HCSLA Awards

2025 HCSLA Awards

May 8, 2025
11:00 am – 2:00 pm
WEC Multipurpose Room (1st Floor)

The HCSLA Awards are given in celebration of the accomplishments across the Jordan Hu College of Science & Liberal Arts and wider NJIT communities. Award nominations, evaluations, and selections are made collectively between the Office of the Dean and HCSLA Awards Committee.

Keynote Speaker

Christie Henry

Director of the Princeton University Press

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2025 HCSLA Awardees

JAY KAPPRAFF AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE AND THE ARTS

Christie Henry
Director of the Princeton University Press

DEAN'S DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD

Dr. Bruce Bukiet
Department of Mathematical Sciences

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARDS

Franklin Chou
B.A. Law, Technology, and Culture '13, NJIT
J.D. '16, Seton Hall University School of Law

Robert Kozlowski
B.S. Applied Physics '88

Te-Sheng Lin
Ph.D. Mathematical Sciences '12

RISING STAR ALUMNI AWARDS

Olivia Dudley
B.A. Biology '17, NJIT
M.S.P.A., Seton Hall University School of Health & Medical Sciences

Christa Haskins
B.A. Law, Technology, and Culture '18, NJIT
J.D. '24, Seton Hall University School of Law

Dr. Randolph J. Leiser
Ph.D. Mathematical Sciences '18

Rucheet Patel
M.S. Pharmaceutical Chemistry '19

Alexis Telyczka
B.S. Science, Technology and Society '20, NJIT
M.A. Creative Publishing and Critical Journalism '25, The New School for Social Research

DISTINGUISHED RESEARCH AWARD

Dr. Mengyan Li
Department of Chemistry & Environmental Science

RISING STAR RESEARCH AWARD

Dr. Xiaonan Tai
Department of Biological Sciences

EXCELLENCE IN UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION AWARD

Dr. Alison Lefkovitz
Federated Department of History

EXCELLENCE IN GRADUATE EDUCATION AWARD

Dr. Roy Goodman
Department of Mathematical Sciences

EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARD – UNIVERSITY LECTURER

Dr. Christopher DeSantis
Department of Chemistry & Environmental Science

EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARD – SENIOR UNIVERSITY LECTURER

Dr. Andres Jerez
Department of Physics

EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARD – ADJUNCT FACULTY

Thomas Sherman
Department of Mathematical Sciences

EXCELLENCE IN SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

Miriam Ascarelli
Department of Humanities & Social Sciences

EXCELLENCE IN SERVICE AWARD

Michael Bonchonsky
Department of Chemistry & Environmental Science

Erika Norro
Department of Physics

OUTSTANDING STAFF AWARD

Jon Porus
Department of Mathematical Sciences

SPIRIT OF "DOC" AWARD

Nikita Nair
Federated Department of History

OUTSTANDING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT AWARDS

Aleesha Deshmukh
Department of Biological Sciences

Sabrina Gerace
Department of Chemistry & Environmental Science

Jay Bengu
Federated Department of History

Gala Krsmanovic
Department of Humanities & Social Sciences

Julia Collin
Department of Mathematical Sciences

Christopher Lombardi
Department of Physics

OUTSTANDING GRADUATE STUDENT AWARDS

Grant Bowers
Department of Biological Sciences

Egor Demidov
Department of Chemistry & Environmental Science

Richard Connor Greene
Department of Mathematical Sciences

Dolores Termini
Department of Physics