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Honors & Awards
Alumni Achievement Award, Middlebury College, 2023 Rising Star in Engineering in Health Award, Johns Hopkins and Columbia University, 2022 Inaugural Young Neuroscience Citizen Scholar, UC Los Angeles, 2022 Edwards-Yeckel Postdoctoral Professional Development Award, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, 2022 Chancellor’s Outstanding Postdoctoral Scholar Award, UC San Diego, 2021 Next Generation Faculty Symposium Honorable Mention, Stanford, UC Berkeley, and UC San Francisco, 2021 Dr. Brad Forch Award for Best Poster, US Army Research Lab, 2021 Next Gen Postdoc, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, 2021 Career Advancement Award, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, 2021 Anuradha Rao Memorial Award, Cell Press and Society for Neuroscience 2021
Professional Experience
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, 2024- Provost Research Fellow, Columbia University, 2023-2024 Visiting Postdoctoral Scientist, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 2022 Swartz Fellow, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, 2020-2022 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, US Army Research Laboratory, 2020-2021
Education
PhD, Neuroscience, University of California, San Diego MS, Neuroscience, University of California, San Diego BA, Mathematics and Neuroscience, Middlebury College
Research Areas Devices Materials Nanoscience Neuroscience & Neuroengineering Sensing Nanophotonics Optics Silicon Photonics
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Professional Affiliations
Advisory Board Member, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at Rice University (2013- ) Scientific Board Member, the New York Academy of Sciences Blavatnik Award for Young Scientists (2013- ) Co-Founder and Board Member, PicoLuz, Inc. (2009- ) Board Member, CRANN Nanoscience Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland (2012- )
Honors & Awards
Elected to National Academy of Sciences, 2019 Comstock Prize in Physics 2019 IEEE Photonics Award R. W. Wood Prize, 2017 Thomson-Reuter, top 1% most highly cited researcher in Physics every year since 2014 IEEE Fellow, 2013 MacArthur Fellow, 2010 Blavatnik Award, NY State Academy of Science, 2010 Optical Society of America (OSA) Fellow, 2007 Fulbright Fellowship, 2007 IBM Faculty Award, 2006 NSF CAREER Award, 2004
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Eugene Higgins Professor of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, School of Electrical Engineering, Columbia Nano Initiative, 2015-present Given Professor of Engineering, Cornell University, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2013-2015 Associate Professor, Cornell University, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2007-2013 Assistant Professor, Cornell University, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2001 – 2007 Postdoctoral Associate, MIT, Department of Material Science, 1999 – 2001
Research Areas Environmental Biochemical Processes Environmental Microbiology Water Quality Engineering Carbon Capture and Storage Technology Circular Economy Environmental Biotechnology Sustainable Resource Recovery (Sustainable Mining) Sustainable Water Sustainable Sanitation and Wastewater Treatment Wastewater Treatment Biological Nutrient Removal Resource Recovery from Biomass
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Professor of Earth and Environmental Engineering, 2016 – to date Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental Engineering, 2011 - 2015 Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Engineering, 2005 – 2010 Senior Engineer and Technical Specialist, Metcalf and Eddy, AECOM, 2001 - 2005
Professional Affiliations
Water Environment Federation International Water Association AAAS
Honors & Awards
MacArthur Foundation Fellow, 2015 WEF Camp Applied Research Award, 2016 Visiting Professor, Royal Dutch Academy of Arts and Sciences (2014) WE&RF Paul Busch Award, 2010 NSF CAREER Award, 2009
Education
PhD, Environmental Engineering, University of Connecticut BE, Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
Research Areas Computational Methods and Data Analysis Transport Phenomena Advanced Materials
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Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, 2021–present Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, 2016–2020 Dorothy Quiggle Career Development Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 2015–2016 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 2010–2015
Professional Affiliations
American Institute of Chemical Engineers American Chemical Society
Honors & Awards
NSF CAREER Award, 2013 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award, 2012
Education
PhD, Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University BS, Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia
Research Areas Sensorimotor Control Proprioception
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Lecturer in Discipline, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, 2023-present Product Development Manager, Unlimited Tomorrow, 2022-2023 Director of Technology Development, Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies, Rice University, 2016-2022 Biomedical and Regulatory Engineer, MTTS-Asia, 2015-2016
Education
PhD, Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University BSE, Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh BS, Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh
Research Areas Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) Vision and Robotics Applied and Theoretical Machine Learning Robotics and Autonomous Systems
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Professional Experience
Senior Lecturer in Computer Science, Columbia University, 2025- Lecturer in the Discipline of Computer Science, Columbia University, 2018-
Education
PhD, Robotics, Carnegie Mellon University MS, Robotics, Carnegie Mellon University BS, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley
Research Areas Mechanics of materials Molecular and nanomechanics of human-made and natural polymers Soft composites Natural materials Bio-inspired materials
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Provost of Columbia University, 2021–2023 Dean of Engineering, Columbia University, 2013–2021 Morris A. and Alma Schapiro Professor of Engineering, Columbia University, 2013–2021 Ford Professor of Engineering, MIT, 2011–2013 Gail E. Kendall (1978) Professor of Mechanical Engineering, MIT, 2000–2011 Department Head of Mechanical Engineering, MIT, 2008–2013 Joined the MIT faculty, 1987
Professional Affiliations
American Society of Mechanical Engineers American Academy of Mechanics National Academy of Engineering
Honors & Awards
Timoshenko Medal, 2020 Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Fellow, American Academy of Mechanics Member, National Academy of Engineering Engineering Science Medal, Society of Engineering Science, 2015 Honorary Professor, Zhejiang University, 2015 MacVicar Faculty Fellow, MIT Joseph Henry Keenan Innovation in Undergraduate Teaching Award, MIT ASME Special Achievement Award for Young Investigator in Applied Mechanics, 1998 Dupont Young Faculty Award, 1992–1995 ALCOA Foundation Award National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award, 1991
Research Areas Mechanobiology Biomechanics Cell and Tissue Biomechanics Regenerative Medicine Systems Biology and Synthetic Biology Morphogenesis Developmental Biology Evolution
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Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University 2025- Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University 2018-2024 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School 2011-2017
Professional Affiliations
Society for Developmental Biology Avian Research Network Biomedical Engineering Society Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology International Society of Differentiation Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference Foundation
Honor & Awards
ASME Grood Interdisciplinary Team Science Medal, 2023 Research Initiatives in Science & Engineering (RISE), Columbia University, 2022 SEAS Research Equipment Assistant Program Award, Columbia University, 2021 National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award, 2020 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Early Career Reviewer, 2020 SEAS Research Equipment Assistant Program Award, Columbia University, 2019 Travel Award, Society for Developmental Biology 75th Annual Meeting, 2016 Best Short Talk, Gordon Research Conference: FGFs in Development and Disease, 2014 Awardee, AAAS/Science Program for Excellence in Science, 2012
Education
PhD, Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Pennsylvania MS, Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis BS, Biological Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park
Research Areas Computational Engineering Science Materials Modeling & Simulation Nanoscience Density Functional Theory Dynamical Mean-Field Theory Energy Generation/Storage Materials Strongly Correlated Electrons Phonon Interactions Actinides Transition-Metal Oxides Monolayer Materials
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Professional Experience
Associate Professor, Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, July 2013 - Present Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, July 2008 - June 2013
Honors & Awards
DARPA Young Faculty Award, 2013 NSF Career Award, 2012 American Physical Society Materials Research Society
Research Areas Artificial Intelligence Computational Engineering Science Data Science Medical Devices and Instrumentation Imaging Science Deep / Machine Learning Modeling & Simulation Neuroscience & Neuroengineering Visualization
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Co-Chair, Center for Health Analytics, Data Science Institute, Columbia University, 2020-present Chair of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, 2012–2017 Percy K. and Vida W. Hudson Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Professor of Radiology, Columbia University, 2011–present Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Radiology (Physics), Columbia University, 2004–2010 Founding Director, Heffner Biomedical Imaging Lab, Columbia University, 1997–present Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Radiology (Physics), Columbia University, 1995–2004 Associate Professor of Computer and Information Sciences and Engineering; of Electrical and Computer Engineering; and of Radiology, University of Florida, 1995–1997 Assistant Professor of Computer and Information Sciences and Engineering, University of Florida, 1990–1995
Professional Affiliations
Member, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Member, Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) President, IEEE Engineering in Biology and Medicine Society (EMBS), 2015-2016 Past President, IEEE Engineering in Biology and Medicine Society (EMBS), 2017-2018 Chair, Technical Committee on Biomedical Health Informatics, IEEE EMBS, 2018-2020 Editorial Board, Journal of Biomedical Health Informatics, IEEE, 2018 – present Executive Advisory Board, Journal of Computerized Tomography and Computerized Radiology (CMIG), ELSEVIER, 2020 – present Steering Committee for IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI) Appointed two consecutive 2-year terms, 1/2021 – 1/2024 International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineers (IAMBE), Chair, Membership Committee, 2022-2024. IEEE EMBS Fellows Nomination Committee Chair, 2023 – 2025
Honors & Awards
Fellow IAMBE (International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineers Fellow, International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering (IFMBE) Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) AIMBE Fellow - American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (Class of 2006) Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE Engineering in Biology and Medicine Society (EMBS), 2021 – 2024 IBM Faculty Award, T.J. Watson Research Center (2008, 2009) Humboldt Research Award, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Bonn, Germany; Sponsoring Institutes: Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany, 1998, and University of Bremen, MeVis Institute, Bremen, Germany, 1999 Whitaker Foundation Award in Biomedical Engineering, 1992 Research Initiation Award, National Science Foundation, 1991 Engineering Research Award, Engineering Foundation and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 1991
Research Areas Analog Devices Communications Electromagnetics Integrated Circuits and Systems Nanoelectronics Networking Photonics Very Large-Scale Integration (VLSI) Quantum Computing
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Professional Experience
Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, 2015–present Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, 2009–2014
Professional Affiliations
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Honor & Awards
DARPA Microelectronics Exploratory Council Member 2017-2019 IEEE SSCS Distinguished Lecturer 2018 IEEE RFIC Symposium Best Student Paper Award 2018 IEEE ISSCC Best Demo Award 2015 IEEE RFIC Symposium Best Student Paper Award 2014 IBM Faculty Award 2011 DARPA Young Faculty Award USC Viterbi School of Engineering 2009 Best Thesis Award – Experimental Research Category IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) 2007 Lewis Winner Award for Outstanding Paper