Polytechnic University of New York
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The Polytechnic Institute of New York University, often referred to as Polytechnic Institute of NYU, NYU Polytechnic, or NYU-Poly, is the engineering and applied sciences affiliate of New York University
(NYU). It was founded in 1854 in the City of Brooklyn
(later incorporated into New York City
as the Borough of Brooklyn
).
Today it is one of the oldest private technological institutes in the United States
, and has a distinguished history in civil engineering
, computer science and engineering, construction management
, electrical engineering
, financial engineering, technology management, polymer chemistry
, aerospace
, and mechanical engineering
. Its Carnegie Classification is Doctorate-Granting "Research University" (high research activity).
It is centrally located in the MetroTech Center
and is close to transportation routes and easily accessible from all parts of New York City and Long Island. In addition to its main address at MetroTech Center in Downtown Brooklyn
, the institute offers programs at other sites throughout the region, including Long Island
, Westchester
, and Manhattan
, as well as several programs in Israel
.
The university has state-of-the-art facilities including a new game innovation lab, library and facilities for its electrical engineering
, computer science
and computer engineering
programs. NYU-Poly offers programs for undergraduate students but its graduate student enrollment significantly surpasses its undergraduate enrollment. Its graduate offerings include online learning and executive programs for students with related experience and prepare students to play leading roles in these overarching areas through invention, innovation and entrepreneurship. (i2e). Through a series of new-business initiatives, including the first new-business incubator formed by New York City in partnership with an academic institution and private business, NYU-Poly fosters business creation by students and faculty and internship opportunities for students.
The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), the Computer Science Accreditation Board (CSAB), American Society of Civil Engineers
(ASCE), Construction Management Association of America (CMAA), and the American Chemical Society (ACS) have recognized the institute's undergraduate and graduate programs in engineering, computer science and chemistry.
Among its graduates and faculty are Nobel Prize
and Wolf Prize laureates, notable inventors, world class scientists and successful entrepreneurs.
The Brooklyn campus offer programs for undergraduates and graduate students, including those executive programs for students with related experience.
MetroTech Center: Polytechnic Institute of New York University played a leadership role in bringing about MetroTech Center
, at the time one of the largest urban university-corporate park
s in the world and the largest in the United States. Today, the 16-acre (65,000 m²), $1 billion complex is home to the institute and several technology-dependent companies, including Securities Industry Automation Corporation
(SIAC), New York City Police Department
's 911 Center, New York City Fire Department
Headquarters and the U.S. technology and operations functions of JPMorgan Chase. In 1998, a Marriott Hotel was built adjacent to MetroTech. MetroTech has proven to be a case study in effective university, corporate, government and private-developer cooperation. It has resulted in renewing an area that once was characterized more by urban decay
.
Wunsch Building houses the school's undergraduate admissions offices and is used to host many social, cultural, and academic events for the school and community. The building dates back to 1847 and was the first independent black church in Brooklyn. It was also a stop on the Underground Railroad
and has been designated a historic landmark since November 24, 1981.
The Bern Dibner Library of Science and Technology, opened in 1990 in a new building, is Polytechnic's information hub, accessible online from anywhere, on or off campus, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In addition, wireless networks
allow users with notebook computers to access the library's electronic services from anywhere on campus.
The Poly community also has access to NYU's other libraries, including Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
and Frederick L. Ehrman Medical Library.
NYU-Poly has a couple residence halls in Brooklyn; Othmer hall is (generally) for undergraduate students, Livingston Hall for graduate students and the Clark Residence.
The Othmer Residence Hall is a 18-story building, housing over 400 students in two-bedroom suites and two-bedroom apartments with kitchenettes. This recently renovated residence hall has wireless internet facilities and includes student lounges, study rooms, laundry facilities, outdoor space and 24-hour security.
The Livingston Residence Hall is a 26 story building, housing over 115 graduate students in one bedroom apartments and studios with full kitchens or kitchenette and dining areas. This residence hall is more independent than Othmer and requires that students arrange for their own internet facilities. NYU Public Safety Services officers are on duty 24 hours a day.
The Clark Residence, which opened in September 2010, is located at 55 Clark Street, which is within walking distance to NYU Poly’s MetroTech campus, shopping and dining on Montague Street, and the Brooklyn Promenade.. Single, double, large double, lofted triple, and triple layouts are available at the Clark Residence.
This campus offers Master of Science in Management and Master of Science in Organizational Behaviour degrees.
On August 7, 2007, Polytechnic and New York University
(NYU) announced that the two institutions were engaged in merger discussions. In October 2007, NYU’s and Polytechnic's Boards of Trustees both approved continuation of talks on a merger of NYU and Polytechnic. Both institutions decided to continue drafting a Definitive Agreement to more fully define the relationship between the universities.
On March 6, 2008, Polytechnic’s Board of Trustees voted to approve the "Definitive Agreement" to affiliate with New York University, with the goal that Polytechnic would become NYU's School of Engineering. On June 24, 2008, the New York State Regents approved an affiliation between Polytechnic and NYU by a change of charter which made NYU the sole member of the Polytechnic, effective July 1, 2008.
, New York University Stern School of Business
and Tisch School of Arts and other NYU schools.
Admission to Polytechnic Institute of New York University is considered "more selective" and applicants will need:
PayScale.com ranked NYU Poly top four among all engineering schools in salary potential closely behind California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in first, Harvey Mudd College in second, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in third. NYU Poly was also ranked top seven in Top Private Universities by Salary Potential.
The 2011 US News Best Colleges ranked Polytechnic Institute of New York University's graduate program 66th in the nation.
In the 2011 "U.S. News & World Report", NYU Poly tied for fourth among all national schools in the ethnic and racial diversity of its undergraduate student body, tied for seventh in the proportion of international undergraduate students, and it ranked 22nd in economic diversity.
The 2009 Best Engineering Colleges By Salary Potential ranked the school among the top 10 in the nation for annual pay of bachelors graduates.
The 2006 US News Best Colleges ranked the graduate computer engineering
program 34th in the nation for the best engineering specialty.
In 2011, the Sloan Consortium awarded its Outstanding Online Program honor to NYU-Poly's Virtual Cybersecurity Master Degree Program.
A co-ed service fraternity organized to provide community service, leadership development, and social opportunities for college students. The largest collegiate fraternity in the United States, with chapters at over 350 campuses, an active membership of approximately 17,000 students, and over 350,000 alumni members.
Lambda Chi Alpha
A national social fraternity seeks to promote higher education by providing opportunities for academic achievement and leadership. It is one of the largest men's general fraternities in North America and is the largest Greek organization on campus. The chapter also has available housing for members.
Nu Alpha Phi
An Asian-interest social fraternity founded in 1994. They strive to improve the surrounding environment through community service and other philanthropic activities. Past efforts have included charity walks, donation drives, voter registration, and soup kitchens.
Omega Phi Alpha
A local, independent, co-ed social fraternity founded in 1986. They are not affiliated with the Omega Phi Alpha
national service sorority. They were originally based on the Farmingdale, Long Island Campus. They moved to Brooklyn when the Long Island campus closed and the student body integrated with the main Brooklyn Campus.
The mission of the PolyBOTS is to provide an interdisciplinary environment allowing for the engineering and construction of original robotic and mechanical devices. The PolyBOTS present the means by which students have the ability to learn and excel in multiple technical and engineering fields through hands-on experience.(source) Since its start in 2001, the organization has volunteered to FIRST robotics and FIRST Lego League
. They have hosted several workshops for high school students, and have earned several awards by the Institute and FIRST.
Polytechnic Anime Society
The Polytechnic Anime Society consists of students who enjoy gaming, anime
, manga
, and other aspects of both popular culture and Japanese culture. Besides hosting weekly anime showings and gaming sessions in the university, PAS also hosts and participates in various outside events. Members can often be found in costume attending conventions and parades. They have attended the annual Otakon
. In addition, PAS notably hosts the annual SpringFest, a gaming, anime, and pop culture-oriented convention open to everyone. Average attendance per year is usually around 200, with tournaments, panels, and anime showings running throughout the day.
Engineers Without Borders (EWB)
Engineers Without Borders
was founded in the spring of 2008, to allow students to apply their technical skills to benefit developing communities around the world. Current EWB projects include providing sustainable, scalable engineering solutions for municipal and civic infrastructures in El Salvador and the sustainable water and sanitation in the Dominican Republic.
U.S. Air Force ROTC
All NYU Polytechnic and affiliated students may participate in the U.S. Air Force ROTC program headquartered at Manhattan College; Detachment 560 provide training to students from over 30 schools.
U.S. Army ROTC
All NYU Polytechnic and affiliated students may participate in the U.S. Army ROTC program through NYC Army ROTC, headquartered at Fordham University.
NYU Poly has advanced its athletics program in the last few years. They have constructed a new gym, the Jacobs Gymnasium, located on the Brooklyn campus.
NYU Poly has a long athletic history. For instance, NYU Poly and Pratt Institute’s basketball teams have battled it out in some of the world's most famous arenas, including the old Madison Square Garden, the Brooklyn Armory, and the Meadowlands since 1904. In Fall 2009 and Fall 2010 the women's volleyball team won their conference. In spring 2010 the women's softball team also won their conference and got an NCAA bid to regionals in Ithaca. The team earned the school's first ever NCAA tournament win.
winners, and one Wolf Prize winner. Top executives from AT&T
, Pfizer
, Bechtel
, Consolidated Edison
, General Electric
, IBM
, Ingersoll-Rand, Jacobs Engineering, KeySpan Energy, MetLife, Parsons Brinckerhoff
, Qwest, Raytheon
, Stanley Works, Symbol Technologies
, UNISYS, Verizon Communications and Xerox
are proud of their roots at Polytechnic. Academic leaders, deans and university presidents started their careers at Polytechnic. Recent presidents of major professional societies, including the American Chemical Society
and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), are alumni.
Polytechnic Institute of New York University's alumni have ranked the school as one of the 15 Best Engineering Colleges By Salary Potential.
The Polytechnic Institute of New York University Alumni, established in 1863, promotes and maintains the welfare of Polytechnic and provides fellowship and mutually beneficial activities among Poly graduates. Officers and an international board of directors govern the polytechnic alumni. Alumni sections offer events around the country and internationally.
A list of the notable Polythinkers are officially maintained at Polythinking Innovation Gallery.
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
(NYU). It was founded in 1854 in the City of Brooklyn
History of Brooklyn
The history of Brooklyn, a present-day borough of New York City, spans more than 350 years. The settlement began in the 17th century as the small Dutch-founded town of "Breuckelen" on the East River shore of Long Island, grew to be a sizable city in the 19th century, and was consolidated in 1898...
(later incorporated into New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
as the Borough of Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
).
Today it is one of the oldest private technological institutes in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, and has a distinguished history in civil engineering
Civil engineering
Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings...
, computer science and engineering, construction management
Construction management
Construction Project Management is the overall planning, coordination and control of a project from inception to completion aimed at meeting a client’s requirements in order to produce a functionally and financially viable project that will be complete mingement is project management that applies...
, electrical engineering
Electrical engineering
Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
, financial engineering, technology management, polymer chemistry
Polymer chemistry
Polymer chemistry or macromolecular chemistry is a multidisciplinary science that deals with the chemical synthesis and chemical properties of polymers or macromolecules. According to IUPAC recommendations, macromolecules refer to the individual molecular chains and are the domain of chemistry...
, aerospace
Aerospace
Aerospace comprises the atmosphere of Earth and surrounding space. Typically the term is used to refer to the industry that researches, designs, manufactures, operates, and maintains vehicles moving through air and space...
, and mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering is a discipline of engineering that applies the principles of physics and materials science for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. It is the branch of engineering that involves the production and usage of heat and mechanical power for the...
. Its Carnegie Classification is Doctorate-Granting "Research University" (high research activity).
It is centrally located in the MetroTech Center
MetroTech Center
MetroTech Center is a business and educational center in Downtown Brooklyn, New York City. Original occupants of this area include JPMorgan Chase, New York City Fire Department Headquarters, Bear Stearns, Keyspan Energy, now National Grid, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Polytechnic University,...
and is close to transportation routes and easily accessible from all parts of New York City and Long Island. In addition to its main address at MetroTech Center in Downtown Brooklyn
Downtown Brooklyn
Downtown Brooklyn is the third largest central business district in New York City , and is located in the northwestern section of the borough of Brooklyn...
, the institute offers programs at other sites throughout the region, including Long Island
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
, Westchester
Westchester County, New York
Westchester County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. Westchester covers an area of and has a population of 949,113 according to the 2010 Census, residing in 45 municipalities...
, and Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
, as well as several programs in Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
.
The university has state-of-the-art facilities including a new game innovation lab, library and facilities for its electrical engineering
Electrical engineering
Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
, computer science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
and computer engineering
Computer engineering
Computer engineering, also called computer systems engineering, is a discipline that integrates several fields of electrical engineering and computer science required to develop computer systems. Computer engineers usually have training in electronic engineering, software design, and...
programs. NYU-Poly offers programs for undergraduate students but its graduate student enrollment significantly surpasses its undergraduate enrollment. Its graduate offerings include online learning and executive programs for students with related experience and prepare students to play leading roles in these overarching areas through invention, innovation and entrepreneurship. (i2e). Through a series of new-business initiatives, including the first new-business incubator formed by New York City in partnership with an academic institution and private business, NYU-Poly fosters business creation by students and faculty and internship opportunities for students.
The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), the Computer Science Accreditation Board (CSAB), American Society of Civil Engineers
American Society of Civil Engineers
The American Society of Civil Engineers is a professional body founded in 1852 to represent members of the civil engineering profession worldwide. It is the oldest national engineering society in the United States. ASCE's vision is to have engineers positioned as global leaders who strive toward...
(ASCE), Construction Management Association of America (CMAA), and the American Chemical Society (ACS) have recognized the institute's undergraduate and graduate programs in engineering, computer science and chemistry.
Among its graduates and faculty are Nobel Prize
Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prizes are annual international awards bestowed by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, established the prizes in 1895...
and Wolf Prize laureates, notable inventors, world class scientists and successful entrepreneurs.
Campuses
Polytechnic Institute of New York University is located on five different campuses and offers a wide range of educational resources for all phases of education. NYU Poly includes the Brooklyn Campus, Long Island Campus, Westchester Campus, Manhattan Campus and Israel campus.Brooklyn Campus
This campus is centrally located in Downtown Brooklyn and close to transportation routes. The campus, called MetroTech, is easily accessible from all parts of New York City and Long Island. It has state-of-the-art facilities, including a brand new game innovation lab, library, and facilties for their electrical engineering, computer science and computer engineering programs.MetroTech Center: Polytechnic Institute of New York University played a leadership role in bringing about MetroTech Center
MetroTech Center
MetroTech Center is a business and educational center in Downtown Brooklyn, New York City. Original occupants of this area include JPMorgan Chase, New York City Fire Department Headquarters, Bear Stearns, Keyspan Energy, now National Grid, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Polytechnic University,...
, at the time one of the largest urban university-corporate park
Corporate park
Corporate park may refer to:*Business park*Industrial park*Science park...
s in the world and the largest in the United States. Today, the 16-acre (65,000 m²), $1 billion complex is home to the institute and several technology-dependent companies, including Securities Industry Automation Corporation
Securities Industry Automation Corporation
The Securities Industry Automation Corporation is a subsidiary of the NYSE Euronext. Its purpose is to provide technical services for the exchanges themselves, members and other financial institutions. In this role, SIAC provides the computers and other systems required to run the exchanges...
(SIAC), New York City Police Department
New York City Police Department
The New York City Police Department , established in 1845, is currently the largest municipal police force in the United States, with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within the five boroughs of New York City...
's 911 Center, New York City Fire Department
New York City Fire Department
The New York City Fire Department or the Fire Department of the City of New York has the responsibility for protecting the citizens and property of New York City's five boroughs from fires and fire hazards, providing emergency medical services, technical rescue as well as providing first response...
Headquarters and the U.S. technology and operations functions of JPMorgan Chase. In 1998, a Marriott Hotel was built adjacent to MetroTech. MetroTech has proven to be a case study in effective university, corporate, government and private-developer cooperation. It has resulted in renewing an area that once was characterized more by urban decay
Urban decay
Urban decay is the process whereby a previously functioning city, or part of a city, falls into disrepair and decrepitude...
.
Wunsch Building houses the school's undergraduate admissions offices and is used to host many social, cultural, and academic events for the school and community. The building dates back to 1847 and was the first independent black church in Brooklyn. It was also a stop on the Underground Railroad
Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was an informal network of secret routes and safe houses used by 19th-century black slaves in the United States to escape to free states and Canada with the aid of abolitionists and allies who were sympathetic to their cause. The term is also applied to the abolitionists,...
and has been designated a historic landmark since November 24, 1981.
The Bern Dibner Library of Science and Technology, opened in 1990 in a new building, is Polytechnic's information hub, accessible online from anywhere, on or off campus, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In addition, wireless networks
Hotspot (Wi-Fi)
A hotspot is a site that offers Internet access over a wireless local area network through the use of a router connected to a link to an Internet service provider...
allow users with notebook computers to access the library's electronic services from anywhere on campus.
The Poly community also has access to NYU's other libraries, including Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
The Elmer Holmes Bobst Library, often referred to as Bobst Library or Bobst, is the main library at New York University. Located at 70 Washington Square South between LaGuardia Place and the Schwartz pedestrian plaza, across from the southeast corner of Washington Square Park, it is named after...
and Frederick L. Ehrman Medical Library.
NYU-Poly has a couple residence halls in Brooklyn; Othmer hall is (generally) for undergraduate students, Livingston Hall for graduate students and the Clark Residence.
The Othmer Residence Hall is a 18-story building, housing over 400 students in two-bedroom suites and two-bedroom apartments with kitchenettes. This recently renovated residence hall has wireless internet facilities and includes student lounges, study rooms, laundry facilities, outdoor space and 24-hour security.
The Livingston Residence Hall is a 26 story building, housing over 115 graduate students in one bedroom apartments and studios with full kitchens or kitchenette and dining areas. This residence hall is more independent than Othmer and requires that students arrange for their own internet facilities. NYU Public Safety Services officers are on duty 24 hours a day.
The Clark Residence, which opened in September 2010, is located at 55 Clark Street, which is within walking distance to NYU Poly’s MetroTech campus, shopping and dining on Montague Street, and the Brooklyn Promenade.. Single, double, large double, lofted triple, and triple layouts are available at the Clark Residence.
Long Island Campus
The Long Island Graduate Center opened in 1961 and subsequently moved to a state-of-the-art facility at The Melville Corporate Center to provide convenient access for working professionals pursuing graduate studies. Programs include computer engineering and science, electrical engineering, electrophysics, systems engineering, telecommunications networks and construction, information and technology management.Westchester Campus
Established in the 1980s, this graduate center is the Hudson Valley’s premier center for technical and managerial education. People from all over the tri state region travel in to attend classes for graduate studies in the fields of Chemistry, Management of Technology, Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, Information Systems Engineering and Computer Science. Here again, the classes are geared towards the working professionals. The facility is completely wired and has advanced computer labs and conference style classrooms.Manhattan Site
Located at 55 Broad Street in Manhattan's Financial District, this site offers master degree and certificate programs as well as executive education courses in Financial Engineering, Management of Technology, Information Management, Construction Management, Integrated Digital Media, Information Security, Power Systems Management and Risk Management. The Manhattan Graduate Center offers another state-of-the-art facility for the working professionals in the Manhattan area. This site usually attracts those researchers and professors who want to further their education at a prestigious facility that focuses on technology.Israel Campus
Located in Rishon LeZion in the College of Management.This campus offers Master of Science in Management and Master of Science in Organizational Behaviour degrees.
History
NYU Poly was formerly the Polytechnic Institute of New York and it currently maintains a formal affiliation between NYU and the Polytechnic Institute of New York (Poly) allowing NYU to complete the transition for Poly to become its school of engineering and applied science (see NYU Affiliation below).Timeline
The official timeline for the Institute is maintained on http://www.poly.edu/about/past-present-future/history/.- A group of Brooklyn businessmen drew up a charter on May 17, 1853, to establish a school for young men.
- In 1854, the Brooklyn Collegiate and Polytechnic Institute was chartered and moved into its first home at 99 Livingston Street.
- In 1855, the school opened its doors September 10 to 265 young men, ages nine to 17. From 1889 to 1973 it was known as "Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn" (but often referred to as "PIB").
- Baccalaureate degrees were conferred for the first time in 1871.
- Postgraduate programs began in 1901.
- In 1917, the preparatory program was separated from Institute and renamed the Polytechnic Preparatory Country Day School, or Poly Prep for short. It is located in the Dyker Heights section of Brooklyn.
- First doctoral degree awarded in 1921.
- Polymer Research Institute established in 1942.
- Microwave Research Institute established in 1945.
- In 1957, Poly moved to its present location (333 Jay Street, the former site of the American Safety Razor factory), and became a co-educational institution.
- In 1973, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn acquired New York UniversityNew York UniversityNew York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
’s School of Engineering and Science to form Polytechnic Institute of New York. - Center for Advanced Technology in Telecommunications (CATT) established in 1983.
- In 1985, the school name was changed to Polytechnic University.
- In 2008, Polytechnic changed its name to Polytechnic Institute of New York University when it affiliated with New York University, to align itself to eventually become its school for engineering and applied sciences.
Name
Polytechnic Institute of NYU has carried a number of different names.- 1854: Brooklyn Collegiate and Polytechnic Institute
- 1889: Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn
- 1973: Polytechnic Institute of New York (merged with New York University's school of engineering)
- 1985: Polytechnic University
- 2008: Polytechnic Institute of New York University
New York University Affiliation
In 1973, New York University’s School of Engineering and Science merged into the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn to form the Polytechnic Institute of New York. The 2008 affiliation between Poly and NYU has re-established a formal relationship between New York University and the former Polytechnic Institute of New York after nearly 35 years of separation. The institute is now an interim entity while it aligns itself to become NYU's dedicated resource for applied sciences and engineering.On August 7, 2007, Polytechnic and New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
(NYU) announced that the two institutions were engaged in merger discussions. In October 2007, NYU’s and Polytechnic's Boards of Trustees both approved continuation of talks on a merger of NYU and Polytechnic. Both institutions decided to continue drafting a Definitive Agreement to more fully define the relationship between the universities.
On March 6, 2008, Polytechnic’s Board of Trustees voted to approve the "Definitive Agreement" to affiliate with New York University, with the goal that Polytechnic would become NYU's School of Engineering. On June 24, 2008, the New York State Regents approved an affiliation between Polytechnic and NYU by a change of charter which made NYU the sole member of the Polytechnic, effective July 1, 2008.
Consolidation into New York University
It has been confirmed by the school authorities that Poly is on the path to be completely consolidated into New York University School of Engineering, similar to that of New York University School of LawNew York University School of Law
The New York University School of Law is the law school of New York University. Established in 1835, the school offers the J.D., LL.M., and J.S.D. degrees in law, and is located in Greenwich Village, in the New York City borough of Manhattan....
, New York University Stern School of Business
New York University Stern School of Business
The Leonard N. Stern School of Business is New York University's business school. It was established in 1900 as the NYU School of Commerce, Accounts and Finance. In 1988 it was named after Leonard N. Stern, an alumnus and benefactor of the school...
and Tisch School of Arts and other NYU schools.
List of changes around the completion of affiliation (incomplete)
- Humanities courses were reduced from four to three credits, meaning that undergraduates have to take more courses.
- Students can now use some of the NYU Libraries and NYU students can use the Dibner Library.
- A major remodel was done to the cafeteria, which gave students more room to move reducing congestion.
- A major remodel was done to the lobby, adding some green themed panels, monitors and redoing the bathrooms.
- Some students may now take courses at NYU, especially if they are in the honors college (other students must meet certain requirements).
- NYU Poly students starting in 2011 are allowed to graduate together with other NYU students in the university-wide commencement.
- Tuition has been increased to NYU's tuition rates for its students.
- NYU Poly Students are allowed access to the NYU Kimmel Center and join NYU clubs.
- The wireless systems were upgraded with higher speeds and range.
- Students must now pay for printing if they went over their allocated amount per semester.
- Students may use the NYU Computer Store to buy electronics using NYU discounts.
- Students may use the NYU Bookstore to buy textbooks without tax, also the bookstore has some course books.
- Students may use the NYU Student Health Center while using the school insurance, normal copays apply.
- Students are allowed to use NYU transportation.
- Students are allowed to use NYU Wasserman Career Center's services and NYU CareerNet to apply for internships and jobs.
- NYU students and NYU Poly students are using the latest version of the NYUCard. Previously, NYU Poly had its own ID cards, equipped with RFID technology.
Presidents
| President | Years as president | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Howard Raymond | 1855–1864 |
| 2 | David Henry Cochran | 1864–1899 |
| 3 | Henry Sanger Snow | 1899–1904, Interim President |
| 4 | Frederick Washington Atkinson | 1904–1925 |
| 5 | Parke Rexford Kolbe Parke Kolbe Parke Rexford Kolbe was an author, teacher, administrator, and president of three educational institutions; University of Akron, Polytechnic Institute of New York University, and Drexel University.-Early life:... |
1925–1932 |
| 6 | Charles Edwin Potts | 1932–1933, Interim President |
| 7 | Harry Stanley Rogers | 1933–1957 |
| 8 | Ernst Weber Ernst Weber (engineer) Ernst Weber , Austria-born American electrical engineer, was a pionier in microwave technologies and played an important role in the history of the Polytechnic Institute of New York University, where in 1945 he founded the Microwave Research Institute Ernst Weber (September 6, 1901 Vienna, Austria... |
1957–1958, Interim President |
| 9 | Ernst Weber Ernst Weber (engineer) Ernst Weber , Austria-born American electrical engineer, was a pionier in microwave technologies and played an important role in the history of the Polytechnic Institute of New York University, where in 1945 he founded the Microwave Research Institute Ernst Weber (September 6, 1901 Vienna, Austria... |
1958–1969 |
| 10 | Benjamin Adler | 1969–1971, Acting President |
| 11 | Arthur Grad | 1971–1973 |
| 12 | Norman Auburn | 1973, Acting President |
| 13 | George Bugliarello | 1973–1994 |
| 14 | David C. Chang | 1994–2005 |
| 15 | Jerry MacArthur Hultin | 2005–Present |
Admissions and enrollment
Polytechnic Institute of New York University offers Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, Master of Engineering, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in a wide range of majors and programs. More than 89% of undergraduate students receive job offers within 6 months of graduation. NYU Poly has 1,750 full-time undergraduates and 2750 total full and part-time graduate students; its current student-to-faculty ratio is 13-to-1.Admission to Polytechnic Institute of New York University is considered "more selective" and applicants will need:
- Competitive SAT or ACT scores
- 4 years of Science (including chemistry and physics)
- 4 years of Mathematics (algebra through precalculus minimum)
- 4 years of English
- An exceptional personal essay
- 2 letters of recommendation
Rankings
The 2011-2012 PayScale College Salary report ranked NYU Poly top eight among all four-year colleges in the nation by starting salary potential and mid-career salaries.PayScale.com ranked NYU Poly top four among all engineering schools in salary potential closely behind California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in first, Harvey Mudd College in second, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in third. NYU Poly was also ranked top seven in Top Private Universities by Salary Potential.
The 2011 US News Best Colleges ranked Polytechnic Institute of New York University's graduate program 66th in the nation.
In the 2011 "U.S. News & World Report", NYU Poly tied for fourth among all national schools in the ethnic and racial diversity of its undergraduate student body, tied for seventh in the proportion of international undergraduate students, and it ranked 22nd in economic diversity.
The 2009 Best Engineering Colleges By Salary Potential ranked the school among the top 10 in the nation for annual pay of bachelors graduates.
The 2006 US News Best Colleges ranked the graduate computer engineering
Computer engineering
Computer engineering, also called computer systems engineering, is a discipline that integrates several fields of electrical engineering and computer science required to develop computer systems. Computer engineers usually have training in electronic engineering, software design, and...
program 34th in the nation for the best engineering specialty.
In 2011, the Sloan Consortium awarded its Outstanding Online Program honor to NYU-Poly's Virtual Cybersecurity Master Degree Program.
Accreditation
All undergraduate and graduate programs at Polytechnic Institute of New York University are accredited by the Middle States Association. Undergraduate engineering programs are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). The undergraduate program in computer science is accredited by the Computer Science Accreditation Board (CSAB). Undergraduate chemistry students have the option to pursue a degree approved by the American Chemical Society (ACS).Academic labs
- Applied Dynamics and Optimization Lab
- Composite Materials and Mechanics Laboratory
- Computational Mechanics Laboratory
- Dynamical Systems Laboratory
- Brooklyn Experimental Media Center (formerly Integrated Digital Media Institute)
- Internet Security and Information Systems Lab
Student life
Polytechnic Institute of New York University has numerous student organizations (over 40) including:Fraternities
Alpha Phi OmegaAlpha Phi Omega
Alpha Phi Omega is the largest collegiate fraternity in the United States, with chapters at over 350 campuses, an active membership of approximately 17,000 students, and over 350,000 alumni members...
A co-ed service fraternity organized to provide community service, leadership development, and social opportunities for college students. The largest collegiate fraternity in the United States, with chapters at over 350 campuses, an active membership of approximately 17,000 students, and over 350,000 alumni members.
Lambda Chi Alpha
Lambda Chi Alpha
Lambda Chi Alpha is one of the largest men's secret general fraternities in North America, having initiated more than 280,000 members and held chapters at more than 300 universities. It is a member of the North-American Interfraternity Conference and was founded by Warren A. Cole, while he was a...
A national social fraternity seeks to promote higher education by providing opportunities for academic achievement and leadership. It is one of the largest men's general fraternities in North America and is the largest Greek organization on campus. The chapter also has available housing for members.
Nu Alpha Phi
Nu Alpha Phi
ΝΑΦ is an Asian-Interest fraternity based in the eastern United States. Nu Alpha Phi is based around seven fundamental principles , which members use as stepping stones to personal growth.-Mission statement:The fraternity professes to create a bond of...
An Asian-interest social fraternity founded in 1994. They strive to improve the surrounding environment through community service and other philanthropic activities. Past efforts have included charity walks, donation drives, voter registration, and soup kitchens.
Omega Phi Alpha
A local, independent, co-ed social fraternity founded in 1986. They are not affiliated with the Omega Phi Alpha
Omega Phi Alpha
Omega Phi Alpha is an American national service sorority. It was founded in 1967 at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio...
national service sorority. They were originally based on the Farmingdale, Long Island Campus. They moved to Brooklyn when the Long Island campus closed and the student body integrated with the main Brooklyn Campus.
Interest groups
PolyBOTSThe mission of the PolyBOTS is to provide an interdisciplinary environment allowing for the engineering and construction of original robotic and mechanical devices. The PolyBOTS present the means by which students have the ability to learn and excel in multiple technical and engineering fields through hands-on experience.(source) Since its start in 2001, the organization has volunteered to FIRST robotics and FIRST Lego League
FIRST Lego League
The FIRST® LEGO® League is an international competition organized by FIRST for elementary and middle school students ....
. They have hosted several workshops for high school students, and have earned several awards by the Institute and FIRST.
Polytechnic Anime Society
The Polytechnic Anime Society consists of students who enjoy gaming, anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
, manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
, and other aspects of both popular culture and Japanese culture. Besides hosting weekly anime showings and gaming sessions in the university, PAS also hosts and participates in various outside events. Members can often be found in costume attending conventions and parades. They have attended the annual Otakon
Otakon
Otakon is a fan convention in the United States focusing on East Asian popular culture and its fandom. The name is a portmanteau derived from convention and the Japanese word otaku...
. In addition, PAS notably hosts the annual SpringFest, a gaming, anime, and pop culture-oriented convention open to everyone. Average attendance per year is usually around 200, with tournaments, panels, and anime showings running throughout the day.
Engineers Without Borders (EWB)
Engineers Without Borders
Engineers Without Borders
Engineers Without Borders – International is an international association of some national EWB/ISF groups, whose mission is to facilitate collaboration, exchange of information, and assistance among its member groups that have applied to become part of the association...
was founded in the spring of 2008, to allow students to apply their technical skills to benefit developing communities around the world. Current EWB projects include providing sustainable, scalable engineering solutions for municipal and civic infrastructures in El Salvador and the sustainable water and sanitation in the Dominican Republic.
U.S. Air Force ROTC
All NYU Polytechnic and affiliated students may participate in the U.S. Air Force ROTC program headquartered at Manhattan College; Detachment 560 provide training to students from over 30 schools.
U.S. Army ROTC
All NYU Polytechnic and affiliated students may participate in the U.S. Army ROTC program through NYC Army ROTC, headquartered at Fordham University.
Athletics
Polytechnic Institute of NYU is the home of the Fighting Blue Jays and offers its students a wide array of sports teams. The Blue Jays compete in NCAA Division III Championships in Men's and Women's Soccer, Women's Volleyball, Women's Lacrosse, Men's Track, Men's and Women's Basketball, Softball, and Baseball.NYU Poly has advanced its athletics program in the last few years. They have constructed a new gym, the Jacobs Gymnasium, located on the Brooklyn campus.
NYU Poly has a long athletic history. For instance, NYU Poly and Pratt Institute’s basketball teams have battled it out in some of the world's most famous arenas, including the old Madison Square Garden, the Brooklyn Armory, and the Meadowlands since 1904. In Fall 2009 and Fall 2010 the women's volleyball team won their conference. In spring 2010 the women's softball team also won their conference and got an NCAA bid to regionals in Ithaca. The team earned the school's first ever NCAA tournament win.
101 Johnson Street (The Donald F. and Mildred Topp Othmer Residence Hall)
- Apartments and suites each with 1 bathroom and shower or bathtub.
- Student lounges on almost every floor.
- 18 Floors, top floor for administration only.
- Required meal plan, for non-dorm students only a meal plan is optional with lots of coupons and discounts.
- 3 Elevators
- 2 Major Stairways
- Provided facilities : laundry, vending machines, tennis court, printing, mini cafe, 2 public bathrooms.
- Wireless & wired access
Notable alumni
Polytechnic Institute of New York University's 37,000 alumni include business leaders, entrepreneurs, politicians, several Nobel PrizeNobel Prize
The Nobel Prizes are annual international awards bestowed by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, established the prizes in 1895...
winners, and one Wolf Prize winner. Top executives from AT&T
AT&T
AT&T Inc. is an American multinational telecommunications corporation headquartered in Whitacre Tower, Dallas, Texas, United States. It is the largest provider of mobile telephony and fixed telephony in the United States, and is also a provider of broadband and subscription television services...
, Pfizer
Pfizer
Pfizer, Inc. is an American multinational pharmaceutical corporation. The company is based in New York City, New York with its research headquarters in Groton, Connecticut, United States...
, Bechtel
Bechtel
Bechtel Corporation is the largest engineering company in the United States, ranking as the 5th-largest privately owned company in the U.S...
, Consolidated Edison
Consolidated Edison
Consolidated Edison, Inc. is one of the largest investor-owned energy companies in the United States, with approximately $14 billion in annual revenues and $36 billion in assets...
, General Electric
General Electric
General Electric Company , or GE, is an American multinational conglomerate corporation incorporated in Schenectady, New York and headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States...
, IBM
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
, Ingersoll-Rand, Jacobs Engineering, KeySpan Energy, MetLife, Parsons Brinckerhoff
Parsons Brinckerhoff
Parsons Brinckerhoff is a professional services firm with 14,000 employees in 150 offices providing construction and operation management, planning, design, engineering, program management, strategic consulting, environmental and sustainability services for clients and communities in the Americas,...
, Qwest, Raytheon
Raytheon
Raytheon Company is a major American defense contractor and industrial corporation with core manufacturing concentrations in weapons and military and commercial electronics. It was previously involved in corporate and special-mission aircraft until early 2007...
, Stanley Works, Symbol Technologies
Symbol Technologies
Symbol Technologies is a manufacturer and worldwide supplier of mobile data capture and delivery equipment. The company specializes in barcode scanners, mobile computers, RFID systems and Wireless LAN infrastructure. Symbol Technologies is a wholly owned subsidiary of Motorola, and headquartered in...
, UNISYS, Verizon Communications and Xerox
Xerox
Xerox Corporation is an American multinational document management corporation that produced and sells a range of color and black-and-white printers, multifunction systems, photo copiers, digital production printing presses, and related consulting services and supplies...
are proud of their roots at Polytechnic. Academic leaders, deans and university presidents started their careers at Polytechnic. Recent presidents of major professional societies, including the American Chemical Society
American Chemical Society
The American Chemical Society is a scientific society based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. Founded in 1876 at New York University, the ACS currently has more than 161,000 members at all degree-levels and in all fields of chemistry, chemical...
and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), are alumni.
Polytechnic Institute of New York University's alumni have ranked the school as one of the 15 Best Engineering Colleges By Salary Potential.
The Polytechnic Institute of New York University Alumni, established in 1863, promotes and maintains the welfare of Polytechnic and provides fellowship and mutually beneficial activities among Poly graduates. Officers and an international board of directors govern the polytechnic alumni. Alumni sections offer events around the country and internationally.
A list of the notable Polythinkers are officially maintained at Polythinking Innovation Gallery.
Notable faculty
- Stephen Arnold - Fellow of American Physical Society and American Optical Society and inventor of Whispering Gallery Mode Biosensor
- Ju Chin Chu - Member of Academia SinicaAcademia SinicaThe Academia Sinica , headquartered in the Nangang District of Taipei, is the national academy of Taiwan. It supports research activities in a wide variety of disciplines, ranging from mathematical and physical sciences, to life sciences, and to humanities and social sciences.Academia Sinica has...
and father of Steven ChuSteven ChuSteven Chu is an American physicist and the 12th United States Secretary of Energy. Chu is known for his research at Bell Labs in cooling and trapping of atoms with laser light, which won him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1997, along with his scientific colleagues Claude Cohen-Tannoudji and...
. - Paul Peter EwaldPaul Peter EwaldPaul Peter Ewald was a German-born U.S. crystallographer and physicist, a pioneer of X-ray diffraction methods.-Education:...
- Inventor of X-ray diffraction method for determination of molecular structure; Physics Department chair until 1957 (while Francis Crick was a student). - Isadore Fankuchen - Pioneer of X-ray diffraction crystallography; determined (with Bernal) the structure of the Tobacco Mosaic VirusTobacco mosaic virusTobacco mosaic virus is a positive-sense single stranded RNA virus that infects plants, especially tobacco and other members of the family Solanaceae. The infection causes characteristic patterns on the leaves . TMV was the first virus to be discovered...
; predicted the "Fankuchen effect in curved crystals"http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S0567739477000989. - David and Gregory ChudnovskyChudnovsky brothersThe Chudnovsky brothers are American mathematicians known for their wide mathematical ability, their home-built supercomputers, and their close working relationship....
– famous mathematicians who held the record for number of digits of piPi' is a mathematical constant that is the ratio of any circle's circumference to its diameter. is approximately equal to 3.14. Many formulae in mathematics, science, and engineering involve , which makes it one of the most important mathematical constants...
in 1989. They now run the Institute for Mathematics and Advanced Supercomputing (IMAS) at Polytechnic - Gordon GouldGordon GouldGordon Gould was an American physicist who is widely, but not universally, credited with the invention of the laser. Gould is best known for his thirty-year fight with the United States Patent and Trademark Office to obtain patents for the laser and related technologies...
– Former Polytechnic Professor who was the inventor of the laserLaserA laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of photons. The term "laser" originated as an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation... - David Harker - American physicist, X-ray crystallographer, and discoverer of the Donnay-Harker law and Harker-Kasper inequalities.
- Maurice KarnaughMaurice KarnaughMaurice Karnaugh is an American physicist, famous for the Karnaugh map used in Boolean algebra.He studied mathematics and physics at City College of New York and transferred to Yale University to complete his B.Sc. , M.Sc. and Ph.D...
– A inventor of Karnaugh MapKarnaugh mapThe Karnaugh map , Maurice Karnaugh's 1953 refinement of Edward Veitch's 1952 Veitch diagram, is a method to simplify Boolean algebra expressions...
s, or K-Maps, while at Bell LabsBell LabsBell Laboratories is the research and development subsidiary of the French-owned Alcatel-Lucent and previously of the American Telephone & Telegraph Company , half-owned through its Western Electric manufacturing subsidiary.Bell Laboratories operates its...
. He was a professor at the Westchester campus from 1980–1999 and is now retired - Paul LevinsonPaul LevinsonPaul Levinson is an American author and professor of communications and media studies at Fordham University in New York City. Levinson's novels, short fiction, and non-fiction works have been translated into twelve languages....
- author of The Plot To Save SocratesThe Plot To Save SocratesThe Plot to Save Socrates is a time travel novel by Paul Levinson, first published in 2006. Starting in the near future, the novel also has scenes set in the ancient world and Victorian New York.-Summary:...
, media commentator on The O'Reilly FactorThe O'Reilly FactorThe O'Reilly Factor, originally titled The O'Reilly Report from 1996 to 1998 and often called The Factor, is an American talk show on the Fox News Channel hosted by commentator Bill O'Reilly, who often discusses current controversial political issues with guests.The program was the most watched...
and other TV and radio. He was Visiting Professor at the Philosophy and Technology Study Center at Polytechnic, 1987-1988. - Rudolph Marcus – Former Polytechnic Professor awarded Nobel Prize in chemistryNobel Prize in ChemistryThe Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of chemistry. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895, awarded for outstanding contributions in chemistry, physics, literature,...
- Herman F. Mark – Founder of the Polymer Research Institute
- Phil MayminPhil MayminPhil Maymin is an at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University. He was the 2006 Libertarian candidate for U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th congressional district.- Education :...
- Assistant Professor of Finance and Risk Engineering and Libertarian PartyLibertarian Party (United States)The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...
House candidate in Connecticut - Donald OthmerDonald OthmerDonald Frederick Othmer, born 1904, died 1995, was an American professor of chemical engineering, an inventor, multi-millionaire and philanthropist, whose most famous work is the Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology.-Early life and education:...
– Co-Author, Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, inventor of the Othmer Still (a laboratory device for vapor-liquid equilibrium measurements). - Eli Pearce – President, American Chemical SocietyAmerican Chemical SocietyThe American Chemical Society is a scientific society based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. Founded in 1876 at New York University, the ACS currently has more than 161,000 members at all degree-levels and in all fields of chemistry, chemical...
- Leonard PeikoffLeonard PeikoffLeonard S. Peikoff is a Canadian-American philosopher. He is an author, a leading advocate of Objectivism and the founder of the Ayn Rand Institute. A former professor of philosophy, he was designated by the novelist Ayn Rand as heir to her estate...
= Former Philosophy Professor, founder of the Ayn RandAyn RandAyn Rand was a Russian-American novelist, philosopher, playwright, and screenwriter. She is known for her two best-selling novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged and for developing a philosophical system she called Objectivism....
Institute - Athanasios Papoulis - Pioneer in the field of stochastic processes.
- Murray RothbardMurray RothbardMurray Newton Rothbard was an American author and economist of the Austrian School who helped define capitalist libertarianism and popularized a form of free-market anarchism he termed "anarcho-capitalism." Rothbard wrote over twenty books and is considered a centrally important figure in the...
– Former economics professor, key figure in libertarianLibertarianismLibertarianism, in the strictest sense, is the political philosophy that holds individual liberty as the basic moral principle of society. In the broadest sense, it is any political philosophy which approximates this view...
movement - Ernst WeberErnst Weber (engineer)Ernst Weber , Austria-born American electrical engineer, was a pionier in microwave technologies and played an important role in the history of the Polytechnic Institute of New York University, where in 1945 he founded the Microwave Research Institute Ernst Weber (September 6, 1901 Vienna, Austria...
– Founder of the Microwave Research Institute, former president of NYU Polytechnic, first IEEE President, co-founder National Academy of EngineeringNational Academy of EngineeringThe National Academy of Engineering is a government-created non-profit institution in the United States, that was founded in 1964 under the same congressional act that led to the founding of the National Academy of Sciences... - Joel Snyder - IEEE President 2001, Founder of Snyder Associates, Former Polytechnic Senior Industry Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Parke KolbeParke KolbeParke Rexford Kolbe was an author, teacher, administrator, and president of three educational institutions; University of Akron, Polytechnic Institute of New York University, and Drexel University.-Early life:...
- Francis CrickFrancis CrickFrancis Harry Compton Crick OM FRS was an English molecular biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist, and most noted for being one of two co-discoverers of the structure of the DNA molecule in 1953, together with James D. Watson...
- Co-discoverer of DNA structure; awarded Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine. - Nassim Nicholas Taleb - Epistemologist author of The Black Swan; works in the risk engineering department.http://www.poly.edu/news/fullNews.php?id=1334
- Torsten SuelTorsten SuelTorsten Suel is an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University. He received his Ph.D. in 1994 from the University of Texas at Austin under the supervision of Greg Plaxton...
- Pioneer of Web search engineWeb search engineA web search engine is designed to search for information on the World Wide Web and FTP servers. The search results are generally presented in a list of results often referred to as SERPS, or "search engine results pages". The information may consist of web pages, images, information and other...
. - Hans ReissnerHans ReissnerHans Jacob Reissner was a German aeronautical engineer whose avocation was mathematical physics. During World War I he was awarded the Iron Cross second class for his pioneering work on aircraft design....
- German aeronautical engineer. - R. M. FosterR. M. FosterRonald Martin Foster , was a Bell Labs mathematician whose work was of significance regarding electronic filters for use on telephone lines...
- Bell LabsBell LabsBell Laboratories is the research and development subsidiary of the French-owned Alcatel-Lucent and previously of the American Telephone & Telegraph Company , half-owned through its Western Electric manufacturing subsidiary.Bell Laboratories operates its...
mathematician whose work was of significance regarding electronic filters for use on telephone lines. - Paul M. DotyPaul M. DotyPaul Mead Doty is an emeritus Harvard Mallinckrodt Professor of Biochemistry who specialized in the physical properties of macromolecules and has been strongly involved in peace and security policy issues....
- emeritus Harvard MallinckrodtMallinckrodtMallinckrodt is a set of pharmaceutical, chemical, imaging, and respiratory equipment suppliers based in the St. Louis, Missouri, area. Founded in 1867 when the Mallinckrodt brothers formed G. Mallinckrodt & Company to manufacture pharmaceutical chemicals, Mallinckrodt was purchased by Tyco...
Professor of Biochemistry who specialized in the physical properties of macromolecules and has been strongly involved in peace and security policy issues. - Frederick B. LlewellynFrederick B. LlewellynDr. Frederick Britton Llewellyn was a noted American electrical engineer.Llewellyn was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He took a course at the Marconi School for Wireless Operators in 1915, spent some three years in the merchant marine, and almost a year in the Navy in 1917-1918...
- a noted American electrical engineer. - James TenneyJames TenneyJames Tenney was an American composer and influential music theorist.-Biography:Tenney was born in Silver City, New Mexico, and grew up in Arizona and Colorado. He attended the University of Denver, the Juilliard School of Music, Bennington College and the University of Illinois...
- American composer and influential music theorist. - Jack Keil WolfJack Keil WolfJack Keil Wolf was an American researcher in information theory and coding theory.-Biography:Wolf was born in 1935 in Newark, New Jersey, received his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1956 and his Ph.D...
- a noted American researcher in information theory and coding theory. - Louis ZukofskyLouis ZukofskyLouis Zukofsky was an American poet. He was one of the founders and the primary theorist of the Objectivist group of poets and thus an important influence on subsequent generations of poets in America and abroad.-Life:...
- one of the most important second-generation American modernist poets. - Eugene D. GenoveseEugene D. GenoveseEugene Dominic Genovese is an American historian of the American South and American slavery. He has been noted for bringing a Marxist perspective to the study of power, class and relations between planters and slaves in the South. His work Roll, Jordan, Roll: The World the Slaves Made won the...
- American historian of the American South and American slavery. - Charles William HankoCharles William HankoCharles William Hanko was an American historian and politician.Hanko ran unsuccessfully as a Republican Candiddate for the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives in 1948. He was for a time a professor of history at the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institutein the Dept. of History and Economics...
- American historian and politician. - S. L. GreitzerS. L. GreitzerSamuel L. Greitzer was an American mathematician, the founding chairman of the United States of America Mathematical Olympiad, and the publisher of the precollege mathematics journal Arbelos. He also wrote the textbook Geometry Revisited together with H. S. M...
- American mathematician, the founding chairman of the United States of America Mathematical OlympiadUnited States of America Mathematical OlympiadThe United States of America Mathematical Olympiad is a high school mathematics competition held annually in the United States. Since its debut in 1972, it has served as the final round of the AMC series of contests...
, and the publisher of the precollege mathematics journal Arbelos. - Joseph Wood KrutchJoseph Wood KrutchJoseph Wood Krutch was an American writer, critic, and naturalist.Born in Knoxville, Tennessee, he initially studied at the University of Tennessee and received a masters degree and Ph.D. from Columbia University. After serving in the army in 1918, he travelled in Europe for a year with friend...
- American writer, critic, and naturalist. - R. Luke DuBoisR. Luke DuBoisRoger Luke DuBois is an American composer, performer, conceptual new media artist, programmer, record producer and pedagogue based in New York City.-Biography:...
- American composer, performer, conceptual new media artist, programmer, record producer and pedagogue based in New York City. - Elliott Waters MontrollElliott Waters MontrollElliott Waters Montroll was an American scientist and mathematician.-Education:...
- American scientist and mathematician. - Joshua W. SillJoshua W. SillJoshua Woodrow Sill , was a career officer in the United States Army and brigadier general during the American Civil War. He was killed at the Battle of Stones River in Tennessee. Fort Sill, Oklahoma, was later named in his honor.-Early life and background:Sill was born in Chillicothe, Ohio...
- Professor of Mathematics who attended Brooklyn Collegiate and Polytechnic Institute. Later became the youngest General in the Civil War. Fort SillFort SillFort Sill is a United States Army post near Lawton, Oklahoma, about 85 miles southwest of Oklahoma City.Today, Fort Sill remains the only active Army installation of all the forts on the South Plains built during the Indian Wars...
is named after him. - Paul Peter EwaldPaul Peter EwaldPaul Peter Ewald was a German-born U.S. crystallographer and physicist, a pioneer of X-ray diffraction methods.-Education:...
- German-born U.S. crystallographer and physicist, a pioneer of X-ray diffraction methods. - Edward KimbarkEdward KimbarkEdward Wilson Kimbark was a noted power engineer and professor of Electrical Engineering at Northwestern University....
- noted power engineer. - Dan BaileyDan BaileyDan Bailey was a fly-shop owner, innovative fly developer and staunch Western conservationist. Born on a farm near Russellville, Kentucky, Bailey is best known for the fly shop he established in Livingston, Montana in 1938...
- fly-shop owner, innovative fly developer and staunch Western conservationist. - Ta-You WuTa-You WuWu Ta-You was a Chinese-born atomic and nuclear theoretical physicist who worked in the United States, Canada, mainland China, and Taiwan. He has been called the "Father of Chinese Physics."...
- Nuclear physicist and President of Academia SinicaAcademia SinicaThe Academia Sinica , headquartered in the Nangang District of Taipei, is the national academy of Taiwan. It supports research activities in a wide variety of disciplines, ranging from mathematical and physical sciences, to life sciences, and to humanities and social sciences.Academia Sinica has...
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Articles about university
- IT School to Watch: Polytechnic Institute of New York University, Computer World, August 2008
- NY State Provides $2 Million Grant to Polytechnic Institute of NYU, International Business Times, October 29, 2008
- Career Watch: NYU focuses on IT leaders, Network World, November 10, 2008
- Polytechnic Institute of NYU Dedicates Gerstein Fisher Research Center for Finance and Risk Engineering, Wall Street Select, September 9, 2009
- NYU-Poly helps open business 'incubator', Washington Square News, September 15, 2009
- Breakthrough Research Speeds and Secures Internet Voice Traffic ; Cisco, Verizon, NYU-Poly and Columbia University Collaborate on Security, Barron's, October 8, 2009
- NYU-Poly receives grant to advance wireless networking, Washington Square News, November 13, 2009
- Computer hacking contest - NYU Polytechnic, ABC News, December 4, 2009
- Forbes Ranks NYU-Poly 10th Among ‘Colleges That Will Make You Rich’, Forbes, August 27, 2010