Qiang Du Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Science
Qiang Du is one of three Engineering faculty newly elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences MoreApr 23 2026 | Columbia Engineering News
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Learn more about the recent research accomplishments, contributions, and awards of our Applied Mathematics faculty members and students.
What Is the State of Data Science Today?
Jeannette Wing and Chris Wiggins are co-authors of a book on the promises and perils of the burgeoning field. MoreDec 08 2022 | Columbia News
Spiegelman Named AGU Fellow
Prof. Marc Spiegelman was elected as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU MoreSep 23 2022
Where the hurricane risk is growing
Read Prof. Adam Sobel's latest opinion piece in CNN MoreOct 04 2022 | https://www.cnn.com
New Applied Mathematics Faculty Member: Shanyin Tong
Shanyin Tong has joined the Applied Mathematics faculty MoreJul 13 2022
The Supreme Court’s EPA decision heralds a broad assault on democracy
How bad, specifically, is the ruling for the climate? It’s not good. But it certainly doesn’t end the energy transition, either. It still allows the EPA some MoreJul 01 2022 | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Ren Wins Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award
Prof. Kui Ren has won the Columbia Engineering Alumni Association's Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award MoreMay 26 2022
TEDxBroadway Features Adam Sobel
Adam Sobel is a featured speaker at 2022 TEDxBroadway on Tuesday, May 17th at 2pm MoreMar 25 2022 | TEDxBroadway
Statistical Methods for Climate Scientists
Congratulations to Timothy Delsole and Michael Tippett on the publication of their new book - Statistical Methods for Climate Scientists MoreMay 12 2022 | cambridge.org
A Climate Science Midlife Crisis
Listen to Prof. Adam Sobel's recent interview on Sea Change Radio - A Climate Science Midlife Crisis MoreMar 18 2022 | Sea Change Radio
Sobel's Article Named One of the Best Climate Stories of the Year
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists have named Prof. Adam Sobel's article, "Big Oil’s lies about climate change—a climate scientist’s take," one of the best MoreJan 04 2022 | The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
COP 26 highlights an infuriating, depressing, miserable situation. And yet...
Prof. Adam Sobel latest article in the Bulletin of the Atomic Sciences MoreNov 18 2021 | Bulletin of the Atomic Sciences
Multidisciplinary Research Team Awarded $1.2M NSF Grant to Improve Traffic Management in Real Time
Qiang Du, the Fu Foundation Professor of Applied Mathematics, is part of team of a Columbia team who have been awarded $1.2M NSF grant MoreOct 14 2021
Du will Present SIAM Invited Address at JMM 2022
Prof. Qiang Du will present the SIAM invited address at the Joint Mathematics Meeting (JMM) 2022. MoreSep 29 2021
ENSO-Based Predictability of a Regional Severe Thunderstorm Index
Prof. Michael Tippett and his colleague, Dr. Chiara Lepore from the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, "use coupled climate model forecasts of Niño 3.4 and a MoreSep 22 2021 | AGU
Sobel in the News
Prof. Adam Sobel was recently featured in numerous news outlets regarding hurricanes and extreme weather. MoreNov 18 2021
Climate scientist: This is a dystopian moment
CNN Opinion by Prof. Adam Sobel MoreSep 04 2021 | CNN Opinion
Sobel Tracks Tropical Storm Henri
Prof. Adam Sobel tracks Hurricane Henri in The New York Times MoreAug 21 2021
New York City not prepared for extreme weather
“We’re pretty confident that hurricanes are getting stronger overall, in terms of their winds, and New York gets the tailings of them,” said Adam Sobel. MoreSep 02 2021 | Crains
Big Oil’s lies about climate change—a climate scientist’s take
Adam Sobel shares a climate scientist’s perspective on big oil’s lies about climate change MoreJul 09 2021 | The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists
Sobel Joins Jupiter Board of Advisors
Adam Sobel has joined the Board of Advisors of Jupiter, the leading provider of predictive data and analytics for climate risk and resilience MoreAug 10 2021 | GLOBE NEWSWIRE
Kuang Huang Selected as CKGSB Fellow
Kuang Huang has been named a Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB) fellow for a second year. MoreJul 29 2021
Sobel Featured on The Brian Lehrer Show
Adam Sobel discusses extreme weather on The Brian Lehrer Show MoreJul 23 2021 | WNYC
Polvani Research Featured in The Guardian
Research from Prof. Lorenzo Polvani was featured in The Guardian article, "Climate emissions shrinking the stratosphere, scientists reveal" MoreMay 18 2021 | The Guardian
Sobel Discusses Extreme Precipitation in Esquire
Adam Sobel explains the causes of extreme precipitation that resulted in flooded NYC subway stations, sewers, and buildings MoreJul 12 2021 | Esquire
Technology Innovations for Urban Living in the Face of COVID-19
Learn more about the Urban Tech Pilot program in Columbia Engineering MoreJun 08 2021
Determining the Best Protection from Sea Level Rise and Storm Surge
Kyle Mandli, George Deodatis, & Dan Bienstock have published a paper that attempts to provide a way to determine the best way to protect coastlines MoreJun 08 2021
Tropical Cyclone Tauktae is fifth-strongest cyclone on record in the Arabian Sea
A 2019 study by Prof. Adam Sobel was featured in Yale Climate Connections (Image credit: NASA Earth Observatory) MoreMay 19 2021 | Yale Climate Connections
Usable climate science is adaptation science
In the present historical moment, the only climate science that is truly usable is that which is oriented towards adaptation MoreMay 10 2021 | Springer | Climate Change
Alex Paskov Named Columbia Engineering 2021 Salutatorian
Alex Paskov (BS '21, Applied Mathematics) was named the 2021 Columbia Engineering Salutatorian MoreApr 20 2021 | Columbia Engineering
Making the transition to a green economy: What is our responsibility as citizens?
Prof. Adam Sobel asks, "What moral responsibility does each of us carry as an individual to fight global warming, and what is the best way for us to fulfill MoreMar 15 2021 | Bulletin of the Atomic Sciences
I Got A $500K Deal On Shark Tank
Great advice from APAM alumna Samantha John on building a business, teaching kids to code, and making a deal on SharkTank! MoreApr 07 2021 | BuzzFeed
Samantha John '09 Featured on ABC’s Shark Tank
APAM alumna and Hopscotch Cofounder/CEO Samantha John '09 appeared on ABC’s Shark Tank MoreMar 05 2021 | cnbc.com
The Science of Climate: A High Degree of Difficulty
Adam Sobel discusses the methods used and the lessons learned from modeling our climate MoreMar 05 2021 | KSMU Radio
The phony blame game on Texas weather
Adam Sobel discusses extreme weather his new CNN opinion article MoreFeb 17 2021 | CNN Opinion
Qiang Du Wins USACM Hughes Medal
Qiang Du has earned the prestigious Thomas J.R. Hughes Medal from the U.S. Association of Computational Mechanics (USACM). MoreApr 12 2021 | Columbia Engineering News
Du and Tian Publication Selected a Springer Nature 2020 Research Highlight
A publication by Qiang Du and Xiaochuan Tian '17 was one of six papers selected as a Springer Nature 2020 Research Highlight in Mathematics. MoreFeb 15 2021
ENSO-Based Predictability of a Regional Severe Thunderstorm Index
Prof. Michael Tippett and his colleague, Dr. Chiara Lepore from the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, "use coupled climate model forecasts of Niño 3.4 and a MoreSep 22 2021 | AGU
Du is Founding Co-Editor-in-Chief of Communications of the American Mathematical Society
Prof. Qiang Du is a founding Co-Editor-in-Chief of a new AMS journal, Communications of the American Mathematical Society MoreFeb 08 2021 | AMS Blog
Du Appointed to Committee on Science Policy
Prof. Qiang Du has been appointed to the SIAM (Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics) Committee on Science Policy. MoreJan 26 2021
Revitalize the Sciences
Three goals for the Biden administration as it seeks to put science-based responses at the center of its policy initiatives. MoreJan 21 2021 | Adam Sobel | Columbia News
Jia Wan CC’18, SEAS’20 Named Rhodes China Scholar
Jia Wan (B.S. Applied Mathematics, Columbia College, M.S. Computer Science, SEAS) has been named a Rhodes China Scholar MoreDec 21 2020 | Columbia College
Gentine Named Worzel Professor of Geophysics
Former APAM "Chu" professor, Pierre Gentine, has been named Maurice Ewing and J. Lamar Worzel Professor of Geophysics in the Department of Earth and MoreDec 15 2020
Isabel Baransky '16 Named One of Forbes 30 Under 30
Isabel Baransky (B.S. Applied Physics '16), currently Vice President, Bank of America in San Francisco, has been named one of Forbes 30 Under 30 in finance MoreDec 02 2020
Drowning in Disinformation
Prof. Chris Wiggins collaborates on a white paper issued by CRA’s Computing Community Consortium addressing how we can stop the deluge of disinformation MoreDec 17 2020 | PHOTO CREDIT: COURTESY OF CHRIS WIGGINS
CM3 Group Publications Among SIAM Journals Most Cited Papers
Two papers authored by Prof. Qiang Du's CM3 group members and collaborators are among 51 articles listed in the SIAM Journals Top Three Most Cited Papers since MoreDec 02 2020 | CM3 Group - Prof. Qiang Du
Scant evidence for a volcanically forced winter warming over Eurasia following the Krakatau eruption of August 1883
Compelling new research from Prof. Lorenzo Polvani & Prof. Suzana Camargo - "Scant evidence for a volcanically forced winter warming over Eurasia following the MoreNov 20 2020 | Atmospheric Chemistry & Physics
Disrupting Disinformation
Prof. Chris Wiggins has six ways to understand and combat online disinformation. MoreNov 16 2020 | By Mindy FARABEE | Photo Credit: Courtesy of Chris Wiggins
A Less Hazy Forecast - Climate modelers use machine learning and novel statistical methods to paint a clearer picture
Prof. Michael Tippet, Adam Sobel, & Kyle Mandli are featured in the latest issue of Columbia Engineering Magazine MoreAug 07 2020 | Columbia Engineering Magazine
What science and democracy have in common: us, hopefully
MoreOct 14 2020 | By Adam Sobel, | Bulletin of the Atomic Sciences
Sustain What: Tracking Threats as Climate Science, Law and Politics Collide
Prof. Adam Sobel discusses themes in “What science and democracy have in common: us, hopefully,” a recent essay published in the Bulletin of the Atomic MoreOct 23 2020 | Earth Institute
Our focus has to be on the victims of Hurricane Laura
We must adapt to the climate change already underway, Prof. Adam Sobel says, but that "adaptation will only be just if it recognizes and remedies the MoreAug 28 2020 | CNN
Does global warming create more hurricanes in the Atlantic?
Prof. Adam Sobel discusses global warming and hurricanes in The New York Times article, "Hurricane Laura Live Updates: Storm Strengthens to Category 1" MoreAug 25 2020 | The New York Times
Sobel on CNN Newsroom
Prof. Adam Sobel appeared on the CNN Newsroom today to discuss Joe Biden's stance on climate change. MoreSep 14 2020
Sobel - Isaias Live Updates in The New York Times
Isaias strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane on Monday night and is predicted to make landfall near the South Carolina and North Carolina border, with MoreAug 03 2020 | The New York Times
Cyclone ‘Nisarga’ weaker, but it still carries significant danger
MoreJun 03 2020 | Mumbai Mirror
From The Top Down
“The profound link between global warming and ozone-depleting substances is only now beginning to be appreciated,” says Prof. Lorenzo Polvani. MoreAug 07 2020 | Columbia Engineering Magazine
Sobel Discusses Hurricane Isaias on Bryan Norcross Podcast
In this podcast, Prof. Adam Sobel discusses Hurricane Isaias, his book about Hurricane Sandy, how scientists become climate science, and much more. MoreAug 04 2020 | Bryan Norcross Podcast
Holding Back The Tide
Prof. Kyle Mandli & Prof. Daniel Bienstock are part of a team of Columbia engineers that are working to protect NYC and other places from coastal flooding. MoreAug 05 2020 | Columbia Engineering Magazine
Lee Wins 2020 Korean Honor Scholarship
Hwi Lee was chosen as a recipient of the 2020 Korean Honor Scholarship MoreAug 05 2020
NSF Expands Funding for I-CORPS Award
The NSF has made an expansion to its award for the tri-university I-CORPS award, of which Professor Chris Wiggins is the Columbia University Principal MoreJul 22 2020
New Faculty Member: Lu Zhang
The APAM Department is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Lu Zhang as the Ju Tang Chu and Wu Ping Chu Assistant Professor of Applied Mathematics MoreJul 01 2020
Profs. Bienstock, Capponi, and Iyengar Win $2M DOE Award to Develop Power Grid Risk Dashboard
Three Columbia Engineering professors are integrating their expertise in power grids, optimization, and financial engineering with data science techniques to MoreJun 29 2020 | By Holly Evarts | Bienstock Photo Credit: Dennis Bienstock | Capponi Photo Credit: TIMOTHY LEE PHOTOGRAPHERS | Iyengar Photo Credit: EILEEN BARROSO
From The Top Down
“The profound link between global warming and ozone-depleting substances is only now beginning to be appreciated,” says Prof. Lorenzo Polvani. MoreAug 07 2020 | Columbia Engineering Magazine
Sobel on Cyclone Nisarga
Adam Sobel was featured in several media outlets on Cyclone Nisarga MoreJun 03 2020
Emma Schechter - Columbia Engineering's 2020 Valedictorian
MoreMay 08 2020 | Columbia Engineering News
Spiegelman Wins CEAA's 2020 Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award
Marc Spiegelman received CEAA's 2020 Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award MoreApr 29 2020
2020 Senior Award Winners
MoreMay 06 2020
Successful Ozone Treaty Stops Jet Stream Drift in the Southern Hemisphere
MoreMar 26 2020 | Columbia Engineering News
First Study to Relate Antarctic Sea Ice Melt to Weather Change in the Tropics
MoreMar 16 2020 | Columbia Engineering News
A Storm Expert’s View: What Lessons Can We Apply From Hurricanes to the Coronavirus?
MoreMar 19 2020 | The New York Times
Sea-Level Rise to Make Things Worse in Mumbai Within Decades
MoreDec 23 2019 | IndiaSpend
Marvel's Message About Climate Change: It’s Not Too Late
MoreNov 25 2019 | The New York Times
Qiang Du Named Fellow of the American Mathematical Society
Qiang Du, Fu Foundation Professor of Applied Mathematics, has been elected a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (AMS). MoreDec 27 2019 | By Allison Elliott
Weinstein Invited to Speak at NSF Distinguished Lecture Series in Mathematical and Physical Sciences
MoreNov 21 2019
Multimodal transcriptional control of pattern formation in embryonic development
MoreJan 14 2020 | PNAS
OTREC Atmospheric Science Field Experiment
MoreAug 22 2019
Sobel Testifies Before Congress on Extreme Weather
MoreSep 26 2019 | https://science.house.gov
Data Ethics: Contesting Truth and Rearranging Power
MoreAug 05 2019 | Ann Spencer | Domino
Columbia Researchers Provide New Evidence on the Reliability of Climate Modeling
For decades, contradictory data in a key climate phenomenon threatened to undermine confidence in the reliability of climate models overall. A study by Columbia MoreJun 24 2019 | By Nicole deRoberts, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory | Photo Credit: NASA
Tian '17 and Du Receive SIAM Review SIGEST Award
MoreFeb 20 2020
Natural catastrophes: How can we be more resilient?
MoreApr 16 2020 | Swiss Re
Are Clues to the Coming Winter Blowing in the Autumn Wind?
MoreOct 18 2019 | The New York Times
A Storm Expert’s View: Dorian’s Damage Remains Impossible to Predict
MoreSep 04 2019 | The New York Times
Climate Strike NYC
MoreSep 27 2019
Wiggins on Data Science at the New York Times
MoreJul 10 2019 | Ann Spencer | Domino
Martin Attends ICTP Summer School
MoreNov 21 2019
Field Report from Melanie Bieli: Trekkies in the Clouds
MoreAug 11 2019 | Melanie Bieli | https://trekkiesintheclouds.blogspot.com
What's the Link Between Hurricanes and Climate Change?
MoreSep 03 2019 | Hosted by Tanzina Vega, Featuring Adam Sobel | The Takeaway
What Will Turn Hurricane Dorian? How Wide is the Eye? Your Questions Answered.
MoreSep 03 2019 | THE NEW YORK TIMES
Mandli on Embedding Barriers into Shallow Water Simulations with Applications to Storm Surge
MoreJul 10 2019
2019 NY Scientific Data Summit
MoreJun 10 2019
AM News Archive
- Martin Wins Student Award at AMS MJO Symposium (2/6/2020)
- Living on the edge in India’s coastlines (9/18/2019)
- If The Scale Didn’t Stop at 5, Would Hurricane Dorian Have Been a Category 6 Storm? (9/4/2019)
- What's the Link Between Hurricanes and Climate Change? (9/3/2019)
- Sobel: The Climate Crisis Movie Isn’t Out Yet, But We Just Saw the Trailer (7/26/2019)
- The world has never seen a Category 6 hurricane. But the day may be coming. (7/6/2019)
- New Applied Mathematics Faculty Member: Amir Sagiv (7/1/2019)
- Sobel & Marvel at the Workshop on Correlated Extremes (6/28/2019)
- Sobel: Science in the Eye of the Hurricane (6/12/2019)
- End of civilization: climate change apocalypse could start by 2050 if we don't act, report warns (6/5/2019)
- Marvel Testifies at Economic and Health Consequences of Climate Change Hearing (5/15/2019)
- Is climate change making U.S. tornadoes worse? (3/18/2019)
- The Impact of the QBO on MJO Convection in Cloud-Resolving Simulations (2/26/2019)
- Debunking the Solar-Cycle/North Atlantic Winter Weather Connection (2/20/2019)
- Sobel on CBS News (2/20/2019)
- Martin & Oehrlein Win AMS Outstanding Student Presentation Awards (1/15/2019)
- Climate scientists aren't in it for the money but for the truth (11/27/2018)
- Keyes Elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (11/15/2018)
- Zhi Zhou Wins Early Career Award (11/15/2018)
- Trump may not know what’s behind warming, but scientists do (11/2/2018)
- Climate change provided high octane fuel for Hurricane Michael - CBS News (10/15/2018)
- Harvey, Florence, and the climate change connection (9/28/2018)
- How Global Warming Is Turbocharging Monster Storms Like Hurricane Florence (9/25/2018)
- Sobel Featured on KPFK 90.7FM (9/24/2018)
- Are hurricanes more powerful due to climate change? (9/15/2018)
- Keyes Receives 2018 Euro-Par Achievement Award (9/5/2018)
- Field Report from Prof. Adam Sobel & Zane Martin (8/27/2018)
- National Water Center Innovators Program's Summer Institute (8/3/2018)
- Unusual California precipitation over last two winters could have been predicted (7/30/2018)
- New Applied Math Faculty Member: Kui Ren (7/13/2018)
- There's Another Weird Tropical Cyclone Headed to the Middle East (6/5/2018)
- Transport and localization in random media: theory and applications (5/30/2018)
- Marvel Featured on StarTalk All-Stars (5/10/2018)
- Weinstein Receives SIAM's 2018 Martin Kruskal Prize (4/2/2018)
- Wiggins Helps Launch Data-Science Group at The New York Times (2/28/2018)
- Data, Algorithms, & Consequences for Society (2/12/2018)
- How the Core Curriculum Inspired the NYT’s Chief Data Scientist’s Latest Project (2/8/2018)
- Wiggins and Colleagues Win DSI Seed Funds Award (1/18/2018)
- Sobel Featured on CBS News (1/10/2018)