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Researchers Discover Mysterious Source of 'Heartbeat-like' Radio Bursts in a Solar Flare

Wednesday, February 8, 2023
A solar radio burst with a signal pattern, akin to that of a heartbeat, has been pinpointed in the Sun’s atmosphere, according to a new study.

NJIT Physics Professor Wins 2023 Karen Harvey Prize for Solar Physics Research

Monday, January 23, 2023
Bin Chen, associate professor of physics and researcher at NJIT’s Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research (CSTR), has been awarded the 2023 Karen Harvey Prize from the Solar Physics Division of...

NJIT Alumna, Faculty Earn Prestigious Engineering Award

Wednesday, October 19, 2022
The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has bestowed on NJIT alumna General (retired) Ellen M. Pawlikowski the 2022 Arthur M. Bueche Award. Pawlikowski joins distinguished professor Louis Lanzerotti as the second Highlander to receive the award...

NJIT Alum Denise Richard Joins First Peace Corps Volunteers Overseas Since COVID

Thursday, October 13, 2022
Transitioning back from a world of COVID lockdowns and restrictions has meant something different for everyone, but for Denise Richard and the Peace Corps, a “return to normal” will soon mean resuming humanitarian efforts more than 7,000 miles...

Smart Microrobots Learn How to Swim and Navigate with Artificial Intelligence

Thursday, August 4, 2022
Researchers from Santa Clara University, New Jersey Institute of Technology and the University of Hong Kong have been able to successfully teach microrobots how to swim via deep reinforcement learning, marking a substantial leap in the...

NJIT Researchers Unveil Particle Accelerator Region Inside a Solar Flare

Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Solar flares are among the most violent explosions in our solar system, but despite their immense energy — equivalent to a hundred billion atomic bombs detonating at once — physicists still haven’t been able to answer exactly how these sudden...

NJIT's Award-Winning Grads Reflect on Successes, Share Future Plans

Monday, May 23, 2022
Alongside the wave of excitement at Commencement 2022, NJIT’s College of Science and Liberal Arts recently decorated their star students at its annual ...

College of Science and Liberal Arts Celebrates 40 Years at 2022 Awards Ceremony

Monday, May 9, 2022
On May 4, celebratory glasses were raised at the signature year-end awards ceremony for NJIT’s College of Science and Liberal Arts (CSLA), where the incredible milestone of the college’s 40th anniversary served...

NJIT Physicist Wins NSF CAREER Award to Explore Explosive Solar Connection

Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Satoshi Inoue, assistant professor of physics and member of the Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research (CSTR) at NJIT, is investigating a mysterious connection between two of space’s most powerful explosions as part of a new CAREER award from the...

NSF Appoints NJIT's Wenda Cao to Its Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee

Monday, February 7, 2022
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has appointed Wenda Cao, physics professor and director of the Big Bear Solar Observatory (BBSO) of NJIT’s Center for...