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21st Century Engineering Education
Research Areas Transportation Engineering Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) Causal Inference Game Theory Optimization Urban Logistics Law of Autonomous Driving Public Health and Transportation
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Professional Experience
Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Columbia University, 2016–2020 Associate Professor of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Columbia University, 2020–
Professional Affiliations
IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society (ITSS) Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS)
Honors & Awards
Winner of International Data Corporation’s Smart Cities North America Awards, 2023 Best Paper Award, ACM SIGKDD Workshop on Urban Computing (UrbComp), 2022 Transportation Science Meritorious Service Award (INFORMS), 2022 Visiting research fellow at Bielefeld University, Germany, 2021-2023 National Science Foundation, CAREER Award, 2020 Amazon AWS Machine Learning Research Award, 2020 Transportation Data Analytics Contest Winner, Transportation Research Board (TRB), 2017 Dafermos Best Paper Award Honorable Mention, TRB Network Modeling Committee, 2017 Chan Wui & Yunyin Rising Star Workshop Fellowship for Early Career Professionals, TRB (only 6 fellows were selected internationally), 2016 ITS SIG Outstanding Presentation Award, INFORMS, 2013
Education
PhD, Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities BS, Civil Engineering, Tongji University
Research Areas Cell & Tissue Engineering Drug Delivery Microfluidics and Lab-on-a-Chip Technology Systems Biology and Synthetic Biology
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Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University (with tenure), 2023-present Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University (tenure track), 2020-2023 Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Columbi University, 2016-2020
Professional Affiliations
Member, Data Science Institute, Columbia University, 2016 - present Member, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University, 2016 - present
Honors & Awards
CZI Biohub Investigator, 2025 AIMBE Fellow, 2025 Research Rebel Award, Charlie Teo Foundation, 2024 Pershing Square Sohn Prize, 2020 Lloyd J. Old STARs Award from Cancer Research Institute (CRI), 2020 NSF CAREER Award, 2019 ALCF Young Innovators Team Awards (YITA) with Dr. Arpaia, 2018 Breast Cancer Research Foundation-AACR Career Development Award, 2017 Department of Defense Era of Hope Scholar Award, 2016 NIH Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00), 2015 TED Fellow, 2015 New England Biolabs Passion in Science Award, 2014 NIH Research Service Award (F32/NRSA), 2012 Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DoE CSGF), 2006 Arnold and Mabel Beckman Undergraduate Research Scholar, 2002 California Governor's Math and Science Scholar, 2001
Education
PhD, Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego BS, Physics, University of California, Los Angeles BS, Mathematics, University of California, Los Angeles BS, Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles
Research Areas Security and Privacy Data Management Software Systems Computer Architecture and Engineering Networks and Distributed Systems Cloud Computing Data Privacy Operating Systems Scalable Data Systems Cybersecurity Sustainable Computing (Green Computing) Hardware Accelerators Networking
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Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, 2023- Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, 2019-2023 Senior Vice President of Email Protection, Barracuda Networks, 2016-2019 CEO and co-founder, Sookasa (Acquired by Barracuda Networks), 2012-2016
Honors & Awards
ACM CIDR Best Paper Award, 2024 Usenix OSDI Jay Lepreau Best Paper Award, 2022 NSF CAREER Award, 2022 Army Research Office Young Investigator Award, 2021 Usenix Security Distinguished Paper, 2019 ACM EuroSys Best Poster Award, 2018 SC Rising Star Award, 2017 Usenix ATC Best Student Paper, 2013 Sohnis Promising Scientist Award, 2011 Finalist, Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship, 2011 Leonard J. Shustek Stanford Graduate Fellowship, 2010 Technion President's Honors List, 2009-2010
Education
PhD, Electrical Engineering, Stanford University MS, Electrical Engineering, Stanford University BS, Computer and Software Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Research Areas Data Analytics Supply Chain Management
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Lecturer in Discipline, Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Columbia University. 2022- Associate Lecturer in Discipline, Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Columbia University. 2019- Adjunct Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Columbia University. 2018-2019 Consultant, Datastax Inc., 2018 - 2019 Managing Director, Doran Jones Inc. 2015 – 2017 Vice President, Barclays Capital Inc. 2009 - 2015 Senior Developer, GFI Group. 2008 – 2009 Associate Director, UBS. 2006 – 2007 Consultant, JP Morgan. 2000 – 2006 Senior Developer, Avesta Technologies Inc. 1997- 2000 Consultant, Morgan Stanley. 1994 – 1996 Associate, Booz Allen & Hamilton. 1991 – 1994 Adjunct Professor, New York University. 1990 - 1991
Professional Affiliations
Association of Computing Machinery (ACM)
Education
PhD, Decision Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign MBA, IIM Calcutta BTech, Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kanpur
Research Areas Analog Devices Integrated Circuits and Systems Very Large-Scale Integration (VLSI) Analog Computing Hybrid Computing
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Professional Experience
Edwin Howard Armstrong Professor of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, 2014-present. Charles Batchelor Professor of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, 1998-2014. Visiting Professor, University of Paris Marie Curie (now part of Sorbonne universities), 2008. Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 1990-1994. Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor, Columbia University, 1976-1998. Visiting Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Greece, 1983. Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1980. Resident Visitor, VLSI Design Group, AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, 1977-1987.
Professional Affiliations
Life Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.
Honors & Awards
IEEE W.R.G. Baker Award for the best IEEE publication, 1984. Best Paper Award, European Solid-State Circuits Conference, 1986. Fellow, IEEE, since 1986. Lewis Winner Award for Outstanding Paper, IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference, 2003 (co-recipient). IEEE Circuits and Systems Society Golden Jubilee Medal, 2000. IEEE Circuits and Systems Society Darlington Award, 1987 (co-recipient). IEEE Circuits and Systems Society Guillemin-Cauer Award, 1998 and 2008. Great Teacher Award, Society of Columbia Graduates, 1991. Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award, Columbia Engineering School Alumni Association, 1998 and 2010. Presidential Award for Outstanding Teaching, Columbia University, 2003. IEEE Undergraduate Teaching Award, 2005. IEEE Circuits and Systems Education Award, 2010. Professor Honoris Causa, University of Patras, Greece, 2012- present. Outstanding Achievement Award, University of Minnesota, 2013. IEEE Gustav Robert Kirchhoff Award, given annually for an outstanding contribution to the fundamentals of any aspect of electronic circuits and systems that has a long-term significance or impact, 2007. Elected member, US National Academy of Engineering. His life and work were the subject of a cover story of the IEEE Solid-State Circuits Magazine, “Yannis Tsividis: Path-Breaking Researcher and Educator”, Fall 2014.
Education
Ph.D., Engineering, University of California, Berkeley. M.S., Electrical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley. B.S., in Electrical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
Research Areas Plasma Physics (Controlled Fusion)
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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 Fluid Mechanics Mechanics Biological Modeling Biomechanics Mechanobiology Soft Tissue Engineering Computational Fluid Dynamics Computational Modeling Computational Sciences
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Professional Experience
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, 2020 - Postdoctoral research associate, Pediatrics, Stanford University, 2015 - 2019 Postdoctoral research associate, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC San Diego, Feb 2015 - June 2015 Engineer, GE India Technology Center, Bangalore, India, Dec 2009 - Aug 2010 CFD Engineer, Tridiagonal Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Pune, India, Aug 2009 - Dec 2009
Professional Affiliations
American Society of Mechanical Engineers American Physical Society American Heart Association
Honors & Awards
Theodore von Karman Fellowship, RWTH Aachen University, 2018. CHRI Grant & Postdoctoral Fellowship, Stanford University, 2016-2017. NSF-sponsored Young Investigator & Travel Award, 5th Engineering Frontiers Conference on Pediatrics and Congenital Heart Disease, Orlando, Florida 2016. Gordon L. and Beatrice C. Bowles Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University, 2010. IIT Kanpur Academic Excellence Award, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, 2009. GE Foundation Scholar-Leader 2008.
Education
PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University MTech, Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India BTech, Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Trichy, India
Research Areas Computational Science and Engineering Advanced Materials
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The Carleton Professor of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Columbia University, 2011- Chair, Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Columbia University, 2020-2023 Director, Multiscale Science and Engineering Center at Columbia University, 2011- Founder and President, Multiscale Design Systems, LLC., 2007-15 Director, Multiscale Science and Engineering Center at RPI, 2006-10 The Redfern Professor of Engineering, Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering (MANE) and Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), RPI., 2006-10 Professor, (MANE) and (CEE), RPI. 1198-2010 Visiting Chair Professor, Ecole Normale Superieure de Cachan, France, 2001 Associate Professor, CEE and MANE (joint), RPI., 1994-98 Research Engineer, Methods Development Group, Aircraft Industries, Israel, 1984-86 Structural Engineer, Civil Engineering Consulting, Inc., Tel-Aviv, Israel., 1982-84
Professional Affiliations
Editor-in-Chief, International Journal Multiscale Computational Engineering, 2002- Editor, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Eng., 2008- Area Editor, Thermopedia, 2008- Editorial Board Member, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Eng., 2001- Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Computational Eng. Science, 2003- Editorial Board Member, Computer Methods in Applied Mech. and Eng., 2005- Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Computational Methods, 2005- Vice President, International Association for Computational Mechanics, 2018- Past President, U.S. Association for Computational Mechanics, 2002 – 2006
Honors & Awards
John von Neumann Medal, US Association for Computational Mechanics, 2021. Grand Prize, Japan Society for Computational Engineering and Science, 2019. Computational Mechanics Award, International Association for Comp. Mechanics, 2010. Fellow, American Academy of Mechanics, 2007. Ted Belytschko Medal, US Association for Computational Mechanics, 2005. Rensselaer School of Engineering Research Award, 2003. Fellow, International Association for Computational Mechanics, 2001. Fellow, US Association for Computational Mechanics, 2000. Best Paper Award, ASME, International Computers in Engineering Conf., 1995. Best Paper Award, AIAA/SDM Conference, 1993. Young Investigator Award, National Science Foundation Presidential, 1992.
Research Areas Chemical Reactions and Kinetics Transport Phenomena Chemical Reaction Engineering Electrochemical Engineering Energy Storage and Conversion Technology Nanotechnology Sustainability Advanced Materials Renewable Energy
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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
Research Areas Chemical Reactions and Kinetics Chemical Reaction Engineering Electrochemical Engineering Energy Storage and Conversion Technology Sustainability Renewable Energy
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Thayer Lindsley Professor of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, 2012 – Senior Chemist, Joint Appointment at Chemistry Department, Brookhaven National Lab, 2012 – Claire D. LeClaire Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, 2008 – 2012 Co-Director, Energy Frontier Research Center on Biomass Conversion, 2009 – 2012 Interim Director, University of Delaware Energy Institute, 2008 – 2010 Director, Center for Catalytic Science and Technology (CCST), 2000 – 2007 Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, 2002 – 2007 Professor of Materials Science and Engineering (courtesy appointment), 2002 – 2005 Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, 1998 – 2001 Spokesperson for Exxon U1A Beamline at Brookhaven National Laboratory, 1994 – 1998 Staff Scientist, Exxon Corporate Research Laboratory, Annandale, New Jersey, 1990 – 1998
Professional Affiliations
President, North American Catalysis Society (2017 – Present) Member, DOE Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (BESAC) (2017 – 2018) Chair, Catalysis Division of American Chemical Society, 2014 – 2015 Co-Founder and Team Leader, Synchrotron Catalysis Consortium for DOE, 2005 – Present Member, Council for DOE/BES Chemical and Biochemical Sciences, 2012 – 2016 Director-at-Large, North American Catalysis Society, 2005 – 2017 Director-at-Large, Catalysis Division of American Chemical Society, 2008 – 2012 Executive Committee, Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division of AIChE, 2010 – 2012 Executive Committee, Surface Science Division of American Vacuum Society, 2008 – 2010 Advisory Board, Photon Sciences Division of BNL, 2013 – 2016 Advisory Board, DOE Center for Functional Nanomaterials, 2007 – 2011 Advisory Board, DOE Energy Frontier Research Center at LSU, 2009 – 2011 Catalysis Secretariat, American Chemical Society, 2006 – 2007 Elected Chair, Philadelphia Catalysis Club, 2004 Elected Chair, Gordon Research Conference on Catalysis, 2002
Honors & Awards
Elected Member, National Academy of Engineering (2024) Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry (2023) Fellow, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) (2021) Robert H. Wilhelm Award in Chemical Reaction Engineering, AIChE (2020) R.B. Anderson Award, Canadian Catalysis Division, 2019 Robert Burwell Lectureship in Catalysis, North American Catalysis Society (2017) George Olah Award in Hydrocarbon Chemistry, American Chemical Society, 2015 Fellow, American Chemical Society, 2013 Herman Pines Award in Catalysis, Chicago Catalysis Club, 2011 Excellence in Undergraduate Advising and Mentoring, University of Delaware, 2011 Excellence in Catalysis Award, New York Catalysis Society, 2008 Fellow, American Vacuum Society, 2008 Engineer, Delaware Chapter of Tau Beta Pi, 2007 Catalysis Award of Philadelphia Catalysis Club, 2004 Alexander von Humboldt Fellow (Germany), 1988 – 1989 Leybold-Heraeus Award (Leybold-Heraeus Corporation), 1987 Russell and Siguard Varian Fellow (American Vacuum Society), 1986 Graduate Student Award (American Vacuum Society Conference), 1986 Andrew W. Mellon Predoctoral Fellow (University of Pittsburgh), 1985 – 1987 USA-China Chemistry Graduate Program Fellowship, 1982 – 1984
Education
PhD, Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh BS, Chemistry, Nanjing University
Research Areas Economics & Computation Financial Engineering Risk Management Stochastic Modeling and Simulation Blockchain (Web3.0) Cryptoeconomics Digital Finance & Technology Financial Technology
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Professional Experience
Assistant Adjunct Professor, UCLA, 2017-2019
Honors & Awards
Prize for Excellence in Financial Markets, Morgan Stanley, 2017
Education
PhD, Statistics, University of California at Berkeley BS, Applied Mathematics, Ecole Polytechnique
Research Areas Computer Vision Biometrics Face Recognition Computational Photography Computer Graphics Biological Species Identification Computer Science
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Professional Experience
Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University, 2002 Professor of Electrical Engineering, Yale, 2001 Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, Yale, 1998 Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, Yale, 1994
Honors & Awards
Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) Helmholtz Prize for Fundamental Contributions in Computer Vision Edward O. Wilson Biodiversity Technology Pioneer Award National Science Foundation Career Award Siemens Best Paper Award at the IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Olympus Prize at the European Conference of Computer Vision.
Education
PhD, Engineering Sciences, Harvard University MS, Engineering Sciences, Harvard University BS, Information Sciences, Brown University