Conversation Starters
News-worthy commentary by Stevens faculty members recently featured in the media.
“We still have some work to do just because we have data, but not enough data to train models correctly.”
—Marouane Temimi, associate professor with Stevens’ School of Engineering and Science (SES), was quoted in Barron’s on February 24, 2025, about using AI models and machine learning to track the path and impact of storms in real time.
“The important thing to recognize is that New Jersey is a coastal state, and New Jersey always has been and will continue to be vulnerable to the impacts of coastal storms and climate change.”
—Jon Miller, an SES associate professor, spoke about the Building a Climate Ready NJ initiative with North Jersey on December 18, 2024.
“Think about Texas in 2021, when millions lost power during a winter storm. As more homes go fully electric, we need to prepare for these scenarios.”
—Philip Odonkor, an SES assistant professor, was quoted in a February 8, 2025, Clean Technica article about vulnerabilities of fully electrified houses.
“I don’t think the current command and control systems are ‘hackable.’ They are frankly not modern enough for that.”
—Alex Wellerstein, an associate professor with Stevens’ School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, spoke to The Verge about the current state of American nuclear weapons. The article was published on February 9, 2025.