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. Read more
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. Read more
A materials science and engineering student and his professor devised a low-cost, DIY way to increase the lifespan and efficiency of commercial photovoltaic modules: by lowering the panel’s operating temperature with phase-change materials. Read more
Over the last decade, perovskite photovoltaics have emerged as the most exciting alternative to silicon, with Cornell researchers studying how the material can be grown to be more durable for optimal performance, and be recycled. Read more
Cornell researchers have captured an unprecedented, real-time view of how a promising catalyst material transforms during operation, providing new insights that could lead to replacement of expensive precious metals in clean-energy technologies. Read more
Cornell scientists have developed a novel technique to transform symmetrical semiconductor particles into intricately twisted, spiral structures – or “chiral” materials – producing films with extraordinary light-bending properties. Read more
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Talisi Meyer, Ph.D. student in the Robinson group, has been honored with the Oral Poster Presentation Award at the SF02 Symposium on High Entropy Materials, which is part of the 2024 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting. Her presentation, titled " One-Step Colloidal Synthesis of Thiospinel High-Entropy Sulfide Nanoparticles—Catalysts for Improved Oxygen Evolution Reaction," showcased groundbreaking work in developing advanced catalytic materials for energy applications. This award recognizes her exceptional research contributions and presentation skills and includes a certificate and a $150... Read more
Pioneering advances in quantum computing, sustainable biotechnology, advanced manufacturing and biomedical innovation have earned six faculty members Research Excellence Awards, the highest research honor given annually by Cornell Engineering. Read more
For their work on strengthening food crops against pests and diseases, and on hybrid materials for applications including cancer therapeutics, respectively, Cornell professors Herb Aldwinckle and Ulrich Wiesner have been elected fellows of the National Academy of Inventors. Read more
Judy Cha, Ph.D. ’09, professor of materials science and engineering, and Yuval Grossman, professor of physics, have been elected as fellows of the American Physical Society. Read more
