The Academic News
NOVEMBER 2018
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Message from the Provost and Provost's Office News

Keeping Students at the Center of Our Endeavors

On two occasions this semester, I had the pleasure of sitting down with groups of students to gain their perspective on the Stevens experience. To say that I was impressed with our students is an understatement. I learned quite a bit about what students think about their academic studies, coursework, and the student experience. Continue Reading>

Recent News

Eyes on the Prize: Business, A.I. Skills Help Stevens Team's Eye Health Entry Win Hackathon

Niraj Chaurasia, Medhavi Uniyal and Vidya Sagar Polaki took first prize in an October hackathon, sponsored by iCIMS, that drew more than 500 competitors.


Stevens Focuses on the 'Foundations' of Engineering with NSF

With a five-year National Science Foundation grant, Stevens professors are improving how research universities deliver STEM education.


Depression-Management Tool Takes Top Prize in Stevens’ HealthTech Hackathon

A depression-management tool created by a team that included four Stevens students took first prize at the Stevens Venture Center’s recent HealthTech Hackathon, a multi-day event that brought young innovators together with healthcare, technology and business professionals.


SERC Celebrates 10 Years with Two-Day Research Review & Student Forum

The Systems Engineering Research Center celebrated ten years as a premier research center with two days of in-depth presentations and discussions regarding ongoing work.


New Stevens Chair Seeks to Bring Smart Systems to Traditional Engineering

Muhammad Hajj, professor and chair of the Department of Civil, Environmental and Ocean Engineering, discusses his vision.


Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Aims to Shape Future Research in Data Science

Stevens has launched a doctoral program in Data Science. It’s not the only program of its kind exploring this discipline, but it is unique for its orientation; the program is housed in both the School of Business and Stevens’ Schaefer School of Engineering and Science.

Faculty and Staff Spotlight

Dr. Lindsey Cormack, Assistant Professor, Political Science, College of Arts and Letters


David Zimmerman, Director of Technology Commercialization

Faculty Awards | Research | Grants


Dr. Kathryn Abel (SSE) was awarded the Bernard R. Sarchet Award for Lifetime Achievement by the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE).

Dr. Mukund V. Iyengar (SES) was honored with a 2018 Edison Patent Award by the Research & Development Council of New Jersey.

A video by Dr. Mehmet Kurt (SES) was selected by Popular Science and the National Institutes of Health as one of eight winning projects for the 16th Annual Vizzies Challenge.

Dr. Edward Whittaker (SES) was elected as a Fellow Member of The Optical Society.

Largest New Research Awards, September-October 2018

  • October 5: Dr. Kishore Pochiraju, Mechanical Engineering (SES) – Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, $100,000 – DSE-CPS: Design Space Exploration for Cyber Physical Systems
  • October 1: Dr. Yuping Huang, Physics (SES) – National Science Foundation, $750,000 – RAISE- EQuIP: A Chip-integrated Platform for Photon-Efficient Quantum Communications
  • October 1: Dr. Matthew Libera, Chemical Engineering & Materials Science (SES) – National Science Foundation, $499,616 – MRI: Acquisition of a Transmission Electron Microscope for Materials Research
  • October 1: Dr. Stefan Strauf, Physics (SES) – National Science Foundation, $245,000 – RAISE-EQuIP: Integrated Higher-Dimensional Quantum Photonic Platform
  • September 30: Dr. Dinesh Verma, SERC – U.S. Department of Defense, $739,208 – RT-217: Systems Engineering Research Center (SERC) Program Management
  • September 28: Dr. Dinesh Verma, SERC – U.S. Department of Defense, $297,751 – RT-210: Formal Methods in Resilient Systems Design using a Flexible Contract Approach, Part 2
  • September 15: Dr. Pinar Akcora, Chemical Engineering & Materials Science (SES) – National Science Foundation, $305,397 – Collaborative Research: Chemical and Dynamic Heterogeneities in Interfaces for Adaptive Polymer Nanocomposites
  • September 14: Dr. Dinesh Verma (SERC) – U.S. Department of Defense, $232,040 – RT-212: PEO Missiles and Space Systems Engineering Methodology Implementation
  • September 14: Dr. Ansu Perekatt, Chemistry and Chemical Biology (SES), $486,000 – National Institutes of Health – K22: Transcriptional Regulation of Oncogenic Cellular Plasticity in the Intestinal Epithelium
  • September 1: Dr. Yi Guo, Electrical and Computer Engineering (SES) – National Science Foundation, $358,535 – Understanding Pedestrian Dynamics for Seamless Human-Robot Interaction
  • September 1: Dr. Jon Miller, Davidson Laboratory (SES) – N.J. Department of Transportation, $289,058 – Update/Validate/Visualize Stevens NYHOPS Forecasts for ULCV and SULCV Navigation Guidance in the NY/NJ Harbor Near Bergen Point, N.J.
  • September 1: Dr. Xiao Lu (SSE) – National Science Foundation, $126,429 – CRI: CI-NEW: Collaborative Research: Constructing a Community-Wide Software Architecture Infrastructure
  • September 1: Dr. Paul Grogan (SSE) – National Science Foundation, $59,178 – EAGER: Collaborative Research: Demonstrating the Importance of Research Setting Representativeness in Systems Engineering and Design Research
  • September 1: Dr. Joelle Saad-Lessler, (SB) – National Endowment for Financial Education, $124,332 – Collectivism All Around: Informal Networks, Savings Shortfalls and Financial Education in the U.S.
  • September 1: Dr. Philip Orton, Davidson Laboratory (SES) – U.S. Department of Commerce (NOAA), $132,319 – Catalyzing a Deeper Understanding of the Effects of Storm Surge Barriers on the Hudson River Estuary

Events


December 12

Excellence Through Diversity Lecture Series, Susan Cain

December 13

OnStage at Stevens Holiday Concert

Resources


Office of the Provost
Office of the Provost - Announcements
Office of Academic Administration
Center for Faculty Engagement and Advancement

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