Virtual Open House for Prospective MS Students

On this page you will find information about the Department for Prospective MS Students. Click on each section for information about the MS program, research opportunities, and graduate student life.

Open House Agenda

Click here to view the 2021 Open House Presentation Slides

Chemical Engineering at Columbia

Learn about what makes Chemical Engineering at Columbia University unique. Start with an introduction and overview of the department which will welcome you to our faculty. Afterwards, take a virtual walking tour of Columbia University.

 

Department Intro (Video)

Department Overview (Video)

Columbia University Virtual Walking Tour (Video)

Research

Learn about our Faculty and their research with these short videos. We also encourage you to browse the faculty pages and lab websites linked below. 

 

Research Groups

Scott Banta: VideoFaculty Page, Lab website

Kyle Bishop: Video, Faculty Page, Lab Website, Lab Tour 

Christopher Boyce: Video, Faculty Page, Lab Website 

Jingguang Chen: Video, Faculty Page, Lab Website, Lab Tour 

Christopher Durning: VideoFaculty Page

Daniel Esposito: Video, Faculty Page, Lab WebsiteLab Tour

Oleg Gang: Video, Faculty Page, Lab Website

Jingyue Ju: Faculty Page, Lab Website 

Sanat Kumar: Video, Lab Website 

Lauren Marbella: Video, Faculty Page, Lab Website, Lab Tour 

V. Faye McNeill: Video, Faculty Page, Lab Website, Lab Tour 

Ben O'Shaughnessy: Video, Lab Website

Allie Obermeyer: Video, Faculty Page, Lab Website

Alissa Park: Video, Faculty Page, Lab Website 

Mijo Simunovic: Video, Faculty Page, Lab Tour

Dan Steingart: Faculty Page

Alexander Urban: Video, Faculty Page, Lab Website

Venkat Venkatasubramanian: Video, Faculty Page, Lab Website

Alan West: Video, Faculty Page, Lab Website, Lab Tour

Additional Research

Columbia Electrochemical Energy Center: WebsiteVideo

MS Program

Overview of MS Program (Slides)

A collection of answers to common questions students ask about the Master of Science program can be found here.

Graduate Student Life

Below are frequently asked questions about everyday life as a student. Get an idea about university housing, living in New York City and more.  

 

Where will I live?

University Housing with Roommates (Video)

University Couples Housing (Video)

Off Campus Housing (Video)

 

Living in NYC

Can I afford to live in New York City? (Video)

Is New York City safe? (Video)

 

Profiles of life as a graduate student in NYC

Steven Denny (Video)

Anna Dorfi (Video)

Karthik Mayilvahanan (Video)

 

Where will I work?

What are the logistics of day-to-day life in the city? (Video)