Faculty News 2016
2016
- November 28
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Cooper to Cooper, Episode 3: Cooper's Archivists
The Cooper Union's three archivists—Alexander Tochilovsky, Carol Salomon and Steven Hillyer—describe some of their favorite objects from their collections
- November 20
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Prof. Keene and EE Students Co-author Paper
Prof. Keene, professor of Electrical Engineering, and students Alex Serrano, EE'16 and Hetian Wu, EE'16, M.Eng.'18 co-author paper published in Renewable Energy Research and Applications Conference
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- November 15
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Cooper in the Friendly Skies
A group of four designers from JetBlue Airways spent two days in the Herb Lubalin Study Center of Design
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- November 08
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Student Work Featured in Midtown Display
Work from Prof. Diane Lewis' fourth-year studio appears in the windows of Turnbull & Asser, the bespoke clothier
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- November 03
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New Perspectives / Fresh Energy
Seven new full-time tenure-track faculty members across a variety of disciplines (and three more to come) reflect a commitment to The Cooper Union's current and future pedagogy not seen in many years
- October 12
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"WOUND" Offers Space for Collaboration
A conversation with Caroline Woolard A'07, about the exhibition / event space she co-curated in the 41 Cooper Square gallery
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- October 05
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Prof. Wootton Joins NIH Grant Funded Project Team
Prof. Wootton will be an integral member of a project team studying and developing tools for combating obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
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- September 29
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Prof. Fontaine Participates in Webinar Panel
Prof. Fontaine is a panelist in a Webinar called "Made in America - Credentials to Support the Skilled Immigrant Workforce"
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- September 29
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Michael Samuelian AR'95 Named to Top Governors Island Post
The Assistant Professor at The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture has been elected President and CEO of the Governor's Island Trust, making him the director of New York City's newest major public park
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- September 29
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Who Shot Sports: Talking with Curator Gail Buckland
Gail Buckland, the Benjamin Menschel Distinguished Visiting Professor in HSS, talks about how she curated "Who Shot Sports?" a photography exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum
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- September 22
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Prof. Topper and Two Former Students Publish Nanoscience Research in ACS Journal
John J. Biswakarma BSE'15 and Vlad Ciocoi ChE'15, MEng'15 were seniors when the research was conducted
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- September 15
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Prof. Yecko Awarded 2016 NSF RUI Grant
Philip Yecko, professor of physics, receives a collaborative NSF RUI grant titled "Three-Dimensional Multiphysics Simulation of Multi-phase Flows with Magnetic Fluids" by Computational Mathematics
- September 14
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Brian Swann's Remarkable Publishing Streak Continues
His Latest work, "Companions, Analogies" (Sheep Meadow Press) is his 12th book of poetry following hot on the heels of his 11th such collection, "St. Francis and the Flies" (Autumn House), released in the spring
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- September 01
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Prof. Raja and Eliyahu Friedman (EE'16) Co-Author 2016 IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC'16) Paper
Anita Raja, professor of computer science, and Eliyahu Friedman (EE'16) co-author IEEE 19th International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems paper
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- September 01
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Cooper Students Explore Art World of Mexico City
This summer seven students participated in the first collaboration between the School of Art and SOMA, an organization founded to introduce young artists, curators and historians from around the world to the contemporary Mexican art world
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- August 29
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An Inside Look at "Swiss Style Now" From the Curators
Alexander Tochilovsky A’00 and Xavier Erni talk about the upcoming graphic design exhibition opening in 41 Cooper Square Gallery on September 6
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- August 24
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Meet the Deans: Nader Tehrani
One year after he began as dean of The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture, we discuss how it has been going, what goals he has in mind and why he foresees a wider focus for the school, while embracing its site-specific qualities
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- August 19
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Prof. Raja and Two Cooper Undergraduates Co-author Machine Learning in Health Care Paper
Anita Raja, professor of computer science, and Cooper students Tom Koch and Alex Rybchuk co-author MLHC'16 paper titled "Using Kernal Methods and Model Selection for Prediction of Preterm Birth"
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- August 11
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Meet the Deans: Mike Essl
We sat down with the professor, co-plaintiff in the lawsuit that led to The Cooper Union's settlement with the attorney general and new acting dean of the School of Art for a chat about how he got where he is and what he would like to do while he helms the ship
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- July 27
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ME Professors and Grad Students to Present Six Papers at GRC'16 and ASME'16
Six papers co-authored by ME professors, Robert Dell and Chih-Shing (Stan) Wei, and ME grad students, William Foley, Nicholas Mitchell, and Anthony Edward Morris, are accepted to be published by ASME and GRC
- June 27
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Cooper Union & Bowery Alliance Reveal Bowery History
A series of 64 posters called "Windows on the Bowery" designed by Cooper students and staff detail the history of that famed street go on view in windows starting on July 5. View the interactive map
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- June 11
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Prof. Topper Speaks at 2016 MARM
Robert Topper, professor of chemistry, gives a talk at the 2016 Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society
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- June 10
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Prof. Savizky Speaks at 2016 MARM
Ruben Savizky, professor of chemistry, gives two talks at the 2016 Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society
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- June 08
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Prof. Yecko Co-Authors Textbook
Philip Yecko, professor of physics, along with Oded Regev and Orkan Umurhan has co-authored a textbook in Fluid Dynamics titled "Modern Fluid Dynamics for Physics and Astrophysics” published by Springer Verlag in their 'Graduate Texts in Physics' series.
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- June 02
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Prof. Raja Presents Poster at Collective Intelligence 2016
Anita Raja, Professor of Computer Science, presents her joint work with Columbia researchers on "Accurate Crowd-labeling using Item Response Theory" at the Collective Intelligence 2016 held at NYU Stern School of Business
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- June 01
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Prof. Diane Lewis Celebrates Her Newest Book and 40th Reunion
We chat with Prof. Lewis about her book, her approach to architectural pedagogy and the tour she will lead for members of Reunion 2016
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- May 25
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Robot Sumo Event Featured in Scientific American, Vice & Ars Technica
The annual End of Year Show event showcases the work of Prof. Brian Cusack's mechatronics class. The student-built robots fight to stay inside the ring for 60 seconds
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- May 20
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Prof. Mintchev Presents Paper at Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics (BAMM) Conference held in May 2017
Professor Stanislav Mintchev presents his work on "Robust traveling waves in chains of simple neural oscillators" at the Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics (BAMM) Conference held in VCU, May 2017.
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- May 19
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Fulbright Scholar Prof. Daniel Lepek Gives Open Air Lecture
Daniel Lepek, currently researching at IPPT for the summer term, is invited to give an open air lecture on particle technology.
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- May 17
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Saskia Bos: The Valedictory Interview
The Dean of the School of Art will step down after seeing the class of 2016 graduate. We talk to her about her highs and lows as dean, as well as looking forward for the school and herself
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- May 05
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Prof. Raja Presents Paper at Naval Postgraduate School's 13th Annual Acquisition Research Symposium
Anita Raja, Professor of computer science, presents paper titled "Modeling Uncertainty and Its Implications on Complex Interdependent Networks" coauthored with Mohammad Hasan (UNL), Rob Flowe (OSD-ATL), Brendan Fernes (Cooper Union) at the Naval Postgraduate School 13th Annual Acquisition Research Symposium
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- April 20
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Meet the Deans: Richard Stock
After nearly one full year, the Acting Dean of the Albert Nerken School of Engineering chats about how it has been going, what he sees as his role at the school and how his particular skill set meshes so well with his temporary position
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- April 19
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First-ever Professional Faculty Grants Encourage Adjunct Research
We focus in on the work of the eight grant recipients from Humanities and Social Sciences
- April 06
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Infrastructure and New York City's Water, NYT April 4
The New York Times and NY1 turned to Kevin Bone for his perspective on Mayor Bill DeBlasio's decision (or was it?) to postpone completion of New York City's third water tunnel
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- April 01
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Prof. Dell Appears in Documentary: This House Matters
Professor Dell participated in a documentary film called This House Matters by Tina Traster
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- April 01
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Prof. Mintchev Co-Authors "Wave Generation in Unindirectional Chains of Idealized Neural Oscillators"
Paper titled "Wave generation in unindirectional chains of idealized neural oscillators" co-authored by Professor Mintchev and B. Fernandez published in The Journal of Mathematical Neuroscience, vol 6:5.
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- March 30
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Poets, Musicians, Scientists, Architects and Educators Celebrate "Our Common Home"
Organized as a response to Pope Francis' environmental encyclical "Laudato Si," over 500 guests cultivated a positive atmosphere of engaging dialogue, profound photography and creative performance
- March 24
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Prof. Dell Attends Atlantic Roundtable Working Summit on Energy
The Atlantic Roundtable Working Summit on Energy hosted by the Atlantic Magazine discusses the supply and demand, new technology and changing nature of urban energy consumption
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- March 18
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Prof. Synnott Speaks at Eastern Economic Association
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- March 14
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Houston Alumni Meet with Cooper President, Dean and Staff
Acting President Bill Mea and Acting Dean of The Albert Nerken School of Engineering, Dr. Richard Stock, visited the ExxonMobil Houston Campus on Thursday, March 3 for a luncheon with Cooper alumni working for the company
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- March 09
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Blurring the Edges of Photography: Art Alumnae Featured in Guggenheim Show
A conversation with Leslie Hewitt '00 and Sara VanDerBeek '98 about how sculptural strategies inform their photography
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- March 01
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Prof. Yecko Co-Authors Paper in Computer Physics Communications
Philip Yecko, professor of physics, co-authors paper titled "Vofi — A library to initialize the volume fraction scalar field" in Computer Physics Communications, Vol 200, 291-299
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- February 26
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Kevin Bone Presents at WATER+
The University of Manitoba's WATER+ conference on February 26th posited emerging relationships between human and natural systems with specific reference to water as an activating agent
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- February 26
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Brian Swann's Eleventh Collection Wins Poetry Award
Brian Swann's eleventh poetry collection, St. Francis and the Flies (Autumn House), has been awarded the 2015 Autumn House Poetry Prize
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- February 25
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David Wootton Awarded C.V. Starr Distinguished Professorship
The award was established by The Starr Foundation, which has made more than $3.3 billion in grants since its start in 1955
- February 24
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The Lubalin Center Launches a Virtual Flat File
The Herb Lubalin Study Center has launched a new website, Flat File, that will showcase singular works of graphic design from its collection on a weekly basis
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- February 23
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Dean Tehrani's Firm Wins Two Awards from Boston Society of Architects
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- February 22
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Prof. Osinski's New Book Gains Media Attention
"Summer Days: Staten Island," Prof. Christine Osinski's new book of photographs taken in "the forgotten borough," has gotten national and international media attention
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- February 18
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School of Engineering Launches "From the Lab"
"From the Lab" Engineering Series highlighting interdisciplinary research launched with Bioengineering as the inaugural theme.
- February 10
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In Conversation: Raffaele Bedarida & Jim Coddington, Chief Conservator of MoMA
On February 18 at 1.30 p.m. Raffaele Bedarida will have a free, public conversation with Jim Coddington, chief conservator of MoMA, about restoring the works of Jackson Pollack
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- February 07
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Construction Matters Book Launch
A book launch for Construction Matters, by School of Architecture Associate Professor Georg Windeck.
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- February 01
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Prof. Baglione & Grad Student Michael Pimpinella Co-Author Published Paper
Professor Baglione and graduate student Michael Pimpinella are co-authors on a journal publication titled “The Use of Sound Level Meter Apps in the Clinical Setting” in the American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, Vol. 25, 14-28.
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- January 28
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Breaking Barriers for New York City High School Students
George Delagrammatikas, director of STEM outreach programs at The Cooper Union talks with Marina Gutierrez, director of the Saturday Program, in the first of a series we are calling "Cooper to Cooper: Conversations Across Disciplines"
- January 27
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Behind the 2016 Menschel Exhibitiion
Menschel Fellowship Program Director Sohnya Sayres gives her thoughts on the 19th annual showcase of student projects in art, architecture, design, and engineering
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- January 26
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Architectural Fun-damentals
"Architecture in Play," Professor Tamar Zinguer's new book, examines four key toys from the mid-19th to the mid-20th centuries that embodied architectural notions of construction and manipulating form
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- January 20
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Photo Gallery: STEM Days
Several Cooper engineering students returned to class earlier than expected when they served as instructors during two STEM days for high school students during the winter break
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