Mechanical Engineering

Trevor van Eeuwen, Natalie Fardian-Melamed, Sir Len Blavatnik, and Barbara Bosch pose together at the Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists ceremony, with van Eeuwen, Fardian-Melamed, and Bosch wearing award medals.

Research

Breakthrough Nanosensor Research Earns Columbia Engineer Blavatnik Regional Award for Young Scientists

October 20, 2026

by Ellen Neff

Dean Shih-Fu Chang and Helen Lu pose with representatives from Gotham Foundry, Green Economy at NYCEDC, the CUNY Graduate Center, and Genspace at the Gotham Foundry symposium.

Campus

Gotham Foundry Symposium Showcases the Future of Materials

October 13, 2026

Hod Lipson speaks to students seated around a table working with robotics equipment in a Columbia Engineering lab.

Research

New $20M NSF Grant to Further Power Physical AI

October 12, 2026

Angela McNeal speaks into a microphone while seated at a light blue table, with a coffee cup in front of them and blue balloons behind them.

Campus

Angela McNeal's Blueprint for Trustworthy AI

October 07, 2026

by Beatrice Mhando

Faculty & Staff

Welcoming our New Faculty for 2026

September 11, 2026

by Allison Elliott

Six panelists from industry and Columbia quantum faculty listen as one speaks into a microphone at a Columbia Engineering–branded table

Research

Columbia Holds Quantum Industry Workshop

August 14, 2026

by Ellen Neff

A Roaree figurine launched into outer space from a rocket over a blue sky

Students

A Small CubeSat, One Giant Leap for Columbia Students

July 09, 2026

by Jennifer Ernst Beaudry

n a busy laboratory, a scientist in a blue lab coat and safety glasses works at a microscope-and-monitor workstation, adjusting small components on an optical table while a colleague in a white lab coat stands beside them observing.

Students

What Makes a Good Superconducting Qubit?

June 24, 2026

by Ellen Neff

Two women examine and adjust a clear scale model of a suspension bridge on a table at an indoor exhibit, with posters and display tables in the background.

Students

A Showcase of Student Innovation

June 11, 2026

Four people smile for a photo in front of a large balloon during the Columbia Engineering reunion on campus.

Alumni

Engineering Alumni Celebrate Reunion 2026

June 09, 2026

Two women sit on stage in armchairs during a public talk; one listens with a microphone in hand while the other, in a blue suit, speaks into a microphone. A small table between them holds water bottles and a vase of flowers, with an audience visible in the foreground.

Alumni

An Evening with Executive Powerhouse Ursula Burns MS’82

May 26, 2026

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Faculty & Staff

Mary C. Boyce to Receive Honorary Degree from Notre Dame

May 15, 2026