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.
Kevin LaGrandeur
College of Arts & Sciences College of Arts & Sciences EnglishKevin LaGrandeur, Ph.D., professor of English, chaired a panel and gave a presentation, “Are We Ready for Direct Brain Links to AI and Implanted Memory Chips?,” at the Conference on Human Enhancement: Cognitive, Moral and Mood on March 2, 2021. The conference was based in Belgrade, Serbia and sponsored by The Center for the Study of Bioethics and the University of Oxford's Wellcome Centre for Ethics and Humanities.
Milan Toma
College of Osteopathic Medicine / Dept. of Osteopathic Manipulative MedicineMilan Toma, Ph.D., assistant professor of clinical sciences and two NYITCOM students, Jonathan Arias and Gregory D. Kurgansk, published their paper, “Fluid–Structure Interaction Analyses of Biological Systems Using Smoothed-Particle Hydrodynamics” in Biology on March 2, 2021.
Milan Toma
College of Osteopathic Medicine / Department of Osteopathic Manipulative MedicineMilan Toma, Ph.D., assistant professor of clinical sciences, Michael Nizich, Ph.D., adjunct associate professor of computer science and director of the Entrepreneurship and Technology Innovation Center (ETIC), and two CoECS students Y. H. Pandya and D. Dongre have published a paper titled, “Assessing Forces Exerted on Horses Using Varying Riding Crops,” in the Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, on March 1, 2021.
Ehsan Kamel
College of Engineering & Computing Sciences College of Engineering & Computing Sciences Dean's OfficeEhsan Kamel, Ph.D., assistant professor of energy management has been accepted to attend the course ENGY 718 - High-Performance Building Envelopes remotely. Kamel has created Erasmus+ KA107 student/scholar exchange program, an opportunity for the New York-based and Milan-based students to collaborate on different modeling and simulation computer tools such as THERM, WINDOW, and WUFI.
Venugopal Prabhakar Gantasala
School of ManagementVenugopal Prabhakar Gantasala, Ph.D., associate professor and M.B.A. program director, Swapna Bhargavi Gantasala, Ph.D., associate professor of management, Tareq Na’el Al-Tawil, and Prerana Prasad published "Quality of learning experience, Student satisfaction and Perceived overall experience in the COVID-19 context" in the Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education on January 27, 2021.
Pejman Sanaei
College of Arts & Sciences College of Arts & Sciences MathPejman Sanaei, Ph.D., assistant professor of mathematics, had his research paper, “Flight Stability of Wedges,” published in the Journal of Fluids and Structure on January 25, 2021.
Pejman Sanaei
College of Arts & Sciences College of Arts & Sciences MathPejman Sanaei, Ph.D., assistant professor of mathematics, with his students from New York Tech, Mikhail Smirnov, Daniel Chin, and Hamad El Kahza, presented three talks at the 14th Northeast Complex Fluids and Soft Matter (NCS14) Workshop on January 15, 2021.
Saverio Marsicano
College of Engineering & Computing Sciences Dean's OfficeSaverio Marsicano, senior lab engineer for the College of Engineering and Computing Sciences, was recognized as one of the Top Techies on Long Island by Long Island Press on January 10, 2021.
Venugopal Prabhakar Gantasala
School of ManagementVenugopal Prabhakar Gantasala, Ph.D., associate professor and M.B.A. program director, Tareq Na’el Al-Tawil, and Hassan Younies, Ph.D., adjunct associate professor of management & marketing studies, published "Labour-Friendly Practices and Value Maximization: a SEM approach" in the International Journal of Law and Management on January 10, 2021.
Robert Amundsen
College of Engineering & Computing Sciences College of Engineering & Computing Sciences Energy ManagementRobert N. Amundsen, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of the Department of Energy Management, presented “Relocalization: Challenges and Strategies” at the NCSE Drawdown 2021 Conference: Research to Action - Science and Solutions for a Planet Under Pressure, held virtually January 5-9, 2021.