Helen and John C. Hartmann Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Chemical Engineering Star Jason Ogbebor's Journey from NJIT to MIT

Thursday, May 18, 2023
Ever since Jason Ogbebor set foot in a chemistry classroom in high school, he knew he was destined to conduct high-level, impactful research. Looking to science legends — Mendeleev, Bohr, Einstein — Ogbebor is realizing his dreams and is on his way to pursue a Ph.D. at MIT. “I wanted to be a pioneer in making discoveries like the historical scientists did. I always romanticized what those scientists in Europe would do. They had the time, like Newton, to sit in their sheds and work out their observations,” Ogbebor said, recalling his early passion for research. “I wanted to do that, to...

NJIT Scholar Will Develop Software While Pursuing a Master's in Cybersecurity

Tuesday, May 16, 2023
In her second year at New Jersey Institute of Technology, Samantha Augustin made the difficult decision to switch majors. Biomedical engineering gave way to computer engineering, and now Augustin is poised to pursue a master’s in cybersecurity at New York University. But without the help of an academic advisor “who patiently explained how to do it and helped me transfer and organize my courses,” the major switch could have set her back. Building a network Augustin — who attended NJIT with her twin sister, Samara, both as part of the first cohort of Mayor’s Honors Scholars from Newark...

NJIT Master's and Doctoral Graduates Encouraged to Look Beyond Their Degrees at 2023 Commencement

Tuesday, May 16, 2023
New Jersey Institute of Technology served up waves of fanfare as its advanced degree graduates walked across the stage in the Wellness and Events Center in three commencement ceremonies on May 16. The 2023 class, composed of more than 1,300 graduates, is the largest in five years and reflects the larger growth and upward trajectory of the institution. President Teik C. Lim, in his first commencement leading NJIT, praised the Class of 2023’s resilience. “You persevered through challenging and unprecedented circumstances that included a global pandemic, social unrest, and much more,” said...

Rakina Islam - ECE PhD Student of the Month - May 2023

Monday, May 1, 2023
Rakina Islam is finishing her first year in the PhD program in Electrical Engineering at the Helen and John C. Hartmann Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). Her current research focuses on developing Lead (Pb) based Colloidal Quantum Dots (CQDs) for the use in the development of novel electrically pumped lasers. She is currently co-advised by Dr. Leonid Tsybeskov and Dr. Dong-Kyun Ko. What would you say that could be the next big thing in your area of research? Developing electrically pumped lasers with low lasing threshold...

Dr. Teik C. Lim Officially Inaugurated as Ninth President of NJIT

Friday, April 28, 2023
Dr. Teik C. Lim was installed as NJIT’s ninth president in a ceremony that welcomed students, alumni, faculty, staff, elected officials, family and friends to NJIT’s Wellness and Event Center. “The inauguration of a new president is a milestone occasion in the life of any institution of higher education – and NJIT is certainly no exception,” said Mistress of Ceremonies Marybeth Boger, vice president for student affairs and dean of students. “Today’s ceremony is an opportunity to celebrate our university’s history and heritage, to reaffirm the uniqueness of our mission and to highlight our...

Princeton Review Gives NJIT High Marks for Value and Career Placement

Wednesday, April 26, 2023
New Jersey Institute of Technology maintains its national reputation for return on investment and career placement in 2023 rankings from The Princeton Review. Among public schools, The Princeton Review ranked NJIT No. 11 on its list of the Top 20 for Best Career Placement and No. 35 on its list of the Top 50 Best Value Colleges.  Also, for the sixth straight year, NJIT is featured on The Princeton Review’s master list of Best Value Colleges, a select group of 209 culled from a survey of more than 650 colleges and universities in the U.S. The honorees include 135 private schools and...

2 NJIT Grad Programs Rank Top 100 in US News & World Report

Tuesday, April 25, 2023
New Jersey Institute of Technology further burnishes its reputation in engineering and computer science in the latest graduate studies rankings from U.S. News & World Report. NJIT’s Newark College of Engineering (NCE) now ranks No. 77 on the publication’s list of the Best Engineering Schools in the U.S. — up eight notches from last year. It’s the eighth consecutive year that NCE has made the top 100. “NJIT’s continued rise in the top 100 reflects our intentional investment in hiring first-rate faculty, building and maintaining world-class research facilities and attracting the...

Newark College of Engineering Reaches a Milestone at 'Salute' Celebration

Tuesday, April 25, 2023
NJIT’s largest and oldest college invited students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends to join together for NCE’s 25th Salute to Engineering Excellence celebration. The annual event honors the contributions and impact of the NCE community and features the college’s upcoming star students, dedicated faculty and staff, impactful alumni and industry partners. NCE Dean Moshe Kam’s message set the tone for the evening, affirming the engineering college’s dedication to a diverse student body and faculty makeup in light of the public discourse surrounding diversity initiatives in education....

Rami Rashid - ECE PhD Student of the Month - April 2023

Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Rami Rashid is a Ph.D. candidate in the Helen and John C. Hartmann Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). He is working under the advisement of Professor Abdi. He also earned his master's from ECE-NJIT in 2020, in which he received the 2020 ECE Top Performers Fellowship. He has been a teaching assistant in the ECE department at NJIT; a research assistant at the Elisha Yegal Bar-Ness Center for Wireless Information Processing (CWiP) at NJIT. His research focuses on underwater signal processing for wireless communication and...

NJIT Names John Pelesko Provost and SVP for Academic Affairs

Monday, March 20, 2023
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has selected John Pelesko to serve as its next provost and senior vice president for academic affairs after a nationwide search. Pelesko, currently the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Delaware (UD), will start on Aug. 1. Pelesko, an NJIT alumnus who earned a Ph.D. in mathematical sciences from the university, will seek to enhance NJIT’s educational programs and grow its research portfolio through federal, state and industry partnerships. More broadly, he’ll work closely with NJIT President Teik C. Lim and the Board of...

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