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.
Dong Zhang
College of Osteopathic MedicineDong Zhang, Ph.D., associate professor of biomedical sciences, received a U.S. patent in March 2023 for his method of treating cancers by disabling FANCM (an important player in repairing DNA damage) and BRCA1. This patent has great potential in improving the treatment of cancers with BRCA1 mutations, including ovarian and breast cancers, and is related to his research on inhibiting tumor growth.
Jonathan Goldman
CAS/HumJonathan Goldman, Ph.D., professor of English, Department of Humanities, was a featured panelist at a public program, "James Joyce's Ulysses - 100 Years Later," held at the New School in New York City on March 14, 2023. Goldman presented a paper titled "Ulysses, Style, and Joyce's Multiverse."
Evan Shieh
School of Architecture & DesignEvan Shieh, M.AUD., adjunct professor of architecture and director and founding partner of Emergent Studio, received an Honorable Mention Prize for the firm's competition entry on March 14, 2023, for the construction of the 26,500-square-meter international Incheon Geomdam Library Cultural-Complex hosted by the Incheon Metropolitan City Municipality. In collaboration with Strange Works Studio and Terrain Work, their shortlisted entry proposes an ecology of knowledge and culture as a multilayered border condition that mediates exchanges of information between three distinct forms of repositories: the Library (recorded information), the Museum (cultural objects embedded with information), and the Landscape (biological information).
Rakesh Mittal
School of ManagementRakesh Mittal, Ph.D., associate professor of human resource studies, and Maya Kroumova, Ph.D., professor of human resource studies, co-authored an article, "Cross-cultural experiences and self-protective leadership: A multi-country comparison of managerial perception," published in Global Business and Organizational Excellence, an international, multidisciplinary business research journal, on March 13, 2023. The article examines the effect of cross-cultural experiences on perceptions of the effectiveness of self-protective leadership (SPL). They found that prior work experience in a multinational company and training in Western Management Practices are associated with more negative perceptions of SPL, with female managers viewing SPL more negatively than their male counterparts. The team's research provides empirical evidence for the link between global experiences and cognitive schemas about leadership.
Chinmoy Bhattacharjee
PhysicsChinmoy Bhattacharjee, Ph.D., assistant professor of physics, published his paper, "Implications of nonzero photon mass on plasma equilibria," to Physical Review E, on March 9, 2023. The paper discusses the implications of non-zero photon mass on magnetic field structure at the galactic scale which is sustained by background plasma. This research provides an analytical description of multi-scale structures of the magnetic field observed in the universe.
Huanying Gu
College of Engineering & Computing SciencesHuanying Gu, Ph.D., professor of computer science and associate dean, has secured a supplement to an existing National Science Foundation grant, titled "Implementation of a Comprehensive High-School-College Partnership and Equity-Based Curriculum in Engineering and Computer Science." The grant team consists of Gu, serving as principal investigator, along with Houwei Cao, Ph.D., associate professor of computer science, N. Sertac Artan, Ph.D., associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, Reza Khalaj Amineh, Ph.D., associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, and Cecilia Dong, Ph.D., professor of electrical and computer engineering. Originally exceeding $600,000, the grant has now been expanded with an additional $129,222. It will support students from low-income backgrounds to study and graduate from two tech-intensive majors.
Peter Harris
School of ManagementPeter Harris, CPA, CFA, M.B.A., professor of accounting & finance and marketing & management studies, recently recorded two YouTube videos for the Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA), the only nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the educational needs of construction financial professionals. The two videos, "What are the three elements of the fraud triangle?" and "How is fraud defined and what are the two broad classifications of fraud?," were published on March 6, 2023.
Jason Van Nest
ArchitectureJason Van Nest, M.Arch., associate professor of architecture, launched a new startup, Logic Building Systems, in March 2023. It is aimed at tackling the affordable housing crisis. The venture seeks to leverage Van Nest's years of experience in building information modeling and virtual design and construction consulting for the modular hospitality industry by applying manufacturing principles to high-quality multifamily home construction. More information is available about the company and the larger construction technology investing space at the Logic website.
\nDong-Sei Kim
School of Architecture and Design, Department of Architecture.Dongsei Kim, M.Des., assistant professor of architecture, had his research work, “A Construct The Koreas (Never) Made Together: Deconstructing the DMZ For The Imaginary – 2019,” featured in Google Arts & Culture’s “Korea's Demilitarized Zone,” an online exhibition that explores the DMZ through the lens of history, nature, and art, in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice. beginning on February 24, 2023. Google Arts & Culture is Google’s non-commercial initiative that works with cultural institutions and artists around the world. Their mission is to preserve and bring the world’s art and culture online, making them accessible to anyone, anywhere.
Kate E. O'Hara
CAS/ Humanties/Interdisciplinary StudiesKate E. O’Hara, Ph.D., associate professor of interdisciplinary studies, presented "Ugh! Not Another Research Paper! Designing and Implementing a Humanistic Interdisciplinary Project" at The Conference on Meaningful Living and Learning in a Digital World on February 20-22, 2023, in Savannah, GA. In her interactive presentation, O’Hara shared details of implementing a humanistic interdisciplinary project that provides undergraduate students with opportunities for qualitative and quantitative research, independent learning, and problem-solving. Drawing from tenets of critical pedagogy, photovoice, participatory action, and intergenerational studies, students engage in scholarly inquiry within fully online and hybrid environments.