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Patricia Culligan is a professor of civil engineering and engineering mechanics in Columbia’s School of Engineering and Applied Science. A leader in the field of water resources and urban sustainability, Culligan has worked extensively with The Earth Institute's Urban Design Lab at Columbia University to explore novel, interdisciplinary solutions to the modern day challenges of urbanization, with a particular emphasis on the City of New York. Culligan is the director of a joint interdisciplinary Ph.D. program between Columbia Engineering and the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation that focuses on designs for future cities. Her research group is active in investigating the opportunities for green infrastructure, social networks, and advanced measurement and sensing technologies to improve urban water, energy, and environmental management. In 2012, Culligan was appointed Associate Director of Columbia’s new Institute for Data Sciences and Engineering.