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SPRING 2023

This is the digest version of the Spring 2023 issue of Stevens Institute of Technology's flagship research publication IMPACT. You may also download the complete issue here.

Current issue of IMPACT
a drone in the sky

These Are the Drones You're Looking For

Stevens researchers across multiple disciplines work to design, protect, detect, enhance and fortify aerial and underwater drones.

A baseball pitcher striding forward

Delivering Novel Pitching Research

Stevens researcher Antonia Zaferiou analyzes biometric data collected under an MLB contract to help pitchers and coaches understand motion, power and injury prevention.

A bridge in New York City

Safer Bridges, Through Smarter AI

Stevens researcher Kaijian Liu co-develops a new technique for predicting bridge condition and failure by harvesting, integrating and analyzing data in new ways.

graphic of antibodies attacking a virus

Accelerating Therapeutic Antibody Development

Stevens researcher Pin-Kuang Lai leverages the tools of artificial intelligence to model and predict the properties of promising antibody therapies.

Face with a text label over it

In Focus: Systems to Empower Disabled Technology Users

Stevens researcher Jonggi Hong improves the technology experience of disabled users by including those users in development and testing.

Mars rover on surface of Mars

A Pioneering Study of Martian Dust

Stevens co-conducts the first study of the dust that swirls when exploratory copters roam the Red Planet. The research will inform both future Mars missions and Earth science.

Recent Recognition & Awards

  • The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) awarded approximately $1.3 million to Dibyendu "Dibs" Sarkar to investigate the mitigation of "forever chemicals" and heavy metals. Sarkar's team will develop a cost-effective, environmentally friendly method of treating soil and water contaminated with PFAS and other contaminants such as lead.
  • Matthew Libera and Hongjun Wang received $1.3 million in support from the National Science Foundation (NSF) toward their project “Collaborative Research: GCR: Infection-Resisting Resorbable Scaffolds for Engineering Human Tissue.”
  • Raviraj Nataraj, Elnaz Banan Sadeghian and Jie Shen were selected to receive 2023 NSF CAREER awards. Nataraj will examine VR-based therapies for motor rehabilitation of spinal cord injuries; Banan Sadeghian will develop algorithms to increase the data density and storage capacity of disk drives; and Shen will develop novel algorithms to manage data corruption and ensure fairness in learning models.
  • Victor Lawrence and Yu-Dong Yao received $400,000 in NSF support for a collaborative project with Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Columbia University and Nokia Bell Labs. The project, “Resilient and Low-Latency Networks for Situation Awareness in the Factory of the Future," will run three years.

Recent Publications

  • Ansu Perekatt and a team of student researchers authored “Single-cell RNA sequencing of dedifferentiating cells from a mouse model that display oncogenic plasticity: Implications in understanding colon cancer stem cells” in the American Cancer Society journal Cancer Research in December 2022.
  • Kristyn Karl and Yu Tao co-authored “Correcting overconfidence in online privacy: experimenting with an educational game” in the journal Information, Communication & Society in January 2023.

Stevens Research In the News

Forbes

“We’ve Brought the Process That Drives the Stars… to Earth.”

 

Los Angeles Times

Will This Rain Ever Stop?

 

Psychology Today

What Managers Need to Know About Their Teams

 

ASME

How to Study Hypersonic Flight Without Leaving the Ground

 

Digital Trends

Ingenuity Helicopter Helps Researchers Learn About Dust on Mars

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