Spotlights

Sijin Li has joined the Faculty of the Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (CBE) at Cornell University. Li, who is an assistant professor, started at Cornell in July... Read more

by Jackie Swift Around 50 years ago, Gordon Moore, chief executive officer of Intel, predicted that every two years the number of transistors a microchip could contain would double. Known as Moore’s... Read more

When Rong Yang was a child in China she liked to play ‘imaginary school.’ “And I was always the teacher,” says Yang. “I liked to line the other kids up and then teach them about whatever I was... Read more

Professor Yong Joo was just announced as the temporary Interim Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies! Some of the duties of the associate dean’s position include supporting faculty research... Read more

Han-Yuan Liu is one of two Ph.D. students in the Smith School (CBE) to receive the title of Fleming Scholar for 2019-2020. A Fleming Scholar is an outstanding Ph.D. student pursuing research in... Read more

Thapokorn (Tommy) Jaroentomeechai is one of two Ph.D. students in the Smith School (CBE) to receive the title of Fleming Scholar for 2019-2020. A Fleming Scholar is an outstanding Ph.D. student... Read more

When Tibra Wheeler was a young girl, her mom would set her up with Hooked on Phonics to help strengthen her reading skills. “Then one day she came home with Hooked on Math,” says Wheeler, “and I never... Read more

By Syl Kacapyr A powerful software developed at Cornell Engineering is helping to inform transportation planning in New York City, resulting in cleaner air and healthier communities. Now the engineers... Read more

"I have been able to conduct research in a lab and be a teaching assistant for two courses. I believe that the BME major helped a lot when I was applying to Ph.D. programs, in that I could discuss current research with professors at a high level due to the number of papers I have read for my classes." Read more

MSE MEng student, Nicole Chu '19 has work on personal air quality sensors highlighted by the Cornell Chronicle. Read here: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2019/05/graduate-student-nicole-chu-creates... Read more