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MAY 5, 2026

Outstanding Senior Samantha Montalbine Acquired Honors, Awards and Confidence

Samantha Montalbine '26 always knew that she liked engineering. She was team captain of her middle-school robotics team in Brooklyn, and at Freehold Township High School she took engineering classes a...
APRIL 4, 2026

The Whole System: How an NJIT Engineer Built a Career on Seeing Every Part of the Picture

When Chris Wunderlich was finishing his final semester at New Jersey Institute of Technology, he had two job offers sitting in front of him. One was from Picatinny Arsenal, the U.S. Army's premier res...
APRIL 4, 2026

Undergrad’s Putnam Score Tops NJIT Records — and His Wildest Dreams

Undergrad Aiden Finley Lim ’29 woke up the morning after participating in the nation’s toughest undergraduate math competition with a number stuck in his head — one that, as it turned out, he would su...
MARCH 3, 2026

The Aunt Betty Fund Awards Inaugural STEM Scholarships to 3 NJIT Students

A trio of students from New Jersey Institute of Technology have been selected as the inaugural recipients of STEM scholarships from The Aunt Betty Fund, a nonprofit dedicated to reducing the burden of...
MARCH 3, 2026

Why Do Lithium-ion Batteries Fail? Scientists Find Clues in Microscopic Metal 'Thorns'

For the first time, scientists have observed how tiny metal "thorns" called dendrites sprout inside lithium-ion batteries, which can cause the batteries to short-circuit. Their findings, published Mar...