Treena Livingston Arinzeh, associate professor of biomedical engineering, received a 2004 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), one of only 20 NSF-supported young researchers to be so honored. The award recognizes her breakthrough research using adult stem cells to regrow bone, cartilage and neural tissue.

Atam Dhawan, professor of electrical and computer engineering and biomedical engineering, was elected fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for his contributions to optical imaging of skin-lesions and multi-modality medical image analysis.

Deran Hanesian, professor of chemical engineering, received the Chester F. Carlson Award for Innovation in Engineering Education from the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE). One of only 12 engineering educators honored in 2003, Hanesian was cited for developing a laboratory that teaches the scientific method for students of all ages and capabilities.

Edip Niver, associate professor of electrical engineering, was named among the MMS 2003 Honored Pioneers in Microwave Engineering at the Mediterranean Microwave Symposium held in Cairo, Egypt.

Ronald H. Rockland, associate professor of electrical engineering technology and associate dean of the Newark College of Engineering, received the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Frederick J. Berger Award. The award recognizes and encourages programmatic and individual excellence in engineering technology education.

Yun Shi, a professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering, has been elected as a Fellow of the IEEE for his contributions to multidimensional signal processing.