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June 15, 2010
Faculty Research Highlight: Mathematical Biology ■ Computational Neuroscience ■ Dynamical Systems: A Look into the Research of Dr. Horacio G. Rotstein by Sheba Khan
The research of Horacio G. Rotstein, PhD focuses mainly on the study of the biophysical and dynamic mechanisms underlying the generation of rhythmic oscillatory activity in the brain, particularly in the hippocampus and entorhinal cortex.
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October 30, 2009
NJIT Faculty, Staff and Retirees Recognized for Years of Service:
Martin Katzen, PhD, professor in the department of mathematical sciences (shown here with NJIT President Robert A. Altenkirch), received an award for 45 years of service on Oct. 28 at the 2009 Service Award ceremony and reception.
October 27, 2009
NJIT Prof Sees 70 Percent Chance for Yanks to Win the 2009 World Series:
Mauer, Hanley Ramirez Deserve MVP; Greinke, Lincecum Deserve Cy Young: NJIT's Bruce Bukiet, a mathematician who has applied mathematical modeling techniques to elucidate the dynamics of run scoring in baseball, has computed the probability of the Yankees and Phillies winning the World Series. He also has computed the most deserving of Major League Baseball's prestigious 2009 Most Valuable Player (MVP) and Cy Young awards.
October 14, 2009
NJIT Baseball Guru Says Yankees, Dodgers Should Make World Series:
With the League Championship Series set to begin tomorrow, NJIT Mathematics Professor Bruce Bukiet has, once again, analyzed the probability of each team winning their post-season series. Bukiet updates his calculations daily during the Major League Baseball post-season.
September 08, 2009
NYC Street Named for NJIT Professor Emerita and Disability-Rights Advocate:
A sign on the corner of 1st Avenue and East 4th Street in Manhattan was renamed at a ceremony this summer in honor of Frieda Zames, the late NJIT Associate Professor Emerita of mathematics and disability rights advocate who played a pivotal role in making the NJIT campus accessible to persons with disabilities. Zames, who taught math at NJIT for 27 years, died in 2005 at the age of 72. Her three decades of advocacy also included pushing for access to the 88th floor observatory of New York's Empire State Building, which is now accessible.
September 04, 2009
NJIT Honors Jimmy Hayes of Bloomfield for Achievement:
Jimmy Hayes, PhD, of Bloomfield, adjunct professor in the department of mathematical sciences, received the Award for Instruction by an Adjunct Professor at NJIT's University Convocation, an annual celebration held on Sept. 2, 2009.
September 04, 2009
NJIT Honors John Bechtold of Ridgewood for Achievement:
John Bechtold, PhD, of Ridgewood, associate professor in the department of mathematical sciences, was Promoted to Full Professor at NJIT's University Convocation celebration held on Sept. 2, 2009.
September 04, 2009
NJIT Honors Lou Kondic of West Orange for Achievement:
Lou Kondic, PhD, of West Orange, associate professor in the department of mathematical sciences, was Promoted to Full Professor at NJIT's University Convocation held on Sept. 2, 2009.
September 04, 2009
NJIT Honors Richard Moore of Philadelphia, PA for Achievement:
Richard Moore, PhD, of Philadelphia, PA, assistant professor in the department of mathematical sciences, was Promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure on September 2, 2009 at NJIT's 2009 University Convocation.
September 04, 2009
NJIT Honors Victor Matveev of Hoboken for Achievement:
Victor Matveev, PhD, of Hoboken, assistant professor in the department of mathematical sciences, was Promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure at NJIT's University Convocation, an annual celebration held on Sept. 2, 2009. This designation is conferred annually on a select number of individuals who have demonstrated the highest level of excellence over a sustained period, said Donald H. Sebastian, PhD, NJIT Interim Provost and Senior Vice President for Research and Development.
September 04, 2009
NJIT Honors Wooyoung Choi of Montville for Achievement:
Wooyoung Choi, PhD, of Montville, associate professor in the department of mathematical sciences, was Promoted to Full Professor at NJIT's University Convocation celebration held on Sept. 2, 2009.
June 11, 2009
NJIT Mathematicians Named First Fellows of Math Society:
Two professors of mathematics at NJIT will number among the first Fellows named by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM). Gregory Kriegsmann, PhD, noted for his research in applied mathematics, asymptotic methods and more, will receive the honor. So, too, will Robert M. Miura, PhD, who develops mathematical models in neuroscience. The ceremony will take place this coming July in Denver.
June 08, 2009
Alums To Be Honored June 13 at NJIT: Honorees Include Voting Rights Lawyer:
The NJIT Alumni Association annually honors a select group of distinguished alumni for their notable achievements in their professional careers, community activities, and/or support of NJIT. Alumni being honored include Fadi Deek, PhD, now Dean of NJIT's College of Science and Liberal Arts (CSLA), who received his bachelor's, master's and doctorate all at NJIT.
May 27, 2009
NJIT To Host Sixth Annual Math Conference:
NJIT will host on June 1-2, 2009 Frontiers in Applied and Computational Mathematics (FACM '09), the sixth in a series of annual conferences organized by the NJIT's Department of Mathematical Sciences and the Center for Applied Mathematics and Statistics. This year's conference will focus on mathematical biology with sessions in neuroscience, ecology, biophysics, and biostatistics. For a list of plenary and invited speakers, click here.
April 2, 2009
Mathematician Foresees Tight Races in Major League Baseball's Eastern Divisions:
Bruce Bukiet, an associate professor of mathematical sciences and associate dean of the College of Science and Liberal Arts at NJIT, once again provides the number of games each Major League Baseball team should win in 2009 based on the mathematical model he developed in 2000. The New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians and Los Angeles Angels should make the playoffs in the American League (AL) in 2009 with most other teams lagging well behind.
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December 22, 2008
To Improve Forecasting Earthquakes, NJIT Mathematician Studies Grains:
A new and better way to predict earthquakes and avalanches may soon be available to forecasters thanks to the mathematical research of Lou Kondic, PhD. Using mathematical modeling, researchers are investigating how forces and pressures propagate through granular materials.
October 20, 2008
NJIT Prof Sees 59 Percent Chance of Rays Win Over Phillies in World Series:
NJIT's Bruce Bukiet, PhD, a mathematician who has applied mathematical modeling techniques to elucidate the dynamics of scoring in baseball, has computed the probability of the Rays and Phillies winning the World Series now that the Rays have defeated the Boston Red Sox in the American League Championship Series.
October 15, 2008
Using Math Model, NJIT Prof Names MVP and Cy Young Award Contenders:
NJIT's Bruce Bukiet, a mathematician who has applied mathematical modeling techniques to elucidate the dynamics of run scoring in baseball, is now applying his methods to ascertain the players most deserving of major league baseball's prestigious 2008 Most Valuable Player (MVP) and Cy Young awards.
September 17, 2008
Montclair Resident and Mathematician Receives Master Teacher Designation:
Zoi-Heleni Michalopoulou, PhD, of Montclair, a professor in the department of mathematical sciences at NJIT received a Master Teacher Designation at NJIT's annual convocation Sept. 3, 2008.
July 02, 2008
Distinguished Professor Gives Lecture at the 5th Annual Abel Symposium in Norway:
Vladislav Goldberg, PhD, distinguished professor in the department of mathematical sciences at NJIT, presented a lecture last month at the fifth annual Abel Symposium at the University of Troms? in Norway.
July 01, 2008
NJIT Math Professor Bruce Bukiet Featured in Library's Salute to Baseball Exhibit:
NJIT Mathematics Professor Bruce Bukiet, PhD is featured in the Van Houten Library's main exhibit - a salute to baseball-this summer. Bukiet, an avid Mets fan who is also associate dean of NJIT's College of Science and Liberal Arts, uses a mathematical model to predict Major League Baseball outcomes.
May 16, 2008
200 Leading Experts in Applied Math To Attend NJIT's Fifth Annual Math Conference Set for May 19-21, 2008 in Newark:
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) will host May 19-21, 2008, more than 200 leading experts for the fifth annual Frontiers in Applied and Computational Mathematics Conference, an unusual three-day event featuring leading researchers who will discuss the latest news and research findings in their fields.
May 16, 2008
Daljit Ahluwalia, Acclaimed Math Chair at NJIT, To Be Honored For Growing and Expanding Math Studies:
Daljit Ahluwalia, the visionary, vibrant and longtime chair of NJIT's Department of Mathematical Sciences, will be honored at 6:30 p.m. on May 19, 2008 for his pivotal role in dramatically raising the department's status on campus and in the nation. The honor will be awarded on the occasion of Ahluwahlia's 75th birthday before more than 200 leading academics from around the world.
May 09, 2008
NJIT To Host Fifth Annual Mathematics Conference, May 19-21: "Frontiers in Applied and Computational Mathematics," the fifth in a series of annual conferences organized by NJIT's Department of Mathematical Sciences and the Center for Applied Mathematics and Statistics. This year's conference will focus on mathematical biology (including mathematical neuroscience, developmental biology, and ecology), mathematical fluid dynamics, applied statistics, biostatistics, electromagnetics/waves, and acoustics.
April 16, 2008
NJIT Students Receive Kudos at Garden State Undergraduate Mathematics Conference:
Mariana Cassimiro, Fatima Elgammal, Brian Emmanuel, Michael Lam, Nan Maung, Matthew Peragine, and Alex Virodov, all NJIT mathematical sciences majors, were recognized for their poster presentations at the Garden State Undergraduate Mathematics Conference on April 12. The students, divided in three groups, were awarded three out of the first four places (including first) among all presenting four-year colleges. NJIT professors Roy Goodman, David Horntrop, and Michael Siegel were the students' research mentors.
March 28, 2008Mathematician Foresees Romps for Major League Baseball's American League and Tight Races in National League in 2008:
NJIT's indefatigable math professor Bruce Bukiet is once again opining on outcomes for this season's Major League Baseball teams. His picks are based on a mathematical model he developed in 2000.
March 20, 2008
NJIT Graduate Student To Speak at Mathematical Biology Seminar Series on March 25:
"Investigating How Feedback to a Descending Projection Neuron Influences Rhythmic Pattern Generation in the Target Network: A Modeling" is the topic of a Mathematical Biology Seminar by Nickolas Kintos of the Department of Mathematics at Fordham University. The seminar will be held on March 25 at 4 p.m. in Cullimore Hall, Room 611.
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November 30, 2007
Popular Website Names NJIT Math Professor Among Top 50 in Nation for 2007:
The popular website RateMyProfessor (RMP) has ranked Soha Abdeljaber, a university lecturer in the department of mathematical sciences at NJIT, number 45 of the 50 highest rated professors for 2007 in the nation. Abdeljaber has taught pre-calculus and calculus in the department since 2000.
November 26, 2007
NJIT Professor's Paper on Solitary Wave Collisions Cited in Nature Magazine:
A recent paper on the collisions of solitary waves published by Roy Goodman, PhD, an assistant professor in the department of mathematical sciences at NJIT, was cited in the September 27, 2007 issue of Nature magazine.
October 11, 2007NJIT Math Professor Predicts A-Rod, Sabathia, Peavy and Hanley Ramirez of Marlins To Win Baseball's MVP and Cy Young Awards:
NJIT's Bruce Bukiet, the World Series Forecaster, is once again banging away on his keyboard, this time to name winners of Major League Baseball's Most Valuable Player (MVP) and Cy Young awards for the 2007 season.
October 03, 2007NJIT Professor Predicts Cubs and Red Sox Most Likely To Advance To League Championship Series:
"There is no dominant team in this year's baseball playoffs, at least in the first round," said Bruce Bukiet, associate professor of mathematical sciences at NJIT concerning the Major League Baseball Division series. According to Bukiet's mathematical model, the Cubs have a 62 percent chance of advancing to the National League Championship Series, while the Red Sox have a 60 percent chance of advancing to the American League Championship Series.
September 18, 2007
North Bergen Resident Soha Abdeljaber Receives Excellent Teacher Designation:
NJIT Mathematics Professor Soha Abdeljaber, of North Bergen, received an excellent teacher designation at NJIT's annual convocation on Sept. 5, 2007.
September 14, 2007
Oakland Resident Receives Excellent Teacher Designation:
NJIT Mathematics Adjunct Professor Jonathan Porus, of Oakland, received an excellent teacher designation at NJIT's annual convocation on Sept. 5, 2007.
May 09, 2007
NJIT To Host Fourth Annual Math Conference:
NJIT will host "Frontiers in Applied and Computational Mathematics," the fourth in a series of annual conferences that will explore recent advances in mathematical biology, mathematical fluid dynamics, biostatistics, electromagnetics/waves, and acoustics, on May 14-16.
May 03, 2007
NJIT 2007 Graduation Fetes Famous Mathematician: Peter D. Lax To Receive Honorary Degree May 17 at Continental Arena:
NJIT will award an honorary doctorate to one of the world's foremost living mathematicians, Peter D. Lax, PhD, professor emeritus of mathematics at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University. Lax will receive the award during NJIT's May 17, 2007 graduation ceremony in Continental Airlines Arena, starting at 9 a.m.
May 02, 2007
NJIT Students Recognized for Achievement at Annual Awards Ceremony:
Michael Pallotta, a senior majoring in mathematics, received the Presidential Leadership Award yesterday from NJIT President Robert A. Altenkirch at the Highlander Student Achievement Awards ceremony. The awards recognize outstanding student leaders, student staff, campus organizations and programs as well as department and college award recipients.
April 02, 2007
NJIT Receives $3 Million NSF Grant To Improve Math, Science and Technology Education in Newark High Schools:
NJIT was awarded a five-year, $3-million National Science Foundation grant to impart and infuse computational methods and tools in a math and science context into high school classrooms in Newark. The "Computation and Communication: Promoting Research Integration in Science and Mathematics" or C2PRISM grant will place 24 Fellows-all working towards doctoral degrees in the computational sciences or mathematics- in one of three Newark public high schools and one private high school, St. Vincent's Academy. The principal investigators leading the research team are Fadi Deek, PhD, dean of NJIT’s College of Science and Liberal Arts, Bruce Bukiet, PhD, associate professor of mathematical sciences and associate dean of the College of Science and Liberal Arts at NJIT, and Rob Friedman, PhD, associate professor of humanities.
March 29, 2007Bukiet Sees Subway Series a Distinct Possibility in 2007:
The New York Mets should expect to win about 90 games in 2007 and the Yankees a whopping 110 games to lead their divisions, said Bruce Bukiet, PhD, an associate professor of mathematical sciences at NJIT. Bukiet, who is also an associate dean of NJIT's College of Science and Liberal Arts, offers the expectations for the number of games each major league baseball team should win based on his mathematical model, developed in 2000.
March 1, 2007
NJIT Math Professors write an article for the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Newsjournal:
Two professors of mathematics at NJIT, Farzan Nadim, PhD and Amit Bose, PhD wrote an article entitled “Dynamics of Central Pattern Generating Networks: Locus of Control” for the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Newsjournal. To read the article, click here.
February 21, 2007
NJIT Student Available To Discuss New Concentration in Math Biology:
Jasneet Kaur, a senior at NJIT, is conducting research sponsored by a program in the department of mathematical sciences that could one day help scientists understand how cancer spreads. Kaur, a graduate of Fair Lawn High School, studies how a protein-- RhoA--changes the shape of cells.
January 29, 2007NJIT STUDENT FEATURE--Nick Kintos - Mathematics and Computational Biology:
Nick Kintos uses the language of math to describe the science of biology. Kintos, a graduate student of math, writes equations that help biologists interpret their research. His field is known as computational biology.
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December 1, 2006
NJIT Dorman Honors Student, Majoring in Mathematics, Speaks at University Benefit:
Tamara Vivens, of Silver Spring, Maryland, a student in the Albert Dorman Honors College, majoring in mathematical sciences with a concentration in actuarial science at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), spoke during NJIT’s annual black-tie benefit dinner, called Celebration, held Nov. 10, 2006, at the Pleasantdale Chateau, West Orange, NJ.
October 9, 2006Mets Have 60 Percent Chance of Winning League Championship Series, Says Bukiet at NJIT:
The New York Mets have a 60 percent chance of taking the the National League Championship series, with a 24 percent chance of clinching the deal in six games, said Bruce Bukiet, an associate professor of mathematical sciences at NJIT.
October 3, 2006NJIT Math Professor says Yankees and Twins To Advance to League Championship; Dodgers and Padres To Advance in National League:
The New York Yankees have better than a 3 in 4 chance of defeating the Detroit Tigers in their best of 5 series beginning tonight, said Bruce Bukiet, PhD, associate professor in the department of mathematical sciences at NJIT. In the other American League match-up, Bukiet said that the Minnesota Twins have a 71 percent chance of defeating the Oakland A's.
October 01, 2006
KUDOS October 2006: Professor Emeritus To Receive Mathematics Prize from National Cultural Association:
Vladislav Goldberg, PhD, professor emeritus in the department of mathematical sciences, will receive the Mathematics Prize for 2006 from the National Cultural Association at an awards ceremony in November in Reggio Calabria, Italy.
September 25, 2006NJIT Gets $500,000 NSF Grant To Train Math, Science Teachers:
NJIT will lead the way for the next four years to train and place more effective science and math teachers in urban high schools in Newark and other high needs districts around the state. “We’re sending into the neediest New Jersey high schools, 26 new teachers, who will make math and science come alive for their students,” said principal investigator Bruce Bukiet, PhD, associate professor in the department of mathematical sciences and associate dean of the College of Science and Liberal Arts at NJIT.
September 13, 2006
NJIT Math Student Filippo Posta Receives Honor for Fine Teaching:
Filippo Posta, a doctoral student in the department of mathematical sciences at NJIT, received at NJIT’s annual awards convocation a special honor for his work as a teaching assistant.
September 13, 2006
NJIT Math Professor Amit Bose Receives Honor for Teaching:
Amitabha Bose, PhD, a professor in the department of mathematical sciences at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), received at NJIT’s annual awards convocation today an award for outstanding teaching.
September 13, 2006NJIT Math Professor Bruce Bukiet Receives Teaching Award:
Bruce Bukiet, PhD, associate professor and associate dean in the department of mathematical sciences at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), received at NJIT’s annual awards convocation today the excellence in teaching award for outstanding work.
July 27, 2006
Mathematics Professor Holds Contest for Most “Moving” Poem:
When Roy Goodman, PhD, an assistant professor of mathematics at NJIT, had some extra moving boxes to give away last fall, he posted an ad on Craigslist. He offered to give the boxes to whomever sent in the best haiku on the topic of moving. Goodman told The New Yorker (July 31, 2006 issue) that the details of the winning haiku set it apart from the other six entries submitted. “He managed to tell a story, and he sounded wistful,” Goodman said.
July 26, 2006
NJIT and UMDNJ Join Forces To Open New Physical Therapy Program:
New Jersey’s two largest public research universities have established an accelerated six-year physical therapy program leading to a BS degree from NJIT and a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree from UMDNJ. The program includes three years of undergraduate education at NJIT followed by three years of professional education in physical therapy at UMDNJ.
July 19, 2006
Goldberg Named Professor Emeritus:
Vladislav Goldberg, PhD, a distinguished professor in the department of mathematical sciences at NJIT, was named professor emeritus effective September 1, 2006. The designation is in recognition of his many years of service to the university.
June 20, 2006
NJIT Offers Accelerated BS/MS Program to William Paterson University Students:
Starting this fall, William Paterson University (WPU) students can start working on master’s degrees in computer science or math from NJIT while completing their bachelor’s degrees at WPU. “This new agreement will allow William Paterson students and alumni as well as professionals who live or work near the WPU campus to advance their educations without leaving their backyards,” said Gale Tenen Spak, associate vice president of Continuing and Distance Learning Education at NJIT.
June 12, 2006
NJIT Mathematician and Geometry Expert Lauded for Work, Including Notable Publications:
Vladislav Goldberg, PhD, a distinguished professor in the department of mathematical sciences at NJIT and an expert in web geometry, was honored last month for a lifetime of scholarship. The International Geometry in Odessa Conference in Ukraine lauded the mathematician during a multi-day conference.
June 02, 2006
Four Mathematical Pioneers Highlight NJIT’s Third Annual Math Conference:
More than 120 mathematicians from around the world descended last month upon NJIT for news of the foremost advances in mathematical fluid dynamics at the university’s annual conference on applied and computational mathematics.
May 11, 2006
Mathematical Talk Fest Begins Monday at NJIT:
NJIT will host the third annual math conference to expand the frontiers in applied and computational mathematics on May 15-16, GITC Building, Rm. 3700. The event explores recent advances in the worlds of mathematical biology, mathematical fluid dynamics, nonlinear waves and electromagnetics and applied statistics. Keynote speakers include mathematicians Charles Peskin, PhD, professor, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at NYU and MacArthur Fellow, and John Hinch, PhD, professor at Cambridge University, England and Fellow of Trinity College and the Royal Society.
April 27, 2006
NJIT Math Club Hosts Second Annual Integral Bee:
Students and faculty in NJIT’s Department of Mathematical Sciences participated yesterday in the second annual Integral Bee hosted by the NJIT Math Club and advisor Roy Goodman, PhD. The winners included: Abel George, a junior majoring in electrical engineering, first place; Stephen Istivan, a junior majoring in chemical engineering, second place; and Matt Peragine, a freshman majoring in math, third place.
April 04, 2006NJIT Math Professor Predicts Major League Baseball Season:
Both the Yankees and the Mets will have the best records in their leagues this season, according to Bruce Bukiet, PhD, an associate professor of mathematical sciences at NJIT who uses a computerized mathematical modeling method to predict games. His annually issued predictions have been competitive over the years with those issued by baseball experts.
January 19, 2006
Celebration for NJIT Mathematician Who Received Noted Math Prize:
Robert Miura, PhD, a professor in the departments of mathematical sciences and biomedical engineering, was honored yesterday by his colleagues for receiving on Jan. 13 the Leroy P. Steele Prize for a Seminal Contribution To Research In Mathematics from the American Mathematical Society.
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December 02, 2005
NJIT Mathematician Receives Fulbright To Study Thin Film Science in Argentina:
Lou Kondic, PhD, associate professor of mathematics at NJIT, received a 2005-06 Fulbright Scholar grant to study a dimension of thin film science focusing on the thinnest fluids. Kondic will travel to Argentina, where he will help physicists discover better ways to coat very delicate, almost invisible glass fibers.
November 22, 2005
$1 Million Howard Hughes Medical Institute Grant To Fund Joint Neuroscience Program:
A $1 million, three-year grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute awarded jointly to NJIT, Rutgers-Newark and UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School will be used to develop a novel doctoral program designed to train future neuroscientists who can integrate approaches used in mathematics, biomedical sciences and computation. “With their physical proximity and close ties among the faculty, these three institutions will create a unique environment unparalleled in interdisciplinary neuroscience training,” said Robert Miura, professor and acting chair of the department of mathematical sciences at NJIT.
November 15, 2005
NJIT Math Club Constructs a Foucault’s Pendulum To Demonstrate Earth's Rotation:
Members of the NJIT Math Club successfully constructed a simple Foucault’s pendulum on Nov. 15 in the stairwell of Fenster Hall. Jonathan Lansey and Ikemefuna Agbanusi affixed a long cable to a ceiling and tied a bowling ball to the end of the cable six flights below, then let the ball sway as they charted its trajectory.
October 27, 2005
AAAS Elects NJIT Professor as Fellow for Math Modeling Research on the Brain:
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) will announce tomorrow that Robert Miura, PhD, a professor in the departments of mathematical sciences and biomedical engineering at NJIT, was elected a AAAS Fellow. Miura, who is also acting chair of NJIT’s mathematical sciences department, is one of only four individuals this year to receive this honor in mathematics.
October 17, 2005
NJIT Professor John Bechtold Named Master Teacher:
John Bechtold, PhD, an associate professor in the department of mathematical sciences at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), was recently named a master teacher during university convocation, NJIT’s annual fall awards ceremony.
October 12, 2005John Bechtold, PhD Receives Excellent Teacher Award:
John Bechtold, PhD, associate professor in the department of mathematical science at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), received an excellent in teaching award during NJIT’s annual university convocation.
October 12, 2005
Ivan Zorych, PhD, Receives Excellent Teacher Award:
Ivan Zorych, PhD, a graduate student in the department of mathematical science who also worked as a teaching assistant at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), received an excellence in teaching award during NJIT’s annual university convocation
July 19, 2005NJIT’s Math Department Chair Becomes Computer Sciences Leader:
Daljit Singh Ahluwalia, PhD, has been named acting dean of the College of Computing Sciences (CCS) at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). CCS, which opened in 2001, is the newest of NJIT’s six colleges. “Dr. Ahluwalia’s success in this position is very important to NJIT, and this appointment is made with strong belief in his capabilities,” said NJIT Provost Priscilla Nelson. “He is one of NJIT's most respected administrators, researchers, and educators, and brings a notable track record to the task.”
May 19, 2005
More than 250 Experts Attend NJIT’s Math Conference:
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) played host this weekend to more than 250 leading experts in applied mathematics. The researchers poured onto campus for an unusual three-day conference to discuss the frontiers of applied and computational mathematics.The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Air Force Office of Special Research (AFOSR) provided funding. Other sponsors were NJIT, the Society of Math Biology and the Mathematical Biosciences Institute. NJIT’s Department of Mathematical Sciences and Center for Applied Mathematics and Statistics organized the event.
May 16, 2005
NJIT Hosts International Mathematics Conference:
Daljit S. Ahluwalia, PhD, chairman of the department of mathematical sciences at NJIT, addressed conference participants at the opening session of an international mathematics conference on May 13-15, 2005. More than 150 of the nation's most prominent mathematicians attended “Frontiers in Applied and Computational Mathematics,” the second annual event at NJIT to explore recent advances in mathematical biology, mathematical fluid dynamics, nonlinear waves and electro-magnetic and applied statistics.
May 11, 2005
International Math Conference Begins Friday at NJIT: An international conference—a talk fest among mathematicians—will be held this weekend. “Frontiers in Applied and Computational Mathematics” will be the second annual event at NJIT to explore recent advances in the worlds of mathematical biology, mathematical fluid dynamics, nonlinear waves and electro-magnetic and applied statistics. Funders include the National Science Foundation, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the Mathematical Biosciences Institute, the Society for Mathematical Biology and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.
May 06, 2005NJIT to Host Mathematics Conference: Avner Friedman, PhD of The Ohio State University will be the keynote speaker at the Second Conference on Frontiers in Applied and Computational Mathematics on May 14-15, 2005 at NJIT. Hosted by the Department of Mathematical Sciences and the Center for Applied Mathematics and Statistics, the conference will explore recent advances in mathematical biology, mathematical fluid dynamics, nonlinear waves and electromagnetics and applied statistics. For more information, please visit the conference website.
April 05, 2005
NJIT Math Professor Helps Navy Detect Subs; Explains Global Warming: The world’s oceans, and mathematics, have a lot to say to Eliza Michalopoulou, PhD, associate professor in the department of mathematics at NJIT. Her work illustrates another of the many ways in which mathematics defends the nation. As a mathematician, Michalopoulou devises algorithms to help U.S. Navy engineers detect submarines in shallow water. From her underwater (also known as acoustical) research, Michalopoulou can determine the location of submarines and whales, the earth’s changing climate, even environmental contamination.
March 14, 2005NJIT Math Professor Predicts 2005 Major League Baseball Season:
Bruce Bukiet, PhD, an associate professor of mathematical sciences at NJIT who has an expertise in mathematical modeling, has issued his annual predictions for the Major League Baseball 2005 season. The Yankees should win the most games in baseball in 2005 and take their division, says Bukiet, and the Mets should win 10 more games than they did last year, but they’ll still take fourth place in their division.
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October 08, 2004NJIT Math Professor Issues Baseball Playoff Predictions:
Bruce Bukiet, PhD, an associate professor of mathematical sciences at NJIT, has issued his baseball playoff predictions for 2004. The series between the Minnesota Twins and the New York Yankees should be the most hotly contested, with the Twins having a slight edge of 51 to 49 percent. “The Twins’ edge in pitching makes up for the Yankees’ dominance in hitting,” says Bukiet, an expert in numerical methods and mathematical modeling.
August 27, 2004KUDOS-Promotions and Tenure Appointments:
TENURE WITHOUT CHANGE IN RANK Ljubinko (Lou) Kondic of the department of mathematical sciences joined NJIT as an assistant professor in 1999 and was promoted to associate professor in 1992. His Ph.D. is in physics from the City University of New York (1995). He has held postdoctoral and faculty appointments in applied mathematics. His research spans three main areas: thin film flows, granular materials, and sonoluminescence. In each of these areas, he has made solid, timely, research contributions.
May 25, 2004
SPOTLIGHT: Mathematical Biology Adds Up to New Physiological Insights:
Sure they taste great boiled and properly seasoned, but crabs may also hold the key to some of biology's most intriguing questions about rhythmic patterns in the central nervous system and what happens when those patterns become abnormal. Research into rhythmic neuron-firing patterns that activate muscles in the stomachs of crabs is one of about a dozen studies under way at NJIT's interdisciplinary Center for Applied Mathematics and Statistics that combine mathematical and biological techniques to determine how physiological systems function. A crab's simple digestive system, says Farzan Nadim, associate professor of mathematical sciences, makes the crustacean an ideal research model.
May 21, 2004
NJIT Senior Jennifer Dorn Graduates at the Top of her Class: A Journey to Academic Success:
Jennifer Dorn, a senior and mathematics major at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), began life never dreaming she would one day graduate with distinction, and a host of awards, from a top engineering school.
May 21, 2004
Mathematics Leads Way To Better Golf Swing, Health and More at NJIT International Conference:
If you’re interested in learning how to improve a golf swing, create a better baseball bat or combat sepsis, NJIT is the place to be. More than 200 mathematicians and scientists are on campus for NJIT’s first international research conference May 21-22. Conference sponsors are NJIT’s Department of Mathematical Sciences and the Center for Applied Mathematics and Statistics.
May 20, 2004
Best-Selling Author Headlines Awards Dinner for College at NJIT:
Daljit S. Ahluwalia, PhD, chair of the department of mathematical sciences and a resident of Pearl River, NY, received the award for exceptional leadership and service. His achievements include creating a doctoral program and founding the Center for Applied Mathematics and Statistics. The center now receives $1 million of funding annually from the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health and others.
May 19, 2004
Mathematics Leads Way To Better Golf Swing, Health and More at NJIT International Conference:
If you’re interested in learning how to improve a golf swing, create a better baseball bat or combat sepsis, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is the place to be. More than 200 mathematicians and scientists will attend NJIT’s first international research conference May 21-22. The event will shed light on 40 unusual and important research activities such as the ones above. Conference sponsors are NJIT’s Department of Mathematical Sciences and the Center for Applied Mathematics and Statistics.
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October 17, 2003MEDIA ADVISORY:
“The Yankees have a 72.5% chance to beat the Marlins in the World Series, according to Bruce Bukiet. “ It would be fishy if the Marlins were to win,” Bukiet quips, “since the Yankees are overall a better team, with superior hitting and pitching. The Yankees are favored to win all but one game in the series, and even in that game the teams are statistically even.”
September 30, 2003Yankees, Red Sox, Braves and Giants Favored To Take Series, Says New Jersey Institute of Technology Math Professor:
Bruce Bukiet, PhD, an associate professor of mathematical sciences at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) an expert in numerical methods and mathematical modeling, has issued his baseball playoff predictions for 2003.
July 30, 2003
Science and Girls: It's a Good Thing at NJIT:
When NJIT's Suzanne quizzes the girls who arrive on campus every summer to study science as part of a program called FEMME, she asks their opinion of engineers. Mostly, Heyman says, the students agree that "engineers are nerds," that engineering is not a viable career choice for women, and that science is not something many of them are considering. What a difference a few weeks of imaginative, exciting teaching can make, she says. This year's class, 120 girls in grades four through eight, arrived on campus recently and will attend classes through August 7 as day students.
July 08, 2003
NJIT Summer Program Helps Girls Overcome Gender Gap in Math and Science:
The FEMME program (Women in Engineering and Technology Initiative) helps girls overcome the gender gap in math, science and engineering. Elementary school girls perform as well as boys in math and science, yet fall behind them during middle school and high school. To redress that imbalance, 120 girls – fourth through eighth graders – will come to New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) campus to study aeronautical, biomedical and mechanical engineering.
March 24, 2003
NJIT Math Professor Predicts Major League Baseball Season:
Bruce Bukiet, PhD, associate professor of mathematical sciences at New Jersey Institute of Technology who has an expertise in mathematical modeling, has issued his Major League Baseball 2003 analysis.