Volume 13, Issue 5
October 6, 2010
In this issue:
- Michal Lipson named a MacArthur Foundation fellow
- Three Cornell students awarded 2010 Intel Fellowships
- Fab@Home team wins Editor's Choice in Maker Faire 2010
- BMES chapter earns national award
- Co-op award winners announced
- COMSOL offers demo of Multiphysics version 4 on Oct 26
- Save the date: Staff luncheon
- Recent engineering news releases
Michal Lipson named a MacArthur Foundation fellow
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has named Michal Lipson, Cornell associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, one of 23 MacArthur Fellows for 2010 -- the so-called "Genius Awards." She will receive $500,000 in no-strings-attached support over the next five years. Lipson is a pioneer in the development of photonic circuits, in which beams of light flitting through tiny waveguides on a silicon chip replace electric currents. The MacArthur Foundation cites her as one of the first to work with such circuits on a silicon base, where they can be manufactured with the same technologies used to make electronic microchips. She demonstrated methods to guide, filter, bend and split light on silicon chips at much smaller dimensions than attained by previous researchers, offering the promise of photonic circuits as small as current electronic chips. Read more online
Three Cornell students awarded 2010 Intel Fellowships Three Cornell graduate students have each received a 2010 Ph.D. Fellowship Award from Intel Corp. The award, which recognizes the recipients’ potential as future technology leaders, includes tuition for one year, a stipend, an opportunity to connect with an Intel mentor, and a travel grant. Students and their faculty advisers are: Lucian Leahu, CIS (Assoc. Prof. Phoebe Sengers) Steven Tin, ECE (Assoc. Prof. Amit Lal) Shuang Zhao, CS (Assoc. Prof. Kavita Bala) Fab@Home team wins Editor's Choice in Maker Faire 2010 Assoc Prof. Hod Lipson, MAE, and his Fab@Home team presented their DIY 3D printer model 2 at the first World Maker Faire held September 25–26 at the New York Hall of Science in Queen, where more than 450 makers exhibited their projects to over 10,000 visitors. At the conclusion of the exhibition, the Fab@Home team received an Editor's Choice blue ribbon. Maker Faire, organized by Reilly Media, celebrates creativity and innovation in the areas (and intersections of) craft, technology, design, performance, science, and engineering. It is designed to unite, inspire, inform, and entertain a growing community of highly imaginative and resourceful people who undertake amazing projects in their backyards, basements, and garages. Reilly calls these people "Makers." BMES chapter earns national award The Cornell BMES chapter has been selected for a Meritorious Achievement Award by National BMES. This award is presented to student chapters that are judged to have "outstanding chapter activities and achievements." Cornell BMES will be recognized at the chapter development meeting at the BMES annual meeting next week in Austin, Texas. Co-op award winners announced Last month the following winners of the 2010 Co-op Awards were announced at a Welcome Back Reception for 09–10 co-op participants. COMSOL offers demo of Multiphysics version 4 on Oct 26 On October 26, COMSOL will offer a free workshop in 471 Rhodes Hall to demonstrate the new capabilities of COMSOL Multiphysics Version 4. The software now features CAD LiveLinks to Pro/ENGINEER®, SolidWorks®, and Inventor®. Additional capabilities include geometric-parametric sweeps, cluster computing and additional solvers, as well as enhancements to many of the different physics simulated. The program includes an introduction and live demonstration from 10:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m., followed by a hands-on session from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. Attendees will have the opportunity to get a temporary license of the software for evaluation. Seating is limited, so registration in advance is advised. For more information, phone or e-mail Yeswanth Rao, 781-273-3322. Save the date: Staff luncheon Please mark your calendars: The dean’s annual holiday luncheon for College of Engineering staff will be held on Tuesday, December 14, from noon to 2 p.m. Details to come, but save the date now! Recent engineering news releases Michael King appointed VP of biomimetics society Alumni create fantasy sports Smartphone app 'Fabric' would tighten the weave of online security NSF grants $109 million for accelerator physics Computer graphics to help streamline green building design Heavy-emission trucks pollute Beijing, Zhang says ExxonMobil gives $27,000 to Cornell engineering Three New York companies receive JumpStart grants Engineering dean talks goals, challenges Seven on faculty receive Affinito-Stewart grants Submitting announcements to Information Update
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Thesis: Rethinking the Role of Machine Representations in HCI
Thesis: Applications on beta-emitting radioisotope thin films for micropower and lithography
Thesis: Scalable Interactive RenderingThe highly competitive fellowship program requires students first to be selected by their universities to apply.
The Intel PhD Fellowship program focuses on research in Intel’s technical areas: Hardware Systems Technology and Design, Software Technology and Design, and Semiconductor Technology and Manufacturing. In 2010, 27 fellowships were awarded.
Co-op of the Year:
Scott Lichtentha ’11 ChE for his work at Procter and Gamble
Supervisor of the Year:
Jack Vandenberge at LMI for his mentoring of Daniel Rubin ’11 ORE
Distinguished Honors (Students):
Danielle Brody ’11 ChE for her work at Air Products and Chemicals
Lauren Hamme ’11 ORE for her work at LMI
Distinguished Honors (Supervisors):
Robert Dobbs at Primet Precision Materials for his mentoring of Alan Argondizza ’11 ME
Sam Hawksworth at Ernst & Young for his mentoring of Lewis King ’11 ORE
Michael Meyer at UBS for his mentoring of William Christopher Fawcett ’11 ORE
Joseph Schier at National Grid for his mentoring of Tal Akabas ’11 CEE
Alec Stevens at DMI for his mentoring of Justin Finkle ’11 BEE
Exemplary Student Ambassadors:
Tal Akabas ’11 CEE for his work at National Grid
William Christopher Fawcett ’11 ORE for his work at UBS
Brian Harding ’11 ECE for his work at Space Systems/Loral
Catherine Jubinski ’11 ECE for her work at Booz Allen Hamilton
William Lutz ’11 ChE for his work at ExxonMobil
Andrew Ryan ’11 ChE for his work at Infineum
Daniel Rubin ’11 ORE for his work at LMI
Joshua Taillon ’11 MSE for his work at Amphenol PCD
The associate professor of biomedical engineering has been appointed vice president of the new International Society of Bionic Engineering. (Oct. 4, 2010)
The application, Pre Play Sports Football, lets users compete on how well they know the game, at up-to-the-minute speeds. (Oct. 4, 2010)
Cornell computer scientists are developing 'Fabric,' a platform and programming language to build secure distributed computer systems. (Sept. 30, 2010)
The grant will fund Cornell's continued operation of an X-ray synchrotron facility, as well as research and development for a new kind of X-ray source that promises to revolutionize the field. (Sept. 29, 2010)
Supported by federal stimulus funds, an interdisciplinary research group is creating computer simulation software that would allow architects to employ sustainable design principles from day one. (Sept. 29, 2010)
New research by Max Zhang, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, targets diesel-fueled large trucks as the biggest culprits for polluting the air in and around Beijing. (Sept. 28, 2010)
The grant, part of a $2 million contribution across 81 institutions, allows academic departments to allocate the money for various educational purposes. (Sept. 28, 2010)
The Cornell Center for Materials Research awarded this fall's grants to American Aerogel Corp., SensiVida Medical Technologies Inc. and Haledyne LLC. (Sept. 27, 2010)
Lance Collins knows a thing or two about turbulence - literal and figurative - which should stand him in good stead as Cornell engineering's 13th dean. (Sept. 23, 2010)
The President's Council of Cornell Women's Affinito-Stewart Grants Program has awarded research grants to seven assistant professors to help them complete research important in their tenure process. (Sept. 22, 2010)
