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Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science
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<p>The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science (also known as SEAS or Columbia Engineering; previously Columbia School of Mines) is the <a href="/facts/Engineering/RFVg8H3I">engineering</a> and <a href="/facts/Applied_science/13h5uYCH">applied science</a> school of <a href="/facts/Columbia_University/Hlf1gw53">Columbia University</a>, a <a href="/facts/Private_university/KHHzGNID">private</a> <a href="/facts/Research_university/Joe4e6SF">research university</a> in <a href="/facts/New_York_City/YlyvFmVC">New York City</a>. It was founded as the School of Mines in 1863 and then the School of Mines, Engineering and Chemistry before becoming the School of Engineering and Applied Science. On October 1, 1997, the school was renamed in honor of <a href="/facts/China/lTjIXY5p">Chinese</a> businessman <a href="/facts/Z.Y._Fu/R2wrD9Lo">Z.Y. Fu</a>, who had donated $26 million to the school. </p><p>The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science maintains a close research tie with other institutions including <a href="/facts/NASA/TIMCV0yV">NASA</a>, <a href="/facts/IBM/QszA7nwd">IBM</a>, <a href="/facts/MIT/Xk49vNA8">MIT</a>, and <a href="/facts/The_Earth_Institute/UBKIuMLy">The Earth Institute</a>. Patents owned by the school generate over $100 million annually for the university. SEAS faculty and alumni are responsible for technological achievements including the developments of <a href="/facts/FM_broadcasting/TpKl3FJv">FM radio</a> and the <a href="/facts/Maser/yqdMpoDv">maser</a>. </p><p>The current SEAS faculty include 27 members of the <a href="/facts/National_Academy_of_Engineering/6RCqfvXM">National Academy of Engineering</a> and one <a href="/facts/List_of_Nobel_laureates/3vGWzdwa">Nobel laureate</a>. In all, the faculty and alumni of Columbia Engineering have won 10 Nobel Prizes in physics, chemistry, medicine, and economics. </p><p>The school consists of approximately 300 undergraduates in each graduating class and maintains close links with its undergraduate <a href="/facts/Liberal_arts/YtUI0rgu">liberal arts</a> sister school <a href="/facts/Columbia_College_(New_York)/up2EKu9B">Columbia College</a> which shares housing with SEAS students. The School's current dean is <a href="/facts/Shih-Fu_Chang/cbpAbzua">Shih-Fu Chang</a>, who was appointed in 2022. </p>