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.
Jeffrey Raven
School of Architecture and DesignJeffrey Raven, Ph.D., associate professor and director of the graduate program in architecture, urban and regional design, published a book, , with the Cambridge University Press, on November 5, 2025. The peer-reviewed work contains benchmarked knowledge and city projections for urban climate change researchers, city practitioners, and policy makers at all levels of governance to motivate rapid action.
Zohre Bairieva
School of Architecture and DesignThe Hyatt Regency hotel, located on the waterfront in Jersey City, N.J., selected artworks created by Zohre Bairieva, administrative specialist of graduate programs at the School of Architecture and Design, for an exhibition in the hotel on November 1, 2025. The exhibition is a permanent display of works from local artists, including paintings, drawings, handmade accessories, jewelry, and other artisanal items.
Wei Zeng
College of Engineering and Computing SciencesWei Zeng, Ph.D., assistant professor of mechanical engineering, published an article titled "," as the last author and one of the corresponding authors in Renewable Energy, a prestigious, high-impact, peer-reviewed journal. The article was published in the November 2025 issue.
Wenyao Hu
School of ManagementWenyao Hu, Ph.D., CFA, , assistant professor of accounting and finance at the School of Management, presented 鈥淢uted Transparency: The Unexpected Role of Free Speech Protection in Corporate Obfuscation鈥� at the in Vancouver on October 22, 2025. The study examines how state anti-SLAPP laws affect corporate disclosure practices. Using a difference-in-differences approach with earnings call transcripts, the research shows that firms increase language complexity after the enactment of these laws, especially those with greater flexibility or powerful CEOs.
Robert Amundsen
College of Engineering and Computing SciencesRobert N. Amundsen, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of the Department of Energy Management, presented 鈥淕rid Modernization: Infrastructure, Workforce and Reliability鈥� at the , October 16鈥�19, 2025, in Los Angeles, Calif.
Amanda Golden
College of Arts and SciencesAmanda Golden, Ph.D., associate professor of English in the Department of Humanities, presented "Robert Lowell and The New Yorker" on the roundtable, "Midcentury Boston Poetic Infrastructures: Robert Lowell, Sylvia Plath, and Anne Sexton" at the in Boston, Mass., October 9鈥�12, 2025. She also chaired the panel, "Archive as Infrastructure: Rerouting Modernist Paradigms." Golden served as a mentor for an early-career researcher at the conference, as part of a new program. Golden was a member of the conference organizing committee and is now vice president of the Modernist Studies Association. The conference marked the end of her year as second vice president, the first in a three-year term concluding with president.
Colleen Kirk
School of ManagementColleen P. Kirk, D.P.S., professor of marketing, presented research at the prestigious in Washington, D.C. on October 10, 2025. She reported on two of her papers: "The Art of Buying: Exploring the Paradox of Fame in Consumer Valuation of Art-Infused Products" and "My Feedback Is Better than Yours: Are Narcissistic Consumers More Likely to Respond to Survey Invitations?" 黑料导航 graduate research assistant Berke Cinar (M.B.A. '24) was a co-author of the latter.
Chinmoy Bhattacharjee
College of Arts and SciencesChinmoy Bhattacharjee, Ph.D., assistant professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, published a paper, in the Physical Review E journal, his fourth single-author paper in this journal, on October 9, 2025. The article explores the structure of magnetic and flow fields in dusty plasmas. It illuminates the impact of Einstein's theory of general relativity in dusty plasmas, which is critical for star formation in the universe.
Tanya Van Cott
School of Architecture and DesignTanya H. Van Cott, M.I.D., adjunct assistant professor in the School of Architecture and Design, published a science fiction novel, titled Bandwidth, on October 8, 2025, by . The novel features three existing disruptive technologies: AI, atmospheric water generation, and SMS communication. She also won a "Best Unproduced Screenplay Award" in England in fall 2025 for the screenplay of the same name.
Rachel Morrison
HEOPRachel Morrison, M.S., HEOP director, presented a breakout session at the held in Tarrytown, N.Y., on October 1鈥�3, 2025, entitled "Essentials in Bite Sized Pieces," which covered how HEOP at 黑料导航 has been using mini-classes during the summer program to encourage growth and development in new students prior to their first full-time semester of college. Additionally, Morrison was re-elected for a two-year term as secretary for the board.