Alumni News

We chat with an industrious NJIT alum and his inspiring adviser about a service they’ve cooked up to help combat one of the biggest issues facing the LGBTQ community: health care discrimination.

Online dating has become a way of life for folks looking for love in the freewheeling, tap-and-swipe culture that dominates the 21st century. According to the Pew Research Center, online dating sites or mobile dating app usage by 18-to 24-year-olds has increased nearly threefold since 2013, while usage by 55-to 64-year-olds has doubled.

As a researcher, Kevin Belfield is working at the forefront of medical innovation to develop a minimally invasive imaging technique that could revolutionize how wound healing and the growth of cancerous tissue are monitored. A professor in the Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Belfield is also dean of the College of Science and Liberal Arts (CSLA), and in this role he is helping to build the success of programs that span a very broad spectrum of research and education at NJIT.

Lego building blocks and a chance conversation at a scientific conference have led to a discovery about water droplets on the International Space Station (ISS) with down-to-earth applications that could range from the production of better inkjet printers to more precise techniques for manufacturing polymer fibers and microelectronic devices, and improvements in mass spectrometry.

Valeria Barra charted an unusual course from Siena, Italy to Newark, New Jersey and now onward for an internship program in Emeryville, Calif. at a one-time Steve Jobs startup you may have heard of - Pixar Animation Studios. Pixar has won eight Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature—“Inside Out,” “Brave,” “Finding Nemo,” “The Incredibles,” “Ratatouille,” “WALL-E,” “Up” and “Toy Story 3” have all taken home an Oscar.​​

If you’re thinking about studying cybersecurity or already working in the tech field and want a career change, now’s the time to act. 8: cybersecurity’s ranking on U.S. News and World Report’s list of the 100 best jobs for 2015 36.5%: the rate at which the cybersecurity profession is projected to grow by 2022 209,000: number of vacant cybersecurity jobs in 2015 in the U.S $88,890: median yearly pay for an information security analyst

The New Jersey State House in Trenton was the rallying point for many of the top researchers in Drone and UAV innovation (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle)  with representatives from NJIT, Rutgers, Stockton, Rowan, and Stevens Institute of Technology. The forum was sponsored by the New Jersey Senate Democrats with Senate President Steve Sweeney, Senator Jim Whelan, Senator Jeff Van Drew, and Senator Sandra Cunningham in attendance. NJIT alum Senator Paul Sarlo was also instrumental in organizing the forum and supporting the ongoing research activities.

Mercury: We know that substantial amounts of this highly toxic element are released into the atmosphere through the burning of coal and petroleum for fuel and the incineration of our civilization’s garbage. We also know that mercury entering the atmosphere can eventually find its way into the soil and, especially, the world’s oceans, where it poses a threat to health by accumulating in many species of fish that we eat.

Tim Daudelin graduated in May with a degree in biology and a ticket to the Ivy League: He has been accepted at Columbia University’s Dental School. Daudelin, an Albert Dorman Honors College grad who finished with a 3.98 GPA, considered attending medical school but chose dental school instead since "dentistry has more of an artistic element," he says