Engineering News Fall 2009

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Columbia Engineering has had a significant impact on bettering the human condition since its founding in 1864. As you will see in the following pages, the scope of health-related research at Columbia Engineering involves almost every department. Amazing breakthroughs have happened or are about to happen as our faculty fight diseases and conditions, bringing to bear their exceptional and unique talents to chip away at problems that affect the quality of life and, indeed, life itself.

Professors Win Nearly $8M in Grants

The National Institutes of Health has renewed a $2.8 million grant over five years for Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, professor of biomedical engineering. Her colleague Paul Sajda, an associate professor in biomedical engineering, has won more than $3 million grants for two research projects. Jingyue Ju, professor of chemical engineering, has won a $1.8 million three-year grant from the National Human Genome Research Institute.

Celebrating Faculty Excellence

Columbia engineering has a long tradition of excellence going back to the founding of King’s College in 1754 and renewed in the founding of the School in 1864. The faculty members whose accomplishments are highlighted in this booklet are joining the continuum of faculty excellence that has been and continues to be a hallmark of the School.

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