Spotlights

Ronald Heisser has been interested in engineering since birth – always having felt the pull to work with his hands and use his creativity. “Fortunately, I also had the opportunity to develop an... Read more

Lawrence Cathles, Professor Emeritus in Cornell’s Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, was selected to receive the 2021 Penrose Gold Medal from the Society of Economic Geologists (SEG). The... Read more

Dr. Timothy Sands joins the faculty in a joint position with Systems Engineering and the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, where his research and teaching focus on astronautical... Read more

We asked students what surprised them most about Cornell Engineering. Read more

"I chose Cornell for its BME M.Eng. program, which encourages a breadth of coursework, multiple “tracks”/emphases, and has a focus on innovation, supported by renowned faculty and researchers." Read more

Hadas Kress-Gazit, professor in the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, was elected a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), one of the most... Read more

When Trevor Donadt was an undergraduate chemical engineering major at Tufts University and nearing his graduation date, he attended an AIChE networking event. The American Institute of Chemical... Read more

Lawrence Bonassar, Daljit S. and Elaine Sarkaria Professor in Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, was selected as an Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) 2021 Fellow... Read more

Larry Brown, Sidney Kaufman Professor in Geosciences in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, was selected as a 2020 AGU Union Fellow. The AGU Union Fellowship is a prestigious honor, one for which only .1%... Read more

Matthew Pritchard, professor in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Cornell University, was named President-Elect for the Geodesy section of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) for 2021-2022. In 2023... Read more