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SEAS in the News
Professor Andrew Smyth on Manhattan Bridge Swaying, AP, July 28
Scientists Zoom in on Carbon Dioxide in NYC, AP, July 19
'Synthetic Tree' Claims to Catch Carbon in the Air, CNN, June 22
Columbia Engineering School Dean Feniosky Peña-Mora Also Dean of the American Dream, Daily News, May 19
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Café Science
Informal discussions about pressing scientific questions of our day, led by Columbia experts:
"It's in your hands: reduce the risk of infection"
Prof. Elaine L. Larson
August 10, 6-7 p.m. at Picnic Market Cafe, 2665 Broadway (between 101st and 102nd)
Space is limited; $10 cover (cash only) includes one drink
First Come, First Served
NO RSVP Necessary
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The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, Columbia University
510 Mudd Building, MC 4718
500 West 120th Street
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Feniosky Peña-Mora, Dean
dean@seas.columbia.edu
Engineering Development and Alumni Relations
Phone: 212-854-4472
Fax: 212-864-0104
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A Message From
Dean Feniosky Peña-Mora
Feniosky Peña-Mora became the 14th dean of The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science on July 15, 2009. Dean Peña-Mora has been interviewed by many publications, including The New York Times, and will begin meeting with alumni at special events throughout the country starting in September.
A civil engineer, Dean Peña-Mora's cutting edge research focuses on three crucial elements that define collaboration in global architecture, engineering and construction projects: the collaboration itself, the management of change during a project, and the handling of conflicts.
Read his new message on the SEAS home page and watch the video about what attracted him to Columbia SEAS.
Lu Receives Presidential Honor
 Biomedical Engineering’s Helen H. Lu has received the nation’s highest honor for young scientists at the outset of their professional careers. She is one of 12 National Institutes of Health-nominated winners of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). Read more
Students Win CIMIT Prize
 A team of graduate students led by Ming Jack Po PhD’11 (Biomedical Engineering) has won a $25,000 engineering prize for developing a therapeutic computer game for children with autism. The CIMIT prize supports novel technology to address major diagnostic and therapeutic challenges in primary health care. Read more
Nitrous Oxide: No Laughing Matter
 What do tooth extraction and climate change have in common? They both involve nitrous oxide, better known as “laughing gas” for its use as an anesthetic in dental procedures. But nitrous oxide, or N2O, is also a greenhouse gas considered by some experts to be 300 times more powerful in its atmospheric warming effect than carbon dioxide. Read more
SEAS Hosts International Experts
 The "Olympics of surface science" took place at Columbia at the Colloid and Surface Science Conference, a joint session of the International Association of Colloid and Interface Scientists and the American Chemical Society. Ponisseril Somasundaran (in photo at left), LaVon Duddleson Krumb Professor of Mineral Engineering at SEAS, was the conference event chair. Held in late June, the conference was attended by approximately 1,500 delegates from 40 countries. Read more
Video: Prish Dunstan BS’09, MS’10
 Prish Dunstan discusses how his minor in entrepreneurship has broadened his skills and understanding of engineering and its universal applications. He also shares his experiences beginning the Integrated BS/MS Program in electrical engineering. Watch the video
Tele-seminar for Alumni:
Open Career Counseling Call
Tuesday, Aug. 25, 1-2 p.m. (EST)
With Beth Olson, Associate Director of Graduate Student Career Development, and Emily Seamone, Associate Director of Alumni Career Development at the Center for Career Education.
Bring your career concerns to this call. Beth and Emily will be on hand to answer your questions on just about anything job-related.
Click here to register and for more information.
SEND US YOUR NEWS
Share your news with fellow classmates through the Alumni Notes section of Engineering News, which will be published in the fall. Here's your chance to submit news of the milestones in your life since you left the campus. You can send your news and digital photos (of at least 300 dpis) to Margaret Kelly at mk321@columbia.edu. Take advantage of this opportunity to share your recollections of your time at Columbia Engineering! The deadline for submissions is August 15, 2009. |
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