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.
Yusui Chen
College of Arts & Sciences College of Arts & Sciences Physics Yusui Chen, Ph.D., assistant professor of physics, had his research paper, “Quantumness protection for open systems in a double-layer environment,” published in the Journal of Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy on May 1, 2020. This work provides a proposal to protect the quantumness of open systems in the framework of a double-layer noisy environment.Kevin LaGrandeur
College of Arts & Sciences College of Arts & Sciences EnglishKevin LaGrandeur, Ph.D., professor of English, was interviewed for a podcast hosted by on August 31, 2020. He spoke about his most recent book, Surviving the Machine Age.
Rajendram Rajnarayanan
College of Osteopathic Medicine College of Osteopathic Medicine Research-JonesboroRajendram Rajnarayanan, M.SC., Ph.D., assistant dean of research and associate professor of biomedical sciences at NYITCOM-Arkansas, was interviewed by Wendi Li for an article, for the Society for Science & and the Public, published on August 26, 2020. The article described how Rajnarayanan in his role as a Society Advocate, created a paid summer internship program as a way to allow high school students to support their families while giving them an opportunity to gain laboratory exposure. \n\n
Susana Case
College of Arts & Sciences College of Arts & Sciences Behavioral SciencesSusana Case, Ph.D., professor of behavioral sciences, won a , on August 20, 2020, for , published by Broadstone Books.
Sophia Domokos
College of Arts & Sciences College of Arts & Sciences PhysicsSophia Domokos, Ph.D., assistant professor of physics, received a National Science Foundation Award for her proposal, "RUI: Solitons in Holography," on August 18, 2020, for research in an area of string theory called holographic duality. The three-year grant, which runs from September 1, 2020, through August 31, 2023, has a total intended award amount of $120,000.
Jamel Vanderburg
College of Arts and SciencesJamel Vanderburg, adjunct instructor of interdisciplinary studies, was mentioned in the 2020 Young People For Alumni Report, published on August 12, 2020, for his civic engagement work with students at ºÚÁϵ¼º½.
Babak Baheshti
College of Engineering & Computing SciencesBabak D. Beheshti, Ph.D., dean of NYIT College of Engineering and Computing Sciences, was quoted in the story published in The Washington Post on August 7, 2020. The story discussed how 5G could reshape the future of journalism.
Claude Gagna
College of Arts & Sciences Biological & Chemical SciencesClaude E. Gagna, Ph.D., professor of biological and chemical sciences, was elected as a Fellow into on August 5, 2020.
John Handrakis
School of Health Professions School of Health Professions Physical TherapyJohn Handrakis, D.P.T., Ed.D., professor of physical therapy, joined an international panel of experts on the webinar series to present their committees’ findings and 2020 revisions to the International Standards to Document Autonomic Function after SCI (ISAFSCI), on July 31,2020. Handrakis chairs the temperature regulation and autonomic control of sweating sub-committees. The webinar was streamed live and attended by over 150 registered participants representing 22 countries.
Houwei Cao
College of Engineering & Computing SciencesHouwei Cao, Ph.D., assistant professor of computer science, received a National Science Foundation Award for her proposal, "EAGER: Towards Adaptive and Robust Multimodal Emotion Recognition In-the-Wild," on July 30, 2020. The one-year grant, which runs from August 1, 2020, through July 31, 2021, has a total intended award amount of $99,916.