Faculty & Staff Accomplishments
We are excited to share recent accomplishments from faculty and staff members at our campuses around the world.
Accomplishments are listed by date of achievement in reverse chronological order, with the most recent first.
Kevin LaGrandeur
College of Arts & Sciences, EnglishKevin LaGrandeur, Ph.D., professor of English, had his article, "Early Modern Literature," published in December 2016 in , an interdisciplinary publication on technology and literature. LaGrandeur's article takes the form of an actual chapter in the book, which is published by Cambridge University Press.
Nicholas Bloom
College of Arts & Sciences, Social SciencesNicholas Bloom, Ph.D., associate professor of social sciences, had his book, Public Housing That Worked: New York in the Twentieth Century, featured in "Bronx Tale: A Young Progressive Addresses Poverty on His Home Turf," an article about New York City Councilman Ritchie Torres, in the December 12 issue of The New Yorker magazine. Torres named the book as one of the go-to publications he keeps on his office shelf. The article also ran online as "."
Jonathan Goldman
CASJonathan Goldman, Ph.D., professor of English, had his book “” co-edited with Aaron Jaffee, published in paperback by Routledge on December 7, 2016.
Azhar Ilyas
School of Engineering & Computing Sciences, Electrical and Computer EngineeringAzhar Ilyas, Ph.D., assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, published a book chapter, "Surface Modifications and Surface Characterization of Biomaterials Used in Bone Healing," in Materials and Devices for Bone Disorders, in November 2016.
Paolo Gasti
School of Engineering & Computing Sciences, Computer SciencePaolo Gasti, Ph.D., assistant professor of computer science, received a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) in the Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace (SaTC) program for his research, "Towards Energy-Efficient Privacy-Preserving Active Authentication of Smartphone Users." In November, Gasti published his article, "," co-authored by Farajidavar, in IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security (T-IFS).
Nada Marie Anid
School of Engineering & Computing SciencesNada Marie Anid, Ph.D., dean of NYIT School of Engineering and Computing Sciences, co-authored two papers with Marta Panero and Sarah McPherson, adjunct associate professor of instructional technology, "" and "," in the Journal of Cleaner Production.
Xun Yu
School of Engineering & Computing Sciences, Mechanical EngineeringXun Yu, Ph.D., chair of mechanical engineering, presented "Piezoelectric-Based Viscosity Probe for Early-Age Concrete Curing Process Monitoring" at the (IMECE 2016) conference in Phoenix, AZ in November.
Robert Amundsen
School of Engineering & Computing Sciences, Energy ManagementRobert Amundsen, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of the Department of Energy Management, served as a panelist at the 2016 PSEG Long Island Energy Efficiency Conference on November 2, 2016. Amundsen gave an overview of credentials and training requirements for careers in sustainability and renewable energy.
Jonathan Voris
School of Engineering & Computing Sciences, Computer ScienceJonathan Voris, Ph.D., assistant professor of computer science, co-authored and presented "Driver Identification and Authentication with Active Behavior Modeling" in the proceedings of the , in 2016. He attended both events to present this research.
Jonathan Voris
School of Engineering & Computing Sciences, Computer ScienceJonathan Voris, Ph.D., assistant professor of computer science, presented "" in the proceedings of the . In addition, his abstract, "Utilizing Behind-the-Wheel Behavior for Driver Authentication," was accepted and presented at the .