Faculty News & Kudos

Akm Rahman and Ozlem Yasar Awarded NASA Grant for Microgreens in Space Research

Akm Rahman and Ozlem Yasar (Mechanical Engineering Technology) were awarded a grant from NASA’s Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) Partnership Learning Annual Notification (MPLAN) for a research project, “Polyethylene Glycol Diacrylate for Seed Growth: Microgreens in Space,” to address the challenges of microgreen cultivation using a minimum amount of water in space, thereby providing vital nutrition to astronauts.  Read more . . . 

Robert Polchinski Featured in The Guardian Article on Window Air Conditioners

Robert Polchinski (Environmental Control Technology) was interviewed for an August article in the Guardian “From A to C: how to get the most out of your window air conditioner.”

Paul King Appointed Director of Brooklyn Waterfront Research Center

Paul King (Architectural Technology) has been appointed Director of the Brooklyn Waterfront Research Center following Richard Hanley’s retirement from the position this past spring.

Reginald Blake Honored with The Charles E. Anderson Award by AMS

Reginald Blake (Associate Provost and Dean of Curriculum and Research) has been honored by the Council of the American Meteorological Society with a vote to receive The Charles E. Anderson Award. The citation reads: “For being a selfless champion of BIPoC students, an inspiring mentor, and a treasured colleague who enriches DEIJ efforts in the atmospheric sciences.” The formal presentation of the award will occur in conjunction with the 105th AMS Annual Meeting to be held 12-16 January 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Nina Bannett Publishes New Poetry Collection, Motion Photos, Exploring Loss and PSP

Nina Bannett (English) dissects the connection between physical and emotional loss in her new Poetry collection, Motion Photos. Written as a response to her father’s passing following a battle with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a rare and incurable neurological disease, the book is both an expression of grief for Bannett and an opportunity to highlight PSP which can be mistaken for Parkinson’s disease.

Illya Azaroff Elected 2025 President-elect of AIA’s Board of Directors

Illya Azaroff (Architectural Technology) has been elected President of the American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) Board of Directors, as 2025 President-elect/2026 President. Read more . . .  Professor Azaroff was profiled in June as “a visionary architect dedicated to disaster mitigation, adaptation, and regenerative design” in the online newsletter, Disrupt. Read the full article.

Phillip Anzalone Appointed Director of City Tech’s Research Yard at Brooklyn Navy Yard

Phillip Anzalone (Architectural Technology) has been asked to serve as City Tech’s Director of the Research Yard at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, a joint initiative with Pratt and the Brooklyn Navy Yard for an advanced research and applied learning facility that connects faculty and students with the Yard’s ecosystem of more than 500 businesses.

New Full Time Faculty – Fall 2024

Raaghav Pandya, Assistant Professor, Career & Technology Teacher Education

Ahmed Hassebo, Lecturer, Electrical Engineering Technology

Shang-Huan Chiu, Assistant Professor, Mathematics

Kayla Davie, Lecturer, Mathematics

Emilio Minichiello, Assistant Professor, Mathematics

Emerson Ea, Professor & Chair, Nursing

Dashawn James, College Laboratory Technician, Physics

Lillian Amann, Lecturer, Radiologic Technology

Jean  Bonhomme, College Laboratory Technician, Restorative Dentistry

Alba Rossi-George, Lecturer, Social Science