Research Institutes, Centers, and Initiatives
Columbia Engineering is at the forefront of many strategic areas of research, from environmental sustainability and the human genome to infrastructure sensors, nanotechnology, and data sciences. Our professors and students collaborate with other leading experts not only within the Columbia research community but also at other world-renowned universities and institutions, bringing together the best minds from myriad disciplines to tackle and solve the most challenging problems in society, technology, the environment, infrastructure, and more.
The many interdisciplinary institutes, centers, and initiatives at Columbia Engineering equip our professors with the latest technology, tools, and equipment with the ideal environment to create and thrive. Discover our institutes and centers as well as university initiatives, showcasing some of the broad subject areas in which the School conducts cutting-edge research.
Multidisciplinary Research Institutes and Centers
National Research Centers
Columbia Engineering received grants from the NSF, DOE, ARFL, and others to advance knowledge, foster innovation, and address specific challenges in the following fields:
- Learning the Earth with Artificial Intelligence and Physics
- Smart Streetscapes
- Artificial and Natural Intelligence
- Precision-Assembled Quantum Materials
- Ubiquitous Connectivity
- Programmable Quantum Materials
- The Neuroscience of Decision-Making
Columbia Engineering Research Centers
- Columbia Electrochemical Energy Center
- Center of Artificial Intelligence Technologies in collaboration with Amazon
- Center for Digital Finance and Technology
- Center for AI in Business Analytics and Financial Technology
- Nie Center for Intelligent Asset Management
- Columbia-IBM Center for Sustainable Computing