Sebastian Will & Nanfang Yu at Columbia are advancing neutral-atom arrays as a quantum computing platform—trapping 1,000+ atoms with metasurface optical tweezers and aiming for 100,000+ qubits! A big leap toward scalable quantum systems. tinyurl.com/4ww4k8km #ColumbiaUniversity #ColumbiaEngineering

2025 was a big year for @columbiaseas.bsky.social Columbia Engineering! Highlights include 6 new research centers, 3 new minors, 2,592 new students, 18 new faculty, national academy honors, Climate Week events & so much more. See the full year in review www.engineering.columbia.edu/about/news/2...

Research led by @columbiaseas.bsky.social Michele Simoncelli establishes a new framework that links atomic-scale disorder to heat conduction, paving the way for the theory-driven design and discovery of more efficient heat-shielding materials tinyurl.com/yss9bb2x

@columbiaseas.bsky.social Michele Simoncelli is the recipient of the 2025 Charles Haenny Prize for Physics, which recognizes research of “excellent scientific quality and internationally competitive, while also respectful of humanity and its environment”. www.apam.columbia.edu/michele-simo...

Congratulations to Prof. Katayun Barmak on being named a 2026 MRS Fellow! She was recognized for her outstanding contributions to solid-state phase transformations, metallic film evolution, and dedicated service to the materials community. tinyurl.com/49h9byyx

Congratulations to @columbiaseas.bsky.social Alexander Gaeta, David M. Rickey Professor of Applied Physics and Materials Science - the Vice President of Optica's 2026 Board of Directors! tinyurl.com/3xscjuwt

Columbia Giving Day is here! Join us today to support the Columbia engineers in the Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics who are addressing the world's most pressing challenges. bit.ly/EngineeringWeb2025 @columbiaseas.bsky.social

We’re thrilled to welcome Prof. Curtiss Lyman to the APAM Department at Columbia Engineering as an Assistant Professor! His research on PDEs & quantum materials brings exciting depth to our community. www.apam.columbia.edu/new-faculty-... #AppliedMath #QuantumMaterials @columbiaseas.bsky.social

Fusion breakthrough: Prof. Carlos Paz-Soldan at Columbia Engineering is helping lead work on negative triangularity plasmas. Early results show improved fusion performance and power handling — a promising direction for fusion pilot plants. www.energy.gov/science/fes/... #Fusion #ScienceNews

🌎 Mark your calendars! Climate Week at Columbia Engineering kicks off Sept. 22. bit.ly/46Ip1cc Join us for a week of events featuring Columbia researchers & guest experts leading the charge toward a more sustainable future. @columbiaseas.bsky.social ‪@climategroup.bsky.social‬ ‬‬‬

Congratulations to @columbiauniversity.bsky.social Renata Wentzcovitch, Professor - the first woman ever to win the Bridgman Award from AIRAPT. 🏆 www.apam.columbia.edu/wentzcovitch... #BridgmanAward #WomenInSTEM #HighPressureResearch

🎉 Congratulations to Columbia Engineering Prof. Kui Ren on receiving the 2025 Feng Kang Prize - the highest honor in computational mathematics in China! His groundbreaking work in inverse problems and imaging is shaping the future of scientific computing. www.apam.columbia.edu/ren-wins-202...

The Spring 2025 APAM Department Newsletter is out! 🌟 Explore how student excellence, groundbreaking research, and international faculty achievements are shaping the future of AI, fusion, and quantum science at APAM. apam.columbia.edu/newsletters

🎉 Congrats to Dr. Tianwei Jin, winner of the 2025 Simon Prize for most outstanding dissertation in the APAM Dept at Columbia Engineerg! His thesis on high-energy lithium batteries is powering the future of energy storage.

🌞 Summer's in full swing at the Fusion Research Center! Over 20 Columbia undergrads + 6 NSF REU students from across the U.S. are diving into summer research. Learn more: www.apam.columbia.edu/2025-apam-re... #STEM #REU #FusionResearch

Congratulations to the Columbia Engineering Class of 2025! 🎉 We are incredibly proud to celebrate the graduates in Applied Math, Applied Physics & Materials Science! We can wait to see how you #SEAStheWorld2025!

Congratulations to Andrew Yang - the 2025 Columbia Engineering Valedictorian! Andrew, a double major in applied physics & applied mathematics, is also this year’s Illig Award & Applied Physics faculty award recipient. shorturl.at/2Flx2 #SEAStheWorld2025 #Columbia2025 @columbiaseas.bsky.social

Columbia researchers (including APAM's Katy Barmak) have found a new way to create special materials that can carry electricity with almost no energy loss. These materials could one day power electric vehicles, faster electronics, & cleaner energy systems. magazine.columbia.edu/article/scie...

Check out @columbiaseas.bsky.social @apammsecu.bsky.social Prof. Elizabeth Paul's & colleagues' new book - An Introduction to Stellarators: From Magnetic Fields to Symmetries and Optimization. shorturl.at/5mr6R #PlasmaPhysics #FusionEnergy #Stellarator

Congratulations to Columbia Engineering Prof. Simon J. L. Billinge - winner of the 2025 Gregori Aminoff Prize in Crystallography by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences! 🏅🔬 shorturl.at/hqzNS #Crystallography #ColumbiaEngineering #ScienceExcellence

Columbia Engineering is proud to announce the launch of the Columbia Fusion Research Center, which aims to accelerate the development of fusion energy science and technology to provide a sustainable and scalable energy source for the benefit of society. shorturl.at/8ti4x

Congrats to Dr. Benedikt Zimmermann at @columbiaseas.bsky.social for winning the 2025 PhD Research Award from the Plasma Physics Division of the European Physical Society! 🏆 shorturl.at/3T6hG #ColumbiaEngineering #PlasmaPhysics #EPS

Celebrate Pi Day with a purpose! 🥧✨ Join the Columbia Engineering Pi Day Challenge and support the APAM Department in advancing groundbreaking research & development. Your contribution will help pave the way for future generations of Columbia engineers! 🙌💡 engineering.columbia.edu/pi-day

Join the @columbiaseas.bsky.social Pi Day challenge to support research & development, paying it forward for the next generations of Columbia engineers! www.engineering.columbia.edu/pi-day

Learn more about new Columbia University interdisciplinary course “Persuasion at Scale” that explores the multifaceted nature of persuasion in the modern world, bridging #politicalscience, #communication, #journalism, #marketing and #publichealth. www.college.columbia.edu/news/introdu...

Congratulations to Columbia Engineering faculty, Michal Lipson and Venkat Venkatasubramanian, on their election to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering! www.engineering.columbia.edu/about/news/m...

Exciting times at the 2025 Conference for Undergrad Women & Gender Minorities in Physics! 🎉 Columbia University Plasma Lab students Pricilla Dua & Hope Hersom presented their groundbreaking research on cryogenic pellets & energetic particle beams. www.apam.columbia.edu/cuip @columbiaseas.bsky.social

People may not understand just how important federal science research funding is to the prosperity of the nation. I tried to explain it, because it's under unprecedented and direct assault.

On tonight's Science in Action, climate scientist @adamsobel.bsky.social lets loose on the NOAA raid, the restrictions revealed in Wired's scoop, and his fears for the damage that may done to climate science more generally in coming months/years. bsky.app/profile/wire...