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Regenerative Materials Across Industries
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Sep 23 (Wed) @ 08:00 AM
$25
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This annual symposium will convene thought leaders & showcase the four central pillars of Gotham Foundry, from leading-edge regenerative material innovation & translation, workforce training, industry engagement to democratizing access to the materials innovation ecosystem. The Gotham Foundry, established in 2025 & headquartered in West Harlem, is a unique partnership between the city (NYC-EDC), its leading community organizations & academic institutions (Genspace, CUNY-ASRC, FIT, & Columbia), working together with tremendous West Harlem & city-wide partners to turbocharge sustainable materials innovation & workforce training, for three leading New York industries: fashion, construction & health.
Speakers Include:
Kate Ascher, Co-director, Gotham Foundry, & Milstein Professor of Urban Development at GSAPP, Columbia University
Jui Chaugule, Head of Research, Provizigen
Stephanie Down, Co-founder & CEO, Uncaged Innovations
Susan Easton, Product & Marketing Director, NYFIC
Shiho Kawashima, Associate Professor, Columbia University
Kelley Kizzier, Director, Materials & Manufacturing Innovation, Bezos Earth Fund
Casey Lardner, Co-director, Gotham Foundry, & Executive Director, Genspace
Samia Lemfadli, Founder & CEO, Change for Good
Helen H. Lu, Director, Gotham Foundry, & Hudson Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University
Jin Kim Montclare, Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, NYU Tandon
Aradhita Parasrampuria, Founder & CEO, Cellsense
Sonia Park, Vice President of Industry & Innovation, NYCEDC
Janet Rodriguez, Founder & CEO, SoHarlem
Jonsara Ruth, Co-founder & Design Director, Healthy Materials Lab
Jen Tausig, Principal, Jen Tausig Consulting
Theanne Schiros, Co-director, Gotham Foundry, NYFIC consortium member, Professor FIT
Rein Ulijn, Co-director, Gotham Foundry, Professor of Chemistry at Hunter College, CUNY, & Director, Nanoscience Initiative, CUNY Advanced Science Research Center
Emily Laurilliard, Assistant Director, Innovation Workforce Initiatives, Empire State Development.
Helen Zha, Associate Professor, Chemical & Biological Engineering, RPI
Diandian Zhao, Co-founder & CEO, Carbon Infuse
This event is part of Climate Week at Columbia Engineering.
Media interested in attending or covering the event must RSVP to engmediarelations@columbia.edu
Campus Access:
In accordance with the University's current visitor guidelines, all non-Columbia guests will receive a QR code within a few hours of the event date. The code will be sent to you via email from CU Guest Access & must be presented for campus entry, along with a government-issued ID. All guests should enter campus at the main entrance located at W 116th St & Broadway.
Accessibility:
Columbia University makes every effort to accommodate individuals with disabilities. If you require disability accommodations to attend an event at Columbia University, please contact the Office of Disability Services at 212.854.2388 or access@columbia.edu.
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