Updates and Guidance
For operational updates and health guidance from the University, please visit the COVID-19 Resource Guide.
To learn more about our spring term, please visit the Updates for Students page.
For operational updates and health guidance from the University, please visit the COVID-19 Resource Guide.
To learn more about our spring term, please visit the Updates for Students page.
As we aspire to have a positive impact on our world, Engineering for Humanity is our collective vision. This summer, we are excited to be offering opportunities to enable you to take action on this vision—to engage you in a current challenge and enable you to dive into a problem and explore creative approaches and potential solutions—by participating in a Columbia Design Challenge along with peers.
These 6-week challenges will run this summer and will be split into two sessions.
(To find a course, search for the call number in SSOL)
Mitigating Climate Change through Innovative Energy Storage Applications
(Climate Change Mitigation Chal, call number 14158)
Faculty leads: Alan West, Lauren Marbella, Alex Urban
Accelerating Scaled Vaccine Production to Meet a Pandemic Response
(Vaccine Design Challenge, call number 14157)
Faculty leads: Aaron Moment, Sanat Kumar, Jingyue Ju, Scott Banta, Venkat Venkatasubramanian
Transit Safety Post-COVID-19
(Transit Safety Post-COVID-19, call number 14160)
Faculty leads: Mysore Nagaraja, Sharon Di
Reducing Inequity in a World Shaped by COVID-19
(Reducing Inequity & COVID-19, call number 14156)
Faculty leads: Lydia Chilton, Harry West
Promoting Social Interactions in a World Shaped by COVID-19
(Social Interactions & COVID-19, call number 14159)
Faculty leads: Harry West, Lydia Chilton, Hod Lipson
Safer Medical Care and COVID-19
(Safer Medical Care & COVID-19, call number 14155)
Faculty leads: Katie Reuther, Kristin Myers, Lydia Chilton, Harry West
Students may register for a maximum of one challenge per session. To join, please complete the following two steps:
Join the information session on Thursday June 4 for an overview of the basic framework and timeline of our Summer Columbia Design Challenge and a description of each challenge topic.
For those of you who haven’t joined a Columbia Design Challenge before, here are the basics:
Each design challenge promises to be an intense and fun, fast learning experience where students will take a deep dive into various subjects. Join SEAS faculty and experts in the field to tackle important societal needs (some related to the world post-COVID). Student teams will be supported by faculty and mentors along the way; there will also be prizes awarded to the top designs. Be inspired this summer, join a team, and confront a real problem!