News and Announcements Archive
2012- Prof. Gerard Ateshian, ME Chair Receives Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award (05/14/2012)
- Rodriguez Family Junior Faculty Development Award Presented to Prof. Kristen Myers (05/14/2012)
- Anurag Mathur, Ph.D. from Hone group wins the 2012 Columbia Venture Competition (04/04/2012)
- Extraordinary Teaching Assistant Awards Given to MECE Gradute Students (03/15/2012)
- The Fu Foundation Ranks #15 in US News & World Ranking (03/14/2012)
- Xerox CEO Ursula Burns MS'82 ME to Speak at Class Day (03/02/2012)
- Modi Research Group Creates Map of Energy Use in NYC (02/01/2012)
- Prof. Homayoon Beigi, ME/Comp Sci Adjunct Professor, Publishes First Comprehensive Textbook on Speaker Recognition (01/24/2012)
- VIDEO: Prof. Jim Hone Showcases His Research & Lab Space (10/17/2011)
- Prof. Yao Named Fulbright Scholar (07/15/2011)
- Prof.Wong Makes Telecommunications Breakthrough (07/14/2011)
- Congrats to Two MECE Faculty for Receiving Promotion and Tenure (04/29/2011)
- Bhavik Nathwani receives Grant-In-Aid of Research (GIAR) from Sigma Xi (04/11/2011)
- 2011 Fiske Guide to Colleges Lists Mechanical Engineering as one of Columbia’s Strongest Programs (03/28/2011)
- The Mechanical Engineering Department Introduces Freudenstein Distinguished Lecture (03/28/2011)
- Bob Stark Wins 2011 Woodie Flowers Award For Mentorship (03/22/2011)
- 2Train Robotics Make Headlines and WIN 2011 NYC Regional Championship! (03/16/2011)
- MECE Inducts 12 New Students into Pi Tau Sigma (02/11/2011)
- NRC Releases Its Doctoral Program Analysis and Ranking (01/04/2011)
- ME Senior Lauren Cooke Named All-Ivy for the Second Consecutive Year (12/21/2010)
- "The Engineering Behind Pregnancy" ME Prof. Kristin Myers featured in The Record (10/20/2010)
- VIDEO: Amy Betz, MECE Ph.D. candidate featured on SEAS TV (10/06/2010)
- Bhavik Nathwani awarded Interfaces in Science & Engineering Fellowship (08/23/2010)
- VIDEO: Jasmine Bridges (MS'10) - MECE alumnus featured on SEAS TV (08/04/2010)
- New ME Course: MEBM E4339 - Modeling & Identification of Dynamic Systems (08/04/2010)
- The Record features Bob Stark, the ME Lab Manager (07/07/2010)
- Austin Brauser wins Vincent Wendell Memorial Medal (06/16/2010)
- Professor Elon Terrell is awarded the Rodriguez Family Junior Faculty Development Award (06/16/2010)
- Rodney Chang is Salutatorian for SEAS Class 2010 (06/16/2010)
- Alumnus Dr. Albert Pisano is honored with the Egleston Medal (05/27/2010)
- Walter Khan Celebrates 25 Years with MECE (05/19/2010)
- Demi Ajayi and Kyoko Yoshida win NSF Fellowship (05/08/2010)
- Matthew Marko is Awarded SMART Fellowship (05/07/2010)
- Matt Berg Makes Time 100 List (05/06/2010)
- Adam Steege Wins Robot Contest (04/29/2010)
- Emil Sandoz-Rosado selected for NASA/UNCF Fellowship (04/18/2010)
- Propulsion Course takes a trip to Pratt & Whitney (04/17/2010)
- Formula SAE Club to Show Car at NY International Auto Show, 4/2-4/11 (04/02/2010)
- Instron 5569A Enhances Undergraduate ME Lab (03/23/2010)
- Glenn Wattley, BSME ’75, Joins USA Synthetic Fuel Corporation as CEO (03/17/2010)
- ME Department Launches Integrated BS/MS and Express MS Programs (02/05/2010)
- Professor Qiao Lin Awarded 3-year NIH Grant (01/04/2010)
- Adjunct Faculty Reza Jazar Announces New Book Publication (12/21/2009)
- ME Junior Lauren Cooke Named Academic All-Ivy League (12/18/2009)
- ME Inducts Six Seniors Into Pi Tau Sigma (12/15/2009)
- ME Senior Design Project Wins Prize at National Level (12/01/2009)
- ME Faculty Featured Prominently in CU's Engineering News: Making an Impact on Health (12/01/2009)
- Columbia Chapter of ASME Hosts Student Leadership Seminar (10/20/2009)
- Professors Hone and Wong publish papers in Nature (09/30/2009)
- Professors Lin, Hone and Simaan receive grants from NSF, NIH and SAIC (09/30/2009)
- Helicopter Pilot and Iraq Veteran Fulfills Dream of Becoming an Engineer (06/18/2009)
- Professors Hone and Wong are part of the DOE Photovoltaic Center (05/26/2009)
- ME Alumna, Ursula Burns MS’82, Heads Xerox (05/26/2009)
- Prof. and Chair, Larry Yao, selected as the 2009 recipient of the Janette and Armen Avanessians Diversity Award (05/22/2009)
- Prof. James Hone is co-PI on MURI Grant to explore Graphene (05/15/2009)
- Alumni Reunion/Dean's Days Weekend: June 4-9, 2009 (05/08/2009)
- Prospective TA Weekend: March 6, 2009 (03/06/2009)
- Two Ph.D. Candidates Receive Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Students Abroad (03/03/2009)
- Students Complete Project with Parts Donated by SDP/SI (02/25/2009)
- Two New Courses Approved (02/17/2009)
- Professor Yao Elected SME Fellow (02/17/2009)
- ME Introduces Outstanding TA Award (01/15/2009)
- ME Students Receive Awards (01/05/2009)
- Columbia Mechanical Engineering Ranked 5th in Nation (12/01/2008)
- Two New Spring Courses (11/01/2008)
- Memorial for Former ME Professor Vittorio Castelli: November 10, 2008 (10/13/2008)
- Andrea Bajo, ME PhD Student, Named 2008 Samuel Rubinstein Graduate Scholar (10/02/2008)
- Ski Waxers Team Selected as Finalist in MSEC Design Competition (10/02/2008)
- Department Announces New M.S. Special Tracks (09/15/2008)
- Department Welcomes Two Faculty Members (09/01/2008)
- Graphene Confirmed as Strongest Material (07/30/2008)
- Ranojoy Bose, ME PhD Student, Awarded 2008 IEEE Graduate Student Fellowship (07/09/2008)
- Professor James Hone Featured in "Science Daily" (06/18/2008)
- Professor Emeritus Herbert Deresiewicz Dies (06/08/2008)
- Students Develop Green Products (05/01/2008)
- Xiaodong Yang, ME PhD Student, Awarded 2008 Chinese Government Award (04/01/2008)
- Professor Chee Wei Wong Receives Prestigious NSF CAREER Award (03/01/2008)
- Professors Jeff Kysar and Jim Hone are Honored by an Alumni Gift (02/12/2008)
- Professor Jeffrey Kysar Receives Prestigious Presidential Award (11/01/2007)
- Professor Kysar Receives NSF Grant (10/10/2007)
- Professor Lin Receives Two NSF Grants (10/10/2007)
- Professor Wong Receives DARPA Award (10/10/2007)
- Bhupesh Chandra, ME PhD Student Awarded 2007-2008 Intel Foundation Fellowship (10/01/2007)
- ME Hosts External Advisory Board Meeting (09/28/2007)
- Professor Emeritus Freudenstein featured in book: Distinguished Figures in Mechanism and Machine Science (09/11/2007)
- Professor Simaan Receives NIH Grant (08/30/2007)
- Professor Richard Longman Receives Humboldt Award (06/01/2007)
- Sikorsky Helicopter Field Trip (04/21/2007)
- Professor Simaan Receives Grant (04/20/2007)
- Professor Ateshian Elected ASME Fellow (03/08/2007)
- Professors Attinger and Wong Receive Grants (03/08/2007)
- Professor Kysar Takes on Editorial Responsibilities (03/07/2007)
- Professor Kysar's Article Featured on Cover of Engineering Journal (03/07/2007)
- Upcoming NSF Sponsored Planning Workshop in I/UCRC-LAM (February 26-27, 2007 at Columbia University) (01/22/2007)
- Professor Attinger's Student Receives Best Student Paper Award (01/08/2007)
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- NASA/UNCF Harriett G. Jenkins Pre-Doctoral Fellowship (//2007)
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- Mechanical Engineering Alumnus Received The Engineering School Alumni Associations Highest Honor (11/15/2006)
- CNC Dedication Ceremony (11/15/2006)
- Professor Yao Receives Prestigious ASME Award (10/16/2006)
- MICCAI2006 Student Awards (10/06/2006)
- EAB Meeting Scheduled (09/29/2006)
- Professor Freudenstein Remembrance (09/13/2006)
- Faculty Search (07/11/2006)
- Professor Hone Published in Science (04/28/2006)
- Field Trip to Pfizer Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Plant (04/07/2006)
- Passing of Dr. Freudenstein (03/30/2006)
- Mechanical Engineering Welcomes New Departmental Administrator (02/16/2006)
- General Motors Donates Engine to Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering (02/01/2006)
- First Dynamic Test of Formula SAE Race Car (11/12/2005)
- Field Trip to Ravenswood Power Plant (10/28/2005)
- New Mechanical Engineering Chair (07/01/2005)
- New Professors (06/15/2005)
- Field Trip (04/30/2005)
- Student Grievance Procedure (04/08/2005)
- New York Times Article on Electricity in Africa (02/15/2005)
- Update on NARMC Conference (01/10/2005)
- Curriculum Update (08/30/2004)
- New MEMS Course (08/12/2004)
- Call for Papers (07/28/2004)
- Two Summer Seminars Co-Sponsored by the Earth Engineering Center (06/16/2004)
- Gerard Ateshian receives grant (05/21/2004)
- GM Field Trip (04/16/2004)