People

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Greg D’Onofrio

Adjunct Instructor
greg.donofrio@cooper.edu

Sarah Dahlinger

Technical Assistant, Printmaking
sdahling@cooper.edu

Fatema Dalal

Director of Admissions
Albert Nerken School of Engineering
212.353.4120 | fatema.dalal@cooper.edu

Benjamin J. Davis

Professor of Chemical Engineering
Eleanor and Stanley Ensminger Chair of Chemical Engineering
212.353.4374 | ben.davis@cooper.edu

Nai Davis

Academic Support Technician, Media Lab
Adjunct Instructor
nailah.davis@cooper.edu

Michael De Castro

Adjunct Professor
Chemistry
michael.decastro@cooper.edu

Partha P. Debroy

Adjunct Professor
Physics
partha.debroy@cooper.edu

Deo Deiparine

Instructor Adjunct
deo.deiparine@cooper.edu

Willie Delvalle

Facilities Engineer
212.353.4160 | willie.delvalle@cooper.edu

Jennifer Dempsey

Assistant Professor Adjunct

Justin Den Herder

Assistant Professor Adjunct
justin.denherder@cooper.edu

Phillip Denny

Assistant Professor Adjunct
philip.denny@cooper.edu

David Derish

Technical Assistant, Painting/Drawing
Instructor, Continuing Education
david.derish@cooper.edu

Cara Di Edwardo

Director of Continuing Education
Director of Typography Programs
Adjunct Professor
212.353.4046 | cara@cooper.edu

René Sandy Diaz

Administrative Manager
sandy.diaz@cooper.edu

Chris Dierks

Associate Director, The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture Archive
212.353.4017 | chris.dierks@cooper.edu

Leslie Diuguid

Adjunct Instructor
leslie.diuguid@cooper.edu

Ketan Dodhia

Adjunct Professor
ketan.dodhia@cooper.edu

John Downer

Instructor

Susannah Drake

Associate Professor Adjunct
susannah.drake@cooper.edu

Powell Draper

Associate Professor Adjunct
powell.draper@cooper.edu

Sam Draxler

Administrative Manager
212.353.4268 | sam.draxler@cooper.edu

Mark Drozdov

Instructor, Retraining Program for Immigrant Engineers

Jennifer Durst

Deputy Director of Alumni Affairs and Development
212.353.4165 | jennifer.durst@cooper.edu

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  • “My feelings, my desires, my hopes, embrace humanity throughout the world,” Peter Cooper proclaimed in a speech in 1853. He looked forward to a time when, “knowledge shall cover the earth as waters cover the great deep.”

  • From its beginnings, Cooper Union was a unique institution, dedicated to founder Peter Cooper's proposition that education is the key not only to personal prosperity but to civic virtue and harmony.

  • Peter Cooper wanted his graduates to acquire the technical mastery and entrepreneurial skills, enrich their intellects and spark their creativity, and develop a sense of social justice that would translate into action.