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.
Wei Zeng
College of Engineering and Computing SciencesOn July 19, 2024, Wei Zeng, Ph.D., assistant professor of mechanical engineering, received a prestigious National Science Foundation grant to lead a research project on developing a hierarchical computational framework for modeling active skeletal muscles across scales.
Shaya Sheikh
School of ManagementShaya Sheikh, Ph.D., associate professor of quantitative and analytics, and Ehsan Kamel, Ph.D., associate professor of energy management and the director of the Energy and Green Technologies Laboratory (EnTech Lab), published an article titled "Analyzing energy performance in American low income households: A DataDriven approach with machine learning insights." This study, published in the current issue of the Journal of Building Engineering (dated July 15, 2024), investigates the relationship between building characteristics and energy-related outputs for low-income and non-low-income households in the United States.
Wei Zeng
College of Engineering and Computing SciencesWei Zeng, Ph.D., assistant professor of mechanical engineering, published an article titled "Advancements in diabetic foot insoles: a comprehensive review of design, manufacturing, and performance evaluation.'' The paper was published in Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, a peer-reviewed, open-access journal, on July 14, 2024.
Wenyao Hu
School of ManagementWenyao Hu, Ph.D., assistant professor of School of Management, published a paper, "The bright side of flight delay: How do flight delays affect auditing quality?" in EChina Accounting and Finance Review (ABDC ranking: A) on July 11, 2024. The paper explores how auditors’ negative moods, triggered by flight delays, impact auditing quality, demonstrating that such negative moods can enhance auditing effort and quality, evidenced by reduced future accounting restatements and increased audit efforts.
Linda Matthews
Academic Technology ServicesLinda Matthews and Emily Sheehy, instructional technologists from Academic Technology Services, ITS, spoke about embedding RSS feeds into Canvas courses at InstructureCon 2024 in Las Vegas. July 9–11, 2024. Instructure is the owner of Canvas, New York Tech's Learning Management System.
Evan Shieh
School of Architecture and DesignEvan Shieh, M.AUD., assistant professor of architecture, was interviewed and profiled by Medium's Authority Magazine on July 8, 2024, as part of the series "Five Things You Need To Know To Create A Highly Successful Career As An Architect."
Jonathan Goldman
College of Arts and SciencesJonathan Goldman, Ph.D., professor of English, Department of Humanities, reviewed a stage adaptation of James Joyce's Ulysses by theater company Elevator Repair Service for a July 3, 2024, article in the Village Voice.
Matias del Campo
Architecture and DesignMatias del Campo, Ph.D., associate professor of architecture, was the editor of a scholarly book, titled "Artificial Intelligence in Architecture." Del Campo also contributed four chapters to the book, which was published in July 2024.
Jonathan Goldman
College of Arts and SciencesJonathan Goldman, Ph.D., professor of English, Department of Humanities, was quoted in an article in The Irish Times, on June 28, 2024, titled "Community of Joyce scholars grapples with accusations of misogyny and harassment claims."
Marta Caldeira
School of Architecture and DesignMarta Caldeira, M.Arch., assistant professor of architecture, presented a research paper at the 8th international conference of the European Architectural History Network held June 19–23, 2024, in Athens, Greece. Her paper, titled “Building Solidarity: Weaving Developmental Design and Participatory Action at CINVA’s Housing Lab in 1950s Latin America,” opened the panel “Forging “Crossed Histories” of Twentieth-Century Architecture and Urban Design.” Centered on the Inter-American Housing and Planning Center (CINVA) in Bogotá, the paper examines the crossing of international agencies and experts with local officials, professionals, and communities in the development of CINVA’s design of aided housing programs for the Latin American region in the 1950s.