At NJIT, Sydney Sweet’s success extended beyond the classroom into research labs, cooperative educational experiences, a Goldwater scholarship and the opportunity to study in Australia.  Remarkably, the chemical engineering major and Albert Dorman Honors College scholar also found time to tutor undergraduates in math and hold leadership roles in chemical engineering honor society Omega Chi Epsilon, the Science and Politics Society and Society of Musical Arts.  In recognition of her achievements, Sweet earned two awards this year from NJIT’s Newark College of Engineering (NCE):…

By Andrew McMains and Tracey Regan Two New Jersey Institute of Technology students who earned Fulbright awards this year will continue their studies in Canada on decidedly different paths. Kaylin Wittmeyer ’21 is pursuing a graduate certificate in digital creature animation at Sheridan College in Ontario, as she pursues a career in animation, with the goal of becoming a creative leader at a studio. Joseph Torsiello ’22, meanwhile, will research neutrinos at McGill University in Montreal this summer with a team that seeks to understand their role in the universe. With this year’s awardees,…

Roberto Adamson, an aspiring technology leader who aims to create AI-driven convenience and efficiency for peoples’ homes and workplaces, will begin the next stage of his professional journey at one of the world’s preeminent STEM universities.  Named the “Outstanding Senior” for the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Adamson will move to Switzerland this fall to pursue a master’s degree in electrical engineering at ETH (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule) Zurich, where he will specialize in control systems and artificial intelligence. “What intrigues me about AI…

Among the honorees at this year’s College of Science and Liberal Arts Awards at NJIT were seven members of the Class of 2021 who earned the Outstanding Undergraduate Award. We caught up with four of them, who reflected on their unique experiences and accomplishments over the past four years and shared their bright future plans. Bhoomi Davé, Forensic Science B.S. and Biology B.A. Where did you grow up and what led you to NJIT? I was born in Newark and grew up in Columbus, South Jersey. I’ve always wanted to become a…

Samantha Swider ’21, fresh from the experience of earning a bachelor’s in chemical engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology — which included three cooperative education roles, co-founding NJIT Green and running track, all as a member of Albert Dorman Honors College — is off to Merck, where she’ll work as an operations specialist. The Brick, N.J. native feels exceedingly well prepared, given some shrewd advice her advisor offered all the way back in year one. How would you describe your job at Merck? I will be working in a new vaccine manufacturing facility. The…

A virtual museum of robot design is now open that curates the work of faculty, staff and students from Hillier College of Architecture and Design, Newark College of Engineering and Ying Wu College of Computing. The exhibit engages visitors in a virtual 3D tour including animations, text and videos. The tour starts chronologically, spanning the origins of the terms 'robot' and 'robotics' a century ago, to purely mechanical designs, to modern digital systems including some physically located at NJIT, such as the work of Hillier professor Martina Decker and several others. Maya Gervits,…

A student who majored in digital design at New Jersey Institute of Technology has earned an award from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program to hone her animation and storytelling skills at one of the best animation programs in the world. The student, Kaylin Wittmeyer ’21, is pursuing a graduate certificate in digital creature animation at Sheridan College in Ontario. Wittmeyer, of NJIT’s Hillier College of Architecture and Design and Albert Dorman Honors College, will begin the program in the fall.  The Fulbright “completely transforms my future path and career,” said Wittmeyer, NJIT’s…

After four years at NJIT, career prospects for Jaime Felice ’21 are about to take off, and the sky is the limit — literally. Felice has definitely taken a path less traveled at NJIT, joining four other cadets this year in the graduating class of NJIT’s decorated Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (AFROTC) Detachment 490. In just a few weeks after Commencement, she’ll be commissioning as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force, and has been selected to become a pilot. It’s a dream for many — the Air Force only adds about 400 pilots a year. “I knew that commissioning…

Two biology students involved in high-level research on novel therapies for COVID-19 and other diseases were named 2021 Goldwater scholars this year by the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation. The scholarship is recognized as the country’s most prestigious for STEM undergraduates pursuing research careers. Sreya Sanyal ’22, (below) a double major in biology and history and member of the Albert Dorman Honors College, plans to apply to M.D./Ph.D. programs to become a translational medical researcher who investigates cancer biology and develops new clinical…

New Jersey Institute of Technology formally graduated more than 3,000 students today, in a hybrid in-person and virtual ceremony due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. Kimberly Bryant, founder and CEO of Black Girls Code, delivered this year’s commencement address. Black Girls Code is a non-profit organization teaching computer science skills to Black females ages 7-11 and emphasizing entrepreneurship. Bryant studied electrical engineering at Vanderbilt University. Bryant, in receiving an honorary Doctorate of Science, told students that as predominantly STEM graduates, they're…