Faculty News 2025
2025
- November 10
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Rooms Without Walls
- October 15
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Cooper Professor Redesigns Met Museum Study Room
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has selected Professor Michael Young’s firm, Young & Ayata, for the redesign of the Nolen Study Room in the Thomas J. Watson Library, a $3 million, 1,000-square-foot project.
Faculty: News
- October 09
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Professor Benjamin Davis Attends NEMA Chemical Engineering Chairs Forum
Faculty: News
- September 30
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Meet Emily Palmer, Assistant Professor, Physics
Joining the Albert Nerken School of Engineering this fall is Emily Palmer, a visiting professor in the Department of Physics.
Faculty: News
- September 25
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Prof. Tehrani Gives Lecture Honoring Ed Feiner AR’69
Professor Tehrani was invited to give the inaugural Edward A. Feiner Lecture for Public Architecture at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.
Faculty: News
- September 25
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Distinguished Professorships Awarded to Faculty in Engineering
- September 22
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Meet Stella Banou
She joins the Department of Electrical Engineering in the Albert Nerken School of Engineering
Faculty: News
- September 18
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Assistant Professor Martin Lawless Co-Authors Paper Published in Virtual Worlds
Martin Lawless, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, has co-published a paper titled “Virtual Acoustic Environment Rehearsal and Performance in an Unknown Venue” in Virtual Worlds 2025, 4, 35.
Faculty: News
- September 18
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Introducing New Staff and Recognizing Promotions at Cooper Union
Please join us in welcoming our newest staff members, Subalekha Udayasankar, director of the Engineering Student Success, and Jessica Shen, electrical engineering laboratory Technician, and congratulating Donald Etheridge on his promotion to finance analyst and senior purchasing associate!
- September 16
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Professor Jennifer Packer Receives 2025 Heinz Award
Jennifer Packer, assistant professor, in the School of Art, has been named a 2025 Heinz Awards recipient.
- September 08
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Meet David Kim
Kim whose research areas are in electrochemical methods for water and wastewater treatment joins the Albert Nerken School of Engineering as an assistant professor of civil engineering
Faculty: News
- August 27
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New York Times Says Professor Coco Fusco's Survey is a Must-See
The exhibition on view at El Museo del Barrio from September 18, 2025 through January 11, 2026
Faculty: News
- August 25
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Meet Tommy George
George recently completed a Ph.D. in materials science from Harvard University, specializing in electrochemistry
Faculty: News
- August 18
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Meet Nina Ebner
- August 11
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Meet Martin S. Lawless
Martin S. Lawless joins The Cooper Union this year as a full-time faculty member in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Faculty: News
- July 30
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Open Books, Open Process
Three courses recently offered by The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture engage students through printmaking, book design, and publishing.
- July 07
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Professor Stanislav Mintchev Chairs and Presents at the SIAM DS25
Faculty: News
- July 01
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Welcoming Cooper’s New President
Watch Steven W. McLaughlin’s first Great Hall address as The Cooper Union’s 14th president.
- June 30
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Engineering Faculty Present Research at the EORS Annual Meeting
Jennifer Weiser, associate professor of chemical engineering, and Mili Shah, professor and chair of mathematics, gave invited talks at the 33rd Annual Meeting
- June 25
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Meet Our New Faculty Members
- May 28
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In Memoriam: Professor Melvin Sandler
Remembering longtime faculty member Melvin Sandler, the Jesse Sherman Professor of Electrical Engineering Emeritus.
Faculty: News
- May 12
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Feltman Chair Nominated for Tony Award
Marsha Ginsberg A’83, this year's Feltman Chair in Architecture, was nominated for a 2025 Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Play.
Faculty: News
- May 09
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Professor Sidebotham Performs Farewell Concert
To mark his retirement from The Cooper Union, Professor George Sidebotham is giving a series of concerts, performing just a few of the many song he’s written over the years, including some inspired by his teaching career.
Faculty: News
- April 30
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Professors Luchtenburg and Yecko Awarded Fellowships at Ben-Gurion University’s Summer Research Retreat
- April 22
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Earth Day Film Features Public Art by Cooper Faculty
In honor of Earth Day, the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs debuted a new short film about adjunct instructor Carlos Irijalba's public art.
Faculty: News
- April 21
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Cooper Union Names Next President
Steven W. McLaughlin, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at the Georgia Institute of Technology, has been selected to serve as the 14th president of The Cooper Union, effective July 1, 2025.
- April 10
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Agrest and Gandelsonas: Fabric Object II Opens on April 10
The exhibition is on view in the Arthur A. Houghton Jr. Gallery from Thursday, April 10 through Friday, May 2
Faculty: News
- March 26
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The Cooper Union Joins NORDTECH as an Initial Member
The Cooper Union is excited to announce its participation as an initial member of the Northeast Regional Defense Technology Hub (NORDTECH). This collaboration positions the institution within a dynamic network of academia, government organizations, and industry partners, fostering innovation and workforce development in the semiconductor sector.
Faculty: News
- March 04
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In Memoriam: Anson Rabinbach
- March 04
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Coco Fusco Elected to American Academy of Arts & Letters
Coco Fusco, professor in the School of Art, has been elected a member of the American Academy of the Arts.
Faculty: News
- February 27
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NEA Grant for Myths and Migrations
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) was selected to receive a National Endowment for Arts Grants for Arts Projects award in support of a new solo-exhibition of work by Professor William Villalongo A'99.
Faculty: News
- February 25
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Introducing our Newest Staff Members
- February 20
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Center for Writing and Learning Debuts New Journal
The Cooper Union's Center for Writing & Learning debuts the first issue of its new eponymous, biannual journal, an online space for the community—faculty, staff, and students—to share and discuss the difficult and inspiring work of teaching and learning.
- February 07
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Professor Robert Q. Topper Receives Teaching Award from the New York American Chemical Society
The chemistry professor received the 2024 Outstanding Four-Year Undergraduate College and University Chemistry Faculty Teaching Award
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