WiFi and Light-Based Networks Combine for Better Virtual Reality Systems

Thursday, December 9th, 2021
"Why not both?" is a social media meme, but it's also the proposed answer to a problem for the designers of virtual reality systems, who generally must rely on wireless signals that are reliable but not as fast as needed. It's already hard enough to make virtual reality look realistic, without chopp...

Dina Ayman, NJIT Alum and Professor, Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in Enterprise Tech

Thursday, December 9th, 2021
Her 20s have been a busy time for Dina Ayman: earning two degrees at NJIT in the same year, working at Intel and Microsoft, teaching at her alma mater and starting a consultancy dedicated to diversity and inclusion. Along the way, she achieved her dream of working at the intersection of engineering ...

NJIT Joins NASA-Funded Project Where You Can Be a "Solar Jet Hunter"

Wednesday, December 8th, 2021
Scientists at NJIT’s Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research (CSTR) are joining a new research project, led by researchers at the University of Minnesota (UMN) with support from NASA, which will give volunteering citizen-scientists the chance to contribute toward our understanding of explosive activit...

Ishani Chatterjee - ECE PhD Student of the Month - December 2021

Wednesday, December 8th, 2021
Ishani Chatterjee successfully defended her dissertation defense on December 1, 2021. She worked under the guidance of Professor Mengchu Zhou, Distinguished Professor. Her research is in Natural Language Processing, Big Data, Optimization Models, and Data Analytics. Her research topic directly relat...

NJIT Students Design & Build Home to Address Newark's Housing Crisis

Tuesday, December 7th, 2021
Fifteen undergraduate students in NJIT's architecture program have designed and built a prototype home that may be part of the solution to Newark’s housing crisis. The “tiny home” is approximately 8 feet by 12 feet and was designed to help address the city’s homeless population. Erin Pellegrino and...

Management College Adds Avanade Consultant to Advisory Board

Tuesday, December 7th, 2021
Martin Tuchman School of Management recently added Valentin Guerin, an Avanade Inc. director and client lead, to its Board of Advisors. Avanade, a global consulting firm specializing in Microsoft software and services, began funding and mentoring NJIT students in 2015. "In 2015, Avanade launched its...

For 3rd Straight Year, NJIT Professor Makes Global List of Highly Cited Researchers

Tuesday, December 7th, 2021
A research paper on metal carbides and nitrides is paying dividends for NJIT’s Meng-Qiang Zhao — seven years after it was published. For the third straight year, Zhao, an assistant professor of chemical and materials engineering at NJIT’s Newark College of Engineering, has made Clarivate’s list of H...

2022 National Black Political Convention Finds a Home at NJIT

Monday, December 6th, 2021
New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark will host a National Black Political Convention in the spring of 2022 – 50 years after the first took place in Gary, Indiana. Organizers of the four-day event, which will take place April 28 to May 1, include Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, Jackson, Miss. Mayor ...

Computing College Expands Job Options in 'Early Access to Talent' Program

Monday, December 6th, 2021
NJIT's Ying Wu College of Computing is matching top tech talent from its student ranks with companies needing to remain ahead of the curve in a competitive marketplace, in a new initiative called Early Access to Talent. The pre-employment program offers companies the opportunity to cultivate a custo...

O'Hearn's Record 42 Points Carry NJIT to Come From Behind, 2OT Win at Lafayette

Sunday, December 5th, 2021
Dylan O'Hearn scored a Division I program-record 42 points, including 36 after halftime, to help lead the NJIT men's basketball team to a come-from-behind 90-86 victory in double overtime against host Lafayette on Sunday afternoon. Fifteen of O'Hearn's points came during the two overtime periods as...