News

Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

2021 Virtual New Jersey Chemistry Olympians Tackle COVID Vaccines, Chemical Pollution

Wednesday, September 22nd, 2021
This summer, the 2021 Virtual New Jersey Chemistry Olympics (vNJCO) once again became the grounds for a fierce two weeks of competition between young chemists from high schools around the state. By the end, more than 130 attendees joined the competition’s award ceremony live — tuning in from England...

TODAY: NJIT 2021 Convocation Ceremony and Faculty Award Presentation

Wednesday, September 22nd, 2021
WHAT: New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) will welcome the Class of 2025 during the Convocation ceremony. Additionally, the university will recognize and award faculty and staff members who have excelled as teachers, scholars and researchers. WHEN: Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at 3...

NJIT Continues Rankings Climb in Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education, Top 25% in the U.S.

Tuesday, September 21st, 2021
New Jersey Institute of Technology ranks in the top quarter of U.S. universities and colleges in the The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings for 2022. For the second year in a row, NJIT has earned a spot in the top 25% of universities, jumping another 16 spots from the 2021 ...

NJIT Community Updates and Announcements 9/20/21-9/24/21

Monday, September 20th, 2021
Here you will find a weekly listing of updates and announcements for members of the NJIT campus community. Announcements are to be submitted through the form found at https://forms.gle/V6PBxUy5b3jkErMc8. Those submitted by each Thursday will be included in the following week's Updates and Announceme...

An NJIT-Led Team Secures $3.7 Million to Tackle a Disabling, Concussion-Induced Eye Disorder

Monday, September 20th, 2021
Nearly half of adolescents and young adults with lingering symptoms of concussion suffer from an eye coordination disorder that causes blurred and double vision, headaches and difficulties concentrating. There is no proven method for treating the condition when it occurs after a head injury. “...

Finance Professor Sees Opportunity to Help Community After Ida Floods

Monday, September 20th, 2021
NJIT Assistant Professor Steve Taylor, of Millburn, is dissatisfied with how insurance companies deal with natural disasters and is preparing to offer an alternative. Taylor witnessed extreme flooding from Hurricane Ida early this month in Millburn, where he resides. He also saw that many of his ne...

2 Leaders at NJIT Make NJBIZ's 2021 Education Power 50 

Monday, September 20th, 2021
Two leaders at New Jersey Institute of Technology made NJBIZ’s list of the 2021 Education Power 50: President Joel S. Bloom and Simon Nynes, CEO of NJIT’s New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII). The annual list recognizes the most impactful and influential educational leaders in New Jersey. &n...

Rabell's Golden Goal Delivers Thrilling America East Victory Over UMass Lowell

Saturday, September 18th, 2021
Junior Alejandro Rabell scored a pair of goals, including the golden goal in overtime in NJIT's thrilling 2-1 America East Conference victory at home against UMass Lowell on Saturday at Lubetkin Field at Mal Simon Stadium. Rabell scored the golden goal in the 95th minute on a header off a...

NJIT's Dhawan Wins a Coveted IEEE Award for a Widely Used Cancer Detection Device

Friday, September 17th, 2021
For a pioneering invention that enables doctors to use light to look beneath the outer layer of the skin to detect diseases such as early-stage skin cancers, NJIT’s Atam Dhawan was tapped this year to receive one of IEEE’s preeminent honors, the Engineering in Medicine and Biology (EMBS) Willia...

Daniel White Appointed as NJIT Associate Provost for Online Programs

Friday, September 17th, 2021
NJIT is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Daniel White as the University’s new associate provost for Online Programs effective Sept. 1, 2021. Dan comes to NJIT from Temple University where he served as associate vice provost and founding director of the Office of Digital Education (ODE) fro...