High-Tech Alum to Receive University Medal for Excellence

Distinguished Columbia Engineering alumna Alicia Abella MS'93, MPhil'94, PhD'95 has been awarded the University Medal for Excellence, which will be presented to her May 22 at Commencement. The Medal for Excellence is awarded annually and bestowed on an outstanding Columbia graduate under the age of 45.

Graphene Study Confirms 40-Year-Old Physics Prediction

First direct proof of Hofstadter Butterfly Fractal observed in moiré superlattices

Professor Mark Cane Elected to the National Academy of Sciences

Cane is one of 84 new members and 21 foreign associates from 14 countries to join the prestigious academy.

Making the Grade: Servedio, Vallancourt Win Presidential Teaching Awards

Rocco Servedio, associate professor of computer science, and David Vallancourt, senior lecturer in electrical engineering, have been awarded Columbia’s Presidential Teaching Award.

Nanotechnology Breakthrough May Improve Drug Delivery

Columbia engineers manipulate a Buckyball by inserting a single water molecule.

Soulaymane Kachani Named a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader

The World Economic Forum has inducted Soulaymane Kachani to its 2013 class of Young Global Leaders.

It's Raining Innovation

An interdisciplinary team's design proposal was recognized for innovative technology in a green roof competition.

Professors from Chemical Engineering and Computer Science Use Big Data to Design New Nanomaterials

Three engineering professors are applying big data concepts and techniques to discover and design new nanomaterials.

Robert Bakish BS'85, '89BUS to Speak at Class Day

Students choose Viacom CEO and former MTV president as keynote speaker at 2013 Engineering Class Day ceremony May 20.

Milestones

Three student teams from Columbia Engineering won honorable mentions for their innovative designs in the second annual Cornell Cup USA, presented by Intel.

Columbia Engineers Generate World-Record mmWave Output Power from Nanoscale CMOS

This development could enable extremely high-bandwidth communication over extremely long distances for the first time.

PhD Student Wins Fulbright to Tackle Flood Management in Haiti

Raha Hakimdavar will use the grant to further study and develop a sensor- and satellite-driven network for flood management in areas with high flood risk.

New Computational Model Can Predict Breast Cancer Survival

Led by Dimitris Anastassiou, the research team has developed a new computational model that is highly predictive of breast cancer survival.

Hack Around-the-Clock

Columbia Engineering recently hosted the Spring 2013 hackNY Student Hackathon, a 24-hour marathon of collaborative coding and a chance for students to become immersed in New York City’s thriving technology start-up scene.

New Technique Measures Evaporation Globally

This new development will help scientists evaluate water resource management, assess recent trends of evaporation throughout the globe.

Big Data, Big Ideas

Columbia faculty and leading data scientists and researchers underscored the ever-increasing challenges and opportunities tied to big data at a symposium held April 5 by Columbia’s new Institute for Data Sciences and Engineering.

Mary Cunningham Boyce Appointed Dean of Columbia's School of Engineering and Applied Science

Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger today announced his appointment of Mary Cunningham Boyce as the new Dean of the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, effective July 1, 2013.

Venkat Venkatasubramanian | Understanding Self-Organization, Emergence, and Complexity

When Venkat Venkatasubramanian investigates a complex system—anywhere from understanding the inner workings of chemical plants and power grids to researching the systemic failure of failed institutions—the computational theorist likes to take a holistic approach.

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