George W. Sidebotham

George W. Sidebotham is a full-time Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The Cooper Union's Albert Nerken School of Engineering since 1989, with prior roles in Chemical Engineering (1991–2003). He holds a PhD from Princeton University in combustion phenomena research. His teaching focuses on thermal/fluids engineering, and he has authored textbooks based on decades of course materials.

His research includes fire safety in operating rooms (collaborating with Dr. Gerald Wolf) and the Cooper Cooling Process patent (US 8,829,326 B2), which led to a startup company and commercial products generating revenue for Cooper Union. Over 100 student projects and 12 Master's theses have contributed to this work.

Future goals include establishing a Center for Energy Research to address sustainable energy challenges through project-based training.