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.
Amanda Golden
College of Arts and SciencesAmanda Golden, Ph.D., associate professor of English in the Department of Humanities, gave talks in early July 2026 in the United Kingdom about The Poems of Sylvia Plath, which she co-edited with Karen V. Kukil. She spoke at the Bradford Literary Festival in Bradford; at Blackwell's Bookshop in Oxford; at the T. S. Eliot International Summer School, held at Merton College, University of Oxford; at the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution; and at Daunt Books, Cheapside, London.
Colleen Kirk
School of ManagementResearch on the "AI-authorship effect" by Colleen P. Kirk, D.P.S., professor of marketing, was recently featured in a July 2, 2026, T. Rowe Price article on how financial advisors can use AI in client communications without eroding trust. The article cited Kirk's research showing that clients can experience a sense of moral disgust when they learn that emotionally meaningful messages, such as birthday greetings or condolences, were generated by AI rather than written personally.
Wei Zeng
College of Engineering and Computing SciencesWei Zeng, Ph.D., assistant professor of mechanical engineering, published a research article, "Development and performance evaluation of an origami paper-based gripper”, in Forces in Mechanics on June 25, 2026. It presents the development and performance analysis of a paper-based gripper utilizing origami techniques and cost-effective materials.
Jonathan Goldman
College of Arts and SciencesJonathan Ezra Goldman, Ph.D., professor of English, Department of Humanities, gave a presentation to New York City's Village Preservation Society on June 25, 2026. Goldman focused on historical material about 1920s Greenwich Village and NYC generally drawn from his new book Hidden Histories of Jazz Age New York from the Suppressed to the Strange.
Amanda Golden
College of Arts and SciencesAmanda Golden, Ph.D., associate professor of English in the Department of Humanities, gave two talks about The Poems of Sylvia Plath, a new edition that she co-edited with Karen V. Kukil. These events were held at the Exeter Library and Ledbury Poetry Festival, in England, on June 25, 2026. She also gave a lecture on Sylvia Plath and the poet Dylan Thomas at the Dylan Thomas Centre in Swansea, Wales, on June 27, 2026.
Jonathan Goldman
College of Arts and SciencesJonathan Ezra Goldman, Ph.D., professor of English, Department of Humanities, gave a presentation to New York City's Bloomingdale Neighborhood History Group on June 23, 2026. Goldman focused on material about the West Side of Manhattan, drawn from his new book Hidden Histories of Jazz Age New York from the Suppressed to the Strange.
Jonathan Goldman
College of Arts and SciencesJonathan Ezra Goldman, Ph.D., professor of English, Department of Humanities, presented a paper titled “A Black Coney Island, Erased” at the third annual New York History Conference in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., on June 12, 2026.
Peter Goldsmith
College of Engineering and Computing SciencesBabak Dastgheib-Beheshti, Ph.D., dean of the College of Engineering and Computing Sciences, and Peter Goldsmith, M.B.A., adjunct assistant professor of computer science in the College of Engineering and Computing Sciences, were named to the 2026 Long Island Press Power List on June 11, 2026. The list recognizes the business leaders, civic champions, and elected officials who move the region forward. Goldsmith is also the director of Startup Tech Central and the director of the College of Engineering and Computing Sciences Co-op Program.
Chinmoy Bhattacharjee
College of Arts and SciencesChinmoy Bhattacharjee, Ph.D., assistant professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, published a paper, "Gravitomagnetic plasma battery II: Impact of vertical disk structure on seed magnetic field generation," in Elsevier’s Fundamental Plasma Physics journal, on June 9, 2026. The article explores how magnetic fields are born around rotating black holes.
Maryam Ravam
College of Engineering & Computing Sciences / Electrical & Computer EngineeringMaryam Ravan, Ph.D., associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, has received the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Region 1 Award for Technological Innovation (Academic), approved on June 7, 2026. She was recognized "for pioneering contributions to advanced signal processing and artificial intelligence algorithms, with impactful applications in biomedical engineering, microwave imaging and sensing, non-destructive testing, and radar systems."