Columbia Engineering
Resources At Columbia
Professor Trivia
Trivia about Classes
ASCE Nationals
100

What is our motto?

Engineering for Humanity

100

How many Gs can the centrifuge lab in Carlton handle?

200G

100
name a professor who studied in Greece (spelling matters)
Prof Ioannis A. Kougioumtzoglou or Prof George Deodatis (other answers may apply)
100

Name the latest two professors for PHYS UN1401 (intro to mechanics and thermo)

Prof Eric Raymer and Prof James Hill
100

What does ASCE MET section stand for 

American Society of Civil Engineers in the New York Metropolitan Area 

200

Where was FM radio invented?

Philosophy Hall 

200

What is the approximate research funding that Columbia University receives  

Nearly $1 billion 

200

Name a Professor in the department who was at the CEEM picnic in the fall?

Kawashima, Betti, Chang, etc. 

200

Which one of these classes aren’t required for all Civil Engineering majors 

Soil Mechanics, Structural Analysis, Soild Mechanics, Project Management 

Structural Analysis 

200

What is the motto for ASCE?

Engineering the Future

300

Columbia engineering had the first ____ graduate at Columbia 

Women and African American

300

Who are the current management staff at Carleton lab? 


(You may miss 1 out of 6 )

Prof. Brugger 

Will Hunnicutt 

Freddie Wheeler Jr.

Liming Li 

Amos Fishman-Resheff

Jamie Basirico

300

Which Civil Engineering professor has a gold nugget on Culpa?

Prof. Deodatis
300

Name two class in the CEEM department that has a code for both undergrad and grad students 

Finite Elements, Geotech. Engineering fundamentals, Capital facility, etc.

300

How many countries is the ASCE functioning in (goes to whoever is closest)

177 countreis

400

What was the original name for Columbia Engineering?

Henry Krumb School of Mines

400

What award did our ASCE chapter receive last year from Columbia? 

Zvi Galil Award for Improvement in Engineering Student Life 
400

Who is the current Vice Dean of Research?

Professor Deodatis

400

Which of these classes were not previously taught by professor Deodatis?

Design of Bridges, buildings and Spacecraft, Mechanics of Solids, Structural Analysis, The Art of Structural Design, Structural Design, Uncertainty and Risk in Civil Infrastructure Systems, 

Structural Design

400
Daily Double 

The ASCE is involved in the Historic American Engineering Record because

500

Who was the chief engineer of the NYC Subway system (yes he is a Columbia alumni)

William Barclay Parsons EN’1882

500

What is the full name of the large UTM in Carleton Lab?

Southwark Emery 600k Universal Testing Machine

500

Name the former CEEM Professor who is credited with developing the field of soil mechanics (Full name)

Donald Burmister

500

Name the Class Codes for 2/3- include department codes 

Experimental Mechanics of Materials

Computer-Aided Structural Design 

Intro. To Applied Math

ENME E3114

CIEN E3126

APMA E2102

500

When the Columbia chapter was established 

What is 1927

M
e
n
u