| NEWSLETTER | JANUARY 2024
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School of Systems and Enterprises (SSE) will integrate into SES starting from the 2024-2025 academic year. SSE will become a department within SES and all SSE programs, faculty, staff and students will join SES as part of this integration.
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The Department of Computer Science’s Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC) plan has been verified by the BPCnet Resource Portal. Effective January 2024 through January 2026, the plan seeks to improve diversity within the department through active recruiting and outreach efforts. CS is the first department at Stevens to receive BPC approval.
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The third annual MLK Day of Service was a success with more than 500 Stevens students, faculty and staff in attendance. SES proudly co-sponsored the university-wide event held on Tuesday, January 16.
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Provost's Lecture Series featuring Kevin Ryan, SSB Teaching Professor, will be held on Wednesday, February 7, at 3 p.m. in The Gallery, UCC. Register to attend.
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The 2024 Stevens Day of Giving will be held on Thursday, February 15. For 1,870 minutes the SES community will rally together in support of our students and programs and celebrate our power to inspire. Click here to learn more about how you can help spread the word and encourage others to give.
- The next SES Networking Ideas and Exchange (NIEx) Forum will be held on Thursday, February 29, from 12-1:30 p.m. in McLean 510. The theme for the session is Ph.D. Recruitment.
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- SES welcomes the following new faculty and staff:
- Zhaozhuo Xu, CS Assistant Professor
- LeAnn Blunt, CEOE Contract and Grants Manager
- Ashlyn Gonzalez, Davidson Laboratory Research Project Manager
- Jessica Gruich, ECE Office Manager
- Kirsten Homeny, BME Laboratory Manager
- Rachel Peyser, ME Graduate Academic Advisor
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- ME Accelerated Master's Program (AMP) Information Session
was held on Wednesday, January 17. A large number of undergraduates attended and gained insight into the graduate programs as well as the AMP process.
- The second annual
BME Day at Stevens will be held on Friday, February 2, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. in the UCC Tech Flex. Click here to learn more and register to attend.
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CEOE Research Fair will be held on Wednesday, February 14, from 3:30-5 p.m. in The Gallery, UCC. Click here for more information.
- CS Carnival Open House will be held on Wednesday, February 14, from 3:30-5:30 p.m. in Gateway South.
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best wishes for a successful spring semester! |
Welcome back and best wishes for a successful spring semester! |
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Shima Hajimirza, PI and ME Assistant Professor, received an NSF CAREER award of $519K for her project “Precise Mathematical Modeling and Experimental Validation of Radiation Heat Transfer in Complex Porous Media Using Analytical Renewal Theory Abstraction-Regressions.”
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Jinho Kim, PI and BME Assistant Professor, received a New Jersey Foundation for Health Advancement award of $40K for his project “Minimally Invasive Tissue Palpation Device.”
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Matthew Libera,
PI and CEMS Professor, received an ARO DURIP award of $96K for his project “In Situ Characterization of Functional Microhydrogels."
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Adam Overvig, PI and PHY Assistant Professor, received an AFOSR Young Investigator Program award of $450K for his project “Nonlocal Metasurfaces for Spectro‐Spatial Control of Light.”
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Nicholaus Parziale, PI and ME Associate Professor, received an SES award of $20K for his project “Bridging: Novel Measurements in Multiphase and/or Turbulent Supersonic and Hypersonic Flows.”
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Christopher Sugino, PI and ME Assistant Professor, received an NSF CAREER award of $650K for his project “Non-Local Metamaterials and Metasurfaces for Next Generation Non-Reciprocal Acoustic Devices.”
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Jia Xu, PI and CS Assistant Professor, received an eBay award of $120K for her project “Retailer-Linked Dialogues: Chatting, Carting, and Caring.”
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The work of
Xiaofeng Qian, PHY Assistant Professor, was included in the top 10 most popular physics stories of 2023 by Physics World.
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Rojyar Barhemat,
CEOE Ph.D. candidate (pictured with Professors Weina Meng and Yi Bao), received the Best Poster Award for her research in the Offshore Wind Conference at NJIT. Her poster, “Structural Health Monitoring and Condition Assessment for Offshore Wind Turbines” is based on her research sponsored by NJDEA.
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Rana Ibrahim, BME Ph.D. candidate, is a recipient of the 1st Koerner Family Foundation fellowship at Stevens.
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The Stevens Institute of Technology chapter of the Society of Physics Students (SPS) received the 2022-23 Outstanding Chapter Award.
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Jonathan Makris ’24 is a member of Professor Hongjun Wang’s laboratory, where he is conducting nanoparticle research with hopes of developing a better method for the treatment of colon cancer
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Adjunct chemical biology faculty member Nick Murgulo inspires former pre-med student Hector Borges to pursue a career at the pharmaceutical giant Merck
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Stevens’ Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology holds its third annual holiday dinner
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The Schaefer School offers new opportunities for students to take coursework at partner universities: Centrale Nantes in France; Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine in New Jersey; and New York and New Jersey universities The City College of New York’s Grove School of Engineering, Columbia Engineering, Cornell Tech, New York Institute of Technology, Princeton University School of Engineering and Applied Science, Rutgers University School of Engineering, and Stony Brook University College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
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ASME interviewed SES undergraduate and graduate students for a multipart social media series that explores why students decide to pursue engineering degrees and what they hope to achieve in the future
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STAT News published an op-ed by CS Associate Professor Samantha Kleinberg focusing on data tracking and how data doesn’t always work as accurately as Americans would hope. Further, she discusses how data needs to be accurate, relevant and actionable to help empower the user
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Northjersey.com utilized the Davidson Laboratory and Stevens Flood Advisory System as tools to forecast minor to major flooding in Bergen County due to heavy rain expected throughout the week
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FOX News used segments from an AP Campus Insights interview featuring SIAI Director and Geoffrey S. Inman Junior Professor Brendan Englot, who discussed AI predictions for 2024. Dr. Englot suspects there will be a greater push to advance the language skills of robots using AI. The segment aired more than 120 times across 73 markets including Houston, Detroit and Cleveland
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| President's Day—No Classes; Offices Closed
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01/30/24: Last Day to Add/Drop
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01/31/24: Stevens Faculty Meeting
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02/14/24: CEOE Research Fair
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02/14/24: CS Carnival Open House
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02/15/24: Stevens Day of Giving
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02/19/24: PRESIDENTS' DAY— No Classes; Offices Closed
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02/21/24: Annual Employee Recognition Ceremony
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02/21/24: Monday Class Schedule
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