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NJIT Physics Professor Wins 2023 Karen Harvey Prize for Solar Physics Research

Monday, January 23, 2023
Bin Chen, associate professor of physics and researcher at NJIT’s Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research (CSTR), has been awarded the 2023 Karen Harvey Prize from the Solar Physics Division of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) for “significantly advancing” our understanding of the fundamental physics driving the largest explosions in our solar system — solar flares. The Karen Harvey Prize, established by AAS’s Solar Physics Division in 2002 in memory of solar physicist Karen L. Harvey (1942-2002), is awarded each year in recognition of a significant contribution to the study of the...

From Jaws to Finding Nemo, NJIT Researcher Separates Fact from Fiction in Shark Cinema

Thursday, January 12, 2023
Just how realistic are the nail-biting shark attack scenes we see portrayed on the big screen? Recently, NJIT Ph.D. student and shark researcher Amani Webber-Schultz sat down with Business Insider to take a deep dive into 10 memorable shark attack scenes from TV and Hollywood, lending some expert commentary and ranking how each stacks up to actual science. From Jaws to Finding Nemo, Webber-Schultz dispels some popular myths about the famed predators, while offering lesser-known facts about the world of great whites, hammerheads and more.   Along with studying shark...

Science in the Pursuit of Justice: Center for Pre-College Programs Helps Generate STEM Interest

Tuesday, January 3, 2023
At NJIT’s annual STEM Leadership Forum, teachers, administrators and curriculum builders for elementary thru high school students attended to find out more about why forensic science has inspired so many students to pursue STEM degrees, and how they can incorporate it into their teachings. “It’s an altruistic field of study,” noted David Fisher, director of NJIT’s forensic science program and former expert criminalist with New York City’s Chief Medical Examiner. “Students want to do something meaningful. So if you can teach STEM in a meaningful way, it’s more likely you’re going to capture...

Forest Resilience Linked with Higher Mortality Risk in Western U.S., Study Finds

Monday, December 5, 2022
A forest’s resilience, or ability to absorb environmental disturbances, has long been thought to be a boost for its odds of survival against the looming threat of climate change. But a new study suggests that for some Western U.S. forests, it’s quite the opposite. In the journal Global Change Biology, researchers have published one of the first large-scale studies of U.S. forest land exploring the link between forest resilience and mortality. The study is based on more than three decades of satellite image data used for assessing forest resilience, and more than two decades of ground...

Two NJIT Students Are Among this Year's 128 Governor's STEM Scholars

Wednesday, November 23, 2022
NJIT students Aliya Laliwala and Mrunmayi Joshi have been selected to be part of this year’s Governor’s STEM Scholars class, which includes 128 scholars from 20 New Jersey counties — the program’s largest cohort ever. The Governor’s STEM Scholars program was created to engage the next generation of research and innovation leaders in the state’s vast STEM economy early. Sixty-four percent of the class identify as female and 83% as students of color. When they graduate in May 2023, they will join an alumni cohort of over 700 Scholars. Laliwala is a freshman majoring in computer science,...

NJIT Ranked Best Public School in Northeast for Undergraduate Entrepreneurship

Tuesday, November 15, 2022
New Jersey Institute of Technology is the top public university in the Northeast for undergraduate entrepreneurship studies, according to The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur Magazine. The improvement reflects NJIT's and the Martin Tuchman School of Management's dedicated focus on the importance of training students to become innovators who can positively impact society. It includes a jump of three spots to No. 4 among all Northeast schools, and up four spots to No. 30 nationally. "It validates the changes that we've made to the program, because whenever you make an improvement to...

NJIT Biologist Joins Semifinalists in $10M XPRIZE Rainforest Competition

Monday, November 14, 2022
A U.S.-based team of scientists joined by NJIT biologist Eric Fortune is inching closer to the $10 million XPRIZE Rainforest Competition’s grand prize for improving our understanding of rainforest ecosystems, having recently been named semifinalists. The five-year XPRIZE Rainforest Competition was launched in 2019 to spur innovation of technologies used for better assessing biodiversity in remote rainforests that have yet to be extensively studied before, ultimately aiding in conservation efforts. The 25-member group Fortune is part of, “Team Waponi,” is one of just 15...

NJIT Researchers Awarded $620k Grant to Study Climate Change Impact of Soot

Friday, November 4, 2022
NJIT researchers have received a $620,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to advance our understanding of the way in which soot particles from combustion of fossil fuels are driving climate change in the Earth’s atmosphere. Associate Professor of Chemistry Alexei Khalizov and Associate Professor of Chemical and Materials Engineering Gennady Gor will lead the project, “A Multiscale Model for Restructuring of Atmospheric Soot Particles”. Researchers say the new three-year project aims to improve ways of describing soot nanoparticles in atmospheric models, while advancing...

NJ Research Institutions Host Symposium to Tackle Climate Change and Planetary, Human Health

Thursday, November 3, 2022
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Rutgers, Princeton and Stevens Institute of Technology joined to present respective research projects and explore potential areas of collaboration related to climate change, planetary and human health that would benefit the population of New Jersey and beyond. Environmental scientists, engineers, experts and government officials were invited to present and speak on a wide variety of subjects related to climate change ranging from nuclear winter and flood mitigation, to measuring community resilience and nanotechnology strategies for agriculture. Also in...

Sustainability Front and Center as Bloomberg Businessweek Hosts Live Show on NJIT's Campus

Thursday, October 27, 2022
Bloomberg Businessweek hosts Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec took their show on the road and across the river to NJIT’s campus for a live panel show on sustainability. The Green Energy and Climate Adaptation Panel featured Jonathan Menard, chief research officer at the Princeton Plasma Physics Lab; Dena Prastos, founder of Indigo River, an environmental consulting firm; and Dr. Som Mitra, distinguished professor of chemistry and environmental science at NJIT. Click here to listen to the panel The group discussed climate change initiatives and outlooks, which included topics such as...

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