Sustainability & Climate

Research Areas


  • Energy Storage and Conversion Technology
  • Sustainability
  • Renewable Energy

Additional Information


  • Professional Experience
    • Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, 2023-present
    • Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, 2018-present
  • Education
    • PhD, Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh
  • Professional Affiliations
    • American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
    • American Chemical Society (ACS)
    • American Physical Society (APS)
    • Electrochemical Society (ECS)
  • Honors & Awards
    • Cottrell Scholar Award (2022)
    • NSF CAREER Award (2021)
    • Charles Hatchett Award (2019)
    • Scialog Fellowship for Advanced Energy Storage (2018-2019)
    • Charles and Katharine Darwin Research Fellowship (2017)
    • Marie Skłodowska-Curie International Postdoctoral Fellowship (2017)
    • Pittsburgh Quantum Institute Graduation Fellowship (2015)
    • US Delegate of the 65th Lindau Meeting of Nobel Laureates (2015)
    • Experimental NMR Conference Student Travel Award (2015)
    • Andrew Mellon Predoctoral Fellowship (2014)
    • Eastern Analytical Symposium Graduate Student Award (2014)

Research Areas


  • Environmental Engineering
  • Wind Engineering
  • Smart Cities (Infrastructure)
  • Sustainable Infrastructure
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Turbulence
  • Fluid Mechanics

Additional Information


  • Professional Experience
    • Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics (2018 – present)
    • Amazon Visiting Academic, Amazon.com Inc., Amazon Prime Air (2020 — present)
    • Senior Research Scientist, Amazon.com Inc., Amazon Prime Air (2018 — 2020)
  • Professional Affiliations
    • American Society of Civil Engineers
    • American Geophysical Union
    • American Meteorological Society
    • American Physical Society
  • Honors & Awards
    • National Science Foundation Early Career Program Award (2024)
    • Young Investigator Award, Office of Naval Research (2023)
    • Early Career Program Award, Army Research Office (2022)
    • Provost Diversity Award, Columbia University (2021)
    • Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Center for Turbulence Research, Stanford University (2017)
    • EDME Award for the Best PhD Thesis in Mechanics at École Polytechnique
    • Fédérale de Lausanne (2016)
    • Best Presentation Award, 9th International Conference on Urban Climate, 12th Symposium on the Urban Environment (2016)
    • Outstanding Student Paper Award, American Geophysical Union General Assembly Conference (2014)
  • Education
    • PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
    • PhD, Civil Engineering, University of Florence and Braunschweig TU University
    • MS, Civil Engineering, University of Padova
    • BS, Civil Engineering, University of Padova

Research Areas


  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)
  • Vision and Robotics
  • Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR)
  • Edge Computing
  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
  • Networked and Distributed Systems
  • Robotics and Autonomous Systems
  • Wireless, Embedded, and Sensor Systems
  • Computer Systems and Computer Engineering
  • Smart Electric Energy (Smart Grids)
  • Energy Efficiency and Conservation Technology
  • Wearable Electronics (Technology)

Additional Information


  • Professional Experience
    • Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, 2020-Present
    • Vice Chair of SIGEnergy, Association for Computing Machinery, 2023-Present
    • Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, 2015-2020
    • Co-Chair of Smart Cities Center, Data Science Institute, Columbia University, 2016-Present
    • CTO, Air Scientific Inc., 2014-2015
    • Director of Analytics and IoT Research, Intel Labs China, 2012-2014
    • Researcher, Microsoft Research Asia, 2010-2012
    • Engineer, Intel, 2005-2005
  • Professional Affiliations
    • Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
    • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  • Honors & Awards
    • Best Paper Award, ACM MobiSys, 2024
    • Best Paper Award, ACM BuildSys, 2023
    • Best Demo Award, ACM/IEEE IPSN, 2023
    • Best Demo Runner-Up Award, ACM SenSys, 2022
    • Best Poster Candidate, ACM BuildSys, 2022
    • Best Demo Award, ACM SenSys, 2021
    • Best Paper Award, IEEE ITEC, 2021
    • Best Demo Award, ACM/IEEE IPSN, 2020
    • Best Paper Candidate, ACM/IEEE IoTDI, 2020
    • CAREER Award, National Science Foundation, 2020
    • Best Paper Runner Up Award, ACM BuildSys, 2019
    • Best Demo Award, ACM/IEEE IoTDI, 2018
    • Best Presentation Award, IEEE VNC, 2018
    • 2nd Place, App Contest, IEEE VNC, 2018
    • 35 Innovators Under 35 Semi-Finalist, MIT Technology Review, 2017
    • Best Paper Runner Up Award, ACM BuildSys, 2017
    • Best Poster Award, ACM BuildSys, 2016
    • Best Demo Runner Up, ACM SenSys, 2016
    • Best Demo Award, ACM SenSys, 2011
    • National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship, 2006
    • Best Paper Award, IEEE IPSN, 2005
  • Education
    • PhD, Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley
    • MS, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley
    • BS, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley

Research Areas


  • Computer Systems and Computer Engineering
  • Networking
  • Photonics
  • Quantum Communications
  • Silicon Photonics

Additional information


  • Professional Experience
    • 2023 – Present - Director, SRC/JUMP 2 Center for Ubiquitous Connectivity (CUbiC)
    • 2011 – Present - Charles Batchelor Professor of Electrical Engineering
    • 2014 – Present - Founder and Faculty Director, Columbia Nano Initiative
    • 2016 – Present  - AIM Photonics Institute, Leadership Council
    • 2002 – Present - Director, Lightwave Research Laboratory, Columbia University
    • 2011 – 2017     - Chair, Department of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University
    • 2006 – 2010     - Professor of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University
    • 2007 – 2008     - Visiting Research Fellow IBM T. J. Watson Research Labs
    • 2002 – 2006     - Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University
    • 1999 – 2002     - Senior Member of Technical Staff, Tellium, Inc.
    • 1998 – 2007     - Senior Technical Advisor, National Security Agency
    • 1995 – 2000     - Technical Consultant, Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies
    • 1994 – 1999    - Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University
  • Professional Affiliations
    • Fellow, Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers
    • Fellow, Optica
  • Honors & Awards
    • Applied Physics Reviews Editors choice feature 2023
    • HPCwire People to Watch Award 2022
    • Meta (Facebook) Faculty Award 2021
    • Bucknell University Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award 2019
    • IEEE Photonics Engineering Award 2016
    • 2016 Herman Haus Distinguished Lecture, MIT
    • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Fellow, 2009
    • IBM Faculty Award, 2008
    • Optical Society of America Fellow, 2003
    • CalTech President's Award, 1997
    • Office of Naval Research Young Investigator, 1996–1999
    • National Science Foundation CAREER Program Investigator, 1995–1998
    • AT&T Bell Laboratories Fellowship, 1991–1994
  • Education
    • PhD, Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    • MS, Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    • BS, Electrical Engineering, Bucknell University

Research Areas


  • Energy Systems
  • Building design and energy conservation
  • Human-Centered Design
  • Microgrids & Minigrids
  • Decarbonization
  • Last-Mile Service Delivery

Additional Information


  • Professional Experience
    • Director of Quadracci Sustainable Engineering Lab, Columbia University, 2007-
    • Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, 2001-
    • Department Chair of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, 2002-2005
    • Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, 1993-2000
    • Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, 1986-1992
    • Postdoctoral Associate of Gas Turbine Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1985-1986
    • Visiting Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, 1984
  • Professional Affiliations
    • American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Council of Engineers for the Energy Transition (CEET)
    • An independent advisory council to the U.N. Secretary General
    • ASHRAE
    • AAAS
  • Honors & Awards
    •  Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award, Columbia, 1996
    • Great Teacher Award 1997, Society of Columbia Graduates, 1997
    • McMullen Fellowship, Cornell University
    • Silver Medal in Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology                
    • Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Indian Institute of Technology, 1984
    • Tuition Scholarship, ASEE
  • Education
    • Ph.D.,Mechanical Engineering, Cornell University
    • B. Tech., Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology

Additional Information


  • Professional Experience
    • Interim Director, Data Science Institute, 2021-2024
    • Chair of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Columbia University, 2008-2013
    • Professor of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Columbia University, 2001-
    • Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University, 2001-
    • Assistant and Associate Professor of Computer Science, Dartmouth College, 1992-2001
       
  • Professional Affiliations
    • Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
    • Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS)
    • Mathematical Programming Society (MPS)
    • Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
  • Honors & Awards
    • Faculty Mentoring Award, Columbia University, 2023
    • Great Teacher Award, Society of Columbia Graduates, 2022
    • Best Paper Award, ICALP, 2015
    • Fellow, ACM, 2012
    • Sloan Research Fellow, 1999
    • Karen Wetterhahn Award for Distinguished Creative or Scholarly Achievement, 1998
    • NSF Career Award, 1996

Research Areas


  • Computational Biology
  • Data Management
  • Applied and Theoretical Machine Learning
  • Biomedical Informatics
  • Networked and Distributed Systems
  • Data Analytics
  • Optimization
  • Resource Allocation
  • Algorithmic Fairness
  • Energy & Power
  • Large-scale Optimization
  • Matching Platforms

Research Areas


  • Structural Engineering
  • Sustainable Infrastructure
  • Dynamics and Vibrations
  • Solid Mechanics
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Dynamic Behavior of Structures
  • Mechanics of Advanced Materials
  • Multiscale Modeling and Simulation
  • Nonlinear Mechanics
  • Soft Materials Mechanics
  • Biomechanics
  • Fracture and Damage Mechanics
  • Finite Element Methods
  • Multiphysics Problems
  • Design and Topology Optimization
  • Scientific and Parallel Computing

Additional information


  • Professional Experience
    • Associate Professor of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Columbia University, 2013–
    • Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Columbia University, 2008–2013
    • Senior Research Scientist, Global Engineering and Materials, Inc., 2007-2008 
       
  • Professional Affiliations
    • United States Association for Computational Mechanics (USACM)
    • International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM)
    • Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
    • American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
  • Honors & Awards
    • EMI Leonardo Da Vinci Award, ASCE-Engineering Mechanics Institute, 2014
    • Best Paper Award, ASCE International Workshop on Computing in Civil Engineering, 2013
    • Early Career Award, Department of Energy, 2012
    • Finalist, Robert J. Melosh medal competition in Finite Element Analysis, 2006
    • Best Paper Award, 10th Copper Mountain Conference on Iterative Methods, 2006
    • Best Paper Award, 12th Copper Mountain Conference on Multigrid Methods, 2005

Research Areas


  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computational Engineering Science
  • Data Science
  • Imaging
  • Modeling & Simulation
  • Sensing
  • Hydrologic cycle
  • Land-atmosphere interactions
  • Turbulence
  • Convection
  • Soil Moisture

Additional information


  • Professional Experience
    • Director, National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center (STC) Learning the Earth with Artificial intelligence and Physics (LEAP), Columbia University, 2021-
    • Maurice Ewing and J. Lamar Worzel Professor of Geophysics, Columbia University, 2021-
    • Full Professor, Columbia University, 2021-
    • Faculty member, Earth Institute, Columbia University (by nomination), 2018-
    • Faculty member, Data Institute, Columbia University (by nomination), 2018-
    • Tenured Associate Professor, Earth and Environmental Engineering, Columbia University, 2017-
    • Associate Professor, Earth and Environmental Engineering, Columbia University, 2016-2017
    • Junior faculty, Earth Institute, Columbia University (by nomination), 2013-2017         
    • Assistant Professor, Earth and Environmental Engineering, Columbia University, 2011-2016
  • Professional Affiliations
    • American Geophysical Union
  • Honors & Awards
    • Great Teacher Award, Society of Columbia Graduates, 2021
    • First place in INFORMS Junior Faculty Interest Group (JFIG) Paper Competition, 2020
    • NSF CAREER Award, 2020
    • Forbes 30 under 30 in science, 2016
    • IBM Faculty Award, 2016
       
  • Education
    • PhD, Operations Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    • BS, Operations Research and Engineering, Cornell University

Research Areas


  • Plasma Physics (Controlled Fusion)

Additional Information


  • Professional Experience
    • Thomas Alva Edison Professor of Applied Physics, Columbia University, 2004–
    • Interim Dean, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Columbia University, 2007–2009
    • Chairman of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, 1988 –1994 and 1997–2000
    • Vice-Dean, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Columbia University, 1994-1995
    • Professor of Applied Physics, Columbia University, 1988–2004
    • Associate Professor of Applied Physics, Columbia University, 1983–1988
    • Assistant Professor of Applied Physics, Columbia University, 1978–1983
    • Assistant Professor of Engineering science, Columbia University, 1977–1978
  • Professional Affiliations
    • American Physical Society
    • University Fusion Association
    • Fusion Power Associates
    • European Physical Society
  • Honors & Awards
    • Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow in Physics, 1984-86
    • Fellow of the American Physical Society, 1989
    • Leadership Award from Fusion Power Associates, 2006
    • American Physical Society John Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics, 2007
    • Distinguished Career Award from Fusion Power Associates, 2023
  • Education
    • PhD, Plasma Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
    • MS, Nuclear Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison
    • BS, Physics, California Institute of Technology

Research Areas


  • Safety & Reliability
  • Structural Engineering
  • Resilience and Risk Analysis
  • Smart Cities (Infrastructure)
  • Dynamics and Vibrations
  • Solid Mechanics
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Dynamic Behavior of Structures
  • Nonlinear Mechanics
  • Stochastic Response Analysis
  • Reliability Assessment
  • Optimization
  • Uncertainty Modeling
  • Uncertainty Propagation
  • Time-Frequency Analysis
  • Wavelets
  • High-Dimensional Data Analysis
  • Sparse Representations
  • Compressive Sampling

Additional information


  • Professional Experience
    • Associate Professor of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Columbia University, 2019 - present
    • Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Columbia University, 2014 – 2019
    • Lecturer in Uncertainty and Engineering, University of Liverpool, UK, 2011-2014
  • Honors & Awards
    • Early Achievement Research Award, International Association for Structural Safety and Reliability (IASSAR), 2025
    • Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2024
    • CAREER Awardee, National Science Foundation (NSF), 2018-2024
    • Junior Research Prize, European Assoc. of Structural Dynamics (EASD), 2014
    • Associate Editor, ASCE-ASME J. Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems
    • Editorial Board Member, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing
    • Editorial Board Member, Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics
    • Editorial Board Member, Int. J. Non-Linear Mechanics
       
  • Education
    • PhD, Civil Engineering, Rice University
    • MS, Civil Engineering, Rice University
    • Diploma, Civil Engineering, National Technical University of Athens

Research Areas


  • Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment and Mitigation
  • Safety & Reliability
  • Structural Engineering
  • Resilience and Risk Analysis
  • Sustainable Infrastructure
  • Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation 

Additional information


  • Professional Experience
    • Vice Dean for Research, School of Engineering and Applied Science, 2024 – present, Columbia University.
    • Santiago and Robertina Calatrava Family Professor of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, 2007 – present, Columbia University.
    • Interim Chair of Earth and Environmental Engineering, July 2023 – December 2023, Columbia University.
    • Professor of Earth and Environmental Engineering, 2022 – present, Columbia University.
    • Department Chair of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, 2013 – 2019, Columbia University.
    • Professor of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, 2002 – 2007, Columbia University. Associate
    • Professor (with tenure) of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, January 2002 – June 2002, Columbia University.
    • Associate Professor (with tenure) of Civil Engineering, 1997 – 2001, Princeton University.
    • Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, 1991 – 1997, Princeton University.
    • Research Associate, 1988 – 1991, Princeton University.
    • Post-Doctoral Research Scientist, June 1987 – January 1988, Columbia University.
  • Honors & Awards
    • Distinguished Research Award, International Association for Structural Safety and Reliability, 2025.
    • Alfred M. Freudenthal Medal, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024.
    • American Society of Civil Engineers, Distinguished Member, 2023.
    • Engineering Mechanics Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Fellow, 2014.
    • Society of Columbia Graduates Great Teacher Award, Columbia University, 2011.
    • Columbia University’s Presidential Award for Outstanding Teaching, 2009.
    • Columbia University’s Engineering School Alumni Association Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award, 2003.
    • Princeton University's E-Council Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2001.
    • American Society of Civil Engineers Walter Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize, 1998.
    • International Association for Structural Safety and Reliability Junior Research Prize, 1997.
    • Princeton University's President's Award for Distinguished Teaching, 1995.
    • National Science Foundation Young Investigator Award, 1992.
  • Education
    • PhD, 1987, Civil Engineering, Columbia University.
    • MS, 1984, Civil Engineering, Columbia University.
    • Diploma, 1982, Civil Engineering, National Technical University of Athens.
  • Professional Affiliations
    • American Society of Civil Engineers
    • International Association for Structural Safety and Reliability

Research Areas


  • Chemical Reactions and Kinetics
  • Transport Phenomena
  • Chemical Reaction Engineering
  • Electrochemical Engineering
  • Energy Storage and Conversion Technology
  • Nanotechnology
  • Sustainability
  • Advanced Materials
  • Renewable Energy

Additional Information


  • Professional Experience
    • Associate Professor, Columbia University, New York, NY, 2019–present
    • Advisor, sHYP, BV PBC, Wilmington, DE, 2022
    • Assistant Professor, Columbia University, New York, NY, 2014–2018
    • NRC Postdoctoral research fellow, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, 2011-2014
  • Professional Affiliations
    • American Institute of Chemical Engineers
    • Electrochemical Society
    • International Society of Electrochemistry
    • American Chemical Society
    • Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society
  • Honors & Awards
    • NSF CAREER Award, 2018.
    • Advanced Energy Storage Fellow, Scialog, 2017
    • NRC Postdoctoral Fellow, National Institute of Standards and Technology National Research Council
    • Postdoctoral Research Associateship Program, 2011
    • Graduate Fellowship, University of Delaware, Bill N. Baron Fellowship Award, 2010
    • Graduate Fellowship, University of Delaware, NASA Delaware Space Grant College and Fellowship Program, 2008
    • Graduate Fellowship, University of Delaware, Solar Hydrogen IGERT Program, 2006
    • Chandler Award for excellence in Chemical Engineering, Lehigh University, 2004
  • Education
    • PhD, Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware
    • BS, Chemical Engineering, Lehigh University