Mechanical Engineering Alumnus Received The Engineering School Alumni Associations Highest Honor
11/15/2006
For over four decades, Dr. Longobardo, has applied quantifiable
engineering principles such as, conservation of mass, fluid mechanics,
and automatic control theory to advance the field of bio-engineering.
His contributions lead to a better understanding of the process of
normal and unstable breathing by human beings in various physiological
and pathological situations. Dr. Longobardo’s interdisciplinary
approach provided novel insights about the workings of the human body.
During his career, Dr. Longobardo has served as a bio-engineering
consultant to several universities. He has authored more than 50
research papers, book chapters, reviews and abstracts in professional
journals, and his research is still continuing.
Dr. Longobardo has been active in the Columbia Engineering School
Alumni Association, serving as president from 1988 to 1990 and
continues as a member of the Board of Managers to the present. He was
honored by the University as a recipient of the Alumni Medal of the
Columbia Alumni Federation in 1989.