Institution name

Columbia University

Total number of students

23000

Contact address for international enquiries

2960 Broadway
NEW YORK 10027

Telephone

+1 212 854 3587

Venue / office name

Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Address

Columbia University
Rm 220 S W Mudd Building 500 West 120th Street
NEW YORK
New York
10027

Venue description

The Department of Mechanical Engineering at Columbia University is home to such diverse activities as biomechanics, mechanics of materials, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, control, manufacturing, energy systems, MEMS, and nanotechnology. The department offices and laboratories are housed within the first and second floors of the S. W. Mudd Building on Columbia's Morning side campus. They have recently added new laboratories in the areas of nanotechnology, optical nanostructures, and fracture and crack mechanics, as well as new facilities in the fields of robotics and automation and control.

Telephone number

+1 212 854 2966

Is accommodation available at this venue?

Yes

Accommodation details

Columbia University Housing Services provide housing facilities for approximately 5,200 undergraduate students. 94 percent of all undergraduates and 99 percent of all first-year students live in residence halls. There are 17 undergraduate residence halls and 16 brownstones (which house 10 fraternities, 3 sororities, and 3 special interest communities) located on and around the Morningside campus. In addition, they also provide summer, conference, and guest accommodations. All first-year students are housed on South Lawn, the heart of undergraduate life at Columbia. Proximity to Butler Library, Alfred Lerner Hall, John Jay Dining Hall, Health Services, and the First Year/Sophomore Academic Advising Center make these residence halls convenient and have a connection to the Columbia community. Four different housing options are available to first years: Carman, Furnald, John Jay, and the all-class integrated Living Learning Center in Wallach and Hartley. Each hall has a unique set of features and benefits, from singles to corridor-style living. Room Selection for current students is an active process with many choices and options, including, but not limited to, living with friends in a suite or living alone in a single, air-conditioned room on a corridor. Laundry View is an Internet application that allows students to monitor the status of washers and dryers in connected laundry rooms through a Web browser. Laundry View was developed in response to requests for greater control over laundry activities. Since many people tend to do their laundry during similar time periods, it results in busy laundry rooms. The details of the Residence Halls can be found in the website given below http://www.columbia.edu/cu/housing/docs/residence-halls/index.html. For general inquiries about the housing students can mail to housing@columbia.edu.