Thank you for supporting our department this Pi Day!
Any gifts made throughout the year directly aid our faculty, researchers and students in engineering chemical innovations for an equitable and sustainable humanity.
@columbiaseas.bsky.social @columbiauniversity.bsky.social
Join us virtually tomorrow, Friday, March 13, from 10-11 a.m. ET for an Alumni Career Talk by James Kwan, PhD '12, about his successful career path that led him to work in academia. Professor Kwan's talk will be followed by an interactive Q&A.
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@ballioloxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk
While you're thinking, please consider making a gift by this Saturday, March 14, at the link below to support our department and help @columbiaseas.bsky.social reach its 2026 Pi Day Challenge fundraising goals!
Chemical Engineering Support Fund: bit.ly/3NeYM5y
2026 Pi Day Challenge: bit.ly/4b32l8j
Last week’s campus visit by esteemed alumnus Henry Coshburn (MS '64) inspired us to celebrate his continued accomplishments. We are so proud of our alumni during #BlackHistoryMonth, #EngineersWeek, and every day! @pennengineering.bsky.social @columbiaseas.bsky.social
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Nisha Modi (PhD '25), Raghavendra Nimiwal, Jane Liao, Cindy Li (MS '24), and Professors Kyle Bishop and Allie Obermeyer took inspiration from nature to show how a change in pH forces organic molecules to rearrange themselves.
bit.ly/4askScu
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A well-deserved congratulations to @sevahn.bsky.social (BS '14), an alumna of the department and postdoctoral fellow at @genentech.bsky.social, for being named to @forbes.com's 30 Under 30 2026 in the Science category in recognition of her work to better understand, diagnose and treat human disease!
“Rethinking Polymer Additives for a More Circular Plastics Economy” isn’t the only thing Professor Neil Dolinski has done in his two years in our department.
🔗 Read about Professor Dolinski’s research and curricular innovations here: bit.ly/45LNV9w
Research led by chemical engineering prof. Oleg Gang has been selected as a highlight of special note by @departmentofenergy.bsky.social — one of approximately 200 publications recognized annually for special distinction.
Congratulations! Read the highlight:
https://bit.ly/4scqCix
With 2026 in sight, let’s take a look at three ways in which our students from all degree levels presented their research throughout this past Fall 2025 semester.
🔗Link in bio.
We are excited to announce a new faculty search in Materials Science and Engineering at @columbiaseas.bsky.social!
This is an outstanding opportunity for scholars in chemical engineering who want to expand or deepen their work in materials-centric domains.
🔗https://apply.interfolio.com/175837
Thanks to ScienceAbroad, postdocs Asya Svirinovsky-Arbeli (center) and Elad Arad (right) presented their research and served as panelists earlier this month at Falling Walls Science Summit 2025.
Read more here: bit.ly/48cgXPL
Professor Kyle Bishop joins Zach Sherman, PhD (University of Washington); Sibani Lisa Biswal, PhD (Rice University); and Bhuvnesh Bharti, PhD (@lsu.bsky.social) on ARMS — an NSF #DMREF team engineering adaptive magnetic swarms for medicine, energy & the environment.
bit.ly/3LUHNo4
Our student and alumni "Bridging Academia & Industry: Recruiting & Networking Mixer" is this Fri., Nov. 14, from 1-4 p.m. EST on our beautiful Morningside Campus!👨🎓🏛️🏙️
Alumni: DM us to learn how you can stay connected throughout the year.🌍🧪🧬🔋
RSVP: linktr.ee/CU_ChemE
We are honored to share that @linseymarr.bsky.social of @vtengineering.bsky.social will give the Eighteenth Annual Gaden Lecture. Named after alumnus, former faculty member, department chair, and "father of biochemical engineering" Elmer L. Gaden Jr., it is our most prestigious lecture of the year.
How do you fix nanoscopic leaks? With nanoscopic plugs.
Chemical engineer Dan Esposito and his team have developed a new, incredibly thin membrane for reactors that make hydrogen from water. The membranes are highly efficient and made from safer materials.
Read more: https://bit.ly/43QXCCl
Can we engineer our way out of global warming?
A new study led by @chemecu @vfmcneill finds that solar geoengineering—specifically stratospheric aerosol injection—faces steep scientific, logistical, and political challenges that make it anything but simple.https://bit.ly/47dTvRS
Today is @columbiauniversity.bsky.social Giving Day 2025!
Any donation made today will uplift our students, researchers, and faculty in their pursuit of engineering chemical innovations for an equitable and sustainable humanity.
Contribute to Chemical Engineering here: bit.ly/47dzYAT
A huge shout-out to our faculty, researchers, students and alumni who participated in NYC Climate Week 2025 at Columbia Engineering! bit.ly/43jK3ev
📸: Brandon Vallejo, Chris Taggart, @columbiaseas.bsky.social