New Faculty Profiles

Each year Cornell Engineering brings to campus the best and brightest minds in Engineering researchers and educators. Here are some of our new faculty!

Welcome Iwijn de Vlaminck ( 2015 )

Iwijn de Vlaminck, the newly appointed assistant professor of biomedical engineering, brings a biophysics approach to the field of genomics. This focus, which analyzes the DNA that exists outside of... Read more

Dmitry Savransky ( 2014 )

For an earth-bound human, Dmitry Savransky has done his share of space exploration. From Mars to planets around other stars, Savransky has seen more of our universe than most of us ever will. “I had... Read more

Gregory C. McLaskey ( 2014 )

When people think about earthquakes, they typically imagine epic disasters that topple buildings and shatter bridges. But in fact, earthquakes are shuddering throughout the Earth’s crust all the time... Read more

Geoffrey Abers ( 2014 )

Most of us don’t think about what’s going on below our feet, much less several miles below. Geoffrey Abers is different. The Earth and Atmospheric Sciences professor devotes his research to the... Read more

Matthew Paszek

Matthew Paszek ( 2014 )

Matthew Paszek is living his dream. As a “naive” undergrad, he attended Cornell, studying for his bachelor’s in chemical engineering. Fast forward eleven years, and here he is, an assistant professor... Read more

New Faculty - Sara C. Pryor ( 2014 )

Professor Sara C. Pryor is an atmospheric scientist who studies the complexities of our climate system and seeks to improve our ability to predict possible future climate conditions. Her research... Read more

Damian Helbling ( 2014 )

If you ask Damian Helbling, one of CEE’s newest faculty members, which books had the most significant impact on his academic interests, he’ll list three-- Silent Spring , an ecological classic; Our... Read more

David Mimno ( 2014 )

Ever dreamed of having access to the information in the millions of books you’ll never have the time to read? David Mimno is your guy. As assistant professor of Information Sciences, he examines a... Read more

Malte Jung ( 2014 )

Most of us might not think that engineering and emotions go hand-in-hand. Malte Jung, however, believes there’s an important relationship between the two. As a professor of information science at... Read more