| NEWSLETTER | DECEMBER 2022
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FROM THE OFFICE OF THE DEAN |
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Brendan Englot, ME Associate Professor, Geoffrey S. Inman Junior Professor, and Interim SIAI Director, is appointed to a three-year term as Director of the Stevens Institute for Artificial Intelligence (SIAI), effective January 1, 2023.
- SES Dean’s Faculty Advisory Council (FAC) members for the 2023 calendar year are as follows:
- T/TT Faculty
- Jinho Kim (BME)
- Ansu Perekatt (CCB)
- Pin-Kuang Lai (CEMS)
- Mohammad Ilbeigi (CEOE)
- Jia Xu (CS)
- Hang Liu (ECE)
- Johannes Weickenmeier (ME)
- Benjamin Leinwand (MS)
- Ed Whittaker (PHY)
- NTT Faculty
- Raju Datla (CEOE)
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Maxine Fontaine (ME)
- Teddy Zewde (ECE)
- Dakota Van Deursen joins SES as Assistant Director of Core Engineering and Science Education, effective as of December 5, 2022.
- Justin Magurno joins ECE as Academic Advisor, effective as of November 15, 2022.
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Wishing you all a joyous and relaxing holiday!
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Multiple Stevens teams lead efforts to improve, defend and detect airborne and underwater drones
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The Davidson Lab and Director Dr. Muhammad Hajj research and design systems that have the potential to combat the world’s climate crisis, attracting regional and international notice
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CEMS Assistant professor Pin-Kuang Lai works on making antibody treatments more accessible to everyone
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School of Engineering & Science Dean’s Lecture Series Features William McGann, Ph.D.,Chief Technology Officer of Quantum Computing Inc.
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Raju Datla, PI, Davidson Lab and CEOE Research Associate Professor, received an E-Wave Technologies LLC award of $95K for his project “Wave Tank Testing for Power Capture Optimization and Slamming Wave Force Estimation of a Paddle-type Wave Energy Converter Retrofitted into a Floating Aquaculture Infrastructure.”
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Mohammad Ilbeigi, PI and CEOE Assistant Professor, George Korfiatis, Co-PI and CEOE Professor, and Carlo Lipizzi, Co-PI, SSE Teaching Associate Professor, received a Siemens Financial Services award of $54,985 for their project "AI-Enhanced Platform for Financing Sustainability Projects: Proof of Concept.”
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Pin-Kuang Lai, PI and CEMS Assistant Professor, received an award of $90K from the Biomolecular Interaction Technologies Center (BITC), University of Delaware for his project “Applying Molecular Dynamics Simulations and Machine Learning to Predict Antibody-Drug Developability and Bioavailability.”
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Matthew Libera, PI and CEMS Professor and Hongjun Wang, Co-PI, Director of CHI and BME Professor, received an SES ACE Program award of $25K for their project “ACE: Engineering Domain Leadership to Develop an NSF ERC.”
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Hady Salloum, PI, Director of the Maritime Security Center, and ECE Research Professor, received an award of $1.05M for his project "Agricultural Security, Unmanned Aerial Systems, and Maritime Cybersecurity."
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Dibyendu “Dibs” Sarkar, PI and CEOE Professor, received an NJDEP award of $250K for his project “Watershed-based Restoration and Protection Plans and Implementing Green Infrastructures in New Jersey Lakes.” This award is part of a major project in partnership with NJIT (prime) and Rutgers University.
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Hongjun Wang, PI, Director of CHI and BME Professor, received a US Army Medical Research and Material Command award of $240K for his project “Mechanical Properties of the Demyelinated Central Nervous System: A Barrier to Remyelination?" This award is part of a major project in partnership with Hunter College (prime).
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Susanne Wetzel, PI and CS Professor, received a National Security Agency award of $666,487 for her project “2022 NCAeC-001.” This award is in partnership with California State University San Bernardino (prime).
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Jia Xu, PI and CS Assistant Professor, received an Amazon AlexaPrize Grant Program award of $250K for her project “Never Alone With Me.”
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Jennifer Kang-Mieler, BME Chair and Professor, is elected Chair of the NIH panel Brain Imaging, Vision, Bioengineering, and Low Vision Technology Development (BIVT).
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Hang Liu, ECE Assistant Professor, is a recipient of the 2022 IEEE-CS TCHPC Award. This is one of the biggest awards for junior faculty in the HPC community.
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Shucheng Yu, ECE Associate Professor, is elevated to IEEE Fellow for his contributions to information and network security.
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STUDENT & ALUMNI SPOTLIGHTS |
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The summer program with Jersey City Medical Center offers early hospital and clinical experience for future medical professionals
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Suzanne D’Addio ’07 gladly shared what made Stevens special to her and how it sculpted and influenced her career more than 15 years later
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An advocate for diversity and inclusion, Christina Puntiel ’20 M.S. ’21 accepts a full-time position at Bristol Myers Squibb while continuing to give back to underserved communities
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Honored for high academic and athletic achievements, leadership and service, Allison Buffenbarger ’22 accepts a full-time position at bp
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Devharsh Kartikey Trivedi '24, CS doctoral candidate, won the first place award of $700 at the Red Team CTF Challenge, hosted by Trend Micro and ISACA New York Metropolitan Chapter at VR WORLD NYC.
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| FIRST DAY OF SPRING SEMESTER
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