The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) helps faculty and administrators compete for and win grants that strengthen the intellectual climate and improve the learning environment at City Tech. The office provides notices of grant opportunities and works with faculty and administrators over the life-cycle of a grant – from concept development through close-out.
City Tech Adjunct Professor of Architectural Technology, Ashwani Bedi, was recently promoted to Director of Structural Engineering at the New York City Department of Design & Construction (DDC). He brings close to 40 years of experience, working with various national and international consulting firms, and has been with the DDC for over 17 years. Bedi…
Professor Viviana Acquaviva (Physics) is one of seven researchers selected for the Simons Foundation’s first class of Pivot Fellows. The program will support the seven accomplished researchers as they apply their talent and expertise to a new field in mathematics or the natural sciences. Each fellow will receive support for one year of training in their new…
Dr. Reginald Blake, Dr. Hamid Norouzi, and Dr. Akm Samsur Rahman were awarded a $88,445 grant for a 22-month period for their collaborative research project “Understanding Climate and Extreme Weather Events in the Greater New York Area” as part of the Department of Energy (DOE) Research and Development Partnership Pilots program. The DOE granted $4.7 million…
Ms. Julia V. Jordan is a Professor Emeritus from New York City College of Technology, CUNY, where she dedicated 40 years of service to excellence in education at her alma mater. Professor Jordan retired in 2021, not before leaving an indelible mark on the department and college. As an educator, Julia inspired countless students and…
Professor Keith Whitmoyer, adjunct assistant professor of philosophy (Department of Social Sciences) translated a book written by foundational philosopher Maurice Merleau-Ponty that has just been published (January 2022) by Northwestern University Press. Titled The Possibility of Philosophy, the book presents the notes that Maurice Merleau-Ponty prepared for three courses he taught at the Collège de France. They…
Professor Caroline Hellman has been appointed Interim Special Assistant to the President assuming many of the responsibilities formerly held by Dr. Stephen Soiffer, who recently retired. She will oversee the Offices of Communication, and Image and Visual Communication, and play a leadership role in managing the external image of the College. Dr. Hellman has served…
Illya Azaroff is among Governor Hochul’s appointees to NYSERDA’s newly launched “New York State Climate Impacts Assessment: Understanding and Preparing for Our Changing Climate.” He will work with a diverse group of experts and stakeholders from across the state to develop a science-based assessment of observed and projected climate impacts on New York’s communities, ecosystems,…
Monica Berger recently published a chapter entitled “Teaching Authors about Predatory Journals in the One-on-One Consultation” in the Scholarly Communications Cookbook, edited by Brianna Buljung and Emily Bongiovanni, published by the Association of College and Research Libraries. Her chapter is open access and available via Academic Works. View the chapter at https://academicworks.cuny.edu/ny_pubs/783/….
Biology professor Michael Gotesman published two discrete chapters in Methods in Molecular Biology Book called Cytoskeleton. Chapter 12: Purification of Cytoskeletal Proteins by Fast Protein Liquid Chromatography (FPLC) Using an ÄKTA Start System which was partially funded by a grant I received in 2020 from 2020 PSC-CUNY Adjunct/CET Professional Development Fund Award. Chapter 18: Using…
Pirate Queens the Dauntless Women who Dared to rule the High Seas, published by National Geographic for Kids, will be released this January 11th, 2022. By Leigh Lewis and Sara Gómez Woolley, Pirate Queens is a lushly illustrated non-fiction book for middle-grade readers. It was extensively researched in collaboration with the National Geographic team to…
