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NJIT Conducts the Largest-Ever Simulation of the Deepwater Horizon Spill

Tuesday, June 18th, 2019
In a 600-ft.-long saltwater wave tank on the coast of New Jersey, a team of NJIT researchers is conducting the largest-ever simulation of the Deepwater Horizon spill to determine more precisely where hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil dispersed following the drilling rig’s explosion in the Gulf...

Pegged at Six as an Engineer, Jakob Guido Grabs His 'Destiny' With Gusto

Monday, June 10th, 2019
Jakob Guido’s engineering talent manifested at quite a young age. In kindergarten, he was photographed playing with blocks behind a sign that read: “Future Engineer.” Months later, his first-grade science teacher observed his advanced organizational abilities and pronounced: “You’re going to be...

The Making of "Mr. NJIT"

Tuesday, May 14th, 2019
On his first day of college, Stephen DePalma ’72 and his classmates received blunt words about their daunting engineering curriculum from then-President Robert Van Houten, clearly intended as a form of “no nonsense” motivation: “Look to your left and look to your right – one of those people will not...

After 45 Years in the Business, Lauded N.J. Builder is Still Notching Milestones

Monday, May 6th, 2019
When Angelo Del Russo ’82 says that he “always wanted to be a builder,” he is not exaggerating. By his early teens, the young enthusiast of masonry, concrete, roofing and carpentry already had a toehold in the industry, regularly working after school and on weekends with local home remodelers in the...

Students Share Discovery and Success at Dana Knox Research Showcase

Thursday, April 18th, 2019
This week, nearly 50 of the year’s most promising NJIT student-researchers gathered to present their work to the campus community at the university’s annual year-end research competition — the 2019 Dana Knox Showcase “A Glimpse Into the Future.” At this year’s event, held open to the public on...

NJIT to Confer Honorary Doctorates at 103rd Commencement Exercises May 21, 2019

Thursday, April 11th, 2019
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy to Deliver 2019 Commencement Address and Receive Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) will award more than 3,000 baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral degrees at the 103rd Commencement exercises May 21, 2019, and May 23, 2019, at ...

Newark College of Engineering Celebrates a Century's Worth of Ties That Bind

Thursday, April 11th, 2019
For the latest in a series of eloquent centennial-year tributes to its traditions and people, a record crowd of more than 250 flocked to Newark College of Engineering’s 21st annual Salute to Engineering Excellence, held last night at the Park Avenue Club in Florham Park. “What we’ve achieved at NJIT...

Pedaling for Power on a Modified Bike in a Remote Haitian Village

Friday, March 29th, 2019
The technology that engineering students Matt Reda and Rudolph Brazdovic installed last year in the remote, hilly community of Milot, Haiti, was simple enough: a modified bicycle with a back wheel that turns a generator, producing 20 watts of electricity. What was less straightforward, they quickly ...

NJIT Named a Top Graduate School for Engineering by U.S. News & World Report

Thursday, March 14th, 2019
U.S. News & World Report’s 2020 rankings for the nation’s top graduate schools are in, and New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has been ranked No. 89 for its graduate degree program in engineering — marking the third consecutive year that the university has been listed among the Top 100. T...

Centennial Celebrations: Newark College of Engineering Inducts 11 into its Hall of Fame

Tuesday, March 12th, 2019
A poet, a general and a judge, all engineers by training with diverse, illustrious careers to follow, were among the 11 Newark College of Engineering (NCE) graduates recently inducted into the NCE 100, the alumni hall of fame established this year as part of the College’s celebration of its centenni...