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.
Chinmoy Bhattacharjee
College of Arts & Sciences College of Arts & Sciences PhysicsChinmoy Bhattacharjee, Ph.D., assistant professor for physics, proposed a novel mechanism of magnetic field and fluid flow generation in the early universe. He spoke about his findings in his article, “Vortex generation in the early Universe,” in Astronomy & Astrophysics on October 2, 2020.
Lissi Athanasiou-Krikelis
College of Arts and SciencesLissi Athanasiou-Krikelis, Ph.D., associate professor of English, had her article, “Mapping the Metafictional Picturebook,” published in Narrative (Vol. 28.3) on October 1, 2020.
Kevin LaGrandeur
College of Arts & Sciences College of Arts & Sciences EnglishKevin LaGrandeur, Ph.D., professor of English, was interviewed for a podcast hosted by Posthumans.org on September 28, 2020. He spoke about ancient robots and the development of robots and artificial intelligence.
Lynn Rogoff
College of Arts and SciencesLynn Rogoff, M.F.A., adjunct associate professor of English, had her play, Love, Ben Love, Emma, presented online by the Wayward Sisters Theatre from September 5 - October 10, 2020. The play centers around the legendary Emma Goldman and and her relationship with Dr. Ben Reitman.
John Misak
College of Arts & Sciences College of Arts & Sciences EnglishJohn Misak, D.A., assistant professor of English, and Ronald Yaros, Ph.D., University of Maryland had their article,"Completing College Writing Assignments on Mobile Phones: Comparing Students’ Attitudes and Engagement Across Disciplines and Age" published in the Journalism and Mass Communication on September 4, 2020.
Pejman Sanaei
College of Arts & Sciences College of Arts & Sciences MathPejman Sanaei, Ph.D., assistant professor of mathematics, in collaboration with members of New Jersey Institute of Technology had a research paper “On the influence of pore connectivity on performance of membrane filters,” published by Cambridge University Press on September 3, 2020
Yusui Chen
College of Arts & Sciences College of Arts & Sciences Physics Yusui Chen, Ph.D., assistant professor of physics, had his research paper, “Quantumness protection for open systems in a double-layer environment,” published in the Journal of Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy on May 1, 2020. This work provides a proposal to protect the quantumness of open systems in the framework of a double-layer noisy environment.Kevin LaGrandeur
College of Arts & Sciences College of Arts & Sciences EnglishKevin LaGrandeur, Ph.D., professor of English, was interviewed for a podcast hosted by Posthumans.org on August 31, 2020. He spoke about his most recent book, Surviving the Machine Age.
Susana Case
College of Arts & Sciences College of Arts & Sciences Behavioral SciencesSusana Case, Ph.D., professor of behavioral sciences, won a Pinnacle Book Award for Best Poetry Book, Summer 2020, on August 20, 2020, for Dead Shark on the N Train, published by Broadstone Books.
Jamel Vanderburg
College of Arts and SciencesJamel Vanderburg, adjunct instructor of interdisciplinary studies, was mentioned in the 2020 Young People For Alumni Report, published on August 12, 2020, for his civic engagement work with students at New York Tech.