List of New Jersey Institute of Technology faculty
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Here follows a list of notable faculty members of New Jersey Institute of Technology
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See also List of New Jersey Institute of Technology alumni.
School of Management
New Jersey Institute of Technology
New Jersey Institute of Technology is a public research university in Newark, New Jersey. It is often also referred to as Newark College of Engineering ....
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See also List of New Jersey Institute of Technology alumni.
University Presidents
| President | Presidential Position | Service Period | Last Academic Degree Institution | Notes |
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| Charles A. Colton Charles A. Colton Charles A. Colton was the President of New Jersey Institute of Technology from 1881 until 1918.-References:* "The Evolution of NJIT: The Newark School Era: 1881-1919" December 2008. NJIT. January 2008. http://125.njit.edu/history/evolution.php... |
1st | 1881-1918 | Unknown | |
| Daniel Hodgdon Daniel Hodgdon Daniel Hodgdon was the President of New Jersey Institute of Technology from 1918 until 1920.... |
2nd | 1918–1920 | Unknown | |
| Allan Cullimore Allan Cullimore Allan R. Cullimore was the 3rd President of New Jersey Institute of Technology from 1920 until 1947.Cullimore was a graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology.... |
3rd | 1920–1947 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in... |
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| Robert Van Houten Robert Van Houten Dr. Robert W. Van Houten was the 4th President of New Jersey Institute of Technology from 1947 until 1970.-Education:Robert graduated from the New Jersey Normal School of Newark, New Jersey in 1924... |
4th | 1947–1970 | New Jersey Institute of Technology New Jersey Institute of Technology New Jersey Institute of Technology is a public research university in Newark, New Jersey. It is often also referred to as Newark College of Engineering .... |
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| William Hazell William Hazell William Hazell, Jr. was the President of New Jersey Institute of Technology from 1970 until 1975.... |
5th | 1970–1975 | Unknown | |
| Saul Fenster Saul Fenster Saul K. Fenster was the President of New Jersey Institute of Technology from 1978 until 2002.-Education:Fenster got his BS from City College of New York, MS from Columbia University and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan.... |
6th | 1978-2002 | University of Michigan University of Michigan The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan... |
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| Robert Altenkirch Robert Altenkirch Robert A. Altenkirch is the President of University of Alabama in Huntsville. He has yet to be inaugurated.-Life:Robert A. Altenkirch, is the current president of the University of Alabama in Huntsville. He was formerly vice president for research at Mississippi State University and the seventh... |
7th | 2003- | Purdue University Purdue University Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and... |
University Provost and Vice-Presidents
- Ian GatleyIan GatleyIan Gatley is the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs of New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, New Jersey.He is also a Distinguished Professor of Physics in the department of Physics at the College of Science and Liberal Arts in NJIT.He is a prolific scholar well-known...
, Distinguished Professor of Physics, Provost and Senior Vice-President for Academic Affairs. - Donald Sebastian, Senior Vice-President for Research and Development.
Biomedical Engineering Department
- David KristolDavid KristolDavid Kristol, PhD is an Emeritus Professor at New Jersey Institute of Technology . He created the Biomedical Engineering department at NJIT, but he spent most of his career working as a chemistry professor.-References:...
, Professor Emeritus (Biomedical Engineering). - Treena Livingston Arinzeh, Associate Professor (Biomedical Engineering). Winner of Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineer.
- William C. Van BuskirkWilliam C. Van BuskirkWilliam C. Van Buskirk was the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs of New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, New Jersey from Oct 2008 to June 2004. He is currently a Distinguished Professor in the department of Biomedical Engineering and is the Foundation Professor of...
, Distinguished Professor and Foundation Professor (Biomedical Engineering).
Chemical Engineering Engineering Department
- Kamalesh SirkarKamalesh SirkarKamalesh Sirkar is a Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He is also the Foundation Professor of Membrane Separations and Director of the NJIT Center for Membrane Technologies...
, Distinguished Professor (Chemical Engineering) and Foundation Professor of Membrane Separations. Winner of New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame's Innovators Award (2009).
Computer and Electrical Engineering Department
- Ali Abdi, Associate professor (Electrical Engineering). Winner of New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame's Innovators Award (2008) for discovering a new underwater communications channel. Winner (2nd time) of New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame's Innovators Award (2009) for his novel cross-disciplinary engineering-biology co-invention.
- Ali AkansuAli AkansuAli N. Akansu is a Turkish American scientist best known for his contributions to the theory and applications of sub-band and wavelet transforms.-Biography:Akansu received his B.S. degree from the Istanbul Technical University, Turkey, in 1980, his M.S...
, Professor (Electrical and Computer Engineering). Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersInstitute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersThe Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is a non-profit professional association headquartered in New York City that is dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence...
(IEEE). - Atam P Dhawan, Distinguished Professor (Electrical Engineering). Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersInstitute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersThe Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is a non-profit professional association headquartered in New York City that is dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence...
(IEEE). - Bernard Friedland, Distinguished Professor (Electrical Engineering). Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersInstitute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersThe Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is a non-profit professional association headquartered in New York City that is dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence...
(IEEE). - Jacob Savir, Distinguished Professor (Electrical Engineering). Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersInstitute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersThe Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is a non-profit professional association headquartered in New York City that is dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence...
(IEEE). - Leonid Tsybeskov, Professor (Electrical Engineering). Fellow of American Physical SocietyAmerican Physical SocietyThe American Physical Society is the world's second largest organization of physicists, behind the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft. The Society publishes more than a dozen scientific journals, including the world renowned Physical Review and Physical Review Letters, and organizes more than 20...
(APS). - Mengchu Zhou, Professor (Electrical and Computer Engineering). Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersInstitute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersThe Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is a non-profit professional association headquartered in New York City that is dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence...
(IEEE). - Nirwan Ansari (class of 1982), Professor (Electrical and Computer Engineering). Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersInstitute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersThe Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is a non-profit professional association headquartered in New York City that is dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence...
(IEEE). - Stewart D. PersonickStewart D. PersonickStewart D. Personick is a noted American researcher in optical communications.Personick graduated from the City College of New York with bachelor of electrical engineering degree...
, Wireless Telecom Chair (Electrical and Computer Engineering). Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersInstitute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersThe Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is a non-profit professional association headquartered in New York City that is dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence...
(IEEE). Member of National Academy of EngineeringNational Academy of EngineeringThe National Academy of Engineering is a government-created non-profit institution in the United States, that was founded in 1964 under the same congressional act that led to the founding of the National Academy of Sciences...
. - Yeheskel Bar-NessYeheskel Bar-NessYeheskel Bar-Ness is a Distinguished Professor at New Jersey Institute of Technology .He is a prominent expert in wireless communications and signal processing and directs the Center for Communications and Signal Processing Research at NJIT to improve many aspects of wireless...
, Distinguished Professor (Electrical and Computer Engineering). Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersInstitute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersThe Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is a non-profit professional association headquartered in New York City that is dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence...
(IEEE). Named an Inventor of the Year (2006) by the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame. - Yun Qing Shi, Professor (Electrical and Computer Engineering). Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersInstitute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersThe Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is a non-profit professional association headquartered in New York City that is dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence...
(IEEE).
Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
- Priscilla NelsonPriscilla NelsonPriscilla Nelson was the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs of New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, New Jersey from May 2005 to November 2008.She is currently a Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Newark College of Engineering in...
, Professor (Civil Engineering). Distinguished Member of the American Society of Civil EngineersAmerican Society of Civil EngineersThe American Society of Civil Engineers is a professional body founded in 1852 to represent members of the civil engineering profession worldwide. It is the oldest national engineering society in the United States. ASCE's vision is to have engineers positioned as global leaders who strive toward...
. - Sunil SaigalSunil Saigal-Education:Saigal obtained his bachelors degree at Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, India in 1978, obtaining a masters in Structures from Indian Institute of Science in 1980, and obtained his PhD in 1985 from Purdue University....
, Dean of Newark College of Engineering.
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department
- Pushpendra Singh, Professor (Mechanical Engineering). Fellow of the American Physical SocietyAmerican Physical SocietyThe American Physical Society is the world's second largest organization of physicists, behind the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft. The Society publishes more than a dozen scientific journals, including the world renowned Physical Review and Physical Review Letters, and organizes more than 20...
(APS). - Robert AltenkirchRobert AltenkirchRobert A. Altenkirch is the President of University of Alabama in Huntsville. He has yet to be inaugurated.-Life:Robert A. Altenkirch, is the current president of the University of Alabama in Huntsville. He was formerly vice president for research at Mississippi State University and the seventh...
, NJIT President and Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering. - Saul FensterSaul FensterSaul K. Fenster was the President of New Jersey Institute of Technology from 1978 until 2002.-Education:Fenster got his BS from City College of New York, MS from Columbia University and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan....
, NJIT President and Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering.
College of Science and Liberal Arts
- Fadi Deek, Dean of the College of Science and Liberal Arts and Professor of IS, IT, and Mathematical Science.
Biological Sciences Department
- Gene Jonakait, Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences.
Chemistry and Environmental Science Department
- Som Mitra, Professor (Chemistry and Environmental Sciences). Innovative nanotube researcher of plastic sheet solar cells.
History and Humanities Department
- Burt KimmelmanBurt KimmelmanBurt Kimmelman is an American poet and scholar.-Life and work:Kimmelman is noted for his astute criticism of modern and postmodern American poetry and the development of the poetics of authorship in medieval Europe and is a celebrated poet within the tradition of William Carlos Williams.Kimmelman...
, Professor (English) and Chair of the Department of Humanities. - David RothenbergDavid RothenbergDavid Rothenberg is a professor of philosophy and music at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, with a special interest in animal sounds as music...
, Professor (Philosophy and Music). Author of one of the ten best science and technology books (Thousand Mile Song: Whale Music in a Sea of Sound) in 2008 (rated by BooklistBooklistBooklist is a publication of the American Library Association that provides critical reviews of books and audiovisual materials for all ages. It is geared toward libraries and booksellers and is available in print or online...
). - Richard Sher, Distinguished professor (History) and NJIT Chair of the Federated History Department of NJIT and Rutgers University, Newark. Winner of The American Historical AssociationAmerican Historical AssociationThe American Historical Association is the oldest and largest society of historians and professors of history in the United States. Founded in 1884, the association promotes historical studies, the teaching of history, and the preservation of and access to historical materials...
’s Leo Gershoy Award.
Mathematics Department
- David HorntropDavid HorntropDavid J Horntrop is an American mathematician and is currently an Associate Professor of Mathematics in the at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He has made many contributions in the fields of Applied Mathematics and Engineering....
, Associate Professor (Mathematics). - Denis BlackmoreDenis BlackmoreDenis Louis Blackmore is an American mathematician and a full professor of the at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He is also one of the founding members of the at NJIT. Dr. Blackmore is mainly known for his many contributions in the fields of Dynamical Systems and Differential Topology...
, Professor (Mathematics). - Gregory KriegsmannGregory KriegsmannGregory Anthony Kriegsmann is Distinguished Professor of Mathematics and Foundation Chair at New Jersey Institute of Technology’s department of Mathematical Sciences.-Education:...
, Distinguished Professor and Chair (Mathematics). Fellow of Society for Industrial and Applied MathematicsSociety for Industrial and Applied MathematicsThe Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics was founded by a small group of mathematicians from academia and industry who met in Philadelphia in 1951 to start an organization whose members would meet periodically to exchange ideas about the uses of mathematics in industry. This meeting led...
(SIAM). - Jay KappraffJay KappraffJay Kappraff is a American professor of mathematics at the New Jersey Institute of Technology and author.-Biography:Kappraff was trained in engineering, physical sciences and mathematics, earning a B.Ch.E. in Chemical Engineering at New York Polytechnic in 1958. He went on to be awarded a Ph.D...
, Associate Professor (Mathematics). Author of Connections which won a prize (1991) from the Association of American PublishersAssociation of American PublishersThe Association of American Publishers is the national trade association of the American book publishing industry. AAP has more than 300 members, including most of the major commercial publishers in the United States, as well as smaller and non-profit publishers, university presses and scholarly...
. - Robert M. MiuraRobert M. MiuraRobert M. Miura is a Distinguished Professor of Mathematical Sciences and of Biomedical Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, New Jersey.-Education:...
, Distinguished Professor (Mathematical and of Biomedical Engineering). Fellow of Society for Industrial and Applied MathematicsSociety for Industrial and Applied MathematicsThe Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics was founded by a small group of mathematicians from academia and industry who met in Philadelphia in 1951 to start an organization whose members would meet periodically to exchange ideas about the uses of mathematics in industry. This meeting led...
(SIAM). - Soha Abdeljaber, University Lecturer (Mathematics). Rated as one of top 50 professors (2007) in USA by RateMyProfessors website.
- Vladislav Goldberg, Distinguished Professor Emeritus (Mathematics). Solver of a 51-year old previously 'hopeless' maths puzzle and author/co-author of 15 books.
Physics Department
- Dale Gary, Distinguished Professor of Physics and Director of Owens Valley Solar ArrayOwens Valley Solar ArrayThe Owens Valley Solar Array is a astronomical radio telescope array with main interests in studying the physics of the Sun. The instruments of the observatory are designed and employed specifically for studying the activities and phenomena of our solar system's sun...
. - Ken Chin, Professor of Physics and Director of Apollo CdTe Solar Energy Research Center .
- Ian GatleyIan GatleyIan Gatley is the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs of New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, New Jersey.He is also a Distinguished Professor of Physics in the department of Physics at the College of Science and Liberal Arts in NJIT.He is a prolific scholar well-known...
, Distinguished Professor of Physics, Provost and Senior Vice-President for Academic Affairs. - Louis J. LanzerottiLouis J. LanzerottiLouis John Lanzerotti is a research Professor of physics in the Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research at New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, New Jersey.-Education:...
, Distinguished Research Professor (Physics) at NJIT's Center for Solar Terrestrial Research. Member of the National Science Board at the NSFNational Science FoundationThe National Science Foundation is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health...
. Member of the National Academy of EngineeringNational Academy of EngineeringThe National Academy of Engineering is a government-created non-profit institution in the United States, that was founded in 1964 under the same congressional act that led to the founding of the National Academy of Sciences...
. - Philip R. GoodePhilip R. GoodePhilip R. Goode is a Distinguished Professor of Physics at New Jersey Institute of Technology .-Education:Goode earned his AB from University of California, Berkeley and his PhD from Rutgers University.-Notable Accomplishments:...
, Distinguished Professor (Physics). Director of the Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research. New Jersey High-Tech Hall of Fame inductee. Fellow of the American Physical SocietyAmerican Physical SocietyThe American Physical Society is the world's second largest organization of physicists, behind the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft. The Society publishes more than a dozen scientific journals, including the world renowned Physical Review and Physical Review Letters, and organizes more than 20...
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College of Architecture and Design
- Glenn Goldman, Professor and Director of the Imaging Laboratory . Fellow of the American Institute of ArchitectsAmerican Institute of ArchitectsThe American Institute of Architects is a professional organization for architects in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the AIA offers education, government advocacy, community redevelopment, and public outreach to support the architecture profession and improve its public image...
(AIA). - Zeynep Celik, Distinguished Professor of Architecture.
School of ManagementNJIT School of ManagementThe School of Management is the business school of New Jersey Institute of Technology , in Newark, New Jersey. It offers programs in finance, marketing, management information systems, international business, technological entrepreneurship, and corporate communications in conjunction with Rutgers...
- Bruce A. Kirchhoff, Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship and Director of the Technological Entrepreneurship Program.
College of Computing Sciences
- Joseph Y Leung, Distinguished Professor of Computer Science. Prize winner and solver of an important open problem in scheduling.
- Murray TuroffMurray TuroffMurray Turoff is a retired Distinguished Professor at New Jersey Institute of Technology who was a key founding father of computer-mediated communication.-Career:...
, Distinguished Professor Emeritus (Computer & Information Systems). Winner of EFF Pioneer AwardEFF Pioneer AwardThe EFF Pioneer Award is an annual prize for people who have made significant contributions to the empowerment of individuals in using computers. Until 1998 it was presented at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., USA. Thereafter it was presented at the Computers, Freedom, and Privacy conference...
. Considered by many to be the "Father of computer conferencing". - Narain Gehani, Professor and Dean of the College of Computing Sciences. Publisher of at least 12 books including Bell Labs: Life in the Crown Jewel .
- Starr Roxanne HiltzStarr Roxanne HiltzStarr Roxanne Hiltz is a retired Distinguished Professor of Information Science/Information Systems at New Jersey Institute of Technology...
, Distinguished Professor Emerita (Information Systems). Winner of EFF Pioneer AwardEFF Pioneer AwardThe EFF Pioneer Award is an annual prize for people who have made significant contributions to the empowerment of individuals in using computers. Until 1998 it was presented at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., USA. Thereafter it was presented at the Computers, Freedom, and Privacy conference...
. Winner of Sloan Consortium 2004 Award for Most Outstanding Achievement in online Teaching and Learning by an individual.
Chancellors
- Gary ThomasGary Thomas (academic)Gary Thomas was the Chancellor of the University of Missouri–Rolla from 2000 to 2005.-Career:...
(late), ex-Provost and Senior Vice-President for Academic Affairs (1990 to 1998). ChancellorChancellorChancellor is the title of various official positions in the governments of many nations. The original chancellors were the Cancellarii of Roman courts of justice—ushers who sat at the cancelli or lattice work screens of a basilica or law court, which separated the judge and counsel from the...
of the University of Missouri–Rolla (currently known as Missouri University of Science and TechnologyMissouri University of Science and TechnologyMissouri University of Science and Technology is an institution of higher learning located in Rolla, Missouri, United States, and part of the University of Missouri System...
) from 2000 to 2005.
Deans
- Donald PedersonDonald PedersonDonald O. Pederson was an American professor of electrical engineering at the University of California, Berkeley and one of the designers of SPICE, the canonical integrated circuit simulator.- Biography :...
(1925-2004, lecturer 1953-1955), pioneer in integrated circuit design, professor emeritus of electrical engineering and computer sciences and ex-Dean of College of Engineering at University of California-Berkeley]. - Erol GelenbeErol GelenbeSami Erol Gelenbe is a Turkish computer scientist, engineer and applied mathematician who currently holds the Dennis Gabor Professorship at Imperial College...
(Professor of Computer Science, 1991-1993), former Head of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke UniversityDuke UniversityDuke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
(1993-1998), founding dean of School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science of University of Central FloridaUniversity of Central FloridaThe University of Central Florida, commonly referred to as UCF, is a metropolitan public research university located in Orlando, Florida, United States...
and current Professor of Computer and Communication Networks at Imperial College LondonImperial College LondonImperial College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom, specialising in science, engineering, business and medicine...
. - Ernest S. Kuh (Lecturer 1955-1956), former Chair of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences Department and ex-Dean of College of Engineering at University of California-Berkeley.
- Michael Bruno (class of 1980, Assistant Professor 1986-1989), Feiler Chair Professor & Dean of School of Engineering & Science at Stevens Institute of TechnologyStevens Institute of TechnologyStevens Institute of Technology is a technological university located on a campus in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA – founded in 1870 with an 1868 bequest from Edwin A. Stevens. It is known for its engineering, science, and technological management curricula.The institute has produced leading...
. - Stephen Seidman (Founding Dean of the College of Computing Sciences 2001-2005), Dean of College of Science (2009-present) at Texas State University and Chairman of CSAB, Inc.CSAB (professional organization)CSAB, Inc., formerly called the Computing Sciences Accreditation Board, Inc., is a non-profit professional organization in the United States, focused on the quality of education in computing disciplines...
(USA).
Professors
- Michael HincheyMichael HincheyMichael G. Hinchey is an Irish computer scientist and Director at the Irish Software Engineering Research Centre , University of Limerick, Ireland....
(Assistant Professor of Computer Science, around 1995-19??), former Director of the Software Engineering Laboratory at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and current Professor and Co-Director of the Irish Software Engineering Research Center at the University of LimerickUniversity of LimerickThe University of Limerick is a university in Ireland near the city of Limerick on the island's west coast. It was established in 1972 as the National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick and became a university by statute in 1989 in accordance with the University of Limerick Act 1989...
. - Lillian Gilbreth (Professor (late)), first female member of the National Academy of EngineeringNational Academy of EngineeringThe National Academy of Engineering is a government-created non-profit institution in the United States, that was founded in 1964 under the same congressional act that led to the founding of the National Academy of Sciences...
. Often referred to as "First Lady of Engineering".
Others
- Paul MagrielPaul MagrielPaul David Magriel Jr. is an American professional backgammon player, poker player and author based in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Chess:Paul was New York State Junior Chess Champion at the age of 19, while a student at New York University....
, (Mathematics professor, 1969-1973). One of the best major backgammonBackgammonBackgammon is one of the oldest board games for two players. The playing pieces are moved according to the roll of dice, and players win by removing all of their pieces from the board. There are many variants of backgammon, most of which share common traits...
tournament players in the world. - Yoshisada YonezukaYoshisada Yonezuka, is a Judo instructor and two time U.S. Olympic Judo Team coach. He began training in track and sumo wrestling as a child. In 1954, he began to train in judo in high school and became the Northern Japan High School Champion in 1955....
(Judo Coach, 1962-19??), 9th Dan (Kudan) Judo Master who was founding coach of the NJIT Judo team that won the East Coast Championship in 1966.