Industrial Designer Matthew Negron Shares his Path from NJIT to President of Dauphin Americas

Monday, July 24th, 2023
When Matthew Negron ’13, ‘16 started his education at NJIT, he was among the earliest cohorts to join the newly-formed industrial design program at Hillier College of Architecture and Design. Initially starting as an architecture student, his interests shifted and found that the budding industrial ...

U.S. Coast Guard Flotilla Among Three New Ways for Highlanders to Earn Wings

Wednesday, July 12th, 2023
Several new aeronautical opportunities will provide hands-on training for New Jersey Institute of Technology students who look to the sky. Starting this fall, NJIT will establish an official group of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary University Program, known as a flotilla. It will meet at Caldwell Air...

Lab-Simulated Earthquakes Test the Mettle of 'High-Performance' Building Materials

Monday, June 26th, 2023
*"Lab-Simulated Earthquakes Test the Mettle of 'High-Performance' Building Materials" is part of NJIT's 2023 Research Magazine* Despite advances in construction design and materials, a powerful 7.8 magnitude tremor on the San Andreas fault could kill a projected 1,800 people, injure an additional 50...

Researchers Develop Novel System Using Deep Reinforcement Learning To Improve Control Of Lower Limb

Tuesday, June 20th, 2023
A team of researchers has developed a new method for controlling lower limb exoskeletons using deep reinforcement learning. The method, described in a study published in Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, enables more robust and natural walking control for users of lower limb exoskeleto...

Computational Advance Will Help Researchers Model Climate With Higher Fidelity

Wednesday, June 14th, 2023
Increased computational power has dramatically improved climate modeling over the past several years, allowing scientists to better forecast long term climate evolution. Despite computers becoming faster and more efficient, cloud modeling was still a hazy prospect until a recent algorithmic improvem...

National Academy of Construction Elects NJIT's Andrew Christ Amid Campus Transformation

Tuesday, June 6th, 2023
Andrew Christ, senior vice president for real estate development and capital operations at New Jersey Institute of Technology, has been elected to the National Academy of Construction. The academy recognizes exceptional leaders from across the construction industry — including construction managers,...

Senior Success: Civil Engineer Lara Rios is Proud of All the Memories She Made at NJIT

Thursday, June 1st, 2023
For Lara Rios ’23, NJIT has been an important part of her family’s life. Her uncle and father graduated from NJIT, and her brother is also studying at the university. As president of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) and diversity and inclusion officer of the Student Senate, Rios...

Engineer from India Found a Home at NJIT, Earning a Master's and Landing a Job in NJ

Tuesday, May 30th, 2023
Anjali Khushalani worked in her native India as a project manager and process manager before arriving at New Jersey Institute of Technology last fall to pursue a master’s in engineering management. Khushalani took an intensive route, concentrating on industrial engineering and earning her degree fro...

For NJIT Faculty, Artificial Intelligence is a Learning Opportunity

Thursday, May 25th, 2023
Public artificial intelligence programs such as ChatGPT are being embraced by faculty across New Jersey Institute of Technology as the latest classroom tool, just like the introductions of videoconferencing, laptops, computer-aided drafting and pocket calculators that came before. AI itself is an es...

PSE&G President Tells NJIT Class of 2023 to 'Move Forward with Purpose'

Friday, May 19th, 2023
The head of New Jersey’s largest utility urged the Class of 2023 at New Jersey Institute of Technology to embrace change and remain positive in the face of challenges ranging from climate change and social inequity to artificial intelligence. “Finding solutions will require new faces and perspective...