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.
Ahmadreza Baghaie
College of Engineering & Computing Sciences College of Engineering & Computing Sciences Electrical & Computer EngineeringAhmadreza Baghaie, Ph.D., assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, had an article, “Time-resolved denoising using model order reduction, dynamic mode decomposition, and Kalman filter and smoother,” published in the Journal of Computational Dynamics on December 1, 2020. This research was done in collaboration with researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Medical College of Wisconsin on developing novel dynamic mode decomposition and Kalman filter-based techniques for the denoising of time-resolved data, with applications in computational fluid dynamics and medical blood flow imaging.
Beth Elenko
School of Health ProfessionsBeth Elenko, Ph.D., associate professor of occupational therapy, published an article entitled “Reflections of Early Intervention Certificate Program (EICP),” in Reflections In Helping Professions on November 27, 2020. The paper is a reflection on Elenko's transition from practicing OT to doctoral student to academic professor providing continuing education to other providers about early intervention (EI) services for infants and young children under the age of three and their families.
Pejman Sanaei
College of Arts & Sciences/MathPejman Sanaei, Ph.D., assistant professor of mathematics, with his students from New York Tech, Mikhail Smirnov, Dave Persaud, Hamad El Kahza, Tanvi Patel and former students from NYU, Daniel Chin and Michael Yue Li, presented five talks at the 73rd Annual Meeting of the American Physics Society, Division of Fluid Dynamics on November 22-24, 2020.
Steven Shapiro
School of Management/FinanceSteven J. Shapiro, Ph.D., professor of accounting and finance, and Phyliss Shapiro, M.D., presented “Cost Measurement: The Interface of Life Care Planner and Economic Expert” at the National Association of Forensic Economics Southern Regional Meeting held virtually on November 20, 2020.
Dongsei Kim
School of Architecture & Design ArchitectureDongsei Kim, M.Des., assistant professor of architecture, had his collaborative urban design work with Tommy Yang, “Pollinating Sudbury: Curating Scenarios,” shortlisted as one of the finalists in the Sudbury 2050 Urban Design Ideas Competition, on November 19, 2020. The proposal was one of 13 finalists selected out of 100 submissions.
Rajendram Rajnarayanan
College of Osteopathic Medicine College of Osteopathic Medicine Research-JonesboroRajendram Rajnarayanan, M.SC., Ph.D., assistant dean of research and associate professor of biomedical sciences at NYITCOM-Arkansas, had his article, “Pharmacological Actions of Carbamate Insecticides at Mammalian Melatonin Receptors,” published in Aspet: The Journal of Pharmacology And Experimental Therapeutics on November 17, 2020. In his research, he demonstrated that carbamate insecticides compete for melatonin receptor binding in the master biological clock (suprachiasmatic nucleus) and phase advances overt circadian activity rhythms in C3H/HeN mice, supporting the relevance of circadian effects when interpreting toxicological findings related to insecticide exposure.
Nada Anid
Strategic Communications & External AffairsNada Anid, Ph.D., vice president of strategic communications and external affairs, co-chaired AIChE’s Public Affairs & Information Committee (PAIC) Town Hall meeting and offered opening and closing remarks. The annual event was held virtually on November 15, 2020.
Kevin LaGrandeur
College of Arts & Sciences College of Arts & Sciences EnglishKevin LaGrandeur, Ph.D., professor of English, gave a presentation, “21st Century Art, Emerging Technology, and Indeterminacy,” at the virtual Conference on Indeterminate Futures/The Future of Indeterminacy, sponsored by the University of Dundee, Scotland, and The Arts and Humanities Council of Great Britain on November 13, 2020.
Amanda Golden
College of Arts & Sciences College of Arts & Sciences EnglishAmanda Golden, Ph.D., associate professor of English, was in conversation with scholar Heather Clark, to launch her biography, Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath (Knopf, 2020). The event was organized by Maynooth University, Ireland on November 10, 2020.
Amanda Golden
College of Arts & Sciences College of Arts & Sciences EnglishAmanda Golden, Ph.D., associate professor of English, curated a digital exhibition as part of Modernist Studies Association's “On or About 2020” online programming on November 9, 2020. The exhibition was released in four installments, with the first including an introduction by Golden. Each installment features digital projects addressing modernist literature and culture, including “New York 1920,” a project developed by Jonathan Goldman, Ph.D., professor of English at New York Tech.