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.
Deborah Cohn
School of ManagementDeborah Y. Cohn, Ph.D., professor of management and marketing studies, Birasnav Muthuraj, Ph.D., assistant professor of management and marketing studies, and Joshua E. Bienstock, L.L.M., J.D., associate professor of human resource management, were awarded a 2020 Fulbright-Hays Program Grant on September 28, 2020, for their proposal, “Academia and Society - Collaboration Across Borders: A Virtual Exchange Program,” by the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Consulate of S茫o Paulo, Brazil. The program, a collaboration with Associa莽茫o Cultural De Renova莽茫o Tecnol贸gica Sorocabana - Acrts, Facens - Faculty of Engineering of Sorocaba, will partially fund a two-semester (spring 2021 and fall 2021) virtual cultural exchange program. The grant, one of four out of fifty that have been funded, will divide $13,966 between Facens ($5,475) and 黑料导航 ($8,521). Rosi Vieira and Noemi Fontao are the program leaders from Facens.
Babak D. Baheshti
College of Engineering & Computing Sciences Dean's OfficeBabak D. Beheshti, Ph.D., dean of NYIT College of Engineering and Computing Sciences, was quoted in a Vox article. on September 26, 2020. Beheshti addressed the role of education in this race.
Vera Manzi-Schacht
Vera Manzi-Schacht, M.F.A., adjunct professor of digital art and design, exhibited her terracotta sculpture, “,” at the Denise Bibro Fine Arts Gallery in New York City, as part of the exhibition, September 24 鈥� October 10, 2020.
Babak D. Baheshti
College of Engineering & Computing Sciences Dean's OfficeBabak D. Beheshti, Ph.D., dean of NYIT College of Engineering and Computing Sciences, was a featured expert on a discussion and interactive Q+A called “Tech-Agility: The MUST HAVE Skill to Succeed in School and Business,” on September 17, 2020. This event was hosted by Long Island Press and sponsored by LISTnet.
Babak D. Baheshti
College of Engineering & Computing Sciences Dean's OfficeBabak D. Beheshti, Ph.D., dean of NYIT College of Engineering and Computing Sciences, was quoted in a story on Vox.com, “We're closer to holographic meetings than you think,” on September 15, 2020. In the story, he speaks about how due to the pandemic, businesses can utilize AR and VR experiences to make the remote working and learning experience feel more like reality. It is also about the role of 5G as these technologies become more accessible and popular.
Ahmadreza Baghaie
College of Engineering & Computing Sciences College of Engineering & Computing Sciences Electrical & Computer EngineeringAhmadreza Baghaie, Ph.D., assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, had his paper, published in the International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering on September 7, 2020. This research was done in collaboration with researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Medical College of Wisconsin for denoising and super-resolution of in-vivo 4D Flow MRI data by means of Proper Orthogonal Decomposition (POD) and Dynamic Mode Decomposition in patients with a brain aneurysm.
Lynn Rogoff
College of Arts and SciencesLynn Rogoff, M.F.A., adjunct associate professor of English, had her play, , presented by the Wayward Sisters Theatre from September 5 - October 10, 2020. The play centers around the legendary Emma Goldman and and her relationship with Dr. Ben Reitman.
John Misak
College of Arts & Sciences College of Arts & Sciences EnglishJohn Misak, D.A., assistant professor of English, and Ronald Yaros, Ph.D., University of Maryland had their article,"" published in the Journalism and Mass Communication on September 4, 2020.
Pejman Sanaei
College of Arts & Sciences College of Arts & Sciences MathPejman Sanaei, Ph.D., assistant professor of mathematics, in collaboration with members of New Jersey Institute of Technology had a research paper “,” published by Cambridge University Press on September 3, 2020
Jordan Thompson
Legal Legal General Counsel's OfficeJordan Thompson, deputy general counsel, was elected President of the Huntington Lawyers' Club (HLC) on September 1, 2020. The Huntington Lawyer鈥檚 Club was founded in 1934 and is comprised of attorneys and judges living and/or working in the Township of Huntington. The purpose of HLC is to bring together a community of lawyers to further socialization, legal education, and networking.