Contact Us

Your colleagues in the NJIT Office of Research are prepared to support your research project at all stages of the process.

Atam P Dhawan, Ph.D.
Senior Vice Provost for Research
Distinguished Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Executive Director, Undergraduate Research and Innovation
Phone: 973-596-8566
Email: dhawan@njit.edu

Office of Research
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Suite 340, Fenster Hall
323 Martin Luther King Blvd.
Newark, NJ 07102-1982
Phone: (973) 596-5275
Fax: (973) 596-6056

Email for general pre-award or contract-related inquiries: srard@njit.edu
Email for general post-award or grant finance-related inquiries: gca@njit.edu

Eric D. Hetherington, Ph.D.
Associate Vice Provost for Sponsored Research Administration
973-596-3631; eric.d.hetherington@njit.edu

Kimberly Dripchak
Associate Director for Research Operations
973-596-6222; dripchak@njit.edu

Kathy Bosco
Assistant to the Sr. Vice Provost for Research
973-642-4877; kbosco@njit.edu

Shawn A. Chester, Ph.D.
Associate Vice Provost for Research Collaboration and Partnerships
973-596-3658, shawn.a.chester@njit.edu

Ken Varkey
Research Administration Information Systems and Reporting Specialist
973-596-5398;ken.varkey@njit.edu

Pre-Award Services

Jesus Novoa, Senior Director, Pre-Award Services
973-642-4074; jesus.novoa@njit.edu

Theresa Walton MPA , Assistant Director of Pre-Award Services
973-642-7322; theresa.walton@njit.edu

Natasha Titre, Grant Management Specialist
973-642- 4759; nt44@njit.edu

Tia Hanks, Research Administrator
973-596-8136; tia.hanks@njit.edu

James Hecker, Research Administrator
973-642-4171; james.hecker@njit.edu

Tariq Washington, Research Administrator
tariq.washington@njit.edu

John McCarthy, Director of Research, NCE
973-596-3247; john.p.mccarthy@njit.edu
Civil and Environmental Engineering (including the Center for Natural Resources)
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering
School of applied Engineering And Technology
NCE Office of the Dean

Reeja Thomas, Director of Research, NCE
973-596-5352; reeja.thomas@njit.edu
Biomedical Engineering (including the Center for Injury, Biomechanics, Materials and Medicine; and the Center for Rehabilitation Robotics)
Chemical and Material Engineering (including the Center for Membrane Separations and Biotechnology)

Cristo Leon, Director of Research, CSLA
973-596-6426; leonc@njit.edu

Selenny Fabre, Director of Research, YWCC
973-596-6344; selenny.m.fabre@njit.edu

Felicia Margolies, Project Manager, CSTR
973-596-5377; felicia.h.margolies@njit.edu

For all HCAD & MTSM inquiries
reach out to James Hecker in the Office of Research directly
973-642-4171; james.hecker@njit.edu

Post-Award Management

Mariel Diaz, Executive Director for Research Management and Finance
973-596-2962; mariel.diaz@njit.edu

Brenda Garcia, Assistant Director for Post Award Management
973-596-2945; brenda.garcia@njit.edu

Joseph LaBrutto, Senior Grant Accountant
973-642-4133; joseph.labrutto@njit.edu
Post Award Operations Support

Hiumui (Hattie) Yeung, Senior Grant Accountant
973-596-5734; hiumui.yeung@njit.edu
Newark College of Engineering (NCE)-CME,BME,MIE
Procurement Technical Assistance Center
Center for Injury BioMechanics, Materials and Medicine
Center for Brain Imaging
Center for Natural Resources

Fatima Mohammed, Senior Grant Accountant
973-596-5738; fatima.mohammed@njit.edu
Newark College of Engineering (NCE)-CEE,ECE
School of Applied Engr & Tech
Spon Chr: Membrane Sep & Biotech

Juan Leguisamon Cordero, Senior Grant Accountant
973-642-7450; juan.cordero@njit.edu
Ying Wu College of Computing (YWCC)
Center for Solar Research (CTSR)

Martha Churchill, Grant Closeout Specialist
973-596-3145; churchil@njit.edu

Raquel Miller-Henry, Assistant Director, Grant Accounting and Receivables
973-596-6221; millerhe@njit.edu

Evan Statham, Grant Accountant - Accounts Receivable and Cash Management
973-642-4664, evan.statham@njit.edu

Scott Sire, Senior Grant Accountant
973-642-4295, scott.sire@njit.edu
EOP, College Bound, Gear-Up, McNair, Upward Bound, Talent Search, NJII/NJIT Grants, NJTPA

Rickey Ore, Grant Accountant
973-596-5687; rickey.i.ore@njit.edu
College of Science and Liberal Arts (CSLA)

Davinder Kaur, Grant Accountant
973-596-5209; davinder.kaur@njit.edu
Hillier College of Architecture and Design (HCAD)
Martin Tuchman School of Management (MTSOM)

Senia Vong, Senior Grant Accountant
973-642-4207; senia.vong@njit.edu
EOP, College Bound, Gear-Up, McNair, Upward Bound, Talent Search (in training)

Faculty Seed Grants (All departments)
facultyseedgrants-group@njit.edu

Research Compliance and Export Control

Robert Rasmussen
Director, Export Control
973-642-4246; robert.rasmussen@njit.edu

Raju Tamot, Ph.D.
Assistant Director - Research Compliance and Integrity
973-596-5462; Raju.K.Tamot@njit.edu

Intellectual Property and Patents

Sanjiv M. Chokshi, Esq.
Associate General Counsel
973-642-4285; Sanjiv.m.chokshi@njit.edu

Technology Transfer and Licensing

Ikechukwu Nwabufo
IP Licensing and Marketing Manager
973-642-4301; in49@njit.edu

NJIT Implementation of Recent Executive Orders