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Brian Kiernan Named 2024 Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Brian Kiernan ’70, a visionary in wireless communication technology and a proud alumnus of Newark College of Engineering at NJIT, has been named a Fellow of the National...

Neel Adwani - ECE PhD Student of the Month - December 2024

Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Neel Adwani is a second-year Ph.D. student in the Helen and John C. Hartmann Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He works at the Controls Automation and Robotics Lab (CAR Lab), advised by Dr. Cong Wang.

How an Uncle Inspired 4 Family Members to Study Engineering at NJIT

Monday, December 2, 2024
The Femino family legacy at New Jersey Institute of Technology started with a child’s admiration for his engineer uncle.

Mending the Mind After a Spinal Cord Injury

Thursday, November 21, 2024
A quadriplegic for the past 11 years, Julissa Santiago is the master of her own comfort. With the precision of a polite drill sergeant, she delivers instructions at bedtime for a series of minute body shifts and covers placed just so. And yet she...

Tricking the Body into Replacing Lost Muscle

Wednesday, November 13, 2024
The human body can heal itself, but only up to a point. If an injury removes 20% or more of a muscle — as can happen in car accidents, certain surgeries or explosions in combat zones — natural processes can’t, on their own, replace it. Instead,...

NJIT Researcher Uses Nanoparticles to Develop Cancer Therapies

Thursday, November 7, 2024
NJIT’s Kathleen McEnnis, assistant professor of chemical and materials engineering, is pioneering a new approach in cancer treatment through innovative drug-delivery nanoparticles. 

Xueyu Hou - ECE PhD Student of the Month - November 2024

Monday, October 28, 2024
Xueyu Hou began her Ph.D. study at NJIT in 2021 with Dr. Tao Han as her advisor. She earned her Ph.D. in May 2024 and started her current role as a tenure-track assistant professor in the ECE department at the University of Maine in September...

Daniel Vargas: Engineer, Advocate and Mentor Driving the Future of Autonomous Vehicles

Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Daniel Vargas ‘15, a systems safety engineer at Nvidia, is at the forefront of one of the most exciting and transformative fields in technology—autonomous vehicles.

NJIT Nationally Recognized for Serving Students Connected to the Military

Monday, October 7, 2024
New Jersey Institute of Technology has earned national recognition for how it serves students connected to the military, be they active members or veterans.

Zhenlu Qin - ECE PhD Student of the Month - October 2024

Friday, September 27, 2024
Zhenlu Qin joined the Department of Computer Science at Auburn University at Montgomery as an Assistant Professor in August 2024 after obtaining his Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from NJIT in May 2024. He started his Ph.D. study in 2018 and was...