Charles Bliss ChE’39/PDE’48
Charles Bliss ChE’39/PDE’48 has had a long and international career in power plant technology, promoting and developing local energy in all five continents with a focus on the developing world. He served on the...
George Hecht EE’30
George Hecht EE’30 began working at Bell Labs in lower Manhattan as a messenger when he was 16 years old. He studied electrical engineering at The Cooper Union at night while he continued working...
In Memoriam: Irwin Harrison Woolf ME’48
Born in New York City in 1915, Irwin Harrison Woolf passed away peacefully on March 19, 2019 shortly after his 104th birthday. Perhaps the oldest living alumnus, Woolf received an undergraduate degree in mechanical...
Leo J. Brancato ME’50
Leo J. Brancato, Mechanical Engineering 1950, was the inventor of screw thread inserts for which he holds more than 11 patents. The patents are for specialized uses that include securing an artificial tooth into...
Matthew Becker
Matthew Becker, Electrical Engineering 1921, was a professional engineer and manufacturer committed to industrial education. He was President of the Standard Switchboard Corporation. He started modestly, during of the Great Depression with a small...
Saul Aronow EE’39
Saul Aronow, Electrical Engineering 1939, was a radiological physicist and a consultant. he was also a political activist. Aronow began his career as an engineer at Harvey Radio Labs in Cambridge, Massachusetts. After...
Jay Maisel A’52
Jay Maisel, Art 1952, is an internationally recognized editorial and advertising photographer who also practices fine art color photography. He studied photography with Herbert Matter and Alexey Brodovitch, and earned a Bachelor of Fine...
Richard Schwartz ME’57
Richard Schwartz, ME 1957, is an aerospace engineer and executive who played a pioneering role in the development of Navstar GPS, the satellite-based navigation system. After graduating from Cooper Union and earning an MBA...
Meredith Gang Bergmann A’77
Meredith Bergmann A’77 has been making sculpture for 40 years that deals with complex themes in an accessible, beautiful, and provocative way. Working within the tradition of narrative sculpture, she draws on her love...
Marisa Lago Phy ’77
Marisa Lago Phy’77 was appointed as Director of the New York City Department of City Planning (DCP) and Chair of the City Planning Commission (CPC) by Mayor Bill de Blasio in February 2017. Marisa...
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