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Fall 2014 Vol The Alumni Magazine of the NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering Fall 2014 Vol. 41 No. 2 ACADEMIC ALTERATIONS The NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering is injecting its Brooklyn facilities with a refreshing shot of modernity CABLE FALL 2014 24 Call for Nominations Polytechnic Institute Alumni Association Seeking Nominations for Officers and for International Board of Directors (5 seats) Polytechnic Institute Alumni Association Seeking Potential nominees should have demonstrated Nominations for the following Officers for term service and leadership and display a strong 2015–2017: understanding and commitment to the mission of the Alumni Association and the advancement of PRESIDENT NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering. EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT Nomination deadline for the 2015 election is TREASURER February 23. Make nominations in writing to SECRETARY engineering.nyu.edu/alumni/nominate or by mail to the Office of Alumni Relations, 15 MetroTech (5) Seats for the International Board of Directors Center, Brooklyn, NY 11201 for the term 2015–18 2 Letter from the 24 Transformative Process Learn more about the PIAA by visiting http:engineering.nyu.edu/alumni or http:engineering.nyu.edu/PIAA. President The NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering is updating its look for the next age of discovery. From new classrooms with state-of-the-art technology to revamped study spaces in the library, 3 Letter from the some of your favorite old haunts are getting a much-needed makeover. Take a look back at the PIAA President past and peer into the future with our photo essay. 4 Alumni News 30 The Digital Revolution is Here The Governance Lab at the NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering is home to innovative minds 14 Brooklyn Buzz determined to change the way public policy is approached and applied, using advances in tech- nology and science. Read about how the Lab is proving that 21st-century citizen engagement can Back to School Day make a difference and learn more about co-founder and director Beth Noveck, who once served as the White House’s Deputy Chief Technology Officer. 34 Encouraging Progress Through Diversity The Office of Alumni Relations and the Polytechnic Institute Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Jin Montclare is busy inventing useful proteins with important applications in tissue engineering, drug-delivery, medical imaging, and The Alumni Magazine of the NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering Alumni Association are pleased to invite you to return to Fall 2014 Vol. 41 No. 2 more. She still finds time, however, to mentor young women and make sure they understand the ACADEMIC world of possibilities that studying science, technology, engineering, and math opens for them. Brooklyn and your alma mater for our annual Back to School ALTERATIONS The NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering is injecting its Brooklyn facilities with a COVERrefreshing shot of modernityTK 38 Full STEM Ahead Day event, being held on Saturday, April 25, 2015. The NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering’s Center for K-12 STEM Education is devising new CB_Fall14_0_CV_v4.indd 1 12/12/14 10:42 AM ways to give students a leg up in science, technology, engineering, and math. Read more about On the Cover: the Center’s people and programs and find out why they’re making an impact not only here in We would like to extend a special invitation to Looking forward to seeing you on New classrooms, a revamped Brooklyn but throughout the world. the Class of 1965, as we celebrate the 50-YEAR Saturday, April 25, 2015. library, and energy-efficient win- dows are all a part of the modern ANNIVERSARY OF YOUR GRADUATION. If you are a face of the NYU Polytechnic member of the Class of 1965 and are interested in Come celebrate, reconnect with fellow alumni School of Engineering. helping us plan a memorable event, contact Valerie and revisit all your great Poly memories! On the Web: Cabral, director of alumni relations at [email protected]. Access the Fall 2014 digital issue of Cable at engineering.nyu.edu/ cable! LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT engineering.nyu.edu/cable LETTER FROM THE PIAA PRESIDENT CABLE FALL 2014 Dear Alumni and Friends, Katepalli Sreenivasan Dear Fellow Alumni, DEAN OF ENGINEERING AT NYU Valerie Cabral The one constant in engineering is change. While we take DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI RELATIONS The issue of Cable that you’re now reading is packed with pride in being the school that educated James Wood (1879)— Melynda Fuller news about what’s going on at the NYU Polytechnic School DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS responsible for the machinery that produced the distinc- EDITOR, CABLE of Engineering, and I hope it inspires a great deal of pride tive cables of the iconic Brooklyn Bridge—and Jasper Kane Mari Rich in you to read about such cutting-edge research and so STAFF WRITER (’28)—who discovered a process to mass-produce penicillin, many accomplished students. I hope, however, that it in- Harvest Henderson thereby saving more than a million lives during World War Elinor Nauen spires more than mere pride (no matter how justifiable); I Wendi Parson II alone—we take equal pride in our engineers who helped CONTRIBUTING WRITERS hope it also inspires action on your part. develop the world’s first integrated circuits, made enormous Shruthi Aramandla I realize, of course, that a call to action is futile without practical suggestions for what form that action Regvina Oliveira strides in biotechnology, and those who are at the forefront EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS might take. To that end, here are just a few suggestions. today of information technology and the much needed Opto Design clean-energy solutions. PUBLICATION DESIGN • Give our students a glimpse of future career possibilities by arranging for them to visit Mathieu Asselin your company or shadow you at work. Everyone now knows engineers to be not merely the people who design Marian Goldman • Recruit a talented student for an internship or hire a graduate seeking employment. bridges and skyscrapers but also the ones who make possible wireless commu- Sam Hollenshead • Participate in collaborative research. Our professors are making discoveries that could Elena Olivo nication, protein engineering, big data analysis, and a host of medical marvels PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY directly benefit your company. that would have been inconceivable not long ago. Thanks to our Institute for Engineered Interfaces, Cen- • Need a respected expert? One of our faculty members could fit the bill. Address Correspondence to: ter for Advanced Technology in Telecommunications, Center for Interdisciplinary Studies in Security and Melynda Fuller, Cable Editor • If you are an industry expert, consider volunteering to give a guest lecture. Our students Office of Marketing and Communications Privacy, NYU WIRELESS, and Media and Games Network and the Games Innovation Laboratory, we are at NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering could benefit from your wisdom. 15 Metrotech Center the forefront of those fields and more. Brooklyn, NY 11201 • Take part in your employers’ matching-donation programs, which double the impact of Email: [email protected] But the face of engineering is changing in many other ways as well. or call (718) 260-3971 your gifts. In this issue you will read more about Professor Jin Montclare, who is not only engineering protein Change of address: • Fund a scholarship or fellowship in order to help deserving students attain their Office of Development and Alumni Relations microfibers but making it her mission to mentor aspiring women scientists and technologists. Thanks to NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering educational goals. 15 MetroTech Center her efforts, and efforts like hers, the face of engineering is sometimes a female one. You’ll read about our Brooklyn, NY 11201 • Serve as a much-needed mentor. Email [email protected] Center for K12 STEM Education, which is creating innovative educational programs for middle schools or call (718) 260-3885 • Move your own career forward by taking part in our many executive education programs. and high schools around the city and around the world. Thanks to the Center, the face of engineering is NYU School of Engineering website: • Network and reconnect with fellow graduates at one of our alumni events. The Office of https://engineering.nyu.edu now sometimes also a young one. Alumni Relations is working hard to plan fun and enlightening activities. Produced by the NYU School of Engineering Elsewhere in Cable you’ll read about the new Governance Lab, located at 2 MetroTech Center. You Offices of Development and Alumni Relations and Marketing and Communications may never have thought that engineering and public policy shared a deep connection, but GovLab, as it As you can see from this list, staying involved with your alma mater is far from a one-way street. If you’re NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering is an is known, brings together those who design, implement, and study technology-enabled ways to increase Equal Opportunity Employer. The school advancing your career with executive education, having fun at an alumni event, or finding a bright student is committed to provide equal employment civic engagement and solve public problems. The face of engineering can now be the face of every proac- opportunity to all employees and to all applicants to hire, you are enjoying some of the benefits that go along with being an alum of our fine school. (And for employment regardless of race, color, sex, tive and engaged citizen who seeks openness in governance. religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual speaking of benefits, are you taking advantage of the many discounts and facilities to which you’re entitled? orientation, marital status, genetic predisposition As we celebrate the changes taking place in engineering, we can also celebrate the changes taking or carrier status, military status or any other status See nyualumni.com/benefits for more information.) Please remember that the theme of my tenure as place right here at your alma mater.
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