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.
Robert Amundsen
College of Engineering and Computing SciencesRobert N. Amundsen, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of the Department of Energy Management, presented “Grid Modernization: Infrastructure, Workforce and Reliability” at the International Conference on Engineering, Science and Technology, October 16–19, 2025, in Los Angeles, Calif.
Amanda Golden
College of Arts & Sciences / HumanitiesAmanda Golden, Ph.D., associate professor of English in the Department of Humanities, presented "Robert Lowell and The New Yorker" on the roundtable, "Midcentury Boston Poetic Infrastructures: Robert Lowell, Sylvia Plath, and Anne Sexton" at the Modernist Studies Association Conference in Boston, Mass., October 9–12, 2025. She also chaired the panel, "Archive as Infrastructure: Rerouting Modernist Paradigms." Golden served as a mentor for an early-career researcher at the conference as part of a new program. Golden was a member of the conference organizing committee and is now vice president of the Modernist Studies Association. The conference marked the end of her year as second vice president, the first in a three-year term concluding with president.
Chinmoy Bhattacharjee
PhysicsChinmoy Bhattacharjee, Ph.D., assistant professor of physics, published a paper, "Formation of multiscale structures in a self-gravitating dusty plasma with matter current," in the Physical Review E journal, his fourth single-author paper in this journal, on October 9, 2025. The article explores the structure of magnetic and flow fields in dusty plasmas. It illuminates the impact of Einstein's theory of general relativity in dusty plasmas, which is critical for star formation in the universe.
Rachel Morrison
HEOPRachel Morrison, M.S., HEOP director, presented a breakout session at the HEOP Professional Organization (HEOPPO) Conference held in Tarrytown, N.Y., on October 1–3, 2025, entitled "Essentials in Bite Sized Pieces," which covered how HEOP at New York Tech has been using mini-classes during the summer program to encourage growth and development in new students prior to their first full-time semester of college. Additionally, Morrison was re-elected for a two-year term as secretary for the HEOPPO board.
Jeannette Sordi
School of Architecture and DesignJeannette Sordi, Ph.D., visiting associate professor at the School of Architecture and Design, joined the think tank for Roma Consolari, a visionary project for the city of Rome promoted by IN/Arch, on October 2, 2025.
Kate E. O'Hara
CAS/Humanities/ Interdisciplinary StudiesKate E. O’Hara, Ph.D., associate professor of interdisciplinary studies, spoke about “Ethical Considerations of GenAI” on September 30, 2025, with undergraduate students in the course, Digital and AI Literacy, which is part of the Foundation Core at Flame University in Pune, India. O’Hara discussed topics such as transparency, academic integrity, bias, and societal impacts associated with the use of generative artificial intelligence.
Evan Shieh
School of Architecture & DesignEvan Shieh, M.AUD., assistant professor of architecture, recieved two 2025 Architizer Vision Awards on September 29, 2025. His book, Autonomous Urbanism: Towards a New Transitopia, was awarded the Winning Editor's Choice Award, in the Vision for Transport category, and a Finalist Award, in the Vision for Cities category. The annual international Architizer Awards recognizes radical ideas shaping the future of the built environment, celebrating those who tell powerful, provocative stories about architecture and design as a tool for innovation and research.
Abhishek Singh
Institutional ResearchAbhishek Singh, M.S., research associate, was interviewed for a "Get to Know Our Community" feature on the web site of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR) on September 25, 2025.
Claude Gagna
CAS, Biological & Chemical SciencesClaude E. Gagna, Ph.D., professor of biological and chemical sciences, published a peer-reviewed article, entitled "Carcinogenesis: An Alternative Hypothesis Comparing Mutagenic Versus Metabolic Models" in the journal Biology, on September 23, 2025. The paper contrasts the classic “mutagenic” model of cancer with a “metabolic-first” model. It argues many cancers may arise via either route that feedback on each other, with therapeutic implications that extend beyond DNA repair and oncogenes.
\nJonathan Goldman
CASJonathan Ezra Goldman, Ph.D., professor of English, Department of Humanities, published an article, "Zohran Mamdani, and a 100-year-old history of anti-Zionism in New York City," in an online magazine, Mondoweiss: News and Opinion about Palestine, Israel, and the United States, on September 13, 2025. Though classified as an opinion piece, the article uses Goldman's archival work to offer an historical account of anti-Zionism in 1920s NYC, situating Zohran Mamdani within this intersectional tradition.