Cooper Union

2015-2016

This is a pilot independent study research program that enables students to work on a bioengineering related project with a participating faculty member for up to two semesters. Students selected to participate in the program will be eligible to receive funding to support project costs as well as conference travel. The program is generously funded by the Rose Sandholm grant.

2015-2016 Flyer

Project Descriptions

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.