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Since 2001, “the NAS president designates individuals for this special lifetime honor under guidelines established by the Academies' Governing Board.” The honor recognizes Prof. Mauel's service as co-chair of a NAS committee and as chair of the standing committee for plasma science. more Engineering the Future of Cultural Preservation Recent research from materials science and engineering professors, Simon Billinge and Katayun Billinge, was featured in a recent Columbia Engineering Magazine web exclusive: Engineering the Future of Cultural Preservation. more Billinge Wins EPDIC Distinguished Powder Diffractionist Prize The European Powder Diffraction Conference (EPDIC) commission awarded Prof. Simon J.L. Billinge the Distinguished Powder Diffractionist Prize for his "substantial contribution to the development of Total Scattering Techniques and PDF analysis. Prof. Billinge will receive the award and present a plenary talk at the next European Powder Diffraction Conference in May 2020 in Croatia. more Du Named Fellow of the American Mathematical Society Qiang Du , the Fu Foundation Professor of Applied Mathematics, was named a 2020 Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (AMS). The AMS Fellows program "recognizes members who have made outstanding contributions to the creation, exposition, advancement, communication, and utilization of mathematics." more &EOF=true Department News Columbia Pi Day Challenge Celebrate the Columbia Pi Day Challenge by giving a gift in support of the APAM Department more Fall 2019 Newsletter Read the latest edition of the APAM Department Newsletter more Columbia Researchers Attend Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics Students, scientists, and faculty presented their research at the 61st Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, October 21-25, 2019. This year's meeting was located in Fort... more Sabbagh to lead $7.6 million international grant on sustained tokamak operation APAM senior research scientist and adjunct professor Dr. Steven A. Sabbagh will lead an expanded joint international grant from the U.S. DOE to study high performance tokamak plasma disruption... more Zang Named Regional Blavatnik Post-Doctoral Award Finalist Dr. Yaping Zang , a postdoc in Prof. Latha... more Student News 2019 Undergraduate Research Symposium Five APAM students presented research posters at the 8th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium more Applied Physics Undergraduates Explore Entrepreneurship and Win 2nd Place in Columbia's Fast-Pitch Competition Joseph Lee and James Borovilas were awarded the 2nd place undergraduate prize at the 2019 Fast Pitch... more Student Spotlight: Zane Martin Setting sail last fall on a research expedition to the remote western Pacific, atmospheric scientist Zane Martin MS '16 MPhil '18 PhD'20 ended up collecting more than just reams of... more Trekkies in the Clouds: The OTREC Atmospheric Science Field Experiment in Costa Rica Three days after Melanie Bieli defended her PhD thesis, she jumped on a plane to Costa Rica for the OTREC field campaign more Liu Wins American Crystallographic Association Student Presenter Award Chia Hao (Timothy) Liu won a prestigious student presenter award at the recent annual meeting of the American Crystallographic Association more Events Seminars Check this page reguarly for updates on our weekly seminars (Applied Math, Materials Science, Plasma Physics, Research Conference, SCiCS, and special events) more APAM Careers & Events Current students are invited to various career events throughout the academic year more SEAS Colloquium in Climate Science (SCiCS) Thursdays, 2:45 PM, in 214 Mudd (during the academic year) more Applied Mathematics Colloquium The Applied Mathematics Colloquium meets on selected Tuesday afternoons during the academic year, from 2:45-3:45 p.m., in Room 214 Mudd. more Materials Science & Engineering Colloquium The MS&E Colloquium occurs every 2nd and 4th Friday of the month from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Room 214 Mudd Building. more Videos VIDEO: Wiggins on the History and Ethics of Data Chris Wiggins: "What should future statisticians, CEOs, and senators know about the history and ethics of data?" more VIDEO: Revolutionary Ultra-thin “Meta-lens” Technology Flat, micron-thick lens offers performance comparable to top-of-the-line compound lens systems; could drastically reduce the size and weight of any optical instruments used for imaging,... more VIDEO: Spinning Out, In Control (Michal Lipson) Prof. Michal Lipson spoke on the “Spinning Out, In Control” panel at the Columbia Startup Festival more VIDEO: Sobel - Preparing for the Next Big Storm Adam Sobel discusses the challenging work of predicting extreme and rare weather events, and how he came to study in this field. more VIDEO: Wiggins on Data - Past, Present, and Future Applied Mathematics professor, Chris Wiggins, and Matthew Jones, the James R. 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