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.
Sophia Domokos
College of Arts & Sciences College of Arts & Sciences PhysicsSophia Domokos, Ph.D., assistant professor of physics, received a National Science Foundation Award for her proposal, "RUI: Solitons in Holography," on August 18, 2020, for research in an area of string theory called holographic duality. The three-year grant, which runs from September 1, 2020, through August 31, 2023, has a total intended award amount of $120,000.
Jamel Vanderburg
College of Arts and SciencesJamel Vanderburg, adjunct instructor of interdisciplinary studies, was mentioned in the 2020 Young People For Alumni Report, published on August 12, 2020, for his civic engagement work with students at 色界吧.
Babak Baheshti
College of Engineering and Computing SciencesBabak D. Beheshti, Ph.D., dean of NYIT College of Engineering and Computing Sciences, was quoted in the story published in The Washington Post on August 7, 2020. The story discussed how 5G could reshape the future of journalism.
Claude Gagna
College of Arts & Sciences Biological & Chemical SciencesClaude E. Gagna, Ph.D., professor of biological and chemical sciences, was elected as a Fellow into on August 5, 2020.
John Handrakis
School of Health Professions School of Health Professions Physical TherapyJohn Handrakis, D.P.T., Ed.D., professor of physical therapy, joined an international panel of experts on the webinar series to present their committees鈥� findings and 2020 revisions to the International Standards to Document Autonomic Function after SCI (ISAFSCI), on July 31,2020. Handrakis chairs the temperature regulation and autonomic control of sweating sub-committees. The webinar was streamed live and attended by over 150 registered participants representing 22 countries.
Houwei Cao
College of Engineering & Computing SciencesHouwei Cao, Ph.D., assistant professor of computer science, received a National Science Foundation Award for her proposal, "EAGER: Towards Adaptive and Robust Multimodal Emotion Recognition In-the-Wild," on July 30, 2020. The one-year grant, which runs from August 1, 2020, through July 31, 2021, has a total intended award amount of $99,916.
Amanda Golden
College of Arts and SciencesAmanda Golden, Ph.D., associate professor of English, discussed her book, Annotating Modernism, with the New York City Irish Studies Symposium as part of an event called "Sylvia Plath and Irish Modernism," on July 27, 2020.
Pejman Sanaei
College of Arts & Sciences College of Arts & Sciences MathPejman Sanaei, Ph.D., assistant professor of mathematics, had a research paper, “,” published in MDPI on July 24, 2020. He worked on this paper along with his former students Shi Yue Liu and Zhengyi Chen at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University.
Sarah Meyland
College of Engineering & Computing Sciences College of Engineering & Computing Sciences Environmental Technology & SustainabilitySarah Meyland, M.S., J.D., associate professor of environmental technology and sustainability, was quoted in "," an article by Rachel O'Brien published in Newsday on July 23, 2020. She spoke about how homeowners should know about drinking water quality and how they can find out more if they are concerned about their water quality.
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College of Arts & Sciences College of Arts & Sciences EnglishKevin LaGrandeur, Ph.D., professor of English, was appointed to the advisory board of , a technology-oriented think tank, on July 22, 2020. "The Lifeboat Foundation is developing a world-class think tank with a rich cognitive diversity of... top thinkers to encourage scientific advancements while helping humanity survive existential risks and possible misuse of increasingly powerful technologies."