Faculty News 2014
2014
- December 16
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Building a Model of Education
The first-year Architectonics studio of The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture build a six-foot scale model of The Foundation Building of The Cooper Union and push it through the streets of New York City
- December 05
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Prof. Robert Bordo Receives 2014 De Niro Prize for Painting
The award and its $25,000 grant goes to a mid-career American artist devoted to the pursuit of excellence and innovation in painting
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- December 02
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Michael Young Selected as Finalist
The YAP Istanbul Modern: Young Architects Program is an initiative of the Istanbul Modern in collaboration with The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and MoMA PS1
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- November 17
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Cooper Union to Offer Free MOOCs
The Cooper Union will launch its first-ever Massive Open Online Courses, free of charge to the world, beginning in May 2015
- November 14
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Prof. Savizky Speaks At 55th Eastern Analytical Symposium
Professor Ruben Savizky talks about “Characterization of the binding medium used in Roman encaustic paintings on wall and wood”, 55th Eastern Analytical Symposium, Somerset, NJ.
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- October 23
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Prof. Dell Receives Outstanding Presentation Award
Professor Dell receives Outstanding Presentation Award from the Geothermal Resources Council annual meeting’s session on Direct Use/Heat Pump session for paper on heated ground agriculture research and development in Iceland.
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- October 21
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School of Architecture Featured in Korean Air's World Academies Series
Faculty member Guido Zuiliani, fourth-year student Jemuel Joseph and Acting Dean Elizabeth O'Donnell were interviewed for the article
- October 10
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Imaginary Monuments to an Invisible War
A new exhibition, Monument to Cold War Victory, on view in the 41 Cooper Gallery until November 7, displays international artists' reactions to a provocative competition calling for proposals for the titular
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- October 01
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Upcoming Film Screenings of The Making of an Avant-Garde
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- October 01
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Prof. Diane Lewis Delivers Keynote at Mediated Cities Conference
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- September 30
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Prof. Raja Interviewed by NBC Tech Innovation
Professor Raja interviewed for NBC Tech Innovation article on Smart Homes
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- September 19
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Five Years of Revitalizing Architects' Creative Energies
"The Critical Moment," an exhibition of thesis work open until September 27, marks the fifth graduating class of the Master of Architecture II program. We take a peek inside the gallery and talk to faculty and students about the program and where it is headed
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- September 17
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Prof. Topper Gives Talk at Queensborough Community College
Robert Topper, professor of chemistry, gives a talk on "Computation Studies of Nanoparticles"
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- September 12
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The Return of the Post-Docs
For the first time in at least a decade, the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences will include a pair of post-doctoral fellows
- September 09
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Profs. Robert Dell, Stan Wei and George Sidebotham Awarded United States Patent US 8,829,326 B2.
Profs. Robert Dell, Stan Wei and George Sidebotham were awarded United States patent US 8,829,326 B2.
- August 26
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Prof. Raja Awarded NSF EAGER Grant
We aim to develop a dynamic predictive model that takes into account different risk factors at different stages of pregnancy. We have assembled a database that brings together several types of EHRs for mothers and their babies. This project is funded by the National Science Foundation NSF.
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- August 11
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Recent Publications by Faculty and Students
The School of Architecture is pleased to announce three recent publications by members of the faculty and the Thesis class of 2014 developed in part by the School of Architecture Archive.
- July 29
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Judith Simonian, Cooper Instructor, Wins Guggenheim Fellowship
The Guggenheim Foundation awarded three of its prestigious fellowships to Cooper Union professors, including Judith Simonian, who has taught for 19 years in Cooper's Continuing Education Department
- July 21
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Invention Factory Winners Announced
Inside the second annual competition where student teams vie for $5000 in prize money for conceiving, building and demonstrating a potentially patentable invention in just six weeks
- July 04
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Prof. Yecko Awarded NSF RUI Grant
Professor Philip Yecko awarded NSF RUI grant titled "Transport of inertial particles in time-dependent and inertial flows"
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- June 17
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The William Cooper Mack Thesis Fellowship Turns Five
The founders celebrate five years with current and past Fellows, reflecting on how the travel grant has impacted its recipients and The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture
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- June 10
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Professors Lydia Kallipoliti and Michael Webb Awarded 2014 Graham Foundation Grants
Lydia Kallipoliti has been awarded a production grant her upcoming exhibition "Closed Worlds: The Rise and Fall of Dirty Physiology," and Michael Webb has been awarded a grant for his upcoming publication "Two Journeys."
- June 07
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Prof. Morano Interviewed by CCTV America
Adjunct Professor Morano interviewed for CCTV America’s article on “Major U.S. Companies improving cyber security”
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- May 14
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Prof. Ahmad Publishes Paper in Journal of Energy Engineering
Professor Ahmad publishes paper, In-Stream Hydrokinetic Power: A Review and Appraisal, Ahmad J., et al., Journal of Energy Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers
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- April 29
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Cooper Union Selected in First Cohort for NSF-Funded Entrepreneurship Effort
Pathways to Innovation, a National Science Foundation-funded effort to better integrate entrepreneurship and innovation into the core undergraduate engineering curriculum, has selected The Albert Nerken School of Engineering to be among the first twelve participating institutions
- April 18
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A Rare, Public Glimpse at a School of Art Critique
Part of "Art21 New York Close Up," a documentary film series, a new video showcases a final class critique of an Advanced Painting studio
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- April 04
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Prof. Atina Grossmann Named as Davis Fellow
The European history and gender studies professor talks about her work on a lost history of Jewish survival during the Second World War and the surprising personal connection she uncovered
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- March 25
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"Bernhard Hoesli: Collages" Reveals the Story Behind the Artworks
The new exhibition brings meticulous, intimate and largely unseen works by a key 20th century artist, architect and educator to The Arthur A. Houghton Jr. Gallery
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- March 10
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Prof. Mintchev Presents Poster at Conference Venue
Professor Stanislav Mintchev presents poster on “Generation and stability of traveling wave solutions in unidirectional chains of phase oscillators” at the Nonlinear Dynamics and Stochastic Methods: From Neuroscience to Other Biological Applications conference at the University of Pittsburgh
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- March 05
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Learn How to Sequence DNA in Less Than a Day
A conversation with Prof. Oliver Medvedik, the latest Sandholm Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology and Bioengineering
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- March 01
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Professional Internship Program Reinstated
The program that pays students to work professionally returns after a period of dormancy. Stamatina Gregory, the associate dean of the School of Art talks to Robert Thill, director of the center for career development, about it
- February 18
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The Making of an Avant-Garde: Screenings at Yale and the Hammer Museum
Since its premiere at the Museum of Modern Art, Diana Agrest's film has been screened at The Cooper Union, the Yale School of Architecture and the Hammer Museum.
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