Engineering Professor Partners
With NYCDEP on Stormwater Management Study

The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYCDEP) has awarded a $500,000 contract to HDR Engineering, with Manhattan College as the major subcontractor. The award is for the study of stormwater management practices within the New York City drinking water supply watershed. The duration of the study is five years. The principal investigator for Manhattan College will be Dr. Scott Lowe, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering. Read.

 

Faculty and Staff Accomplishments

Dr. William Merriman, dean of the school of education, was nominated and elected to membership in the New York Academy of Public Education. The academy was founded in 1912 to provide a forum for constructive educational thinking and leadership. Merriman was inducted into the academy at the Princeton Club in New York City on Feb. 4.

Dr. Claudia Setzer, professor of religious studies, gave the opening talk at a conference on The Human Body and Resurrection at the University of Regensburg in Regensburg, Germany, in December.

Dr. Nicholas De Lillo, professor of mathematics and computer science, recently completed the paper “Simulation of Finite-State Automata Using Java 6.0, Part 2: Advanced Concepts.” It was accepted for publication in the Technical Report Series of the Graduate School of Computer Science and Information Technology, an official publication of the Ivan G. Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Services at Pace University. Part one of the paper was published in November 2008.

Dr. Powell Draper, assistant professor of civil engineering, co-authored a chapter in the book Felix Candela: Engineer, Builder, Structural Artist, which was named one of the best architecture books of 2008 by ArchNewsNow.com.

For more faculty and staff accomplishments, click Here.

 

Welcome New Employees

Manhattan College welcomed five new employees in January: Annarita Macri (biology), Dominick Messina (chemistry), Joblanski Pereyra (security), Jesus Romero (security) and James Wallace (physical plant). For a full list of recent new employees, click Here.

 

Manhattan College Milestones

Congratulations to Walter Matystik, assistant provost/director of research, who celebrates his 35-year anniversary with Manhattan College in March. Antonio Guzman (30 years) of physical plant and Debbie Damico (25 years), international academic advisor, also reached special milestones. For a complete list of recent anniversaries, click Here.