Engineering News - Fall 2007

In This Issue:

Gerald Navratil Charts New Course for SEAS

Board of Visitors Has "2020 Vision" For Columbia SEAS

SEAS Welcomes New Junior Faculty

Armen A. A. Avanessians '83 Elected A University Trustee

Seminar Series on Science, Technology, and Society

Recent Grads Form Young Alumni Group

Residential Programs Foster Community Engagement

First Years and Sophs Enjoy "Just Desserts"

CESAA Honors Alumni Leaders In Computer Science and Law

The Campaign for Columbia Engineering

Class Day, Commencement

Faculty Notes

Toward the $1,000 Genome: Personalized Medicine

Class Notes

In Memoriam

Plans for Reunion 2008

Cover Story: Gerald Navratil Takes the Helm

Thomas Alva Edison Professor of Applied Physics Gerald A. Navratil guides Columbia SEAS into century's second decade. [More]

SEAS Board of Visitors Has 2020 Vision

The School's advisory body comprised of faithful and successful alumni has released a long range plan for SEAS to attain top-10 status by 2020. [More]

New Junior Faculty Welcomed by Dean

Nine new faculty members were the guests of honor at a Welcome Reception hosted by Interim Dean Gerald Navratil and attended by faculty colleagues. [More]

John Chu Receives Honorary Degree from Columbia

Columbia Campaign for Engineering

Scholarships, fellowships, professorships and research facilities are the focus of the historic Columbia Campaign for Engineering, whose goal is $125 million. [More]

Civil Engineering's New Research Directions