Ph.D. Student Profiles
Meet the exemplary students that make up the Ph.D. Program in Urban Systems.
Muxin Jia mj8@njit.edu
Education:
M.S., Urban Planning, ChongQing University (2019)
B.S., Urban Design, Southwest Jiaotong University (2015)
Research Interests:
Urban design, Spatial analytics, Data-driven approaches
Anticipated Graduation: 2025
Title of Dissertation: TBD
Education:
M.S., Interior Architecture and Built Environment, Yonsei University (2021)
B.S., Interior Architecture and Built Environment, Yonsei University (2018)
Research Interests:
Indoor environmental quality, Building energy performance, Personal environmental control system
Anticipated Graduation: 2025
Title of Dissertation: TBD
Minkyeong Park mp346@njit.edu
Education:
M.S., Department of Architecture, Korea University (2021)
B.S, Architecture Engineering, Hanbat National University (2019)
Research Interests:
Urban building energy modeling
Anticipated Graduation: 2025
Title of Dissertation: TBD
Ulker Sedef Piker usp5@njit.edu
Education:
B.A., Art History, Rutgers (2015)
Research Interests:
Architectural history, Orientalism
Anticipated Graduation: TBD
Title of Dissertation: Orientalism, Identity and Representation in the Domestic Interior
Kaveh Samiei ks853@njit.edu
Education:
M.A.A. Post-Professional Studies in Architecture, FIU (2017)
Research Interests:
Low carbon design, Embodied carbon, Affordable housing, LCA, LCC.
Anticipated Graduation: TBD
Title of Dissertation: Towards Low-Carbon Affordable Housing Design
Esther Zipori ez6@njit.edu
Education:
Ph.D., City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning, NJIT (2022)
M. I. P., Urban Design & Infrastructure Planning, NJIT (2015)
B.Arch. (Minors in Environmental Studies and Sustainable Design), NJIT (2014)
Research Interests:
Post-automobility, Sustainable development, Mobility, Futures, Urban streets
Title of Dissertation: The Future Of The Urban Street In The United States: Visions Of Alternative Mobilities In The Twenty-First Century