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{{Infobox university , name = {{nowrap, New Jersey Institute of Technology , image = New Jersey IT seal.svg , image_upright = 0.9 , former_names = Newark College of Engineering (1930–1975)
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CHEN , endowment = $170 million (2021) , budget = $547.0 million (FY2021) , president = Teik C. Lim , provost = Atam P. Dhawhan , city = Newark , state =
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in Newark,
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with a degree-granting satellite campus in Jersey City. Founded in 1881 with the support of local industrialists and inventors especially
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, NJIT opened as Newark Technical School in 1885 with 88 students.{{Efn, name=Newark Industrial Institute , A precursor institution, the Newark Industrial Institute, opened in 1850 but closed during the Civil War as most of its students were called to arms.{{ Efn , name = Eberhardt ,
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was a member of the first class. The school grew into a classic engineering college – Newark College of Engineering – and then with the addition of a School of Architecture in 1973, into a polytechnic university that now hosts five colleges and one school. As of fall 2021 the university enrolls about 11,900 students from 83 countries, 2,500 of whom live on its main campus in Newark's University Heights district. NJIT offers 51
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(Bachelor of Science/Arts) majors and 71 graduate (Masters and PhD) programs. Via its Honors College it also offers professional programs in Healthcare and Law in collaboration with nearby institutions including Rutgers Medical School and
Seton Hall Law School Seton Hall University School of Law is the law school of Seton Hall University, and is located in downtown Newark, New Jersey. Seton Hall Law is the only private law school in New Jersey, and, according to the ''U.S. News & World Report'' ranki ...
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which borders its campus is also available. NJIT is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". It operates the
Big Bear Solar Observatory Big Bear Solar Observatory (BBSO) is a university-based solar observatory in the United States. It is operated by New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). BBSO has a clear aperture Goode Solar Telescope (GST), which has no obscuration in th ...
, the
Owens Valley Radio Observatory Owens Valley Radio Observatory (OVRO) is a radio astronomy observatory located near Big Pine, California (US) in Owens Valley. It lies east of the Sierra Nevada, approximately north of Los Angeles and southeast of Bishop. It was established in 1 ...
(both in California) and a suite of automated observatories across Antarctica, South America and the US. As of May 2022 the school's founders, faculty and alumni include a
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winner (2011), a
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winner (2015), 9 members of the
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,{{Efn, name=NAE list , Albert Dorman, Ellen M. Pawlikowski, Donald Pederson,
Louis J. Lanzerotti Louis John Lanzerotti (born April 16, 1938) is an American physicist. He is a Distinguished Research Professor of physics in the ''Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research'' at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) in Newark, New Jersey. His pri ...
, Lillian Gilbreth,
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, Gerard J. Foschini, Clifford M. Samuel, Norma Clayton 2 members of the
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1 member of the National Academy of Sciences, an astronaut, a National Medal of Technology and Innovation winner, a
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winner, a
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winner,{{Efn, name=List of others in order, In order: Donald Pederson,
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, John J. Mooney, Harry L. Ettlinger,
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multiple
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medalists and 17 members of the
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including 5 senior members. Over the past 20 years NJIT graduates have won seventeen Goldwaters, six Fulbrights, a Truman, six Borens, seven Gilmans, five DAADs, a Tau Beta Pi graduate Fellowship, a Humanity in Action Fellowship, a RIGSPS scholarship, two Whitakers, and nineteen NSF Graduate Research Fellowships. NJIT is a member of the Sea grant and
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research consortia. It has participated in the McNair Scholars Program since 1999. With 20 varsity teams, the NCAA Division I "Highlanders" mainly compete in the
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.


History


Founding and early years

The New Jersey Institute of Technology has a history dating back to the 19th century. Originally introduced from Essex County on March 24, 1880, and revised with input from the Newark Board of Trade in 1881, an act of the New Jersey State Legislature essentially drew up a contest to determine which municipality would become home to the state's urgently needed technical school. The challenge was straightforward: the state would stake "at least $3,000 and not more than $5,000" and the municipality that matched the state's investment would earn the right to establish the new school.{{citation needed, date=December 2017 The Newark Board of Trade, working jointly with the Newark City Council, launched a campaign to win the new school. Dozens of the city's industrialists, along with other private citizens, eager for a work force resource in their home town, threw their support behind the fund-raiser. By 1884, the collaboration of the public and private sectors produced success. Newark Technical School was ready to open its doors. The first 88 students, mostly evening students, attended classes in a rented building at 21 West Park Street. Soon the facility became inadequate to house an expanding student body. To meet the needs of the growing school, a second fund-raiser—the institution's first capital campaign—was launched to support the construction of a dedicated building for Newark Technical School. In 1886, under the leadership of the school's dynamic first director, Dr. Charles A. Colton, the cornerstone was laid at the intersection of High Street and Summit Place for the three-story building later to be named Weston Hall, in honor of the institution's early benefactor. A laboratory building, later to be called Colton Hall, was added to the campus in 1911.


Becoming Newark College of Engineering

Dr. Allan R. Cullimore led the institution from 1920 to 1949, transforming Newark Technical School into Newark College of Engineering (name adopted in 1930). Campbell Hall was erected in 1925, but due to the Depression and
World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
, only the former Newark Orphan Asylum, now Eberhardt Hall, was purchased and renovated by the college in the succeeding decades. Cullimore left an unpublished history of the institution dated 1955. As of 1946, about 75% of the freshman class had served in the U. S. Armed Forces. Cullimore Hall was built in 1958 and two years later the old Weston Hall was razed and replaced with the current seven-story structure. Doctoral level programs were introduced and six years later, in 1966, an {{convert, 18, acre, adj=on, four-building expansion was completed.


Becoming New Jersey Institute of Technology

With the addition of the New Jersey School of Architecture in 1973, the institution had evolved into a technological university, emphasizing a broad range of graduate and undergraduate degrees and dedicated to significant research and public service. President William Hazell, Jr., felt that the name of the school should clearly communicate this dynamic evolution. Alumni were solicited for suggestions to rename the institution, with the winning suggestion coming from Joseph M. Anderson '25. Anderson's suggestion – New Jersey Institute of Technology – cogently emphasized the increasing scope of educational and research initiatives at a preeminent New Jersey university. The Board of Trustees approved the transition to the new name in September 1974, and Newark College of Engineering officially became New Jersey Institute of Technology on January 1, 1975. Anderson received the personal congratulations of President Hazell. At that time, the Newark College of Engineering name was retained for NJIT's engineering school. The establishment of a residential campus and the opening of NJIT's first dormitory (Redwood Hall) in 1979 began a period of steady growth that continues today under the Landscape Master Plan. Two new schools were established at the university during the 1980s, the College of Science and Liberal Arts in 1982 and the School of Industrial Management in 1988. The Albert Dorman Honors College was established in 1994, and the newest school, the College of Computing Sciences, was created in 2001.


Recent history

On May 2, 2003 Robert A. Altenkirch was inaugurated as president. He succeeded Saul K. Fenster, who was named the university's sixth president in 1978. Altenkirch retired in 2011 and on January 9, 2012, NJIT Trustees named Joel Bloom president. In 2003 the opening of the new Campus Center on the site of the former Hazell Hall centralized campus social events. Construction of a new
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, Information Desk, Dining Hall,
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, and new student organization offices continued into 2004. In 2005 a row of automobile chop shops adjacent to campus were demolished. In 2006 construction of a new off-campus residence hall by American Campus Communities commenced in the chop shops' location. The new hall, which opened in 2007, is dubbed the University Centre. Also in 2005, Eberhardt Hall was fully renovated and re-inaugurated as the Alumni Center and the symbolic front door to the university. Its restored tower was the logo of the former Newark College of Engineering and was designed by Kevin Boyajian and Scott Nelson. A rebranding campaign with the current slogan, "NJIT – New Jersey's Science and Technology University – The Edge in Knowledge", was launched to emphasize NJIT's unique position as
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's preeminent science-and-technology-focused research university. Recently, the school changed its accredited management school into an AACSB-accredited business school. The business school focuses on utilizing technology to serve business needs. The school benefits from its proximity to
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; in particular, Wall Street is just twenty-five minutes away. The school also has a strong academic collaboration with the nearby
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business school. In 2008 NJIT began a program with the
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(HIT) in West Bengal, India under which 20 HIT students come to NJIT for summer internships. In 2009 the New Jersey School of Architecture was reorganized as the College of Architecture and Design (CoAD). Within the college, the New Jersey School of Architecture continues, and it was joined by the newly established School of Art + Design. In June 2010, NJIT officially completed its purchase of the old Central High School building which sits between the NJIT and Rutgers–Newark campuses. With the completion of the purchase, Summit Street, from Warren Street to New Street, was converted into a pedestrian walkway. Subsequently, the Central High School building was extensively renovated, preserved, and updated per the Campus Master Plan, which included tearing down Kupfrian Hall to create more greenery. Facilities added in 2016-18 include: a 209,000 sq.ft., multi-purpose Wellness and Events Center (WEC) which features a retractable-seating arena that can accommodate 3,500 spectators or 4,000 event participants; a 24,000 sq. ft. Life Sciences and Engineering Center; a 10,000 sq. ft. Makerspace, and a parking garage with spaces for 933 cars. The university awarded 2,951 degrees in 2017, including 1512 bachelor's, 1281 master's, and 59 PhDs. Enrollment, currently at 11,423, is projected to reach 12,200 by 2020.


Academics


Admissions

The admission criteria consists of: * High school academic record * Standardized test scores (SAT or ACT scores) * Class rank * Portfolio: Applicants to the Architecture, Digital Design, Industrial Design, and Interior Design majors are required to submit a portfolio of their creative work. The average SAT score (math + verbal only) for enrolling freshmen in fall 2021 is 1307.{{cite web, title = Office of Institutional Effectiveness; Institutional data, Enrollment page 1 , url= https://www.njit.edu/oie/institutional-data, access-date = August 28, 2022 The average SAT score (math + verbal only) for enrolling freshmen in the Honors College in fall 2021 is 1496. The minimum SAT score (math + verbal only) for enrolling freshmen in the accelerated BS/MD program – run in combination with
New Jersey Medical School New Jersey Medical School (NJMS)—also known as Rutgers New Jersey Medical School—is a medical school of Rutgers University, a public research university in Newark, New Jersey. It has been part of the Rutgers Division of Biomedical and Healt ...
(Rutgers) – is 1450. The male-to-female student ratio (2021) is about 2.57 to 1. The student-to-faculty ( FTE) ratio (2021) is 17.1 to 1.


Rankings

{{Infobox US university ranking , ARWU_N = 158-174 , THE_WSJ = 177 , QS_USA = 90 , USNWR_NU = 97 , Forbes = 75 , Wamo_NU = 101 , QS_W = 651-700 , THES_W = 501–600 , USNWR_W = 813 , ARWU_W = 701-800 * In May of 2022 NJIT was ranked 14th in money.com's list of the 25 best colleges in the US. * In the 2021 edition of the QS World University Ranking USA, NJIT was ranked 90th (2-way tie) out of the 352 US Institutions listed (more than 750 considered). * In the 2020 edition of the QS World University Rankings: USA, NJIT was ranked 74th. The ranking listed 302 US institutions. * In April 2018 Forbes ranked NJIT #1 in the country in upward mobility defined in terms of moving students from the bottom fifth of the income distribution to the top fifth. * In ''U.S. News''{{' 2018 online rankings, four of NJIT's suite of on-line graduate programs were ranked among the best 100 in the country, including its information technology programs, which were ranked 17th. * In Payscale's 2017 College ROI Report, which covers 1833 institutions, NJIT ranked 27th and 42nd for return on investment, based on in-state and out-of-state tuition respectively. * NJIT placed 133rd out of 662 universities in the US in ''R&D expenditures'' in 2016 by the
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(NSF). * In 2015, NJIT was ranked in the top 25 colleges for earning six figures before attaining a graduate degree in ''Time's Money''{{'s list.


Colleges and schools

Comprising five colleges and one school, the university is organized into 21 departments, three of which, Biological Sciences, History, and Theater Arts are federated with Rutgers-Newark whose campus abuts NJIT's. With a student population that is 13.5% international, 26.3% black or Hispanic, and 19.8% Asian, NJIT is among the most ethnically diverse national universities in the country. It has multiple study abroad options along with extensive co-op, internship, and service opportunities.


Newark College of Engineering (NCE)

Newark College of Engineering, which was established in 1919, is one of the oldest and largest professional engineering schools in the United States. It offers 13 undergraduate degree programs, 16 master's and 10 doctoral degree programs. Undergraduate enrollment is more than 2,500, and more than 1,100 are enrolled in graduate study. The 150-member faculty includes engineers and scholars who are widely recognized in their fields. An estimated one in four professional engineers in the State of New Jersey are NCE alumni. The NCE has more 40,000 living alumni.


College of Science and Liberal Arts (CSLA)

The College of Science and Liberal Arts was formed in 1982. It was originally known as the Third College having been preceded by Newark College of Engineering and the New Jersey School of Architecture. In 1986 its name was changed to the College of Science and Liberal Arts as a result of a more sharply defined mission and direction. Growing steadily ever since, CSLA has spawned two of NJIT's colleges: the Albert Dorman Honors College, which evolved out of the Honors Program that was founded in CSLA in 1985, and the College of Computing Sciences, which developed out of CSLA's Computer and Information Science Department. Today the college consists of six academic departments: * Biological Sciences * Chemistry and Environmental Science * Federated History * Humanities * Mathematical Sciences * Physics CSLA also houses: * Department of Aerospace Studies * Rutgers/NJIT Theatre Arts Program * Interdisciplinary Program in Materials Science * Center for Applied Mathematics and Statistics * Center for Solar Research * Big Bear Solar Observatory * Owens Valley Solar Array


J. Robert and Barbara A. Hillier College of Architecture and Design (HCAD)

The College of Architecture and Design houses the School of Architecture (SoA) and the School of Art and Design. The college offers undergraduate degrees in architecture, digital design, industrial design, and interior design as well as graduate degrees in architecture, infrastructure planning, and urban systems. HCAD is the only college at NJIT to have its own designated library. The library contains materials related to the majors offered in HCAD in the form of periodicals, reference materials, rare books, visual materials (i.e. architectural drawings, prints, postcards, maps, etc.), digital databases, and a materials library. The college offers a pre-college summer program for high school students.


Albert Dorman Honors College (ADHC)


Ying Wu College of Computing Sciences (YWCC)

The Computer Science department, part of the Ying Wu College of Computing Sciences, is the largest at NJIT, comprising more than one fifth of the student population. It is also the largest computer science department among all research universities in the New York metropolitan area. The department offers a full range of degree programs in computer science (BA/BS, MS and PhD), in addition to emerging interdisciplinary programs: Telecommunication (MS), Bioinformatics (BS/MS), and Computing and Business (BS/MS). The Bioinformatics degree is also available in a pre-med option. In December 2019, the school opened a satellite site in Jersey City that focuses on
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training for those working in the financial industry on Wall Street and in Jersey City.


Martin Tuchman School of Management (MTSM)

The Martin Tuchman School of Management was established in 1988 and was
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by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business in 1997. It offers programs in finance, accounting,
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,
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s, international business, technological
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, and
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in conjunction with
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.{{cite web, url=http://management.njit.edu/ , title=School of Management • NJIT , publisher=Management.njit.edu , access-date=2015-04-02 Degrees available include a
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program (four years, 124 credits), a
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in
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program (30 credits), and two
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(MBA) programs: One regular (48 credits; two years for full-time students, three or four years for part-time students) and the other an accelerated 18-month Executive MBA program for managers and professionals. MTSM also offers a Ph.D. degree in Business Data Science. Research areas include fintech, innovation management, and the advancement of technologies in the business domain including deep learning and distributed ledgers. MTSM hosts entrepreneurship programs for the regional community, including the NSF I-Corps, the New Venture Assistance Program, and the Greater Newark–Jersey City Regional Business Model Competition.


Research

NJIT's R&D expenditures were $142 million in 2017 and $162 million in 2018. Areas of focus include
applied mathematics Applied mathematics is the application of mathematical methods by different fields such as physics, engineering, medicine, biology, finance, business, computer science, and industry. Thus, applied mathematics is a combination of mathemati ...
, materials science,
biomedical engineering Biomedical engineering (BME) or medical engineering is the application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology for healthcare purposes (e.g., diagnostic or therapeutic). BME is also traditionally logical sciences ...
,
cybersecurity Computer security, cybersecurity (cyber security), or information technology security (IT security) is the protection of computer systems and networks from attack by malicious actors that may result in unauthorized information disclosure, t ...
, and
solar-terrestrial physics Space physics, also known as solar-terrestrial physics or space-plasma physics, is the study of plasmas as they occur naturally in the Earth's upper atmosphere ( aeronomy) and within the Solar System. As such, it encompasses a far-ranging number of ...
– of which the Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research is a world leader. A key agent in regional economic development, NJIT hosts VentureLink, formally the Enterprise Development Center (EDC), an on-campus business incubator that houses over 90 start-ups, and the New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII) which offers R&D services to business. The university has performed research in nanotechnology,
solar-terrestrial physics Space physics, also known as solar-terrestrial physics or space-plasma physics, is the study of plasmas as they occur naturally in the Earth's upper atmosphere ( aeronomy) and within the Solar System. As such, it encompasses a far-ranging number of ...
,
polymer science Polymer science or macromolecular science is a subfield of materials science concerned with polymers, primarily synthetic polymers such as plastics and elastomers. The field of polymer science includes researchers in multiple disciplines includ ...
, and the development of a smart gun technology.{{Citation needed, date=February 2013 The university research centers include the National Center for Transportation and Industrial Productivity and SmartCampus. The university hosts the Metro New York
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office. The university also hosts the Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research which owns and operates the
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, the world's largest solar observatory, located in Big Bear Lake,
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, and operates the
Owens Valley Solar Array The Owens Valley Solar Array (OVSA), also known as Expanded Owens Valley Solar Array (EOVSA), is an astronomical radio telescope array, located at Owens Valley Radio Observatory (OVRO), near Big Pine, California, with main interests in studying th ...
, near
Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...
,
California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...
. In the past, NJIT was home to the Computerized Conferencing and Communications Center (CCCC), a research center that specialized in
computer-mediated communication Computer-mediated communication (CMC) is defined as any human communication that occurs through the use of two or more electronic devices. While the term has traditionally referred to those communications that occur via computer-mediated format ...
. The systems that resulted from this research are the Electronic Information Exchange System, as well as the continuations: The Electronic Information Exchange System 2 (EIES2), and the Tailorable Electronic Information Exchange System (TEIES){{who, date=December 2017. One of the foremost developments of EIES was that of the "Virtual Classroom", a term coined by Dr.
Starr Roxanne Hiltz Starr Roxanne Hiltz is a retired Distinguished Professor of Information Science/Information Systems at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). She, along with Murray Turoff (her husband), are the authors of ''The Network Nation'', a book tha ...
. This was the first e-learning platform in the world, and was unique in that it evolved onto an existing communications system, rather than having a system created specifically for it. Their missions completed, the CCCC and EIES were terminated in the mid-90s. The university currently operates a Class-10
cleanroom A cleanroom or clean room is an engineered space, which maintains a very low concentration of airborne particulates. It is well isolated, well-controlled from contamination, and actively cleansed. Such rooms are commonly needed for scientif ...
and a Class-1000
cleanroom A cleanroom or clean room is an engineered space, which maintains a very low concentration of airborne particulates. It is well isolated, well-controlled from contamination, and actively cleansed. Such rooms are commonly needed for scientif ...
on campus for academic and research purposes including counter-
bioterrorism Bioterrorism is terrorism involving the intentional release or dissemination of biological agents. These agents are bacteria, viruses, insects, fungi, and/or toxins, and may be in a naturally occurring or a human-modified form, in much the same ...
research. The university also maintains an advanced 67-node supercomputer cluster in its Mathematics Department for research purposes. NJIT conducts cybersecurity research in a number of areas including cross-domain information sharing, data security and privacy, data mining for malware detection, geospatial information security, secure social networks, and secure cloud computing. The university is designated a National Center of Academic Excellence (CAE) in Cyber Defense Education through the 2020 academic year by the
National Security Agency The National Security Agency (NSA) is a national-level intelligence agency of the United States Department of Defense, under the authority of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI). The NSA is responsible for global monitoring, collect ...
and
Department of Homeland Security The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is the U.S. federal executive department responsible for public security, roughly comparable to the interior or home ministries of other countries. Its stated missions involve anti-terr ...
.


Libraries and archives supporting research

NJIT's Main Library, The Robert W. Van Houten Library, is located in the Central Avenue Building, a facility for quiet and group study, researching, and browsing print and online sources. Since 1997 the Van Houten Information Commons has housed 120 computer workstations. The Barbara and Leonard Littman Library for Architecture and Design is located in Weston Hall. It houses a core collection that includes print and electronic books, journals, maps, drawings, models, e-images, materials samples, and over 70,000 slides. Included among NJIT's information resources are the university's historical archive including items developed and manufactured by
Edward Weston Edward Henry Weston (March 24, 1886 – January 1, 1958) was a 20th-century American photographer. He has been called "one of the most innovative and influential American photographers..." and "one of the masters of 20th century photography." ...
, a scientist, prolific inventor, and a founding member of the board of trustees of the university. Dr. Weston's collection of artifacts and rare books is housed in the Van Houten Library and is available to scholars interested in the history of science and technology.


Residence life


Living: on-campus

About 80% of NJIT students commute to campus. The Residence Life (on-campus) community currently includes a little over 2,500 students. There are six residence halls on the NJIT campus. Redwood Hall, constructed in 1978, was the first, followed by Cypress, Oak, and Laurel (constructed in 1997 and extended in 1999). Cypress and Redwood are primarily used for freshman students, while Laurel and Oak house upperclassmen. The fifth, Warren Street Village, which opened in the fall of 2013, provides housing for Dorman Honors College students and several Greek houses which together provide space for about 600 students. The Warren Street Village also houses the Albert Dorman Honors College itself. A sixth dorm hall, Maple Hall, which accommodates 500 students opened in the Fall of 2022.


Living: off-campus

A new almost-on-campus resident hall known as University Centre (run by American Campus Communities) was completed in 2007. Located near NJIT's Guttenberg Information Technologies Center (GITC) building, it houses students from NJIT, Rutgers–Newark, Rutgers Medical School and
Seton Hall University Seton Hall University (SHU) is a Private university, private Catholic research university in South Orange, New Jersey. Founded in 1856 by then-Bishop James Roosevelt Bayley and named after his aunt, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Seton Hall is the ...
. Many students from local institutions find housing in nearby neighborhoods and towns including Harrison, Kearny, Fairmount and East Orange.


Student newspaper

''The Vector'' is an independent weekly student newspaper published by the students of NJIT, originally established in 1924. It has both on-line and print versions. The tabloid print edition has an estimated circulation of 3,000{{cite web, url=http://www.mondotimes.com/1/world/us/30/1735/3866 , title=NJIT Vector , publisher=Modo Times The Worldwide Media Directory , access-date=2009-04-28 from on-campus distribution and a readership of approximately 9,000. ''The Vector'' won the Honor Rating of First Class from the Associated Collegiate Press in 1989–1990. The Vector is a current member of the Associated Collegiate Press. ''The Vector'' won two awards in the New Jersey Press Foundation's 2019-2020 awards, scoring a second place win for Arts & Entertainment writing and third place for General Excellence.


Athletics

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Sports/Teams

NJIT sponsors 20 varsity sports teams including 19
NCAA The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges an ...
- Division I teams and 1 ACHA Division 2 team. It also sponsors 6 club-level sports. Its teams are called the Highlanders. The school colors are red and white with blue accent. NJIT's teams compete at the NCAA Division I level primarily as members of the
America East Conference The America East Conference is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with NCAA Division I founded in 1979, whose members are located in the Northeastern United States. The conference has nine core members including eight public research ...
(AEC). Several teams have affiliations outside of AEC as follows: Woman's and Men's tennis compete in the
Southland Conference The Southland Conference, abbreviated as SLC, is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the South Central United States (specifically Texas and Louisiana). It participates in the NCAA's Division I for all sports; for football, it ...
(SLC), Men's fencing team is a member of the Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Fencing Association (MACFA). As of 2016, the women's fencing team is independent. Men's volleyball competes in the
Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association The Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA) is a college athletic conference whose member schools compete in men's volleyball. Its member institutions are located in the Northeast United States. The EIVA Tournament champion receives ...
(EIVA). On 6 December 2014 NJIT's basketball team, unranked and independent at the time, made headlines in national sports reports when they defeated the nationally ranked (#17) Michigan Wolverines. NCAA Division I sports at NJIT are: * (M) Baseball * (M) (W) Basketball * (M) (W) Cross country * (M) (W) Fencing, men compete in MACFA, woman compete as an independent * (M) Lacrosse * (M) (W) Soccer * (M) Swimming & diving * (M) (W) Tennis, compete in SLC * (M) (W) Track & field (indoor) * (M) (W) Track & field (outdoor) * (M) (W) Volleyball, men compete in EIVA ACHA Division II sports: * (M) Ice Hockey, compete in CSCHC Club-level sports: Archery, Bowling, Cricket, Ice Hockey, Mixed Martial Arts, Ultimate Frisbee


Sports and Recreational Facilities

In recent years NJIT has extensively added to and upgraded its sports and recreation facilities. In 2017 it opened the Wellness and Events Center (referred to as "the WEC," pronounced "weck"), a major facility that includes a 3500-seat Basketball/Volleyball arena which can be converted into an event space capable of accommodating 4,000 attendees. In 2019 a new Soccer/Lacrosse field was opened. The WEC replaced the Estelle & Zoom Fleisher Athletic Center.


Notable alumni

Since its founding in 1881, NJIT has issued degrees to more than 77,000 graduates. NJIT alumni have gone on to pursue distinguished careers in many sectors.


Faculty and administrators at other universities

*
A. Michael Noll A. Michael Noll (born 1939, Newark, New Jersey) is an American engineer, and professor emeritus at the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California. He served as dean of the Annenberg School from 1992 t ...
(class of 1961),
dean Dean may refer to: People * Dean (given name) * Dean (surname), a surname of Anglo-Saxon English origin * Dean (South Korean singer), a stage name for singer Kwon Hyuk * Dean Delannoit, a Belgian singer most known by the mononym Dean Titles * ...
at
University of Southern California , mottoeng = "Let whoever earns the palm bear it" , religious_affiliation = Nonsectarian—historically Methodist , established = , accreditation = WSCUC , type = Private research university , academic_affiliations = , endowment = $8.1 ...
*
Judea Pearl Judea Pearl (born September 4, 1936) is an Israeli-American computer scientist and philosopher, best known for championing the probabilistic approach to artificial intelligence and the development of Bayesian networks (see the article on beli ...
(class of 1961), professor at
University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California S ...
; winner of
Turing Award The ACM A. M. Turing Award is an annual prize given by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) for contributions of lasting and major technical importance to computer science. It is generally recognized as the highest distinction in comput ...
(
Nobel Prize The Nobel Prizes ( ; sv, Nobelpriset ; no, Nobelprisen ) are five separate prizes that, according to Alfred Nobel's will of 1895, are awarded to "those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind." Alfr ...
of Computing) in 2011 (co-listed under Science and Engineering) *
John Pelesko John A. Pelesko (born c. 1968) is an American mathematician. He is provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at New Jersey Institute of Technology. Previously, he was Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Del ...
, (class of 1997) earned his PhD at NJIT;a professor and an associate dean at the
University of Delaware The University of Delaware (colloquially UD or Delaware) is a public land-grant research university located in Newark, Delaware. UD is the largest university in Delaware. It offers three associate's programs, 148 bachelor's programs, 121 ma ...
*
Pierre Ramond Pierre Ramond (; born 31 January 1943) is distinguished professor of physics at University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. He initiated the development of superstring theory. Academic career Ramond completed his BSEE from Newark College of ...
(class of 1965), distinguished professor of
physics Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which r ...
at
University of Florida The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida, traces its origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its ...
*
Victor J. Stenger Victor John Stenger (; January 29, 1935 – August 25, 2014) was an American particle physicist, philosopher, author, and religious skeptic. Following a career as a research scientist in the field of particle physics, Stenger was associated ...
(class of 1956), professor of physics at
University of Hawaii A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, th ...
who authored nine books * Yuriy Tarnawsky (class of 1956), professor of Ukrainian literature and culture at
Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...
* Charles Speziale (class of 1970), scientist at
NASA Langley Research Center The Langley Research Center (LaRC or NASA Langley), located in Hampton, Virginia, United States of America, is the oldest of NASA's field centers. It directly borders Langley Air Force Base and the Back River on the Chesapeake Bay. LaRC has fo ...
and professor at
Boston University Boston University (BU) is a Private university, private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but has a historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1839 by Methodists with ...


Business and industry

* Albert Dorman (class of 1945, Hon ScD 1999) founder and chairman (ret) of
AECOM AECOM (, ; formerly AECOM Technology Corporation) is an American multinational infrastructure consulting firm. AECOM has approximately 51,000 employees, and is number 157 on the 2019 Fortune 500 list. The company's official name from 1990 t ...
Technology Corp., a member of the
National Academy of Engineering The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) is an American nonprofit, non-governmental organization. The National Academy of Engineering is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, along with the National Academy of ...
, a fellow of the
American Institute of Architects The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is a professional organization for architects in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the AIA offers education, government advocacy, community redevelopment, and public outreach to su ...
, and a distinguished member of the
American Society of Civil Engineers American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, pe ...
. * Ying Wu (MSEE 1988) Telecommunications engineer and entrepreneur, Chairman of the China Capital group. Founder and ex-CEO of
UTStarcom UTStarcom () is a Chinese global telecom infrastructure provider headquartered in Beijing. The company develops and supplies a broad range of telecommunication devices to communications service providers and network operators including fixed and ...
(China) Ltd. *
Ehsan Bayat Ehsanollah "Ehsan" Bayat ( Persian: احسان الله بیات, born July 15, 1963) is an Afghan American business entrepreneur who is the founder and chairman of Bayat Group, Afghanistan's largest private company. Early life and education Bay ...
(born 1963, class of 1986), chairman and founder of Afghan Wireless Communication Company, Ariana Television and Radio, Bayat Foundation, Bayat Energy * Robert S. Dow (born 1945, class of 1969), senior partner, former managing partner of
Lord Abbett Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC is an independent, privately-held investment management company headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. The firm offers a variety of fixed−income and equity strategies to individual and institutional investors. Lord Ab ...
, and Olympic fencer (He is also listed under Sports.) *
Frederick Eberhardt Frederick L. Eberhardt (February 27, 1868 – 1946) was an American engineer, philanthropist, university administrator, and president of Gould & Eberhardt, a major Newark-based manufacturer of gear cutters and shapers, and other machine tools. ...
(class of 1884), president of Gould & Eberhardt, a Newark-based machine tool manufacturer, and one of 88 in NJIT's inaugural class *
Vince Naimoli Vincent Joseph Naimoli (September 16, 1937 – August 25, 2019) was an American businessman, and the first owner of the Major League Baseball team the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Biography Naimoli's father was an Italian immigrant who worked for the N ...
(class of 1962), owner of the
Tampa Bay Devil Rays The Tampa Bay Rays are an American professional baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Rays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Since its inception, the team's home ve ...
*
Victor Pelson Victor A. Pelson (1937-2012) was an American executive and businessman. Background Pelson graduated from the New Jersey Institute of Technology in 1959 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. In 1988, NJIT awarded him the Edwa ...
(deceased, class of 1959), American executive at
AT&T Corporation AT&T Corporation, originally the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, is the subsidiary of AT&T Inc. that provides voice, video, data, and Internet telecommunications and professional services to businesses, consumers, and government agen ...
. *
Jim Stamatis Jim Stamatis (born Kiriaki, Greece) is a retired U.S.-Greek soccer forward and the Chief Executive Officer of The Louis Berger Group. He played professionally in the North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League and American Soccer ...
(class of 1985), vice president at
Louis Berger Group Louis Berger (formerly known as Berger Group Holdings) is a full-service engineering, architecture, planning, environmental, program and construction management and economic development firm based in Morristown, New Jersey. Founded in 1953 in ...
*
Dick Sweeney Richard Sweeney is an American businessman. He is a vice president at the coffee brewing system company Keurig. Early life Sweeney grew up in Roselle Park, New Jersey and graduated from Roselle Catholic High School in 1966. Three months later he ...
(class of 1981), co-founder of
Keurig Keurig is a beverage brewing system for home and commercial use. The machines are manufactured by the American company Keurig Dr Pepper. The main Keurig products are: K-Cup pods, which are single-serve coffee containers; other beverage pods; and ...


Military, politics and government

* Harry L. Ettlinger (born 1926, class of 1950), one of the Monuments Men; awarded the
Congressional Gold Medal The Congressional Gold Medal is an award bestowed by the United States Congress. It is Congress's highest expression of national appreciation for distinguished achievements and contributions by individuals or institutions. The congressional pract ...
in 2015, * Ellen M. Pawlikowski (class of 1978), 4-Star General of the
United States Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the Aerial warfare, air military branch, service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part ...
(retired August 2018), elected to the
National Academy of Engineering The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) is an American nonprofit, non-governmental organization. The National Academy of Engineering is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, along with the National Academy of ...
in 2014, *
Paul Sarlo Paul Anthony Sarlo (born August 31, 1968) is an American construction industry executive and Democratic Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey State Senate since 2003, where he represents the 36th Legislative District. Sarlo is a ...
(born 1968, BS 1992, MS 1995), politician who has served in the New Jersey Senate since 2003, where he represents the 36th Legislative District, * Funsho Williams (MSc 1974),
Nigerian Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jour ...
civil servant and politician.


Science and engineering

* Sara Del Valle, (class of 2001), mathematical epidemiologist at the
Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos National Laboratory (often shortened as Los Alamos and LANL) is one of the sixteen research and development laboratories of the United States Department of Energy (DOE), located a short distance northwest of Santa Fe, New Mexico, ...
. *
Judea Pearl Judea Pearl (born September 4, 1936) is an Israeli-American computer scientist and philosopher, best known for championing the probabilistic approach to artificial intelligence and the development of Bayesian networks (see the article on beli ...
, (class of 1961) prominent worker on superconducting electronic components and artificial intelligence. Winner of the
Turing Award The ACM A. M. Turing Award is an annual prize given by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) for contributions of lasting and major technical importance to computer science. It is generally recognized as the highest distinction in comput ...
*
Pierre Ramond Pierre Ramond (; born 31 January 1943) is distinguished professor of physics at University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. He initiated the development of superstring theory. Academic career Ramond completed his BSEE from Newark College of ...
(class of 1965) Theoretical physicist who made significant contributions to string theory, winner of the
Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics is an award given each year since 1959 jointly by the American Physical Society and American Institute of Physics. It is established by the Heineman Foundation in honour of Dannie Heineman. As of 20 ...
(2015). * Gerard J. Foschini, (class of 1961) prominent telecommunications engineer at
Bell Labs Nokia Bell Labs, originally named Bell Telephone Laboratories (1925–1984), then AT&T Bell Laboratories (1984–1996) and Bell Labs Innovations (1996–2007), is an American industrial Research and development, research and scientific developm ...
, winner of the
IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal The IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal is an award honoring ''"exceptional contributions to communications and networking sciences and engineering"'' in the field of telecommunications. The medal is one of the highest honors awarded by the Instit ...
. He is a member of the
National Academy of Engineering The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) is an American nonprofit, non-governmental organization. The National Academy of Engineering is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, along with the National Academy of ...
. *
Beatrice Hicks Beatrice Alice Hicks (January 2, 1919 – October 21, 1979) was an American engineer, the first woman engineer to be hired by Western Electric, and both co-founder and first president of the Society of Women Engineers. Despite entering the ...
(1919–1979, class of 1939), founder of the Society of Women Engineers and member of the
National Academy of Engineering The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) is an American nonprofit, non-governmental organization. The National Academy of Engineering is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, along with the National Academy of ...
. * Paul Charles Michaelis, (BSEE and MS Physics) researcher of magnetic bubble memory, received the IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award in 1975. * John J. Mooney (MSc 1960), co-inventor of the three-way
catalytic converter A catalytic converter is an vehicle emissions control, exhaust emission control device that converts toxic gases and pollutants in exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine into less-toxic pollutants by catalysis, catalyzing a redox chemic ...
, winner of
National Medal of Technology The National Medal of Technology and Innovation (formerly the National Medal of Technology) is an honor granted by the President of the United States to American inventors and innovators who have made significant contributions to the development ...
in 2002. * T. J. O'Malley (class of 1936), aerospace engineer, winner of the
NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal The NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal is an award similar to the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, but awarded to non-government personnel. This is the highest honor NASA awards to anyone who was not a government employee when the service ...
, 1969, 1974. *
John Sawruk John Sawruk (November 23, 1946 – November 12, 2008) was an American executive. He was also the official historian of the Pontiac Motor Division of GM. John was a licensed engineer, receiving his Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineerin ...
(1946–2008), mechanical engineer, Boss Kettering Award winner for his work on the GM 2.4L 4 cylinder engine *
Wally Schirra Walter Marty Schirra Jr. (, March 12, 1923 – May 3, 2007) was an American naval aviator, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. In 1959, he became one of the original seven astronauts chosen for Project Mercury, which was the United States' f ...
(1923–2007), astronaut, only person to fly in all of America's first three space programs ( Mercury,
Gemini Gemini may refer to: Space * Gemini (constellation), one of the constellations of the zodiac ** Gemini in Chinese astronomy * Project Gemini, the second U.S. crewed spaceflight program * Gemini Observatory, consisting of telescopes in the Norther ...
and
Apollo Apollo, grc, Ἀπόλλωνος, Apóllōnos, label=genitive , ; , grc-dor, Ἀπέλλων, Apéllōn, ; grc, Ἀπείλων, Apeílōn, label= Arcadocypriot Greek, ; grc-aeo, Ἄπλουν, Áploun, la, Apollō, la, Apollinis, label ...
) *
Victor J. Stenger Victor John Stenger (; January 29, 1935 – August 25, 2014) was an American particle physicist, philosopher, author, and religious skeptic. Following a career as a research scientist in the field of particle physics, Stenger was associated ...
(1935-2014) BSEE, class of 1956. Noted particle physicist, philosopher, and religious skeptic. Author of 13 books for the general reader, and numerous essays, many of which relate to the existence of God.


Entertainment

* Rashia Fisher,
rapper Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The ...
who is known as Rah Digga and a member of
Flipmode Squad Flipmode Squad is a hip hop collective founded and fronted by rapper Busta Rhymes. The first Flipmode album debuted in 1998 with ''The Imperial'', Rampage and Rah Digga went on to record solo efforts. In the move to J Records in 2000, Lord Hav ...
(attended, but did not graduate)


Sports

* Raymond E. Blum (class of 1950),
speed skater Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating. ...
who competed in the
1948 Winter Olympics The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (german: V. Olympische Winterspiele; french: Ves Jeux olympiques d'hiver; it, V Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, V Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. Moritz ...
in St. Moritz, Switzerland * Robert Dow (fencer) (class of 1969) He competed in the team sabre event in the
1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...
. * Hernan "Chico" Borja (deceased, class of 1980) (soccer, player and coach) First NJIT men's player to be named an ALL American. He played for several professional teams including the New York Cosmos. He was a member of the US national team from 1982 to 1988. *
Isaiah Wilkerson Isaiah Jamal Wilkerson (born November 13, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Dorados de Chihuahua (LNBP), Dorados de Chihuahua of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). He finished his collegiate career in 2011– ...
(class of 2012), professional basketball player. * Chris Flores (class of 2013), professional basketball player * Mark Leiter Jr., (class of 2016) professional baseball player *
Damon Lynn Damon Nariq Lynn (born March 5, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the KW Titans of the NBL Canada. High school career Lynn attended Union Catholic Regional High School, where he averaged over 24 points per game as a senior ...
(class of 2017), professional basketball player (NBA G League)Carino, Jerry
"Career over, but Damon Lynn's legacy will last at NJIT"
'' Asbury Park Press'', January 30, 2017. Accessed March 19, 2018. "NJIT senior Damon Lynn, who defied the odds and rose from unrecruited to virtually unstoppable as a mid-major guard, lifting the Highlanders from obscurity in the process, has undergone surgery for a ruptured Achilles tendon."


Notable faculty


University presidents

*
Charles A. Colton Charles A. Colton was the first director of Newark Technical School (now the New Jersey Institute of Technology) from 1881 until 1918. References New Jersey Institute of Technology faculty Year of birth missing Year of death missing
, 1st president, 1881–1918 *
Daniel Hodgdon Daniel Russell Hodgdon was an American college administrator, better known for his series of science books for young people. He was born on April 13, 1885 in Winthrop, Maine. He was a co-founder and later the President of New Jersey Institute of ...
, 2nd president, 1918–1920 * Allan Cullimore, 3rd president, 1920–1947 * Robert Van Houten (class of 1930), 4th president, 1947–1970 * William Hazell, 5th president, 1970–1975 * Paul H. Newell Jr, interim appointment, 1975–1976 *
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, Interim appointment, 1977 * Saul Fenster, 6th president, 1978–2002 * Robert Altenkirch, 7th president, 2003–2011 * Joel Bloom, 8th president, 2012–2022 * Teik C. Lim, 9th president, 2022–present


Faculty and administrators at NJIT

* Ali Akansu, professor of
electrical Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter that has a property of electric charge. Electricity is related to magnetism, both being part of the phenomenon of electromagnetism, as described ...
and computer engineering. He is an IEEE fellow. * Julie Ancis, professor of
Cyberpsychology Cyberpsychology (also known as Internet psychology, web psychology, or digital psychology) is a developing field that encompasses all psychological phenomena associated with or affected by emerging technology. Overview Cyberpsychology is the stud ...
. She is an
American Psychological Association The American Psychological Association (APA) is the largest scientific and professional organization of psychologists in the United States, with over 133,000 members, including scientists, educators, clinicians, consultants, and students. It ha ...
(APA) Fellow. * David Bader, Distinguished Professor, Department of Computer Science in the Ying Wu College of Computing. He is an IEEE, AAAS, SIAM and ACM Fellow. * Yeheskel Bar-Ness, professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering. He is an IEEE Fellow. * Denis Blackmore (deceased), professor of mathematics. * Kevin Belfield, dean of NJIT's College of Science and Liberal Arts. He was elected a fellow of the
American Chemical Society The American Chemical Society (ACS) is a scientific society based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. Founded in 1876 at New York University, the ACS currently has more than 155,000 members at all ...
in 2020 and a fellow of the
Royal Society of Chemistry The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) is a learned society (professional association) in the United Kingdom with the goal of "advancing the chemical sciences". It was formed in 1980 from the amalgamation of the Chemical Society, the Royal Instit ...
in 2022. * Jeannette Brown (deceased), chemist, historian, writer, Elected a fellow of the
Association for Women in Science The Association for Women in Science (AWIS) was founded in 1971 at the annual Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) meeting. The organization aims to combat job discrimination, lower pay, and professional isolation. The ...
in 2007. * Bernard Friedland, distinguished professor of electrical and computer engineering, recipient of the 1982
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* Ian Gatley, professor of physics. *
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, professor of computer science at NJIT, dean at the
University of Central Florida The University of Central Florida (UCF) is a public research university whose main campus is in unincorporated Orange County, Florida. UCF also has nine smaller regional campuses throughout central Florida. It is part of the State University ...
and professor at
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. * Lillian Gilbreth, (deceased) professor at NJIT, 1941–43, and first female member of the
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. * Philip R. Goode, professor emeritus of physics. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society, the
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and the American Astronomical Society. * Craig Gotsman, Dean of the Ying Wu College of Computing, He is a member of
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, and a member of the
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. *
Starr Roxanne Hiltz Starr Roxanne Hiltz is a retired Distinguished Professor of Information Science/Information Systems at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). She, along with Murray Turoff (her husband), are the authors of ''The Network Nation'', a book tha ...
, professor emerita of
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, recipient of Electronic Frontier Foundation Pioneer Award (1994), co-author of 'The Network Nation' with her husband Murry Turoff.{{cite web, title=The Network Nation, Revised Edition, publisher=The MIT Press , url=https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/network-nation-revised-edition , access-date=July 8, 2018 * Michael Hinchey, professor of computer science at NJIT, and professor at the
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, Hinchey is a Member of
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. * Moshe Kam, Dean of the Newark College of Engineering, and professor of electrical and computer engineering. 49th President and CEO of
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. * Burt Kimmelman, poet and professor of
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. *
Gregory Kriegsmann Gregory Anthony Kriegsmann (1946–2018) was Distinguished Professor of Mathematics and Foundation Chair at New Jersey Institute of Technology’s department of Mathematical Sciences. Education Gregory received his BS in Electrical Engineering ...
(deceased), professor of mathematics, elected as a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) in 1994. * David Kristol, professor emeritus of biomedical engineering. *
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, researcher and engineer involved in numerous satellite programs including Voyager, Cassini, and Galileo among others. He is a member of the
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and an IEEE fellow. *
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, mathematics professor at NJIT, and leading
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player. * Donald Pederson, (deceased) prominent electrical engineer who led the development of
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, a very widely used program for computer-aided circuit design. A lecturer of engineering at NJIT, Pederson was a member of the
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, the National Academy of Sciences, and the
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. He was awarded several IEEE medals including the medal of Honor. * Brandon 'Scoop B' Robinson professor of humanities.{{cite web, last1=Rzeppa, first1=Brian, title=Former Nets Radio Prodigy Brandon Robinson Catches on at CBS Sports, url=http://nothinbutnets.com/2016/05/25/former-nets-radio-prodigy-brandon-robinson-catches-on-at-cbs-sports/, website=Nothin' But Nets, access-date=8 October 2016, date=25 May 2016 *
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, distinguished professor of chemistry and environmental science. She is a fellow of the
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, and a fellow of the
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. * Sunil Saigal, distinguished professor of civil engineering; a Fellow of both the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the
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. * Karl W. Schweizer, Professor of History; Author/Editor of 20 books; Fellow of the British Royal Historical Society and The Royal Society of Arts * Kamalesh Sirkar, professor of
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. Sirkar holds 25 US patents. *
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, (deceased) professor emeritus of computer and information systems, recipient of Electronic Frontier Foundation Pioneer Award (1994), co-author of 'The Network Nation' with his wife Starr Roxanne Hiltz. * Guiling (Grace) Wang, Founding Director of the AI Center for Research at NJIT, Wang is an IEEE Fellow * Leslie Kanes Weisman, professor of architecture. *
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, (deceased) prominent member of the founding board of trustees; co-founder of the Weston Electric Light Company; holder of 334 US patients. Awards include: the Elliott Cresson Medal (1910), the
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(1924), and the IEEE Lamme Medal. * Mengchu Zhou, professor of electrical and computer engineering. He is also a professor at the Macau University of Science and Technology. He is the chairman of IKAS Industries of Shenzhen in China and a board member of OneSmart Education Group headquartered in China. He is a fellow of the IEEE, the American Association for the Advancement of Science and
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.


See also

* '' The Vector'' – student newspaper * NJIT Capstone Program * 2007–08 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team * Arnold Air Society


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