Alexa Podolsky named 2021 Merrill Scholar
Undergraduate senior selected for esteemed award. Read more
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Students win NASA challenge with 3D-printer smart sensor
A team of Cornell students has won a grant through NASA’s University Student Research Challenge for a proposed sensor that can help 3D printers build better, more reliable products. The challenge... Read more
Bob Buhrman, former vice provost for research, dies at 75
Applied physicist Bob Buhrman, M.S. ’69, Ph.D. ’73, Cornell’s second senior vice provost for research, died April 13 in Rochester. He was 75. Read more
Eleven assistant professors win NSF early-career awards
Eleven Cornell assistant professors from a range of disciplines have recently received five-year National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Awards. Read more
Twelve assistant professors win NSF early-career awards
Twelve Cornell assistant professors from a range of disciplines have recently received five-year National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Awards. Read more
Cornell extends early support to minority engineering students
Butcher Lab doctoral student Chelsea Stephens a panelist at event for admitted engineering students on the existing support network of students of color at Cornell and within the College of Engineering. Read more
Prepare the grid now for electric vehicles
Eilyan Bitar, ECE associate professor and David Croll Sesquicentennial Faculty Fellow, has published an op-ed in the Albany Times Union arguing that "the transition to an all-electric car future won't be possible without careful planning and coordination with the power grid and the companies that manage its operation." In response to Volvo and GM's recent announcements to completely phase out all gasoline-powered cars by 2030 and 2035 respectively, he describes some of the most pressing challenges and opportunities that the increased adoption of electric vehicles will present to the power grid... Read more
Teaching assistant award winners encourage new perspectives on learning
The Center for Teaching Innovation (CTI) has selected doctoral students Vasilis Charisopoulos (ORIE) and Giulia Andreoni as recipients of the 2020-2021 Cornelia Ye Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award. Read more
Atmospheric travel: Scientists find microplastic everywhere
By sea or by land, microscopic shards of plastic are more ubiquitous than science had known, according to a new study led by researchers at Cornell and Utah State University. Read more
Cornell ChemE Car Team wins 2021 AIChE Northeast Regional Competition
ChemE Car Team wins AICHE Northeast Regional competition with two nearly perfect runs! The ChemE Car Competition is a biannual design challenge in which engineering students must design a small car, powered by a novel power source, that is stopped by a separate chemical reaction at a chosen distance from a start point. The car that can consistently get closest to this chosen distance wins! For the 2021 Northeast Regionals, Cornell opted to use "Fully Charged," an acrylic based design with a large motor and internal containment. The power source was a 10-cell, custom designed zinc alkaline... Read more
Space Tech Industry Day a convergence of research, business
Scientists, technologists and businesses will show how space will be explored in the years to come during the inaugural Space Tech Industry Day, a virtual symposium hosted by Cornell on April 23. Read more