Faculty News 2025

2025

November 10

Rooms Without Walls

October 15

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.

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October 09

Professor Benjamin Davis Attends NEMA Chemical Engineering Chairs Forum

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September 30

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.

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September 25

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.

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September 25

Distinguished Professorships Awarded to Faculty in Engineering

September 22

Meet Stella Banou

She joins the Department of Electrical Engineering in the Albert Nerken School of Engineering

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September 18

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.

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September 18

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!

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September 16

Professor Jennifer Packer Receives 2025 Heinz Award

Jennifer Packer, assistant professor, in the School of Art, has been named a 2025 Heinz Awards recipient.

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September 08

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

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August 27

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

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August 25

Meet Tommy George

George recently completed a Ph.D. in materials science from Harvard University, specializing in electrochemistry

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August 18

Meet Nina Ebner

August 11

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.

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July 30

Open Books, Open Process

Three courses recently offered by The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture engage students through printmaking, book design, and publishing.

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July 07

Professor Stanislav Mintchev Chairs and Presents at the SIAM DS25

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July 01

Welcoming Cooper’s New President

Watch Steven W. McLaughlin’s first Great Hall address as The Cooper Union’s 14th president.

June 30

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

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June 25

Meet Our New Faculty Members

May 28

In Memoriam: Professor Melvin Sandler

Remembering longtime faculty member Melvin Sandler, the Jesse Sherman Professor of Electrical Engineering Emeritus.

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May 12

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.

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May 09

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.

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April 30

Professors Luchtenburg and Yecko Awarded Fellowships at Ben-Gurion University’s Summer Research Retreat

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April 22

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.

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April 21

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

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

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March 26

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.

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March 04

In Memoriam: Anson Rabinbach

March 04

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.

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February 27

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.

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February 25

Introducing our Newest Staff Members

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February 20

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

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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