2013: A Year in Review

Mary Cunningham Boyce Appointed Dean of Columbia's School of Engineering and Applied Science

On March 26, Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger announced his appointment of Mary Cunningham Boyce as the new Dean of the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science. Professor Boyce comes to Columbia after more than 25 years at MIT, where she was the Ford Professor of Engineering and Department Head of Mechanical Engineering.

JAN 4

SEAS Computer Scientists Find Vulnerabilities in Cisco VoIP Phones
Computer Science PhD candidate Ang Cui and Computer Science Professor Salvatore Stolfo have found serious vulnerabilities in Cisco VoIP telephones, devices used around the world by a broad range of networked organizations from governments to banks to major corporations, and beyond.

FEB 18

Shedding New Light on Infant Brain Development
A new study by Columbia Engineering researchers finds that the infant brain does not control its blood flow in the same way as the adult brain. The research team is led by Elizabeth Hillman, associate professor of biomedical engineering and of radiology.

MAR 11

Designing Interlocking Building Blocks to Create Complex Tissues
Researchers have developed a new “plug-and-play” method to assemble complex cell microenvironments to fabricate tissues, such as those found in the heart or skeleton or vasculature.

MAR 12

Newly Named Luce Scholar Aims to Make a Mark in Global Health
Biomedical engineering senior Claire Duvallet has been named a Luce Scholar, making her the first student from SEAS to achieve the prestigious honor and one of just 18 students nationwide chosen for the annual fellowship.

MAR 19

Making Sense of MOOCs
The University cautiously dips its toes into the MOOC waters in search of answers when Columbia Engineering begins offering three online courses in partnership with Coursera.

APR 17

New Computational Model Can Predict Breast Cancer Survival
Columbia Engineering researchers, led by Dimitris Anastassiou, have developed a new computational model that is highly predictive of breast cancer survival.

JUN 11

Samuel Sia Starts Up First Biotech Incubator in NYC
Sia and co-founder Christine Kovich are creating a communal space that offers an affordable shared wet lab outfitted with modern biotech equipment and all utilities, WiFi, and printing.

Read more: Harlem Biospace

AUG 7

Henning Schulzrinne Inducted to Internet Hall of Fame
Schulzrinne is being recognized for co-developing the key protocols that enable Voice over Internet Protocol and other significant multimedia applications.

Read more: Pioneering Internet Standards

SEPT 4

Bigshot Camera Does Good
A long-awaited project has come to life for Shree Nayar: Bigshot, a kit that features a build-it-yourself digital camera he has designed to serve not only as a creative tool but also as a medium for education.

Read more: Professor "CEOs"

SEPT 11

Team Led by Professor Jingyue Ju Wins $5.25 Million NIH Grant
A team of researchers led by Jingyue Ju has won a three-year $5.25 million grant to develop a novel integrated miniaturized system for real-time single molecule electronic DNA sequencing.

OCT 7

Alert: Astronaut on Campus
NASA astronaut Mike Massimino BS'84 talks about what he's doing back on campus and his impressions of the new feature film, Gravity.

NOV 18

Columbia Engineers Make World’s Smallest FM Radio Transmitter
A Columbia Engineering team is using graphene's special properties to devise a nano-mechanical system that can create FM signals.

Read more: Even with Defects, Graphene Is Strongest Material in the World
Read more: Graphene the Great

NOV 27

Prof. Culligan and Team Win $3M Grant to Study NYC Coastal Sustainability
Patricia Culligan is leading a team of 20 investigators studying how urban green infrastructure can mitigate the city's role in coastal zone pollution.

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JAN 4	SEAS Computer Scientists Find Vulnerabilities in Cisco VoIP Phones Computer Science PhD candidate Ang Cui and Computer Science Professor Salvatore Stolfo have found serious vulnerabilities in Cisco VoIP telephones, devices used around the world by a broad range of networked organizations from governments to banks to major corporations, and beyond.
FEB 18	Chips That Listen to Bacteria A research team led by Prof. Ken Shepard has demonstrated that integrated circuit technology, the basis of modern computers and communications devices, can be used for a most unusual application—the study of signaling in bacterial colonies.
MAR 11	Designing Interlocking Building Blocks to Create Complex Tissues Researchers have developed a new “plug-and-play” method to assemble complex cell microenvironments to fabricate tissues, such as those found in the heart or skeleton or vasculature.
MAR 12	Newly Named Luce Scholar Aims to Make a Mark in Global Health Biomedical engineering senior Claire Duvallet has been named a Luce Scholar, making her the first student from SEAS to achieve the prestigious honor and one of just 18 students nationwide chosen for the annual fellowship.
MAR 19	Making Sense of MOOCs The University cautiously dips its toes into the MOOC waters in search of answers when Columbia Engineering begins offering three online courses in partnership with Coursera.
APR 17	New Computational Model Can Predict Breast Cancer Survival Columbia Engineering researchers, led by Dimitris Anastassiou, have developed a new computational model that is highly predictive of breast cancer survival.
JUN 11	Samuel Sia Starts Up First Biotech Incubator in NYC Sia and co-founder Christine Kovich are creating a communal space that offers an affordable shared wet lab outfitted with modern biotech equipment and all utilities, WiFi, and printing.
AUG 7	Henning Schulzrinne Inducted to Internet Hall of Fame Schulzrinne is being recognized for co-developing the key protocols that enable Voice over Internet Protocol and other significant multimedia applications.
SEP 4	Bigshot Camera Does Good A long-awaited project has come to life for Shree Nayar: Bigshot, a kit that features a build-it-yourself digital camera he has designed to serve not only as a creative tool but also as a medium for education.
SEP 11	Team Led by Professor Jingyue Ju Wins $5.25 Million NIH Grant A team of researchers led by Jingyue Ju has won a three-year $5.25 million grant to develop a novel integrated miniaturized system for real-time single molecule electronic DNA sequencing.
OCT 7	Alert: Astronaut on Campus NASA astronaut Mike Massimino BS'84 talks about what he's doing back on campus and his impressions of the new feature film, Gravity.
NOV 18	Columbia Engineers Make World’s Smallest FM Radio Transmitter A Columbia Engineering team is using graphene's special properties to devise a nano-mechanical system that can create FM signals.
NOV 27	Prof. Culligan and Team Win $3M Grant to Study NYC Coastal Sustainability Patricia Culligan is leading a team of 20 investigators studying how urban green infrastructure can mitigate the city's role in coastal zone pollution.