CLASS NOTES

Robert Smilowitz CE'71

Thornton Tomasetti Senior Principal Robert Smilowitz is the latest recipient of the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Ernest E. Howard Award. The award recognizes an ASCE member for their contributions in advancing the field of structural engineering. A leader in the firm’s Protective Design and Security practice, Bob is a recognized expert in blast-resistant analysis and design. Over the course of his 42-year career, he has been involved in the design of numerous government facilities, including U.S. embassies, federal and state courthouses and office buildings, as well as air terminals, financial institutions, hospitals and a NATO Command Center. He also served as the principal blast engineer for redevelopment of the former World Trade Center site, including Freedom Tower and the World Trade Center Memorial and Museum.

John L. Manferdelli PHY'73

John L. Manferdelli has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering for contributions and leadership in the field of trusted and confidential computing.

Election to the National Academy of Engineering is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer. NAE members are among the nation’s most knowledgeable engineering experts and have distinguished themselves in business and academic management, in technical positions, as university faculty, and as leaders in government and private engineering organizations.

Click here to learn more.

Bill Morrison A'89

Bill Morrison A'89 was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short for his film Incident. Winners for the 2025 Academy Awards will be announced on March 2. Learn more about Morrison and the film in our recent Coopermade feature.

Alex Hutton A'14

Alex Hutton's solo exhibition Coming Soon, featuring six paintings depicting close-ups of roller coaster tracks and water park slides, is on display at SHRINE gallery in Tribeca.

To read the New York Times review of the exhibition, please click here.

On display at SHRINE from December 13, 2024 to January 25, 2025. Click here for details.

SHRINE
368 Broadway, New York, NY 10013
Tuesday - Saturday | 10am - 6pm

  • Founded by inventor, industrialist and philanthropist Peter Cooper in 1859, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art offers education in art, architecture and engineering, as well as courses in the humanities and social sciences.

  • “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.

   

Youvisit Pixel