Newark College of Engineering

The Art of War: Engineering Protective Gear for 21st Century Soldiers

Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Battle-inflicted head injuries are as old as war itself, evidenced by the copper helmets worn by Bronze Age soldiers to deflect blows from spears and axes. Over the ensuing millennia, as weapons evolved, so did armor. Today, the powerful explosive devices of 21st century warfare have once again raised the stakes, prompting urgent calls to re-engineer protective gear. With two major grants from the U.S. Department of Defense, NJIT will help meet this challenge by investigating the effects of shock waves on the brain in order to design and test helmets that can withstand the penetrating blasts...

NJIT Engineers Win an Edison Patent Award for Technology that Masks the Taste of Bitter Drugs

Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Rajesh Davé, distinguished professor of chemical, biological and pharmaceutical engineering, and two of his former graduate students, Maxx Capece and Daniel To, received a Thomas Alva Edison Patent Award from the Research & Development Council of New Jersey for developing a manufacturing process that masks the bitter tastes of medications while delivering them effectively to their targets in the body. The team of chemical engineers was honored for their “enabling technology” at the organization’s 37th Edison Patent Awards Ceremony on November 3. They were among 12 winners in 2016....

From Industrial Engineer to Career Coach: Carla G. Jones '94

Thursday, January 12, 2017
Carla Jones ’94 did not always envision herself in the career-coaching profession per se, but as an NJIT student she was continually involved in activities where she was helping someone or improving something. And looking back on her decision to study industrial engineering, she even chose a major closely connected to working with people to improve systems or processes. Originally from Newark and now based in Maryland, Jones most recently managed a career-coaching program for a nonprofit organization in the DC metro area and currently teaches career planning as an adjunct professor at a...

Sparking Research in Space

Wednesday, January 4, 2017
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. The fortuitous conversation was between Boris Khusid, professor in the NJIT Department of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering, and NASA astronaut Donald R. Pettit. Khusid is an expert in...

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