| NEWSLETTER | FEBRUARY 2025
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Congratulations to the following faculty on their endowed chair appointments:
- Brendan Englot, ME Professor and SIAI Director, has been appointed as Anson Wood Burchard Chair in Mechanical Engineering, effective March 1, 2025 until June 30, 2030.
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Nick Parziale, ME Professor, is appointed as George Meade Bond Chair in Mechanical Engineering, effective March 1, 2025 until June 30, 2030.
- Yuping Huang, PHY Professor and CQSE Director, is appointed as Viola W. and Elbert C. Brinning Chair Professor in Physics, effective March 1, 2025 until June 30, 2030.
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- Congratulations to the following faculty and staff members on receiving Stevens Employee Excellence Awards:
- Creating a Connected Community
- Excellence in All We Do
- Jennifer Kang-Mieler, BME
- Amy Mattare, BME
- Leading by Example
- Jessica de Veyga, SES
- Eve Riskin, ECE
- Lifetime Achievement Award
- Suphan Kovenklioglu, CEMS (retired)
- Stevens Brand Ambassador
- Student Success Champion
- Patricia Anne Muisener, CCB
- Anne Petrigliano, ME
- Through Collaboration Impact
- Jan Cannizzo, MS
- Sandra Clavijo, SES
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A listing of all SES nominees can be found here.
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The iShare (Interdisciplinary Stevens Hub for Advancing Research in Education) Kick-Off Event will be held on Wednesday, March 5, from 1:00-3:00 p.m. in Babbio 541A. For more information, email Tewodros (Teddy) Zewde.
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MS will launch a new Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence in Mathematics Education on Wednesday, March 12, from 3:00-4:30 p.m. in Gateway North 204. Click here for more information.
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The Spring 2025 SES Faculty Meeting and Awards Ceremony will take place on Wednesday, March 26, from 3:00-5:00 p.m. in the UCC TechFlex Auditorium.
- The SES 3-Minute Thesis (3MT) Final Graduate Competition is scheduled for Thursday, April 3, from 2:00-5:00 p.m. in the UCC TechFlex Auditorium.
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Stevens MakerSpace is partnering with the Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey on Saturday, March 8, from 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. to conduct a workshop idea session for girls. The girls will learn about the engineering design process to make efficient hovercrafts.
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New core and elective artificial intelligence courses have been added to the SES Graduate Studies Core Curriculum. To learn more, click here.
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- Departmental Events
- March 5 - ME PH.D. Research Symposium
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March 10 - SES Grad: Master's Coffee Hour
- March 12 - CEOE Networking Event
- March 13 - SES Grad: PhD Coffee Hour
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Igor Pikovski (PI), PHY Assistant Professor, received a NASA award of $669K for his project “Atomic Quantum Networks on Curved Space-Time.”
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Philip Orton (PI), DL & CEOE Research Associate Professor, and Laura Kerr (Co-PI), DL & CEOE Research Engineer, received an NOAA award of $475K for their project “Meeting Local Resilience Needs Through National and Pan-Regional Collaborations,” with University of Delaware as prime.
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Jina Huh-Yoo (PI), CS Associate Professor, received an NIH award of $117K for her project “Implementing Decision Support for Long-Term Care,” with University of Colorado Denver as prime.
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Pin-Kuang Lai (PI), CEMS Assistant Professor, received a University of Delaware award of $90K for his project “Hybrid Data-Driven and Physics-Based Models for Rapid Prediction of Antibody-Antibody and Antibody-Excipient Interactions.”
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Yi Bao (PI), CEOE Associate Professor, received the SES Bridging Program award of $20K for his project “Bridging: Bridging Hardware Gap for Developing AI-Powered Multifunctional Wireless Fiber Optic Sensors for Intelligent Energy Systems.”
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Patricia Anne Muisener (CCB) |
Patricia Anne Muisener (PI), CCB Teaching Professor and Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies, received the inaugural SES PIER Program award of $10K for her project “PIER: Early Career Exploration Community for Biology and Chemistry Students.”
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Laura Kerr (PI), DL & CEOE Research Engineer, received a New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium award of $10K for her project “2026 NJCRC-NJDEP Coastal and Climate Resilience Conference.”
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Future Leaders in Robotics and AI: Celebrating Diversity and Innovation Seminar Series |
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Mid-Atlantic Chapter, International Erosion Control Association Winner |
Odalys Perez, CEOE undergraduate student, won the Mid-Atlantic Chapter, International Erosion Control Association (MAC-IECA) Collegiate Scholarship Award in the amount of $3K.
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Svetlana Malinovskaya, Ansu Perekatt and Pinar Akcora are representative of Stevens’ inspiring faculty within the Schaefer School of Engineering and Science
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NSF CAREER Award winning professor integrates virtual reality sensory information into physical rehabilitation regimens
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U.S. Department of Energy’s $1.9M grant is funding Dibs Sarkar and Christos Christodoulatos’ revolutionary work to find new sustainable solutions for clean energy
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Philip Odonkor, SE assistant professor and expert in energy technologies, uses AI tools to investigate the impact of extreme weather on solar-powered and electrified homes and uncover their unique vulnerabilities and develop insights on how they handle harsh conditions
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| Spring Recess — No Classes; Offices Open |
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03/05/25: Faculty Advisory Council Meeting (FAC)
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03/05/25: iShare Kick-Off Meeting
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03/06/25: SES Grad 3MT Workshop
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03/08/25: Girl Scouts of NJ x SIT MakerSpace Workshop Ideas
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03/12/25: Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence in Mathematics Education Launch Event
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03/17-21/25: SPRING RECESS — No Classes; Offices Open
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03/19/25: NJCRC + CEOE Flooding Workshop
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03/24/25: CAREER Workshop
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03/24/25: SES DUSAC Meeting
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03/29-30/25: CS Hackathon
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The archive of past SES Newsletters can be found here.
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