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The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
Established: 1859
Type: Private
Endowment: $282 million
President: George Campbell Jr.
Students: 918
Location: Flag of the United States New York, NY
Campus: Urban
Colors: Maroon and Gold
Nickname: The Cooper Union, Cooper
Website: http://www.cooper.edu/

The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art (commonly referred to simply as The Cooper Union) is a privately-funded college in Downtown Manhattan, New York City. The date of establishment or date of founding of an Institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the film of this title see Private School (film. Private schools, or Independent schools are Schools not administered A financial endowment is a Transfer of Money or Property donated to an Institution, usually with the stipulation that it be invested University president is the title of the highest ranking officer within a University, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Dr George Campbell Jr (born December 2, 1945 in Richmond, Virginia) is President of The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science The word student is etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation Verb "studēre" The City of New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous School colors are the Colors chosen by a School to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification The athletic nickname, or equivalently athletic moniker, of a University or College within the United States is the name officially adopted by A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Lower Manhattan (or downtown Manhattan) is the southernmost part of the island of Manhattan, the main island and center of business and government of the The City of New York The Cooper Union is located in the East Village, around Cooper Square and Astor Place (Third Avenue & 6th-9th Streets). The East Village is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. Cooper Square is a junction of streets in Manhattan, New York City. Early Morning Alamo by David Shankbonejpg|thumb|right|200px|Tony Rosenthal's Alamo ]]The single block of Astor Place Third Avenue is a north-south thoroughfare on the East Side of the New York City borough of Manhattan, running from Cooper Square north for over The school offers accredited degree programs in architecture, fine arts, and engineering and is a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design (AICAD), a consortium of thirty-six leading art schools in the United States. The term architecture (from Greek αρχιτεκτονικήarchitektoniki) can be used to mean a process a profession or documentation Fine art is any Art form developed primarily for Aesthetics rather than Utility. Engineering is the Discipline and Profession of applying technical and scientific Knowledge and The Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design (AICAD is a non-profit consortium of thirty-five of the leading degree-granting art colleges in the United States Cooper is considered to be one of the best fine arts schools in the nation, often sharing the spot with Rhode Island School of Design. The Rhode Island School of Design (abbreviated as RISD, pronounced /ˈrɪzdi/ is a Fine arts college located in Providence Rhode Island.

The Cooper Union is one of the few American institutions of higher learning to offer a full-tuition scholarship (valued at $120,000 as of 2008) to every admitted student. As a result, The Cooper Union is one of the most selective colleges in the United States, with an acceptance rate of 10% (although both the art and architecture schools have acceptance rates lower than 5%. )[1] The school experienced a 20% increase in applications for the 2008-2009 academic year, further lowering this number. [2]

A substantial portion of the annual budget, which supports the full-tuition scholarships in addition to the school's costs, is generated through donations from alumni in both the public and the private sector.

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Founding and early history

The Cooper Union
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Peter Cooper, the founder
Peter Cooper, the founder
Location: Cooper Square, 7th Street and 4th Avenue, New York, NY
Coordinates: 40°43′45.29″N 73°59′27.08″W / 40.7292472, -73.9908556Coordinates: 40°43′45.29″N 73°59′27.08″W / 40.7292472, -73.9908556
Built/Founded: 1858
Architect: F. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A National Historic Landmark (NHL is a Building, site, Structure, Object, or District, that is officially recognized by the The City of New York A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A. Peterson
Architectural style(s): Italianate
Designated as NHL: July 4, 1961[3]
Added to NRHP: October 15, 1966[4]
NRHP Reference#: 66000540
Governing body: Private

The Cooper Union was founded in 1859 by American industrialist Peter Cooper, who was a prolific inventor and a successful entrepreneur. A National Historic Landmark (NHL is a Building, site, Structure, Object, or District, that is officially recognized by the Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A business magnate, sometimes referred to as a mogul, tycoon, baron, or industrialist, is a person who has reached a prominent place in Peter Cooper ( February 12, 1791 &ndash April 4, 1883) was an American Industrialist, Inventor, Philanthropist Peter Cooper was a workingman's son who had less than a year of formal schooling. Yet he went on to become an industrialist and an inventor; it was Peter Cooper who designed and built America's first steam railroad engine. Tom Thumb was the first American -built Steam locomotive used on a common-carrier Railroad. Cooper made his fortune with a glue factory and an iron foundry. Later, he turned his entrepreneurial skills to successful ventures in real estate, insurance, railroads and telegraphy. Real estate is a legal term (in some jurisdictions notably in the USA, United Kingdom Insurance, in Law and Economics, is a form of Risk management primarily used to hedge against the Risk of a contingent loss He even once ran for President. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by

In the late 1850s, when Cooper was a principal investor and first president of the New York, Newfoundland & London Telegraph Co. , the firm undertook one of the 19th century's monumental technical enterprises—laying the first Atlantic cable. Cooper also invented instant gelatin, with help from his wife, Sarah, who added fruit to what the world would come to know as Jell-O. Jell-O is a Brand name belonging to USA -based Kraft Foods for a number of Gelatin desserts including fruit gels Puddings and no-bake

Originally intended to be called simply "the Union," the Cooper Union began with adult education in night classes on the subjects of applied sciences and architectural drawing, as well as day classes for women on the subjects of photography, telegraphy, typewriting and shorthand (in what was called the College's Female School of Design). Adult education is the practice of teaching and educating adults Photography (fә'tɒgrәfi or fә'tɑːgrәfi (from Greek φωτο and γραφία is the process and Art of recording pictures by means of capturing A typewriter is a mechanical or Electromechanical device with a set of "keys" that when pressed cause characters to be printed on a medium Discrimination based on race, religion, or sex was expressly prohibited.

Early board members included Horace Greeley and William Cullen Bryant. Horace Greeley ( February 3, 1811 &ndash November 29, 1872) was an American editor of a leading newspaper, a founder William Cullen Bryant (November 3 1794 - June 12 1878 was an American romantic poet, journalist and long-time editor of the New York Evening Post.

Those free classes—a landmark in American history and the prototype for what is now called continuing education—have evolved into three distinguished schools that make up The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art: the School of Art, the Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture and the Albert Nerken School of Engineering.

Peter Cooper's dream was to give talented young people the one privilege he lacked—a good education. He also wanted to make possible the development of talent that otherwise would have gone undiscovered. His dream—providing an education "equal to the best"—has come true. Since 1859, the Cooper Union has educated thousands of artists, architects and engineers, many of them leaders in their fields. [5]

Photo of Abraham Lincoln taken February 27, 1860 in New York City by Mathew Brady, the day of his famous Cooper Union speech.
Photo of Abraham Lincoln taken February 27, 1860 in New York City by Mathew Brady, the day of his famous Cooper Union speech. Abraham Lincoln (February 12 1809 &ndash April 15 1865 the sixteenth President of the United States, successfully led his country through its greatest internal Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting The City of New York Note that Mathew B Brady spelled his first name with only one "t" The Cooper Union Speech, or Address of American President Abraham Lincoln was delivered on February 27, 1860, at Cooper Union

Important speeches

On February 27, 1860, the school's Great Hall became the site of a historic address by Abraham Lincoln. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Abraham Lincoln's dramatic speech opposed Stephen A. Douglas on the question of federal power to regulate and limit the spread of slavery to the federal territories and new States. Abraham Lincoln (February 12 1809 &ndash April 15 1865 the sixteenth President of the United States, successfully led his country through its greatest internal Stephen Arnold Douglas ( April 23, 1813 - June 3, 1861) was an American politician from the western state of Illinois, and As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another Widely reported in the press and reprinted throughout the North in pamphlet form, the speech galvanized support for Lincoln and contributed to his gaining the Party's nomination for the Presidency. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by It is now referred to as the Cooper Union Address. The Cooper Union Speech, or Address of American President Abraham Lincoln was delivered on February 27, 1860, at Cooper Union Cooper Union's Great Hall was also the site of the school's inauguration whose primary address was given by Mark Twain. Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30 1835 – April 21 1910 better known by the Pen name Mark Twain, was an American Humorist, satirist

Since then, the Great Hall has served as a platform for many historic addresses by American Presidents Grant, Cleveland, Taft, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and, most recently, Bill Clinton. The President of the United States is the Head of state and the Head of government of the United States. Ulysses S Grant, born Hiram Ulysses Grant (April 27 1822 &ndash July 23 1885 was an American general and the eighteenth President of the United States Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18 1837 June 24 1908 was both the twenty-second and twenty-fourth President of the United States. William Howard Taft (September 15 1857 – March 8 1930 was an American politician, the twenty-seventh President of the United States, the tenth Chief Justice Theodore Roosevelt (ˈroʊzəvɛlt October 27 1858 January 6 1919 also known as T Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28 1856—February 3 1924 was the twenty-eighth President of the United States. William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States

Clinton spoke on May 12, 1993 about reducing the federal deficit and on May 23, 2006, as the Keynote Speaker at The Cooper Union's 147th Commencement along with Anna Deavere Smith. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Anna Deavere Smith (born September 18, 1950) is a Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize nominated African American Actress, He appeared a third time on April 23, 2007, along with Senator Edward Kennedy, Henry Kissinger, Norman Mailer, and others, at the memorial service for historian Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.

The Great Hall continues to serve as an important metropolitan art space, hosting lectures and performances by key figures such as Joseph Campbell, Steve Reich, Salman Rushdie, Ralph Nader, Hamza Yusuf, Richard Stallman, Rudolph Giuliani, Pema Chodron, Mike Bloomberg, Evo Morales and Hugo Chávez. Norman Kingsley Mailer ( January 31, 1923 &ndash November 10, 2007) was an American Novelist, Journalist, Arthur Meier Schlesinger Jr, born Arthur Bancroft Schlesinger ( October 15 1917 &ndash February 28 2007) was a Pulitzer Prize recipient Joseph John Campbell ( March 26, 1904 – October 30, 1987) was an American Mythology Professor, Writer WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Stephen Michael Reich (born October 3 Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie Kt (born 19 June 1947 is an Indian - British novelist and essayist Ralph Nader (born February 27 1934 is an American Attorney, Author, Lecturer, political activist, and independent candidate for President Hamza Yusuf Hanson is an Islamic scholar who teaches at the Zaytuna Institute in California, U Richard Matthew Stallman (born March 16 1953 often abbreviated " rms " is an American software freedom activist KBE Per, "Postnominal letters should be included when they are issued by a country or organization the subject has been closely associated with Pema Chödrön (formerly known as Deirdre Blomfield-Brown) is an ordained Buddhist Nun in the Tibetan Vajrayana tradition and a teacher Michael Rubens Bloomberg (born February 14, 1942) is an American businessman and the Mayor of New York City. Juan Evo Morales Ayma (born October 26 1959 in Orinoca, Oruro) popularly known as Evo (ˈeβo is the President of Bolivia since Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (ˈuɰo rafaˈel ˈtʃaβ̞es ˈfɾias (born July 28 1954 is the current President of Venezuela.

Barack Obama delivered an economic policy speech at Cooper Union on March 27, 2008.

Modern changes

The Cooper Union evolved over time into its current form of a college with three schools in architecture, art, and engineering. Despite the changes, the education is still tuition-free.

The Great Hall
The Great Hall

The building was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961. A National Historic Landmark (NHL is a Building, site, Structure, Object, or District, that is officially recognized by the [3][6][7]

A new facility designed by Thom Mayne (Morphosis) and Gruzen Samton will provide new Art Studios and Engineering Labs, replacing an aged Hewitt Building on Cooper Square. Thom Mayne (b January 19, 1944 in Waterbury Connecticut) is a widely recognized Los Angeles based Architect The new Academic Building at the Cooper Union occupies an unusually unencumbered site whose four free facades rise from a glass-framed lobby. Entered from the north-west corner, the lobby extends the exterior surface to the inside to become a mezzanine overlooking the gallery on the floor below.

From the entry lobby the ground plane moves on to the central atrium, a “vertical campus,” that rises to the full height of the building. This open connective space, spanned at various levels by sky bridges, ensures interaction throughout the building while opening up view corridors across Third Avenue to the Foundation Building. The atrium also contributes to the building’s high degree of physical and visual permeability, which helps integrate it into the college’s neighborhood.

The School of Art

The School of Art draws on the creative energy of the East Village to produce some of the most distinguished artists in the world today. The East Village is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. The Cooper Union is a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design (AICAD), a consortium of thirty-six leading art schools in the United States. The Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design (AICAD is a non-profit consortium of thirty-five of the leading degree-granting art colleges in the United States Students spend most of the time in studio courses equipped with state-of-the-art facilities. Notable alumni of the Cooper Union School of Art include illustrator/designer Seymour Chwast, designer Milton Glaser, designer Herb Lubalin, designer J. Abbott Miller, designer Lou Dorfsman, writer/educator Ellen Lupton, designer Paul Carlos, designer Tom Kluepfel, designer Stephen Doyle, artist Eva Hesse, and artist/printmaker Alex Katz. Seymour Chwast American Graphic designer, Illustrator, and Type designer. Milton Glaser (born June 26, 1929) is a Graphic designer, best known for the I Love New York logo his " Bob Dylan " Herbert F (Herb Lubalin (1918 &ndash May 24 1981) was a prominent American Graphic designer. J Abbott Miller or Abbot Miller was born in Indiana and studied at the Cooper Union School of Art in New York. Ellen Lupton is a graphic designer writer curator and educator Stephen Doyle (born 13 July 1981 is a South Australian Australian rules football player with the Sydney Swans of the AFL. Eva Hesse ( January 11, 1936 - May 29, 1970) was a German-born American sculptor known for her pioneering work in Alex Katz (born July 24 1927) is an American figural Artist associated with the Pop art movement Internationally-known faculty have included alumni such as conceptual artist Hans Haacke. Hans Haacke (born 1936 in Cologne, Germany) is a German American Conceptual artist who lives and works in New York

Admissions

Apart from being the most selective undergraduate art program in the country, the School of Art is infamous for its "Hometest". These conceptually focused section of the application is comprised of 6 prompts for visual pieces, as well as 10 short writing prompts. Performance in this intensive process, which is to be completed in a period of four weeks, plays a large role in the selection process.

Curriculum

The School of Art offers a four-year program leading to the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Unlike most art schools, Cooper Union does not require students to declare a major; instead they encourage a generalist approach and curriculum, encompassing all of the fundamental disciplines and resources of the visual arts as well as Art History and General Studies components. After their foundation year, students are allowed to choose classes from any of the art departments, facilitating a flexible and personal curriculum.

Renowned curator Saskia Bos was appointed Dean of the School of Art in 2005.

Computer Studio

The School of Art's Computer Studio is a state-of-the-art computing facility that provides classroom and lab space for students and faculty to produce and present digital work. It features 40 Macintosh workstations for student use, along with many high-end input and output devices for archival, large format printing, film printing, video production, and audio production. The studio also provides services which include loaning equipment (such as digital still and video cameras, audio capture devices, and presentation devices), hardware and software services for the entire School, and a friendly help desk service to facilitate the needs of students, faculty and staff. [8]

The School of Architecture

The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture at The Cooper Union offers a five-year program leading to a Bachelor of Architecture degree. The school ranks among the top five architecture programs in the United States. [9] The philosophical foundation of the school is committed to the complex symbiotic relationships of education, research, theory, and practice.

The five-year Design sequence is structured to integrate the elements of architecture: investigation of program, construction, structure, and form/space. The Design sequence is intended to generate effective, forceful and spirited architecture.

With over 8,000 square feet of studio space, each student has his or her own drafting and work area. The studio functions as a classroom in which instruction occurs, as a laboratory in which projects are conceived and developed, and as a base of operations. Classroom facilities include a lecture hall, seminar room, and ample presentation space. There is also a computer lab available for student use on the seventh floor.

The faculty includes many influential practicing architects and theorists (Diana Agrest, Diane Lewis, and Lebbeus Woods). Lebbeus Woods (born 1940 in Lansing Michigan) is an American Architect and artist Well-known graduates of the school include Shigeru Ban, Daniel Libeskind, Karen Bausman, Elizabeth Diller, and Toshiko Mori. Shigeru Ban (坂茂 Ban Shigeru; born 1957 in Tokyo, Japan) is an accomplished Japanese and international Architect Daniel Libeskind, (born May 12 1946 in Łódź, Poland) is an American Architect, Artist, and Set designer of Karen Bausman (b February 8, 1958, in Allentown Pennsylvania) is a well-known American Architect. The current dean is Anthony Vidler.

The School of Engineering

The Albert Nerken School of Engineering has about 550 students. It is one of the most prestigious non-doctoral engineering schools in the nation. [10]The school offers ABET accredited Bachelor of Engineering (B. E. ) programs in Chemical Engineering (ChE), Civil Engineering (CE), Electrical Engineering (EE), and Mechanical Engineering (ME); a Middle States accredited Bachelor of Science (B. Chemical engineering is the branch of Engineering that deals with the application of Physical science (e Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design construction and maintenance of the physical and naturally built Electrical engineering, sometimes referred to as electrical and electronic engineering, is a field of Engineering that deals with the study and application of Mechanical Engineering is an Engineering discipline that involves the application of principles of physics for analysis Design, Manufacturing S. ) program in engineering (BSE); and a Master of Engineering (M. E. ) program.

Until the class of 2006, students chose to major in one of the four traditional disciplines (ChE, CE, EE, and ME), or customize their education by opting for the BSE degree that has fewer requisite courses and greater opportunity for elective courses.

New curricula take effect beginning with the class of 2007. Under the currently published Course Catalog, students can still choose to pursue the traditional ChE, CE, EE, and ME degree programs, but greater flexibility in course selection is being planned for the four degree programs. In addition, there are proposals to offer students choices of "concentrations" (possibilities include Nanotechnology and Bio-engineering) that will offer groups of courses in more specific fields than the four traditional disciplines. Nanotechnology, sometimes shortened to nanotech, refers to a field of Applied science whose theme is the control of matter on an Atomic and Molecular The details of the new curricula are work in progress and therefore subject to change.

The Master of Engineering program offers an opportunity for Cooper Union undergraduate students to obtain a master's degree in one of the four disciplines while conducting research at the school. The requirements for the Master's Degree are a 30-credit course of study including a 12 credit major and a 12 credit minor. At least 6 credits of thesis study are required. Candidates for this degree are also required to conduct an oral defense of their thesis which is organized by the student's department.

Unlike many schools, there is no option for "general studies" at the Cooper Union, even in the first year. All applicants must declare their major on their application, enrolling themselves in a particular department (or the IDE program) before they arrive. Once at Cooper, switching majors within the Nerken school is allowed, but a cumulative GPA of 3. 0 is required. Most department-specific courses do not begin until the latter half of the second year, meaning switching majors until that point is very feasible from a curricular standpoint. However, given the intense and competitive nature of the first two years (often resulting in low GPAs), in practice switching majors can be extremely difficult.

Curriculum

All bachelor's programs offered by the School of engineering require a minimum of 135 credits for graduation, including completion of a 55-credit core program in general engineering and science classes (regardless of specialty) and a minimum of 24 credits in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. [3]

Chemical Engineering

The Chemical Engineering program at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art provides a thorough overview of the chemistry, mathematics, and engineering thinking necessary for a practicing Chemical Engineer. The Chemical Engineering student will take two year-round chemistry courses: organic chemistry and physical chemistry. In addition, the student will take the core principles of physical chemistry (Thermodynamics) and general chemistry with its laboratory class. In addition, many engineering classes will be taken, such as a year round course on chemical engineering thermodynamics as well as heat transfer, mass transfer, and fluid mechanics. Additionally, courses that reinforce the mathematical skills are taught as well as laboratory classes. The following is a breakdown of the required courses for the Chemical Engineering degree, which will follow suit with the breakdown given in the other majors:

Total of 135 credits

The chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering is Professor Irving Brazinsky. Also working within the Chemical Engineering Department are Professors Richard Stock, the late Zikri Ahmed, and O. Charles Okorafor. Additionally, the Chemical Engineering Department works closely with the Chemistry Department, which includes Professor John Bové (Chair), Professor Andrea Newmark, and Professor Ruben Savizky. Chemistry (from Egyptian kēme (chem meaning "earth") is the Science concerned with the composition structure and properties

In addition to the major, chemical engineering students have the option to obtain one of four minors: biomedical engineering, environmental engineering, applied chemical technology, or energy engineering. In order to obtain a minor the student must enroll in four classes in his/her discipline of choice.

Students work closely with faculty and acquire basic research and design skills in the first two years of their education. In the sophomore year, students are to separate and identify two unknown organic chemicals in an independent fashion. In the junior year, the students are to design an experiment, carry it out, and present its results to their peers as well as the faculty of the chemistry department; this research project is conducted as part of the instrumental analysis laboratory. In the senior year, the year-long multi faculty 9-credit senior project is carried out - a true pinnacle of the chemical engineering education.

Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering is the oldest degree granting engineering program at Cooper Union. The department maintains small class and laboratory enrollment to provide for personal attention. Approximately 20 students are admitted by the department in the undergraduate program each year. The department also offers a master's degree.

Civil Engineering graduates are recruited regularly by companies nationwide. Alumni are found in the top management and research leadership of many American corporations; hold key positions in federal, state and city agencies and distinguish themselves on university faculties and administrations nationwide. Through their many and varied professional accomplishments, alumni have earned for the department and the school their reputation for excellence.

Electrical Engineering

The full-time Electrical Engineering faculty includes the following professors:

The curriculum before the class of 2007 requires 135 credits for graduation and has the following breakdown of credits:

Required courses:

Elective courses:

In the required undergraduate electrical engineering courses, electrical engineering students learn about the fundamental concepts of digital logic, circuit theory, electronics, digital signal processing, computer architecture, control systems, communication theory, electromagnetics, integrated circuits, and electromechanical energy conversion. Juniors are guided through a series of lab experiments and assigned projects. Seniors propose their own projects and many of them participate in inter-collegiate contests.

In the new tentative curriculum proposed for the class of 2007 and beyond, three tracks of specialization are offered: Computer Engineering, Signal Processing & Communications, and Electronic Systems & Materials Engineering. The tracks offer different selections of advanced courses for specialization, while sharing the same "foundation courses".

Mechanical Engineering

Like the other named majors, the curriculum of the Mechanical Engineering Department requires 135 credits for graduation. The current Department Chair, Professor Chih-Shing (Stan) Wei, has overseen a sizeable expansion in the past two years, which has included the hiring of two new professors, Drs. Delagrammatikas and Gan (the latter having recently been replaced by Dr. Baglione). The tenure-track (non-adjunct) roster of the "MechE" department now includes the following[11]:

There are several important adjunct faculty serving the Mechanical Engineering Department, including Dr. James Abbott, Director of the Acoustic Laboratory, and Mr. Robert Dell [4], Director of the Laboratory for Energy Reclamation and Innovation.

Recent curriculum changes include the addition of several upper-level electives covering topics such as Advanced Engine Concepts, Heat Exchanger Dynamics, Micro-Elecro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS), Autonomous Mobile Robots, and others. Microelectromechanical systems ( MEMS) is the technology of the very small and merges at the nano-scale into Nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS and Nanotechnology This has coincided with a reinforcement of the traditional curriculum, especially areas such as thermodynamics and instrumentation labs. Other sections of traditional curriculum include control systems, mechanics (beams, etc. ), materials science, and a few other areas.

Other

Curriculum development was supported by a planning grant from the National Science Foundation and directed by Dean Simon Ben-Avi. The new multi-disciplinary B. E. degree has a freshman and sophomore class already. (2004-2005). First graduation is expected in 2007.

Eleanor Baum is Dean of the Albert Nerken School of Engineering. She is the first woman to be named as dean of an engineering college or university and is an Electrical Engineer. Dean Baum was recently named to the National Women's Hall of Fame [5]

Facilities

Chemical Engineering and Chemistry

Electrical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Civil Engineering

Notable alumni

The Cooper Union Alumni Council presents three awards annually to notable alumni: the Augustus Saint Gaudens Award for professional achievement in art, the Gano Dunn Award for professional achievement in engineering, industry, or finance, and the John Q. Hejduk Award for architecture alumni who have made an outstanding contribution to the theory, teaching and/or practice of architecture. Other awards presented by the Alumni Council are the Alumnus of the Year and the Young Alumnus of the Year Awards.

Notable alumni of the Cooper Union include:

In Pop Culture

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  2. ^ [2][The Cooper Union Awards $33 Million in Full Tuition Scholarships]
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  4. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor
  5. ^ The Cooper Union: History, accessed November 14, 2006
  6. ^ ["Cooper Union", by Richard Greenwood.PDF (417 KiB) National Register of Historic Places Inventory]. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. A kibibyte (a contraction of ki lo bi nary byte) is a unit of Information or Computer storage, established by the International National Park Service (1975-08-08). Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula.
  7. ^ [Cooper Union--Accompanying Photos, exterior, from 1975.PDF (407 KiB) National Register of Historic Places Inventory]. A kibibyte (a contraction of ki lo bi nary byte) is a unit of Information or Computer storage, established by the International National Park Service (1975-08-08). Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula.
  8. ^ [http://www.cooper.edu/art/computer.html
  9. ^ [http://www.archsoc.com/kcas/researchschool4.html The USA Best Architecture Schools 2007
  10. ^ Rankings, U.S. News & World Report, accessed November 14, 2006
  11. ^ Cooper Union '07-'08 Course Catalog, Engineering Section. "Faculty"
  12. ^ Cooper Union Dept of Chemical Engineering. "Chemical Engineering Laboratory"
  13. ^ Russell A. Hulse: The Nobel Prize in Physics 1993
  14. ^ Thomas Edison, Chemistry and Cooper Union, accessed October 16, 2006
  15. ^ About the Cooper Union: History, accessed October 16, 2006
  16. ^ Whatever, The New York Times, capsule review

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