Faculty & Staff Accomplishments
We are excited to share recent accomplishments from faculty and staff members at our campuses around the world.
Accomplishments are listed by date of achievement in reverse chronological order, with the most recent first.
Hui-Yin Hsu
College of Arts & Sciences Teacher EducationHui-Yin Hsu, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of the Department of Teacher Education, and Shiang-Kwei Wang, Ph.D., associate dean, published a peer-reviewed research paper entitled, "," in the International Journal of Information and Communication Technology in June 2017.
Wenjia Li
School of Engineering & Computing Sciences, Computer ScienceWenjia Li, Ph.D., assistant professor of computer science, published two articles, "," in IEEE Internet of Things (IoT) Journal (2016 SCI Impact Factor: 7.596); and "," in MDPI Sensors Journal (2016 SCI Impact Factor: 2.677). In addition, he co-authored a paper titled ",".
Marta Panero
School of Engineering & Computing SciencesMarta Panero, Ph.D., director of strategic partnerships, was awarded a grant of $24,783 from the 100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund, sponsored by NAFSA: Association of International Educators and CAF Development Bank of Latin America. Panero won the grant for NYIT's Innovation Across Borders study-abroad program, in collaboration with Instituto Tecnológico de las Americas in the Dominican Republic. Additionally, Panero presented her paper, "Linking Education to Water Sustainability and Lower Carbon Footprint in Latin America," during the Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences Annual Conference in Tucson, Arizona.
Jon Schwarting
School of Architecture & Design ArchitectureJon Michael Schwarting, M.Arch., professor of architecture, delivered a lecture, "An Urban Theory of Ideal-Formation and Real-Transformation," at the Rowe Rome: Cities of Good Intentions – Urban Design Dialogues conference in Rome, Italy, June 21-23, 2017.
Hui-Yin Hsu
College of Arts & Sciences Teacher EducationHui-Yin Hsu, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Teacher Education, served on the New York State Department of Education edTPA Standard Setting Committee, in Albany, New York on June 17, 2017.
Jon Schwarting
School of Architecture & Design ArchitectureJon Michael Schwarting, M.Arch., professor of architecture, had his book, published by Applied Research & Design on June 15, 2017.
Xun Yu
School of Engineering & Computing Sciences, Mechanical EngineeringXun Yu, Ph.D., associate professor of mechanical engineering and department chair, published three papers: "" in IEEE Sensor Letters, vol. 1; "" in Composites: Part A, vol. 101; and "" in Construction and Building Materials, vol. 148.
Kelly Imperial
Vocational Independence ProgramKelly Imperial, M.S., director of employment training, was appointed the new Education/Workforce Connection Committee Co-Chair for the Hauppauge Industrial Association of Long Island. Imperial is one of only a few not-for-profit representatives to act as a committee chair for this association.
Terese Coe
College of Arts & Sciences, EnglishTerese Coe, Ph.D., adjunct instructor of English, had her poem, "," titled after one of the refugee camps in Greece, published by Able Muse in summer 2017. And in July, The Hopkins Review published her translation from the German of Heinrich Heine's "." Additionally, in September 2017, EverseRadio.com published her Shakespeare cento, "."
Jonathan Geisler
College of Osteopathic Medicine, Department of AnatomyJonathan Geisler, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Anatomy, and Brian Beatty, Ph.D., associate professor of anatomy, had research findings published in the June 29 issue of Current Biology. Their findings suggest that an early species of toothed mysticete (the scientific name given to precursors to baleen whales that retained teeth) called Coronodon havensteini retains a key evolutionary stage that gave rise to today’s baleen whales.