SELECTED FACULTY HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Woo Lee, Chemistry and Chemical Biology (SES), received the Thomas Edison Patent Award from the Research & Development Council of New Jersey, along with former doctoral student Linh Le and alumnus De Kong '11. They received the award in Technology Transfer for their U.S. patent, "Graphene-based Films in Sensor Applications."

Alex Wellerstein (CAL), was quoted by The New York Times in a story about America's response to the Soviet Union's detonation of the Tsar Bomb, the world's most powerful nuclear weapon.

Raju Datla, Civil, Environmental and Ocean Engineering (SES), was elected a Fellow of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME).

Majeed Simaan (SB) was quoted by Money magazine in an article on the rise of Eagle Investors.

Athula Attygalle, Chemistry and Chemical Biology (SES), received the Arnold Berliner Award 2021 from Springer for his research appearing in The Science of Nature.

Dean Kelland Thomas (CAL) was interviewed by Lifewire on how AI can be used to complement our own creative efforts but not replace human creativity.

Rajarathnam Chandramouli and K.P. "Suba" Subbalakshmi, Electrical and Computer Engineering (SES), were selected to compete in the Hyperspace Challenge funded by the U.S. Space Force and AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate.

Mukund Iyengar, Electrical and Computer Engineering (SES) and director of the iSTEM program, was quoted by CNBC in a feature on how to use social media to launch a business.

LARGEST NEW RESEARCH AWARDS, OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2021

• November 18: Steven Hoffenson (SSE) – Consolidated Edison, Inc., $94,675 – Data Analytics and Optimization for Forecasting and Scheduling Power System Maintenance Needs
• November 1: Michael Delorme, Davidson Laboratory (SES) – Gibbs & Cox, Inc., $90,678 – Preliminary Proposal: NOMARS Model Test for DLBA/Gibbs & Cox
• October 25: Hady Salloum, STAR Center (SES) – U.S. Department of Homeland Security, $100,000 – The Center for Maritime Research (CMR)
• October 1: Elnaz Banan Sadeghian, Electrical and Computer Engineering (SES) – National Science Foundation, $175,000 – CRII: CIF: Machine Learning Based Equalization Towards Multitrack Synchronization and Detection in Two-Dimensional Magnetic Recording
• October 1: Bei Yan (SB) – National Science Foundation, $174,500 – CRII: HCC: Temporal Dynamics of Team Emotion and Cognition in AI-Supported Decision-Making
• October 1: Mark Blackburn (SERC) – L3Harris Technologies, $162,929 – Digital Engineering Transformation Using Model-Based Systems Engineering Methods and Technologies
• October 1: Cheng Chen, Civil, Environmental & Ocean Engineering (SES) – National Science Foundation, $217,089 – Using a Well-Controlled Heterogeneous Permeability Field to Study Its Role on Miscible Density-Driven Convection in Porous Media
• October 1: Xiaojiang Du, Electrical and Computer Engineering (SES) – National Science Foundation, $405,016 – CCRI: Medium: Collaborative Research: Hardware-in-the-Loop and Remotely-Accessible/ Configurable/Programmable Internet of Things (IoT) Testbeds
• October 1: Xiaojiang Du, Electrical and Computer Engineering (SES) – National Science Foundation, $168,629 – CCRI: Medium: Collaborative Research: Hardware-in-the-Loop and Remotely-Accessible/ Configurable/Programmable Internet of Things (IoT) Testbeds

October 11-December 14, 2021

NEW HIRES AND JOB CHANGES

Charles V. Schaefer Jr., School of Engineering & Science

• Summer Cureton-Gustave, Communications Coordinator
• Jeffrey Lam, Academic Advisor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology
• Mary Newell, Office Manager, Chemistry and Chemical Biology
• Jeriza Ouckama, Executive Assistant to the Dean
• Andrew Silvis, Director of Finance
• Tina Song, Research Project Manager, Davidson Laboratory
• Megan Whittemore, Operations Manager, Stevens Institute for Artificial Intelligence

School of Business

• Sasha Mastroianni, Senior Communications Manager
• Allison Ruppino, Corporate Outreach Manager
• Ashley Scales, Program Coordinator, Graduate Management Programs

School of Systems & Enterprises

• Hunter DeSimone, Manager of Communications
• Anlan Dong, Research Assistant
• Thomas Hagedorn, Research Scientist
• Hoong Yan See Tao, Research Project Manager, SERC

Office of Academic Innovation and Faculty Affairs

• Jennifer Rodriguez, Assistant Director, Dual Enrollment Program

Office of Graduate Admissions

• Zhe Huang, Graduate Admissions Advisor
• Lauren Smarowsky, Graduate Admissions Advisor

Office of the Provost

• Melissa McCoy, Assistant Director, Training and Communications Management

Office of the Registrar

• John Delaney, Student Records Analyst, Data Management
• James Gilligan, Assistant Registrar
• Jamie Holmes-Kriger, Associate Registrar, Strategic Initiatives

Office of Undergraduate Academics

• Nicholas Jones, Assistant Director, First Generation and Low Income and Pre-Professional Programs

PROMOTIONS

Charles V. Schaefer Jr., School of Engineering & Science

• Sandra Clavijo, Director of Undergraduate Studies
• Robert Gonzales, Jr., Assistant Dean of Operations and Administration
• Lazaro Herrera, Assistant Director of Graduate Studies
• Ashley Riley, Associate Director of Communications and Marketing
• Jessica de Veyga, Assistant Dean of Faculty Affairs

School of Systems and Enterprises

• Kunal Batra, Manager of Information Systems and Technology

Office of Graduate Admissions

• Christopher John, Manager of Admissions Operations

Office of Graduate Education

• Ilham Abdelaziz, Assistant Director of Graduate Academics & Student Success
• Luis Cueva, Director of Systems, Data & Analytics

Office of Graduate Student Life

• Ashley Chillar, Associate Director

Office of International Student and Scholar Services

• Karine Nanagoulian, Assistant Director for Incoming International Student

Office of the Provost

• Nina DeMarco, Director of Strategic Initiatives and Planning
• Michael Markowitz, Associate Director of Academic Communications

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