James M. Lipuma, PhD is a Senior University Lecturer in the Humanities Department at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). He holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from Stanford University, an MS in Environmental Policy Studies and a PhD in Environmental Science from NJIT, and a Masters of Education in Curriculum and Teaching focused in Science Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. He conducts extensive research in digital learning, curriculum, and instructional design and is currently piloting online converged course delivery methods.
Bruce Bukiet is Associate Professor of Mathematical Sciences and Associate Dean of the College of Science and Liberal Arts at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). His interests have always been involved with applying mathematics, modeling and computation to real world issues. In this regard, he has made mathematical contributions to a number of “B” areas: Baseball, Biology, Bombs and Bugs. In recent years he has been involved in a number of projects working to improve education both at the K-12 level as well as in the university.