Contact Us

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

Shivon Boodhoo, Ph.D.
Director, Special Projects and Faculty Awards
973-642-4874; Boodhoo@njit.edu​

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

Iris Pantoja, Assistant Director, Sponsored Research Administration
973-642-4483; iris.pantoja@njit.edu

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

Reeja Thomas, Grant Management Specialist
973-596-5352; rt453@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

Reuel Mebuin, Director of Research, NCE
973-596-2781; rm2242@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

Esther Hom, Director of Research, YWCC
973-596-2976; hom@njit.edu

TBA, Program Manager, HCAD & MTSM
interim: 973-642-4483; iris.pantoja@njit.edu

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

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

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

Joseph LaBrutto, Senior Grant Accountant
973-642-4133; joseph.labrutto@njit.edu
EOP, College Bound, Gear-Up, McNair, Upward Bound, Talent Search, NJII/NJIT Grants, NJTPA

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

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

Fatima Mohammed, Grant Accountant
973-596-5738; fm28@njit.edu
Newark College of Engineering (NCE)-CME,CEE,ECE

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

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

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

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

Kerry Fluhr, Ph.D.
Intellectual Property Manager
973-596-5504; kf258@njit.edu