Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Bath bombs, bio labs turn teens on to engineering at outreach event

Regional high school students engineered bath bombs, extracted DNA from fruit and learned about the college application process as part of the Women’s Outreach in Material, Energy, and Nanobiotechnology event hosted by the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Graduate Women’s Group.

MSE Seminar: Thi Vo (Johns Hopkins)

Three faculty receive promotions

Dean Lynden Archer has announced the following faculty promotions: Michael O. Thompson, professor, Materials Science and Engineering, was elected professor with indefinite tenure, effective April 1. Alexandra Coso Strong, associate professor, Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering,…

3 faculty inducted into 2025 Class of AIMBE College of Fellows

Engineering professors Ilana Brito, Iwijn De Vlaminck and Krystyn Van Vliet were inducted into the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering College of Fellows Class of 2025 for contributions to engineering and medicine research.

Jill Tarter ’65 keynotes celebration of women engineers at Cornell

Renowned astronomer and engineer Jill Tarter '65 delivered the keynote address at a two-day symposium celebrating 140 years of women in engineering at Cornell, which also featured panel discussions and remarks from women leaders.

Engineering Undergraduate Research Poster Session

MSE Seminar: Matt Ferguson Ph.D. ’22 (Max Planck Institute)

Celebrate Women in Engineering at Cornell

MSE Seminar: Krishanu Saha ’01 (Wisconsin)

Scientists discover breakthrough material that could lower energy costs: ‘These findings are providing valuable insights’