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00:01:54 1 History
00:02:03 1.1 Original charter of 1754
00:04:41 1.2 Renaming to the School of Mines
00:06:01 1.3 Recent and future developments
00:09:03 1.4 Research
00:11:03 2 Admissions
00:12:46 3 Academics
00:12:55 3.1 Rankings
00:14:47 4 Departments
00:14:57 4.1 Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics
00:17:57 4.2 Biomedical Engineering
00:19:21 4.3 Chemical Engineering
00:21:27 4.4 Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
00:23:09 4.5 Computer Science
00:24:59 4.6 Earth and Environmental Engineering
00:27:16 4.7 Electrical Engineering
00:30:28 4.8 Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
00:34:34 4.9 Mechanical Engineering
00:36:39 5 Facilities
00:41:15 6 Mission and new objectives
00:41:25 6.1 Directions for the new century
00:41:55 7 Notable alumni
01:00:25 8 Affiliates of the School
01:05:36 9 Specialized centers
01:06:54 10 Specialized labs
01:08:15 11 Other programs
01:09:50 12 See also



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The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science (popularly known as SEAS or Columbia Engineering; previously known as Columbia School of Mines) is the engineering and applied science school of Columbia University. 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 Chinese businessman Z.Y. Fu, who had donated $26 million to the school.
The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science maintains a close research tie with other institutions including NASA, IBM, MIT, and The Earth Institute. 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 FM radio and the maser.
The School's applied mathematics, biomedical engineering, computer science and the financial engineering program in operations research are very famous and ranked high. The current SEAS faculty include 27 members of the National Academy of Engineering and one Nobel Laureate in a faculty size of 173. In all, the faculty and alumni of Columbia Engineering have won 10 Nobel Prizes in physics, chemistry, medicine, and economics.
The school consists of approximately 300 undergraduates in each graduating class and maintains close links with its undergraduate liberal arts sister school Columbia College which shares housing with SEAS students. The School's current dean is Mary Cunningham Boyce, who was appointed in 2013.