Alumni News

NJIT Researchers Unveil Particle Accelerator Region Inside a Solar Flare

Solar flares are among the most violent explosions in our solar system, but despite their immense energy — equivalent to a hundred billion atomic bombs detonating at once — physicists still haven’t been able to answer exactly how these sudden eruptions on the Sun are able to launch particles to Earth, nearly 93 million miles away, in under an hour.

NJIT President-Elect Teik Lim to Discuss Innovation at NAI Meeting

New Jersey Institute of Technology President-Elect Teik C. Lim will talk about innovation at the next annual meeting of the National Academy of Inventors. Lim, who'll begin his NJIT presidency on July 1, is participating in a Presidents’ Panel on “innovation in university culture, innovating for future generations and the role of invention in promotion and tenure,” as described by NAI.

Basketball Coach Brian Kennedy Signs Paul McMillan IV, Highest-Rated Recruit in Program History

The NJIT men's basketball team will have a new look in 2022-23 and Head Coach Brian Kennedy has announced he program's first newcomer, Paul McMillian IV. McMillan IV is the highest ranked recruit in program history as the standout is ranked 123rd on the Rivals Top 150 and recently took home Gatorade State Player of the Year honors in his home state of Ohio.

Thirteen Highlanders Named 2021-22 America East Presidential Scholar-Athletes

The America East Conference has announced that 12 student-athletes from NJIT have been named America East Presidential Scholar-Athletes for their outstanding academic achievements throughout their entire career, the league office announced Thursday. The award recognizes graduating student-athletes who compiled a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or higher as an undergraduate student and earned their undergraduate this spring.

NJIT-Led Team Revitalizes Teeth Through Tissue Regeneration

Each year, dentists in the United States perform more than 15 million root canals on infected teeth, removing the inflamed pulp and filling the emptied canal with inert materials such as rubber and cement. What remains is a mineral shell in place of a living tooth.

NJ Society for Information Management Awards YWCC Scholarships

Computer science undergraduates Alfred Simpson and Luis Velasquez each received $5,000 scholarships this spring from the New Jersey chapter of the Society for Information Management. The society is a professional organization for information technology executives. Scholarships are provided by the state chapter's charitable foundation.

JerseyCTF Competition Shatters Record for Highest Participation from Around the World

It was a global cyber attack of epic proportions — but only in the best way possible for the student chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and the NJIT Secure Computing Initiative. The second annual NJIT JerseyCTF competition attracted participants from around the world and exceeded the target goals — and expectations — of the organizers by more than doubling the previous year’s registrations.

El Kholti, Sabogal Named to Southland All-Academic Team

A pair of NJIT men's tennis players, Amine El Kholti and Daniel Sabogal, earned spots on the Southland Conference All-Academic teams, the conference announced Thursday morning. Both student-athletes were named Second Team All-Academic.

Badawi, El Sayed Named To Southland All-Academic Teams

Juniors Amira Badawi and Aya El Sayed earned spots on the Southland Conference All-Academic teams, the conference announced Thursday morning. Badawi was selected to All-Academic First Team while El Sayed was named to the Second Team.

Highlanders Fight Off Elimination With Late Rally in 2-1 Win vs. UMBC

Hours after falling into the losers bracket with a 20-5 loss to Binghamton, the NJIT baseball team pushed across a pair of late runs to rally past UMBC 2-1 in America East Playoff action at Mohaney Diamond on Thursday.

Franzoni's Walk-Off Hit Sends NJIT to Winner's Bracket Semifinals of 2022 AEBASE Championships

The 2022 NJIT Baseball team has relied on its veterans all season long and Wednesday was no different as a pair of standout pitching performances from a junior and a senior, and three late-inning runs were scored courtesy of three graduate student captains and the No. 3 Highlanders won via a walk-off to escape No. 6 Hartford at Mahaney Diamond.

NJIT's President Bloom Wins Chief Executive Leadership Award, NJBIZ ICON Award

New Jersey Institute of Technology President Joel S. Bloom has been selected as the recipient of two distinctions recognizing his leadership and success in guiding the 141-year-old institution. Bloom has won the 2022 Chief Executive Leadership Award by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District II, and has earned distinction as an NJBIZ ICON.

Dean Branko Kolarevic

Diversity is HCAD's Core Strength, an Interview with the Dean Branko Kolarevic

Branko Kolarevic will be ending his three-year term as Dean of the Hillier College of Architecture and Design (HCAD) on June 30, 2022. With over 30 years of experience in academia he has taught architecture at universities in North America and Asia and has lectured worldwide on the use of digital technologies in architecture and design.

Nicholas Christopoulos

From Arts to Sports in Spring Studio Final Reviews

This spring semester’s studios investigated the value of architecture that is environmentally responsible, contextual, and functional. The final reviews presented projects that spanned from designing a public arts institution in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn in Carrie Gibbs’ studio, to a community recreation center located in Doha, Qatar in Kelly Hutzell and Chris Gardner’s studio.

Dean Branko Kolarevic and Peter Zhang

Meet Hillier College Class of 2022 Distinguished Student Award Recipients

This year marked another milestone for the Hillier College of Architecture and Design with the graduation class of one hundred and twenty four students. Best of them were recognized for their excellence at the college awards ceremony held on May 13. On this occasion they shared their experiences and the most valuable lessons learned while studying at NJIT and Hillier College, and they told us about what is next for them as they enter the professional field.

The Cocoon Café

Hillier College Student and Dorman Scholar Constance Chu Winner of LICC Best in Decorate (Interior)

Constance Chu, third year Interior Design student and Albert Dorman Honors scholar, has won Best in Decorate (Interior) Non-Professional category at the London International Creative Competition (LICC) for her project The Cocoon Cafe.

NJIT's Award-Winning Grads Reflect on Successes, Share Future Plans

Alongside the wave of excitement at Commencement 2022, NJIT’s College of Science and Liberal Arts recently decorated their star students at its annual awards ceremony. Here, a diverse group of graduates who shared CSLA’s Outstanding Student Award look back on their NJIT journey and the successes they’ll take with them. Linda Msinjili, Biology B.S.

Computing Grad Student Adapts Leading-Edge Tech for Drone and Robot Vision

If you can envision a future where robots need eyeglasses to accurately deliver packages and safely perform dangerous missions, then Craig Iaboni would be your local android optician. Until then, Iaboni is pursuing an M.S. in computer science at NJIT by coding new kinds of neural networks and using cutting-edge architectures to help electronic beings better see the world around them.

Class of 2022

Class of 2022 Showed Grit and Perseverance!

As the spring semester came to a close, Hillier College graduating students closed one chapter in their lives. On May 13, 2022, after the University Convocation Ceremony, Hillier College of Architecture and Design hosted a Graduation Celebration with a cocktail reception and awards ceremony at the Weston Green. The graduates gathered together with family and friends for an outdoor celebration of their transition from academic to professional life.

Business Grad Marina Arrese Selected CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team

NJIT fifth-year Marina Arrese has been named as a First-Team selection on the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District 2 Women's At-Large Team, the organization announced May 19.

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