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”Columbia Engineering for Humanity“ characterizes our pursuit of innovative research that has a positive impact on humanity—a sustainable, healthy, secure, connected, and creative humanity. It is exemplified in the diverse and pioneering work produced by the faculty and students -- across departments and disciplines and in partnership with sister schools, institutes, government, and industry. We have never been more optimistic about the role engineering can play in the service of society and in bringing those advances to populations across the country and around the world.

🌎 What will it take to add fusion power to the world’s energy portfolio?On September 24, the Columbia Fusion Research Ce...
10/19/2026

🌎 What will it take to add fusion power to the world’s energy portfolio?

On September 24, the Columbia Fusion Research Center’s annual symposium brought together leaders from academia, industry, government, and philanthropy for at to tackle that question.

The focus: how global collaboration, shared research, and cross-sector partnerships can accelerate fusion energy research and make it economically viable.

Read our full recap: https://bit.ly/3TMX52R

Photo credit: Chris Taggart/Columbia Engineering

NOVAKnee, a “living knee” implant developed by Columbia researchers, has been named one of TIME’s Best Inventions of 202...
10/15/2026

NOVAKnee, a “living knee” implant developed by Columbia researchers, has been named one of TIME’s Best Inventions of 2026.

The project is co-led by Clark Hung, professor and vice chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Nadeen Chahine, professor of biomedical engineering in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, as well as collaborators from the University of Missouri led by James L. Cook.

NovaKnee is developing a 3D-printed knee joint made from a biodegradable scaffold infused with stem cells, designed to regenerate the patient’s cartilage and bone as the scaffold biodegrades.

Congratulations! Learn more: https://bit.ly/4dGBAaw

Together with our partners in industry and across Columbia, we are changing technology as we know it. This Giving Day, O...
10/13/2026

Together with our partners in industry and across Columbia, we are changing technology as we know it. This Giving Day, Oct. 28, you can be part of that work.

Elisa Konofagou, Robert and Margaret Hariri Professor of Biomedical Engineering, and partners at Columbia University Irving Medical Center are developing a system that uses focused ultrasound to gently open the blood-brain barrier long enough for treatment. Their approach, now in the second phase of clinical trials, could transform care for pontine glioma – a brain cancer that affects young children.

Learn how to give: https://bit.ly/34yBYVe

Mischa Schwartz, Charles Batchelor Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering at Columbia Engineering, celebrated his ...
10/13/2026

Mischa Schwartz, Charles Batchelor Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering at Columbia Engineering, celebrated his 100th birthday this September.

More than 20 former students, friends, and colleagues gathered to honor a career that runs from radar research after World War II to computer networks. Schwartz was the founding director of Columbia's Center for Telecommunications Research, one of the first NSF Engineering Research Centers, and his textbooks introduced generations of engineers to communications theory.

Happy 100th birthday, Professor Schwartz! ⚒️
Read more: https://bit.ly/4zuT4Pz

Save the date, Columbia Engineers! Columbia Giving Day returns on Wednesday, October 28. Join the entire Columbia commun...
10/01/2026

Save the date, Columbia Engineers! Columbia Giving Day returns on Wednesday, October 28. Join the entire Columbia community for one day of connection and impact—and help make more possible for students, faculty and researchers at our School. ⚒️💙

Learn more: https://givingday.columbia.edu/pages/columbia-engineering

09/28/2026

Buoy, oh buoy, building a boat out of cardboard takes serious engineering. ⚓

This past weekend, 30 teams at the annual Engineering Student Council (ESC) cardboard boat contest designed vessels to carry a person across Uris Pool using only cardboard, duct tape, and waterproofing spray. Watch the reel to see which team boats held together long enough to race.

Congratulations to The Promised Pirates, whose creation rose (or floated) to the top! 🏴‍☠️ ⚒️


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Kara Lamb, Associate Research Scientist in the Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering and Adjunct Assistant P...
09/24/2026

Kara Lamb, Associate Research Scientist in the Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering and Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia Climate School, joins today's LEAP panel discussion, "The Rise of Agentic AI: What It Means for Climate Innovation," part of at .

Faculty and researchers will explore how agentic AI systems are increasingly capable of modeling complex Earth systems and improving climate predictions.

"AI could help scientists identify which measurements would most reduce uncertainty in models, design more informative laboratory and field experiments, and rapidly test whether new observations improve climate models," Lamb said. "This would allow us to learn much more from every satellite, field campaign, and laboratory experiment."

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4pYZKSD

The partnership between Matthias Preindl, associate professor and director of the Columbia Center for Advanced Electrifi...
09/23/2026

The partnership between Matthias Preindl, associate professor and director of the Columbia Center for Advanced Electrification, and industry leaders like Tau Motors’ CEO and founder Wesley Pennington has been a fruitful one, giving Tau the competitive advantage of bleeding-edge R&D and helping Columbia develop new technologies, attract talent, and find the next best thing.

This week, leading thinkers in the academic and industrial realms will further the conversation at the 2026 IEEE/CCAE Symposium on Advanced Electrification Systems (SAES2026). Join some of the leading researchers, industry practitioners, and policymakers as they discuss Energy Storage Systems and advances in electrification as part of at Columbia Engineering.

Get additional details and register for this official IEEE Conference here: https://bit.ly/45ILC6x

Daniel Esposito, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, is a featured speaker at today's CEEC Fall Symposium 2026:...
09/23/2026

Daniel Esposito, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, is a featured speaker at today's CEEC Fall Symposium 2026: Mines and Feedstocks to Grids, Chemicals, and Materials, part of at .

The symposium brings faculty keynotes, industry panels, and a poster session exploring how to scale electrochemistry sustainably, without repeating the environmental costs of the past.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4wggruj

09/22/2026

Copper rarely comes out of the ground on its own. Ores are usually bundled with other elements, and traditional mining leaves most of that behind as waste.

Greeshma Gadikota, the Lenfest Earth Institute Professor of Climate Change and professor of earth and environmental engineering, is using engineering methods to recover more of what's actually in the rock, such as the copper-rich leachate she's extracting from the sample of low-grade ore in the video.

This is one glimpse into the expertise she’ll bring to Climate Week at Columbia Engineering. Catch her today at the Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy's symposium, Sustainable Energy, Resource, and Environmental Solutions, where she’ll lead discussions alongside leaders from industry research and the government on rebuilding secure mineral supply chains and delivering affordable energy.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/3Ufwknc

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