Prospective PhD Open House

Date: November 14, 2025
Location: Columbia University, Mudd 13th Floor (in-person) and Virtual 

Application link: https://forms.gle/uqhrmRALqHaJuv397
Apply by: October 22, 2025

Department of Electrical Engineering Pre-Admission Recruiting Event Columbia University

Columbia EE pairs world-class faculty with close mentorship and a highly collaborative, cross-disciplinary culture. Our students work across departments and research centers, building teams that tackle ambitious problems and accelerate discovery.

The Department invites college seniors from select undergraduate institutions to a pre-admission recruiting open house. You will have the opportunity to meet our faculty and graduate students and learn about the exciting opportunities Columbia EE offers. 

To apply, please click here. Apply by October 22, 2025. Students applying for in-person participation will be notified by October 27, 2025. If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected].

AGENDA

9:00 – 9:30 AM, Check-in & Breakfast (In-Person Attendees)

9:30 – 9:45 AM Department Welcome & Overview by Prof. Gil Zussman (EE Dept Chair) & Prof. Xiaofan (Fred) Jiang (EE PhD Chair) (Hybrid)

9:45 – 11:15 AM, Faculty Research Presentations by: (Hybrid)

·         Prof. Xiaofan (Fred) Jiang

·         Prof. Gil Zussman

·         Prof. Homayoon Beigi

·         Prof. Savannah Eisner

·         Prof. Ken Shepard     

11:15AM – 12:15PM, Lab Tours (In- Person) / Virtual Showcase

·         Prof. Savannah Eisner – ETHER Lab (Room: MUDD 1344)

·         Prof. Xiaofan (Fred) Jiang – ICSL Lab (Room: NWC 1003)

·         Prof. Ken Shepard – Bioelectronic Systems Lab (Room: NWC 701)

12:15– 1:30 PM,

·         In-Person: Lunch with Graduate Students

·         Virtual: Lunch Break

1:30 – 2:30 PM, COSMOS tour, GEEC (Hybrid), Neurotech X

2:30 – 3:15 PM, Lab Tours (In-Person Attendees)

·         Matthias Priendl – MPLAB (Room: MUDD 1333)

·         Keren Bergman – Lightwave Research Lab (Room: CEPSR 8LW1, 8LW2 and 8LW3) 

·         John Kymissis – CLUE Lab (Room: 10LE1 CEPSR)

2:30 – 4:00 PM, Faculty Office Hours (Hybrid, Drop-in for all attendees)

·         Ken Shepard: (Link will be sent to attendees)

·         Mingoo Seok: (Link will be sent to attendees)

·         Gil Zussman: (available from 2:30 to 3:30)  (Link will be sent to attendees)

4:00 – 5:00 PM, Closing Reception (In-Person Attendees)