Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics

Students

GlobalFoundries Chairman Thomas Caulfield to Speak at Columbia Engineering Graduate Class Day

March 30, 2026

Two people posing for a photo in front of the New York City skyline

Students

This Columbia Startup Wants to Take Computer Chips to the Atomic Limit

March 24, 2026

by Ellen Neff

Cryo-TEM image of the gel electrolyte featuring a parasitic salt-phobic network, highlighting the aggregation of fluoroacrylate molecules and their incorporation into the gel matrix after gelation.

Research

A New Electrolyte Points to Stronger, Safer Batteries

February 19, 2026

The Fusion Research Center hosted tours of its labs during Climate Week NYC in the fall

Students

New Minor Prepares Students for Fusion Industry

January 27, 2026

image of tool used in quantum research

Research

Delivering a Quantum Future at Columbia Engineering

December 11, 2025

by Ellen Neff

Students

Thomas Werkmeister Receives the Prestigious 2026 APS Richard L. Greene Dissertation Award

November 06, 2025

Alexander Gaeta, David M. Rickey Professor of Applied Physics and Materials Science and professor of electrical engineering

Research

Alexander Gaeta Wins 2026 Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science

November 05, 2025

by Allison Elliott

A thin-film metallic resistor with a temperature-dependent resistance placed directly above a high-Q microcavity acts as an on-chip resistance thermometer.

Research

Columbia Researchers Take the Temperature of Integrated Photonics

November 05, 2025

by Ellen Neff

Shivalee Shah, MS student in Quantum Science and Technology, and John Drogo, Electrical Engineering PhD student, worked with CUIT and Crown Castle on the fiber connection to Brooklyn

Research

Columbia Connected to New York Quantum Network

October 09, 2025

by Ellen Neff

Columbia Engineering Dean Shih-Fu Chang delivers introductory remarks at the Tech CEO lecture, a fireside chat between Climate School Dean Alexis Abramson and Eurolife FFH CEO Alexander Sarrigeorgiou

Campus

Climate Week 2025 in Photos

October 03, 2025

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Campus

A Day of Quantum Marks a Century

September 19, 2025

picture of statue outside of computer science building

Faculty & Staff

Columbia Engineering Welcomes New Faculty

September 05, 2025

by Allison Elliott