Cornell engineers used precisely timed laser pulses to control changeable properties in a quantum material, pioneering a method that may have wide applications across a class of materials with immense technological interest. Read more
Judy Cha, Ph.D. '09, and Alex Kwan, Ph.D. '09, will bring to their alma mater expertise in nanoscale materials and cellular-resolution optical imaging, respectively. Read more
A Cornell-led collaboration used X-ray nanoimaging to gain an unprecedented view into solid-state electrolytes, revealing previously undetected crystal defects and dislocations that may now be leveraged to create superior energy storage materials. Read more
America’s dominance is currently at risk, and a new model is needed now more than ever, argue Michael I. Kotlikoff, Emmanuel P. Giannelis and Glenn C. Altschuler. Read more
Cornell researchers are using low-cost aluminum to create a rechargeable battery that is safer, less expensive and more sustainable than lithium-ion batteries. Read more
The Department of Materials Science would like to congratulate Jalen Harris for recently being awarded a Computational Science Fellowship from the Department of Energy. These are highly prestigious fellowships and are only awarded to a small number of graduate students each year. Jalen is co-advised by Nicole Benedek (MSE) and Robert DiStasio (Chemistry). The DOE CSGF provides outstanding benefits and opportunities to students pursuing doctoral degrees in fields that use high-performance computing to solve complex science and engineering problems. The program fosters a community of energetic... Read more
Uli Wiesner, the Spencer T. Olin Professor of Engineering in Materials Science and Engineering, has been recognized with a Special Creativity Award by the National Science Foundation (NSF). This will provide him with a two-year extension of his existing NSF single investigator award. The NSF special creativity award is in recognition of his excellent research, productivity, and impact in the area of new polymer-based porous nanostructures from non-equilibrium processes, as well as the broader impacts emanating from his NSF project. As stated in the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures... Read more
The Office of Academic Integration (OVPAI) has awarded $750,000 in seed grants to 10 studies ranging from refugee health and legal rights, to a vaccine treating fentanyl addiction and overdose, to pancreatic cancer and antibiotic tolerance. Read more
Elucida Oncology, a biotechnology company based on C Dots – ultra-small nanoparticles developed at Cornell that show promise in identifying and fighting cancer – recently secured $44 million in financing, in addition to $28 million raised in 2018. Read more
Organic Robotics Corporation (ORC), co-founded by Robert Shepherd, associate professor in the Cornell Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, won the top award at the NFL’s 1st and Future Pitch Competition in the Innovations to Advance Athlete Health and Safety category. The annual competition is in partnership with Amazon Web Services, Inc. and is designed to spur novel advancements in athlete safety and performance. ORC was founded in 2018 by Shepherd and former Ph.D. student, Ilayda Samilgil ’19. The company won $50,000 for its product, Light Lace™, designed to use light to... Read more
