Professional & Extracurricular Activities

School of Engineering Recognized for Diversity

The Albert Nerken School of Engineering has been selected for the ASEE Diversity Recognition Program's highest-level award.

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30 Seconds in the Lab

Aviv Kresch, a junior studying chemical engineering, talks about biochar and how it can help reduce carbon dioxide levels

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Research

Read about publications, labs, research-related events and opportunities for students

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Albert Nerken School of Engineering Strategic Plan

This plan reflects the foundational principles and goals that will guide our organization through the year 2025

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  • Founded by inventor, industrialist and philanthropist Peter Cooper in 1859, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art offers education in art, architecture and engineering, as well as courses in the humanities and social sciences.

  • “My feelings, my desires, my hopes, embrace humanity throughout the world,” Peter Cooper proclaimed in a speech in 1853. He looked forward to a time when, “knowledge shall cover the earth as waters cover the great deep.”

  • From its beginnings, Cooper Union was a unique institution, dedicated to founder Peter Cooper's proposition that education is the key not only to personal prosperity but to civic virtue and harmony.

  • Peter Cooper wanted his graduates to acquire the technical mastery and entrepreneurial skills, enrich their intellects and spark their creativity, and develop a sense of social justice that would translate into action.