and perilous history of medical and social efforts to manage hemophilia in 20th-century America.
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Architecture and Design Students Attend Autodesk Bootcamp
August 18, 2011
For the third consecutive year, students from the College of Architecture and Design received invitations and scholarships to participate in the Autodesk Bootcamp held in San Francisco, California.
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Anthony Rosato, PhD, a professor in the department of mechanical and industrial engineering at NJIT, will give a talk on August 17 at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany.
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COAD Assistant Professor Presents at SIGGRAPH Conference
August 15, 2011
College of Architecture and Design Assistant Professor Andrzej Zarzycki made two presentations during the “Capture and Construction” session at the 2011 ACM/SIGGRAPH conference on August 11 in Vancouver, British Columbia. >>
Distinguished Professor of Physics Trevor Tyson is featured in the August 10, 2011 issue of Photon E-Newsletter published by Brookhaven National Laboratory.
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Chemical Engineering Student Receives HBCSF's Outstanding Achievement Award for 2011
August 10, 2011
Chemical engineering student Elaine Gomez of Union City is the 2011 recipient of the Platinum Sponsors Outstanding Achievement Award from the Hispanic Business Council Scholarship Foundation of NJ, Inc. of Teaneck.
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NJIT Included in 2012 Edition of Fiske Guide to Colleges
August 10, 2011
NJIT has been included in the 2012 revised and updated edition of the Fiske Guide to Colleges.
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Christopher Worthington and Wilton Arellano, both students in the Concrete Industry Management program at NJIT, have received the International Concrete Research Institute $1000 Award for academic year 2011-2012.
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NJIT's Department of Humanities announces the return of its literary arts journal, Newark Review, in an expanded capacity. >>
Hundreds of youngsters from New Jersey schools enrolled in five-week summer science programs at NJIT for middle and elementary school youngsters will complete an assortment of hands-on, exciting science projects—from building space stations to tie-dyeing t-shirts—through next week.
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Roberto Rojas-Cessa, PhD, associate professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering at NJIT, was an invited speaker at the World Wide Security and Mobility Conference (WWSMC) on July 25-27, 2011 in Princeton, NJ.
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Students To Present Research at Fourth International Summer Research Symposium on July 28
July 18, 2011
Undergraduate students from NJIT's Ronald E. McNair Program, Heritage Institute of Technology, BRCM College of Engineering and Technology, the Provost's Summer Research Program and graduate students from the NJIT/Beijing, China Engineering Management Program will present their summer research projects on July 28, 9:30-11:30 a.m. in the Campus Center Atrium.
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Architecture Assistant Professor Presents Research at International Conference in Wales
July 13, 2011
Matt Burgermaster, assistant professor at NJIT's College of Architecture and Design, presented his research on alternative integrated design practices and prefabricated building components at the international conference Economy, held at the Welsh School of Architecture at Cardiff University in Wales.
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Construction of ENJOY: A Generation House, the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011 entry from Team New Jersey, a collaborative effort of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey and New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), begins July 11, 2011 following a ground-breaking at NJIT.
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The first African-American to walk in space returns to the NJIT campus on July 19, 2011 to inspire 55 middle-school students from throughout New Jersey (47) and New York City (8) to seek a career in science.
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Ali N. Akansu, PhD, professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering, gave an invited plenary talk entitled "Electronic Trading: A Data Intensive Discovery" on July 6 at the International Conference on Mathematical Finance and Economics in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Silvestro Micera of the BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna Institute of Automation, at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, will discuss "Implantable Neural Prostheses To Restore Sensorimotor Functions in Disabled People" on July 26 at 11 a.m. in Fenster Hall Rm. 698.
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Mark Arnowitz of the Humanities Department and his Technical Writing class presented "Utopians at Play," a collection of games and models that were on display during the month of June at the Utopian Direction Gallery in Warwick, NY.
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Biomedical engineering students Angela Calderon, Bushra Hossain, Marieme Dembele, and Yamin Noor took third place in the Undergraduate Design Competition held at the ASME 2011 Summer Bioengineering Conference in Farmington, PA.
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NJIT's Matt Burgermaster Presents Work at Conference on Interdisciplinary Collaboration
June 28, 2011
Matt Burgermaster, assistant professor at NJIT's College of Architecture and Design, presented research at the conference, "Performative Practices: Architecture and Engineering in the 21st Century," the 2011 ACSA Teacher's Seminar.
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Reginald C. Farrow and Zafar Iqbal, research professors at NJIT, were awarded a patent today for an improved method of fabricating arrays of nanoscale electrical probes.
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NJIT Research Professor Mike Jaffe's recent book chapter about sugar-based chemicals is topping the American Chemical Society (ACS) book series' must-read list.
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Angela Calderon, Bushra Hossain, Marieme Dembele, and Yamin Noor, all students in NJIT's Biomedical Engineering Department, placed in the top 6 in the Undergraduate Design Competition held at the ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference.
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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.
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Fourteen high school and middle school teams will present their real world projects at the College of Computing Sciences Capstone Program and Real World Connections (RWC) Project Showcase and Awards Ceremony on June 11, 1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Atrium.
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Mathematical Sciences Department To Host Two Events
June 08, 2011
NJIT's Department of Mathematical Sciences will host two events: a Graduate Student Mathematical Modeling Camp on June 11-12 and the 27th Annual Mathematical Problems in Industry (MPI) Workshop on June 13-17.
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Ali Akansu, PhD, a professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering, organized and chaired a Special Session "Signal Processing Methods for Finance Applications" at the IEEE 36th International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing in Prague, Czech Republic.
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Richard Garber, AIA, associate professor in NJIT's College of Architecture and Design, will participate in a roundtable discussion on June 8 on the intersection of digital and information technologies and the urban environment.
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Bridge Engineering and Supply Company Headed by NJIT Alum Wins Prestigious Presidential Award
June 03, 2011
Acrow Corporation, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company headed by Bill Killeen ‘83, recently received the Presidential “E” Award for Exports from U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Gary Locke at the Department's headquarters in Washington, DC.
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Aficionados of modern poured-concrete design were in for a rude awakening last month when they heard NJIT Assistant Professor Matt Burgermaster's presentation at the 64th annual meeting of the Society of Architectural Historians.
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Art + Design Student and Faculty Member Selected as Finalists at International Digital Graffiti Competition
May 27, 2011
Stephanie Thompson, of Belford, a third-year digital design student, and Polina Zaitseva, of Hackensack, an adjunct faculty member in NJIT's School of Art + Design, have each had work selected for display and competition at the 2011 Digital Graffiti Festival in Alys Beach, Florida.
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Medicine and technology are converging in patient care at a faster pace than most people realize.
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Architecture Assistant Professor Presents Research on the House Designs of Thomas Edison
May 24, 2011
Matt Burgermaster, assistant professor in the College of Architecture and Design, presented a paper at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the Society of Architectural Historians on an innovative construction system invented by Thomas Edison to mass-produce prefabricated, concrete houses.
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Tristan Pashalian of Avon-by-the-Sea, who just completed his third year in the Interior Design program in NJIT's College of Architecture and Design, leveraged a project he created during the spring semester for an elective class in furniture design into an award-winning project.
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Art + Design Students Exhibit Work at 2011 International Contemporary Furniture Fair in NYC
May 23, 2011
For the second consecutive year, students from NJIT's School of Art + Design exhibited original work at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) held at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City.
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The NJIT Student Chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery has won the organization's 2010-2011 Outstanding Chapter Recruitment Award.
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Rima Taher, an expert in the design of low-rise buildings for extreme winds and hurricanes, will speak next week at the Annual Conference of Construction Specifications Canada (Devis de Construction Canada) in Montreal. >>
AECOM President and CEO John M. Dionisio and NJIT President Robert A. Altenkirch signed on May 9, 2011, a $200,000 scholarship agreement to establish an endowment providing scholarships for undergraduate students of the Albert Dorman Honors College.
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Architecture Professor Leads Conference Sessions on Integration of Building Technology and Architectural Design
May 19, 2011
Matt Burgermaster, assistant professor in NJIT's College of Architecture and Design, acted as a Session Chair for the conference In the Beginning/In the End, the 2011 National Conference of the Beginning Design Student (NCBDS).
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NJIT Associate Professor Tony Schuman, of Montclair, will receive the notable Charles Cummings Award from the Newark Preservation and Landmarks Committee (NPLC) for his tireless efforts to help Newark recover its status as a first class city.
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A memorandum of understanding was signed today between NJIT President Robert A. Altenkirch and representatives from the University of Parma, Polytechnic of Valencia, University of Extremadura, and Rutgers University for a dual bachelor's degree that focuses on multinational engineering management.
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Panasonic Corporation of North America Chairman and CEO Joseph M. Taylor today delivered a moving address at NJIT's 2011 Commencement at the Prudential Center in Newark after receiving an honorary degree.
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Nancy Steffen-Fluhr, PhD, an associate professor in the department of humanities and director of the Murray Center for Women in Technology, was honored recently by Soroptimist International of the Greater Westfield Area for helping women to succeed in academe.
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Four NJIT Students Reflect Optimism of Commencement
May 09, 2011
Education changes lives and it will be no different this year when more than 2300 graduates march down the aisle at the Prudential Center to accept their diplomas from NJIT.
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Emergency Exercise To Be Held at NJIT
May 06, 2011
Information technology is playing an increasingly greater role in fighting crises born of terrorism, natural or manmade disasters. NJIT will join a nationwide practice emergency drill from May 16-19, 2011, to enable the US Department of Defense to better defend itself against such disasters.
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Zeyuan Qiu, PhD, associate professor in the department of chemistry and environmental science at NJIT, gave a keynote speech entitled “Precision Land Use Planning and Management for Managing Land Uses” at the 24th Annual New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Mapping Contest on April 21.
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The NJIT Chapter of Tau Beta Pi, the engineering honor society, initiated 37 engineering students on April 29 in the Campus Center.
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Walid Saad, PhD, a postdoctoral research associate at Princeton University, will discuss "Game Theory for Cooperative Networks" on May 10 at 5 p.m. in ECE 202.
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Catherine Florio, a doctoral candidate in the department of mechanical and industrial engineering, was acknowledged as a Second Year Amelia Earhart Fellow at the Zonta International District 3 Annual Regional Conference.
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Shruti Parekh, a graduate student in pharmaceutical engineering at NJIT, is the 2011 winner of the Annual International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) New Jersey Chapter Student Poster Competition on April 21 at the Nutley facility of Hoffmann-LaRoche.
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NJIT is the recipient of an $80,000 grant from the ExxonMobil Foundation and Bernard A. Harris, Jr., MD, to provide funding for the ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp.
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Room 311 of Cullimore Hall may not fit the image of a techno band's garage studio, but to the dozen members of the NJIT Laptop Orchestra, who just released their first CD, it's perfecto.
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NJIT's Edwin Hou To Co-Chair 34th IEEE Sarnoff Symposium
April 29, 2011
Edwin Hou, PhD, associate professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering at NJIT, will serve as conference co-chair of the 34th IEEE Sarnoff Symposium on May 3-4 in Princeton.
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Faizan Naqvi, of Kearny, a junior majoring in electrical engineering and the third of three brothers to receive a Goldwater Scholarship, was recognized yesterday at a reception attended by NJIT President Robert A. Altenkirch, administrators and his parents.
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NJIT student teams will present their real-world projects at The Kevin Ng Capstone Showcase on May 4, 1-6:30 p.m.
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Maurie Cohen, PhD, associate professor and director of the Graduate Program in Environmental Policy Studies at NJIT, will discuss "From Sustainable Development to Sustainable Well-Being" at the First Annual Brick Township Green Fair on April 30 at 11:30 a.m. at Brick Township High School.
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Third Brother Wins Gold at NJIT
April 25, 2011
America is often referred to as the land of opportunity. Faizan Naqvi, of Kearny, refers to NJIT as his “university of opportunity.”
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NJIT is one of the most environmentally responsible colleges in the U.S.A. and Canada, according to The Princeton Review.
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U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) congratulated NJIT students who participated last week in the EPA's P3: People, Prosperity and the Planet Student Design Competition for Sustainability on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. >>
Daisy Gallegos of Jersey City, an NJIT track star and senior majoring in information technology at the College of Computing Sciences, was honored for her dedicated work as president of the NJIT student chapter of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) at a gala annual dinner in Newark.
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For the Sixth Straight Year, ASCE Steel Bridge Team Places First in Regional Competition
April 19, 2011
For the sixth straight year, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Steel Bridge team has taken first-place honors at the annual Metropolitan New York Region Steel Bridge Competition this past weekend.
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NJIT Participates in Summer Food Service Program
April 19, 2011
NJIT will participate in the 2011 Summer Food Service Program from July 5, 2011 to August 11, 2011. The Summer Food Service Program is a federal Program of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Services.
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Math Department and Math Club To Host Integral Bee and Pi Mu Epsilon Induction Ceremony
April 18, 2011
In recognition of Math Awareness Month, the Mathematical Sciences Department and the NJIT Math Club are hosting two events on April 20: an Integral Bee and an induction ceremony for Pi Mu Epsilon, the national mathematics honorary society.
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Carlo Badiola and Paul Dupiano, both graduate students in the Otto H. York Department of Chemical, Biological & Pharmaceutical Engineering, placed second and third, respectively, in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Region I-NE Student Conference.
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Statistics Seminar on April 21
April 18, 2011
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).
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Students in NJIT's College of Architecture and Design (COAD) and School of Art + Design were invited by Tishman Construction in New York City to showcase their projects today at an Earth Day Educational Fair from 11 a .m.-4 p.m. at 7 World Trade Center Plaza.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering Department To Sponsor Special Rail and Transportation Seminar
April 15, 2011
NJIT's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering will sponsor a seminar on rail and transportation by Vinay Mudholkar, MS, MBA, director of railway programs at the Louis Berger Group, Inc. on April 18 at 6 p.m. in Kupfrian 107.
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Fluid Mechanics Seminar on April 18
April 15, 2011
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.
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NJIT Professor Norman Loney Elected Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers
April 14, 2011
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).
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Flying Highlander Wins 4th Place at Aerospace Competition
April 14, 2011
Sometimes engineering school really can be fun. Just ask the six Newark College of Engineering undergrads who created and designed their own micro airplane.
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In many ways, Daisy Gallegos, of Jersey City, represents the quintessential NJIT student. Although born in this country, she is the daughter of immigrant parents who barely spoke a word of English when they arrived on these shores.
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NJIT's Ronald H. Rockland Named ASEE Fellow
April 13, 2011
Ronald H. Rockland, PhD, chair of NJIT's Department of Engineering Technology, has been named a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).
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Students Develop Winning Smart Phone App To End World Hunger
April 11, 2011
The Microsoft 2011 Imagine Cup recently honored a smart phone application to eradicate world hunger developed by two NJIT graduate students.
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Mark A. Snyder, PhD, the P.C. Rossin Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at Lehigh University, will discuss "Hierarchical Nano-Manufacturing of Inorganic Nanomaterials Towards Reaction and Separations Applications" on April 18 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm. 117.
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Sometimes engineering school really is fun. Just ask six Newark College of Engineering undergrads, three of whom recently made a remarkable road trip to Fort Worth, Texas to watch the “Flying Highlander” take fourth place in a notable aerospace international competition.
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Mathematical Biology Seminar on April 12
April 08, 2011
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.
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Sissy Nikolaou, PhD, PE an associate of Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers, will discuss “Seismic Ground Motions for the Challenging Geologic Conditions of New York” on April 11, 11:30-1 p.m. in Colton 416.
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NJIT doctoral students Daniel Boston and Manoop Talasila recently received honorable mention in the Microsoft 2011 Imagine Cup US competition.
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NJIT will be a unique contender in the upcoming April 16-17, 2011 P3 award competition on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
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Nancy Steffen-Fluhr, PhD, an associate professor in the department of humanities and director of the Murray Center for Women in Technology, will be honored by Soroptimist International of the Greater Westfield Area on April 14 for the work she has done to help women succeed in academe.
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Applied Mathematics Colloquium on April 8
April 05, 2011
Alexander Nepomnyaschy, PhD, a professor in the department of mathematics at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, will discuss "Front Propagation in Anomalous Diffusion-Reaction Systems" on April 8 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II. >>
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.
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The IEEE-North Jersey Section Electron Devices, Circuits and Systems Chapters and NJIT will host a talk by EDS Distinguished Lecturer Fernando Guarín of the Semiconductor Research and Development Center at IBM on April 6 at 5 p.m. in ECEC 202.
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Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants should win their divisions, while the Atlanta Braves will take the wild card slot in the National League (NL), according to NJIT's baseball guru Bruce Bukiet.
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Fernando Music, principal from The Rooster Design Group in New York City, will be speaking on April 4 at 11:30 a.m. as part of the ongoing Digital Design Industry Speak Seminar Series hosted by NJIT's School of Art + Design.
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NJIT ASCE Student Chapter Reps Explain "What Is Civil Engineering?" To Fourth-Graders
March 30, 2011
Student representatives from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) at NJIT visited a fourth-grade classroom in the Randolph school district, where they gave a presentation on “What Is Civil Engineering?” and conducted a hands-on activity using toothpicks and gumdrops to design and construct bridges.
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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.
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Applied Mathematics Colloquium on April 1
March 28, 2011
Linda Smolka, PhD, an assistant professor of mathematics at Bucknell University, will discuss "Stability of a Planar-Extensional Flow and an Axisymmetric Thin Film Flow" on April 1 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II.
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NJIT's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering will host three Graduate Seminars on March 28, beginning at 11:30 a.m.
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The team comprised of Tristan Pashalian, Ida Torres and Peter Khalil, all third-year students in NJIT's BA in Interior Design program, has placed third in the national Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) Student Competition.
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Helping others is an important part of NJIT life. Many students are the children of immigrants, some are even immigrants themselves. Problems and issues around the world hit home.
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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.
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The NJIT Newark College of Engineering (NCE) will hold its 13th annual Salute to Engineering Excellence on Thursday, March 24, 2011, from 6-9 p.m. in the NJIT Campus Center Atrium. >>
Olga Ordeig, PhD, a postdoctoral scholar with the Tissue Models Lab at NJIT, has been selected to participate in the 61st Nobel Laureate Meeting.
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Fluid Mechanics Seminar on March 21
March 21, 2011
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.
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William Sasso '73, manager of IT Finance and Controls at PSEG, will discuss "Risk and Risk Management" at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Graduate Seminar Series on March 21 at 7 p.m. in Kupfrian 107.
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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.
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High school student teams will present their projects from the current season's work at the ACE Mentor Program Final Presentation Night on March 22, 4-8 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom.
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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.
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NJIT's Interior Design Program Has Two of Three Regional Winners in 2011 IDEC Competition
March 15, 2011
NJIT's BA in Interior Design program has two of three regional winners in the 2011 Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) Student Competition.
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A faster, better and cheaper desalination process enhanced by carbon nanotubes has been developed by NJIT Professor Somenath Mitra.
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Applied Mathematics Colloquium on March 25
March 11, 2011
Michael Schatz, PhD, associate professor in the School of Physics at Georgia Tech, will discuss "Characterizing Spatio-Temporal Complexity in Fluid Flow using Computational Homology" on March 25 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II.
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Susan Pikaart Bristol, of Rocky Hill, an adjunct professor in NJIT's College of Architecture and Design, was one of 10 honorees at the 28th Annual Tribute to Women 2011 Awards dinner on March 3 at the Hyatt Regency Princeton.
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48 Feet of Historic Mural Unveiled as New Addition to Warren St/NJIT Station Is Dedicated
March 08, 2011
A few tugs on red cloth, a round of applause and 48 linear feet of custom mural was unveiled yesterday morning at the newly-named NJ Transit Warren St/NJIT light rail station.
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Statistics Seminar on March 10
March 08, 2011
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.
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Gabrielle Esperdy, PhD, associate professor in NJIT's College of Architecture and Design, will join scholars of design, photography, commercial vernacular and automotive culture in "Marvels of Roadside and Main Street America: The Itinerant Eye of John Margolies" on March 9 at the Library of Congress.
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Applied Mathematics Colloquium on March 11
March 07, 2011
Jay Tang, PhD, assistant professor of physics at Brown University, will discuss "Swimming Bacteria Meet Applied Math and Physics at Fluid Boundary" at the Applied Mathematics Colloquium Series on March 11, 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II.
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"The BP Oil Spill: Containment Efforts and Ethical Considerations," a paper by Martha Molinini, a student majoring in electrical and computer engineering, has been accepted for presentation at the American Society for Engineering Education Middle Atlantic Section Conference on April 29 in Farmingdale, NY.
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Ping Pong Table, Lounges and Trees Enliven Long Island City Museum Courtyard Thanks To NJIT Ass't Prof's Award-Winning Design
March 02, 2011
The quality of life will rise one notch higher next summer for Long Island City residents, business owners and anyone else lucky enough to live near the Museum of Modern Art's PS1. >>
How Do Your Habits Work For You? NJIT Assistant Professor Michael Brownstein Will Explain at ADHC Colloquium
March 02, 2011
Michael Brownstein, PhD, assistant professor in NJIT's Department of Humanities, will discuss "How Your Habits Work for You: An Ethics of Automatic Behavior" at the Albert Dorman Honors College Colloquium Series on March 7, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom A.
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Information Technology Seminar on March 9
February 28, 2011
John Liuzzi, director of Security Risk Management at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), will discuss "Information Technology and Security: Enabling the Mission of the IRS" on March 9, 2:30-4 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom B.
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Granular and Multiphase Flows Colloquium on March 7
February 28, 2011
Christine Hrenya, PhD, an associate professor in the department of chemical and biological engineering at the University of Colorado-Boulder, will discuss "'Stokes's Cradle' and Beyond: Using Toys to Probe the Physics of Wetted-particle Agglomeration" on March 7, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the MEC 224.
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Treena Arinzeh Appears on Fox TV Tonight
February 25, 2011
Set your television dial tonight to Fox 5 News at 10:30 p.m. to watch NJIT's Treena Arinzeh in an interview explain to the nation the future of adult stem cells and her research, in particular.
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Maurie Cohen, PhD, associate professor and director of the graduate program in environmental policy studies at NJIT, will deliver the keynote address at The Explorer Connection's Sustainability Symposium on March 19 at LaSalle University.
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NJIT Student Wins Distinguished Service Award from Regional College Residence Hall Association
February 24, 2011
Michael Gonzalez, a senior majoring in information technology who has held a number of leadership positions in NJIT's Residence Life since his freshman year, has won the Central Atlantic Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls (CAACURH) Distinguished Service Award.
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ECE Department and IEEE Communications Society-North Jersey Chapter To Sponsor Seminar
February 24, 2011
"Stochastic Internet Privacy: Who Gathers Data and How and What Can Be Done About It" is the topic of a seminar by Balachander Krishnamurthy, a member of the technical staff at AT&T Labs-Research, on March 3 at 5 p.m. in 202 ECEC.
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NJIT To Host Presentation by Climate Activist Uchita de Zoysa
February 23, 2011
The NJIT Graduate Environmental Policy Program and the Rutgers Division of Global Affairs are hosting a presentation by the acclaimed Sri Lankan climate activist Uchita de Zoysa on February 28, 6-7:30 p.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall 1. >>
Biomedical Engineering Department Seminar on Feb. 25
February 22, 2011
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.
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Applied Mathematics Colloquium on Feb. 25
February 21, 2011
Ethan Akin, PhD, professor and chair of the department of mathematics at the City College of New York, will discuss "Good Measures on Cantor Space" on Feb. 25 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II.
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NJIT Mourns Loss of Distinguished Professor Emeritus Stanley B. Winters
February 21, 2011
NJIT mourns the loss of Distinguished Professor Emeritus Stanley B. Winters, a member of the Federated Department of History faculty from 1957 to 1991 who died on Jan. 28 in Port Charlotte, Fla. >>
Architect Daniel Libeskind To Speak Monday at NJIT in Free Talk
February 15, 2011
World renowned architect Daniel Libeskind will speak at NJIT, Feb. 21, 2011 at 5:45 p.m. in the ballroom of the NJIT Campus Center.
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If you're looking for a different angle on Black History, speak to NJIT Assistant Professor Allison Perlman.
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NJIT's Priscilla Nelson To Be Invited Speaker at Diversity Symposium
February 11, 2011
Priscilla Nelson, PhD, professor of civil and environmental engineering at NJIT, will be an invited speaker next month at the Blackboard Jungle 4 Symposium at the University of Vermont.
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Fluid Mechanics Seminar on Feb. 14
February 11, 2011
Kevin Connington, PhD, a research associate at The Levich Institute, City College of New York, will discuss "Lattice Boltzmann Simulations of Particle Transport in Flexible Tubes via Peristalsis" on Feb. 14 at 4 p.m. in Cullimore Hall Rm. 611.
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NJIT's Atam Dhawan To Speak at Physics Department Seminar
February 10, 2011
Atam P. Dhawan, PhD, distinguished professor and associate dean of the Albert Dorman Honors College, will be the guest speaker at a Physics Department Seminar on Feb. 23, 2:30-4 p.m. in Faculty Memorial Hall Room 408.
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NJIT Named an American Concrete Institute University
February 08, 2011
NJIT has been named an Outstanding University for 2010 by the American Concrete Institute.
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Biomedical Engineering Department To Host Seminar on Feb. 11
February 08, 2011
"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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Applied Mathematics Colloquium on Feb. 11
February 08, 2011
Guillaume Bal, PhD, professor of applied mathematics in the department of applied physics and applied mathematics at Columbia University, will discuss "Inverse Elliptic Problems with Internal Controls and Applications to Hybrid Imaging" on Feb. 11 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II.
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Mathematical Biology Seminar on Feb. 15
February 07, 2011
Horacio G. Rotstein, PhD, an assistant professor in the department of mathematical sciences at NJIT, will discuss "Subthreshold Resonance in a Stellate Cell Model: Part II" on Feb. 15 at 2:30 p.m. in Cullimore Hall Rm. 611.
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Memorial Service To Be Held for Distinguished Professor Timothy N. Chang
February 04, 2011
A remembrance and visitation to honor the memory of Distinguished Professor Timothy N. Chang will be held on Saturday, February 26, 2011 from 2-6 p.m. at the Parsippany Funeral Service, 60 North Beverwyck Road, Lake Hiawatha, NJ 07034.
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NJIT Mechanical Engineering Professor To Speak at Fluid Dynamics Seminar on Feb. 7
February 01, 2011
Pushpendra Singh, PhD, a professor in NJIT's department of mechanical and industrial engineering, will discuss "Manipulation of Particles Trapped at Fluid-Liquid Interfaces" on Feb. 7 at 4 p.m. in Cullimore Hall Rm. 611.
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Klang String Quartet Offers Free Afternoon Concert at NJIT
January 31, 2011
The Klang String Quartet with its unique blend of musical interests and influences (Klang in German means sound) is scheduled to perform on Feb. 16, 2011 in the NJIT Campus Center Atrium from 3-4:30 p.m.
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Honors College Library Named To Honor Gilbert W. Glass '41
January 31, 2011
The Albert Dorman Honors College Library was officially named the Gilbert Glass Library on Jan. 28 in a ceremony on the fourth floor of Fenster Hall.
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NJIT's College of Architecture and Design To Be Local Site for Global Game Jam 2011
January 28, 2011
Beginning on Jan. 28 and ending on Jan. 30, NJIT's College of Architecture and Design will be a local site for Global Game Jam 2011, during which more than 150 sites around the world will compete to create a game from scratch in 48 hours.
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Darius Sollohub, of Glen Ridge, Named Director of New Jersey School of Architecture
January 27, 2011
Darius Sollohub, associate professor of architecture at NJIT's College of Architecture and Design, has been named director of the New Jersey School of Architecture (NJSOA).
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NJIT's Dept. of Biomedical Engineering To Host Spring Biotech/Life Sciences Industry Forum
January 24, 2011
NJIT's Department of Biomedical Engineering in collaboration with the Division of Career Services will host the Spring Biotech/Life Sciences Industry Forum on Feb. 9, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in Fenster Hall Rm. 698. >>
Free Newsletter To Unravel the Mystery of Financial Aid from NJIT
January 20, 2011
There's probably no topic more on the minds of parents of college age students than financial aid. For many of these parents, and students, too, however, unraveling the mysteries of finding and securing the best financial aid package can be daunting. >>
Science Olympiad for Northern NJ Is Once Again To Be Held at NJIT: See Science Superstars From Area High Schools Compete
January 13, 2011
Once again some 500 middle and senior high school students from throughout Northern New Jersey will gather at NJIT for the annual Science Olympiad play-offs. The date this year is Jan. 14, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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NJIT's Nirwan Ansari Co-Edits Two Special Issues
January 10, 2011
Nirwan Ansari, PhD, a professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering at NJIT, has recently completed co-editing two special issues covering the state of the art in communications and networks.
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Free Bilingual Financial Aid Workshop at NJIT's College Goal Sunday
January 07, 2011
Confounded by federal student loan applications? If you are a low-income family, there is no reason to suffer alone. >>
NJIT's Sotirios Ziavras Chairs IEEE International Conference
January 06, 2011
Sotirios G. Ziavras, PhD, a professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering and director of the Computer Architecture and Parallel Processing Laboratory at NJIT, co-chaired the 13th IEEE International Conference on Computational Science and Engineering last month in Hong Kong.
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NJIT Professor Named Associate Provost for Graduate Studies
January 04, 2011
Marino Xanthos, PhD, a professor in NJIT's Otto H. York Department of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering, has been named Associate Provost for Graduate Studies. His appointment will be effective Feb. 1, 2011.
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