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.
Evan Shieh
School of Architecture and DesignEvan Shieh, M.AUD., assistant professor of architecture, and Farzana Gandhi, M.Arch., associate professor of architecture, gave a joint lecture at the 2024 , which was held across a three-day event, October 17 鈥� 19, 2024. Shieh and Gandhi spoke on Day 3 of the Biennale around the theme of "Technology," speaking on the role of technology in their recent research and practice, and the common ground and values that overlap between their work in different topical contexts.
Evan Shieh
School of Architecture and DesignEvan Shieh, M.AUD., assistant professor of architecture, received the at the inaugural gala of the Stretto Youth Chamber Orchestra, held at the Watershed Institute on October 19, 2024. A 2003鈥�2007 alumnus, Shieh was a violin concertmaster, soloist, and assistant conductor with Stretto. The award recognizes alumni for embodying the organization's mission in their achievements and sharing those values with others in the community.
Dongsei Kim
School of Architecture and DesignDongsei Kim, M.Des., associate professor of architecture, was invited to present his paper, 鈥淎rchitecture at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ): Speculative Architectural Methods as Imagining New Cosmopolitan Polities,鈥� at , the third annual Korean Studies Symposium at the University at Buffalo, on October 18, 2024.
Wenyao Hu
School of ManagementWenyao Hu, Ph.D., CFA, assistant professor of accounting and finance at the School of Management, authored an article titled published October 18, 2024, in Finance Research Letters, an ABDC A-level journal. This study investigates the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) incidents on the banking and financial industries and finds that firms with AI incidents face higher bankruptcy risks and lower operational cash flows.
Wenyao Hu
School of ManagementWenyao Hu, Ph.D., CFA, , assistant professor of accounting and finance at the School of Management, presented "The Power of Language: Does Vocabulary Richness Provide Value to Investors?" at the (FMA) Annual Meeting held in Grapevine, Texas, October 16 鈥� 19, 2024. Hu introduced a new linguistic feature into the business context鈥攙ocabulary richness鈥攚hich measures the range of vocabulary used by executives during earnings conference calls. His findings suggest that high vocabulary richness significantly enhances the initial market reaction by helping market participants better understand the conveyed information.
Edward Guiliano
College of Arts and SciencesEdward Guiliano, Ph.D., president emeritus and professor of English in the Department of Humanities, published two articles in . The first was published on March 18, 2024: 鈥�," in vol. 55, no. 1 (2024), 69-77. The second was published on October 15, 2024: 鈥�,鈥� in vol. 55, no. 2 (2024), 219-259.
George M Salayka
College of Engineering and Computing SciencesGeorge M. Salayka, M.S., teaching assistant professor of computer science, participated as a fellow in the Engineering Unleashed Faculty Development (EUFD) National Workshop program on October 15, 2024, creating resources that will help them and intercollegiate colleagues advance the community's mission to integrate entrepreneurial mindset into practices that benefit their students, their institutions, and greater society.
Alessandro Melis
School of Architecture and DesignThe work of Alessandro Melis, Ph.D., IDC Foundation endowed chair and professor in the School of Architecture and Design, was showcaased in a dedicated exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on the occasion of the country's , in October 2024. During the exhibition opening, Melis was also invited to serve as a jury member for the Santo Domingo Biennale and to deliver a Lectio Magistralis at the Ibero-American University in Santo Domingo.
Asya Blue
School of Architecture and Designprofessor of digital arts, led a design dialogue and interactive session titled "Are We Old Yet?" at the , held October 10-12, 2024. The session focused on the conference theme of margins.
Alessandro Melis
School of Architecture and DesignAlessandro Melis, Ph.D., IDC Foundation endowed chair and professor in the School of Architecture and Design, won the on October 10, 2024, for the best book contribution in the field of urban planning. This award is presented by the International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP), an NGO founded in 1965 with members across 90 countries, accredited by the United Nations and the Council of Europe, and holding formal consultative status with UNESCO. Melis' book, , focuses on the significance and the originality of the study of exaptation, specifically, in extending architectural design towards more sustainable approaches aimed at enforcing urban resilience.