Materials, Sensors & Devices

Portrait of Michal Lipson in a lab setting with scientific equipment and a computer monitor in the background

Faculty & Staff

Michal Lipson Awarded Honorary Doctorate from Tel Aviv University

November 02, 2026

by Xintian Tina Wang

Keren Bergman

Research

Keren Bergman Honored for Excellence in Semiconductor Research

October 28, 2026

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

Close-up of a lithium-ion battery marked with a recycling symbol.

Research

Research by Columbia Faculty Reveals New Insights into Lithium-Ion Battery Chemistry

October 14, 2026

Dean Shih-Fu Chang speaks at a podium during the Gotham Foundry Symposium at Columbia Engineering.

Campus

Climate Week 2026 in Photos

October 13, 2026

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

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

Abstract illustration of a wavy 3D surface (representing a machine‑learning energy landscape) above three different crystal lattice models, with dotted arrows linking the surface to each structure to suggest predicting material properties from atomic vibrations.

Research

AI for Materials Needs to Be More Physics-Aware

September 08, 2026

by Ellen Neff

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

Illustration of a pregnant person’s abdomen with a fetus inside the uterus, overlaid with heart and waveform-style monitoring graphics and geometric sensor icons, representing AI-powered maternal–fetal monitoring during labor.

Research

Columbia University to Lead ARPA-H-Funded Effort to Transform Childbirth Through AI-Powered Maternal–Fetal Monitoring

July 22, 2026

A man in a red-and-black plaid shirt presents a research poster, gesturing toward charts and diagrams while speaking to another person in the foreground at what appears to be a conference or poster session.

Research

Improving Connectivity and Energy Consumption After the AI “Inflection Point”

July 20, 2026

by Sophia Y. Ramirez

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