The Research Enterprise

October Newsletter Discusses CSR's Involvment with the Recovery for Accident over the Hudson

November 3, 2009

The October 2009 issue of the quarterly newsletter for "The Center for Maritime, Island and Port Security" has recently been released. Produced by DHS Science and Technology for the Center co-led by Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ for Port Security and the University of Hawaii in Honolulu for Maritime and Island security, this issue highlights recent successes and has a spotlight on the recovery of the accident over the Hudson. For more information, and to download the newsletter, please click on the following link: [Read more...]

Green Research & Technology listed as the most rapidly growing profession

October 26, 2009

Innovations in Green Research and Technology are critical to global sustainability and environmental renewal. Stevens provides solutions for these important issues and has created a series of research and academic programs which focus on Green technologies and the advancement of knowledge in clean energy, alternate fuels, infrastructure improvements and more. A recent article in CNN Money predicts that the 'clean tech' job creation era of renewable energy, environmentally-friendly building and manufacturing, and all aspects of energy efficiency will offer the "the greatest opportunity for wealth and job creation since the advent of computers and the Internet." The economy [Read more...]

First Annual SERC Research Review - October 15-16, 2009

October 15, 2009

The Systems Engineering Research Center will host its First Annual SERC Research Review (ASRR), October 15-16, 2009, at Penn State University, Great Valley Campus, in Malvern, PA. Presentations given by Government leaders and Collaborator Lead Researchers can be found here.The objectives of this initial ASRR will be to:Enable collaborators to highlight and learn from each others’ strengths in core competenciesBuild a greater sense of community between the collaborators and between collaborators and governmentStimulate new ideas for research projectsServe as a prototype for more outreach-oriented future ASRRs; andEstablish a baseline understanding of the overall SERC and its Collaborators’ state of the [Read more...]

Professor Cappelleri receives Association for Laboratory Automation (ALA) Young Scientist Award

October 15, 2009

Professor Cappelleri was awarded the 2009 Association for Laboratory Automation (ALA) Young Scientist Award by IEEE CASE. This award is presented for the best paper and presentation by a junior faculty member and will be presented at the LabAutomation2010 Conference in Palm Springs, CA in January and will be featured in the Journal of the Association for Laboratory Automation (JALA). The title of the recognized paper is 'Towards Fully Automated Phototransfection'. [Read more...]

Robotics and Automation Laboratory participated in project demo at Picatinny.

October 15, 2009

Robotics and Automation Laboratory participated in project demo at Picatinny. The team demonstarted multi-robot patrolling as part of the project "A Heterogeneous Multi-Robot Multi-Sensor Platform for Intruder Detection". [Read more...]

Dr. Mitola, Founder of Cognitive Radio, Addresses International Conference on Radio Frequency Measurements Technology

October 9, 2009

Dr. Joseph Mitlola Vice President of Research at Stevens Institute of Technology provided the keynote address at the Swedish conference on RF Measurements Technology (RFMT). Director Jens Zander, Professor at KTH, The Royal Institute of Technology, introduced Distinguished Professor Joe Mitola as the opening keynote.Dr. Mitola provided an overview of how Stevens' systems engineering research applied to RF measurements technologies shows a rapidly growing need for bringing the instrumentation laboratory to the field, particularly for calibrating television (TV) whitespace for cognitive radios under the federal communications rule and order (R&O) of Nov 2008 that mandates a TV whitespace spectrum occupancy database. [Read more...]

Library research workshop schedule: Fall 2009

October 9, 2009

The S.C. Williams Library will offer several workshops this semester to help you improve your research skills and knowledge. Please join us for these useful and informative workshops!Workshops will include SciFinder and Ebsco database training, as well as an information session on submitting a thesis or dissertation. All members of the community are welcome to attend!Details are available on the library blog [Read more...]

Four NSF Grants Awarded to ECE Department

October 7, 2009

Cognitive Radio, Wireless Communications, and Network Security Advancement For their research efforts in Cognitive Radio, Wireless Communications and Network Security, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering has been awarded, “Four recent National Science Foundation (NSF) grants in excess of $1M, with a focus towards an increased contribution in CR advancement. We are pleased to be acknowledged for our research accomplishments, and are poised to introduce next- generation technology” – Professor Yu-Dong Yao, Department Director. One of the main priorities of the ECE Departments research is the application and advancement of security measures. They act as an [Read more...]

ICE Blog Launched on Research Enterprise Website!

October 2, 2009

Stevens Institute of Technology is happy to announce the launching of their new Inventiveness, Creativity and Entrepreneurship (ICE) Blog! As a part of the Research Enterprise website, ICE blog will highlight innovative research and educational opportunities within the University. The goal of ICE blog is to provide an in-depth look at some of the unique research being done by our faculty, complete with media, professor and student insights. Many of the research projects that our faculty study are on the leading edge of technology innovation; our students are surrounded by incredible learning opportunities and gain critical experience for a successful [Read more...]

Dr. Thomas Thundat from Oak Ridge National Laboratory presented at Stevens' Nanotechnology Seminar Series.

September 30, 2009

Dr. Thomas Thundat from Oak Ridge National Laboratory presented at Stevens' Nanotechnology Seminar Series. His talk is entitled "Interfacial Nanomechanics: Applications in Sensing and Characterization". [Read more...]