Steven's Institute of Tech

SUMMER 2023

RESEARCH & INNOVATION

Congress, President Biden Approve $960K of Federal Funding for New Stevens Computing Resources

Among several uses, the new resources will enhance the Stevens Flood Advisory System (SFAS), which provides street-level-resolution, four-day-prediction of storm surge levels and flooding along the New Jersey and New York shorelines. The upgrades can also be utilized to enhance the accuracy of forecasting energy demand.

Stevens Institute of Technology campus on the New Jersey and New York waterfronts.

Professor Dibs Sarkar Aims to Protect New Jersey’s Water Resources with a Collaborative Grant of $778K from NJDEP

The Department of Civil, Environmental and Ocean Engineering professor is combating pollution and harmful algal blooms as part of a collaborative research group with NJIT and Rutgers.

Residuals storage area in a drinking water treatment plant in Florida

Davidson Laboratory Selected to Manage the New Jersey Wind Institute Fellowship Program

Sponsored by the Wind Institute for Innovation and Training at the NJ Economic Development Authority, this program is designed to foster knowledge and innovations in all fields related to the development of offshore wind energy that focus on cost reduction and economic development. The program is offered to upper class undergraduate and graduate students of all majors.

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS

Graduate Student Successes

Ph.D. candidate Shengfeng Huang was selected to receive a Young Members Scholarship by the Underground Construction Association (UCA) and will attend the Rapid Excavation & Tunneling Conference in Boston this summer.

Master's student Olayinka Olayiwola and his research on storm pollution prevention won in the master's category of the 2023 NJ Water Environmental Association Student Poster Competition at the 108th John J. Lagrosa Annual Conference in Atlantic City.

Ph.D. candidates Mohamed Abdelkader and Berina Kilcarslan were selected as 2023 fellows of the National Water Center Innovators Program Summer Institute.

Emily Leiby, Emma McCann and Erfan Amini

Shengfeng Huang, Olayinka Olayiwola,
Mohamed Abdelkader and Berina Kilcarslan

Undergraduate Student Successes

Amanda Beltre and Melissa Colella received the 2023 scholarships from the Moles Foundation in the amount of $12,500 each for their academic achievements and demonstrated interest in the heavy construction industry.

Robert Stepien was awarded the 2023 Arline Gallagher scholarship, also from the Moles Foundation, in the amount of $15,000 based on his excellent academic achievement and internship experience.

Julie Garry and La’Nasya Coleman-Dewitt received the Professional Women in Construction NJ Chapter Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to female engineering students.

Hans Drexler Rivero was designated as a Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) Scholar. This accomplishment is an acknowledgment of his academic merit.

Amanda Beltre, Melissa Collella, Robert Stepien, Julie Garry, La’Nasya Coleman-Dewitt and Hans Drexler Rivero.

Amanda Beltre, Melissa Collella, Robert Stepien, Julie Garry, La’Nasya Coleman-Dewit & Hans Drexler Rivero

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