Mechanical Engineering
Research Areas
- Energy Systems
- Fluid Mechanics
- Heat Transfer
- Energy Harvesting (Conversion) and Storage
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Professional Experience
- Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University (2020-present)
- Affiliated Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University (2020-present)
- Affiliated Member of the Data Science Institute, Columbia University (2020-present)
- Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University (2014-2020)
- Affiliated Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University (2014-2020)
- Affiliated Member of the Data Science Institute, Columbia University (2014-2020)
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Professional Affiliations
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
- American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
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Honors & Awards
- Invited Headline Speaker for the Faraday Discussion on Unimolecular Reactions (2022)
- Hiroshi Tsuji Early Career Researcher Award from the Combustion Institute (2021)
- National Science Foundation CAREER Award (2020)
- Research Excellence Award from the Combustion Institute (2020)
- Doctoral New Investigator Award from the American Chemical Society PRF (2016-2018)
- Director’s Postdoctoral Fellowship at Argonne National Laboratory (2011-2013)
- Wallace Memorial Fellowship (2009-2010)
- Princeton Energy and Climate Scholars Fellowship (2008-2010)
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Education
- PhD, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University
- BS, Mechanical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University
Research Areas
- Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)
- Microfluidics and nanofluidics
- Micro and nanobiosensing
- Biomolecular nanotechnology
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Professional Experience
- Associate professor of mechanical engineering (with tenure), Columbia University, 2010-
- Associate professor of mechanical engineering (without tenure), Columbia University, 2005–2010
- Assistant professor of mechanical engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 2000–2005
- Assistant professor of biomedical engineering (by courtesy), Carnegie Mellon University, 2003–2005
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Professional Affiliations
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Research Areas
- Theoretical investigation of electromagnetic near-field interaction between two spheres and between a sphere and a flat substrate.
- Usage of dyadic Green’s functions in electromagnetic scattering problems, nano-optics, and near-field thermal radiation.
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Professional Experience
- Ph.D, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007
- MS, University of Delaware, 1999
- B. Tech, Indian Institute of Technology, 1997
Research Areas
- Mechanobiology
- Biomechanics
- Cell and Tissue Biomechanics
- Systems Biology and Synthetic Biology
- Self-Organization
- Smart Materials and Structures
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Professional Affiliations
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Society for Experimental Mechanics (SEM)
- American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)
- Genetics Society of America (GSA)
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Honors & Awards
- Sloan Research Fellowship, 2022
- Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering, 2018
- NSF CAREER Award, 2018
- Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professorship, 2016
- Burroughs Welcome Fund Career Award at the Scientific Interface, 2013
- Helen Hay Whitney Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2011
- National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship, 2007
- National Defense Science and Engineering Fellowship, 2004
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Education
- PhD, Applied Physics, Harvard University
- MA, Applied Physics, Harvard University
- BA, Physics, University of Chicago
Research Areas
- Design and Manufacturing
- Fluid Mechanics
- Manufacturing & Fabrication
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Mechanics
- Micro/Nanotechnology (MEMS)
- Robotics and Control Systems
- 2D materials
- Additive Manufacturing
- Biological modeling
- Biomechanics
- Human-Centered Design
- Mechanobiology
- Micro and Nanoscale Engineering
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Professional Experience
- Chair of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, 2014–
- Professor of Mechanical Engineering and of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery, Columbia University, 2017–
- Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, 2011–2016
- Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, 2006–2011
- Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, 2001–2005
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Professional Affiliations
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- Materials Research Society
- Society of Experimental Mechanics
- American Chemical Society
- The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society
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Honors & Awards
- William E. Hitselberger Memorial Lectureship from The American Neurotology Society, 2015
- International Journal of Plasticity Young Research Award, 2012
- Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, 2006
- Department of Energy Early Career Scientist and Engineer Award, 2006
- Frontiers of Engineering Program at National Academy of Engineering, 2003
- National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Award, 2001
Research Areas
- Design and Manufacturing
- Mechatronics
- Human-Centered Design
- Human-Centered Robotics
- Movement Control
- Robotics and Automation
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Professional Experience
- Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of Design & Innovation, Columbia University, 2026-
- Lecturer in the Discipline of Design & Innovation, Columbia University, 2019-2025
- Kenneth A. and Mary Ann Shaw Endowed Professor of Practice, Syracuse University, 2018-2019
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Honors & Awards
- Presidential Award for Outstanding Teaching, 2022
- Edward and Carole Kim Faculty Involvement Award, 2021
- Provost Innovative Course Design grant, 2020
- Towner Prize for Outstanding Engineering GSI, 2018
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Education
- Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, The University of Michigan
- M.S., Mechanical Engineering, The University of Michigan
- B.E., Mechanical Engineering, The Cooper Union
Research Areas
- Vision and Robotics
- Applied and Theoretical Machine Learning
- Artificial Intelligence
- Design Automation
- Robotics and Autonomous Systems
- Robotics and Control Systems
- Human-Centered Robotics
- Rehabilitation Engineering
- Robotics and Automation
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Honors & Awards
- Time Magazine Best Inventions of the Year (2023)
- Sloan Research Fellowship, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (2016)
- National Science Foundation CAREER Award (2016)
- Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award (2015)
- IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Early Career Award (2013)
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Professional Experience
- Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science (affiliated), Columbia University, 2021 - present
- Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science (affiliated), Columbia University, 2014 - 2021
- Senior Research Scientist, Google, 2013 - 2014
- Research Scientist, Willow Garage Inc., 2009 - 2013
Research Areas
- Artificial Intelligence
- Computational Engineering Science
- Data Science
- Imaging
- Materials
- Modeling & Simulation
- Robotics
- Robotics, digital manufacturing, 3D printing
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Professional Experience
- 2014 - 3DBio Inc., Co-founder, Bioprinting
- 2011 - Nutonian Inc., Co-founder, Eureqa
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Honors & Awards
- US National Academy of Engineering Annual Gilbreth Lecturer, 2012.
- Forbes “Top 7 Data scientists in the world”, 2011.
- Popular Science’s one of 25 most Awesome labs in the US, 2011.
- Discover Magazine’s 25 most important discoveries of 2009.
- Esquire Magazine Best & Brightest, 2007.
- Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Award, 2007.
- TIME Magazine’s “Most important events of 2000”.
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Education
- Postdoc, Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Postdoc, Computer Science, Brandeis University
- PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
- BS, Mechanical Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology