Department of Design Tech
The new Department of Design Tech is a multicollege, transdisciplinary initiative pioneering innovation, research, and teaching on topics at the intersection of design and emerging technology that most greatly impact research, industry, and practice in a changing world.
Bridging expertise and catalyzing exploration, innovation, and collaboration in emerging areas, including design + interactions, design + materials, design + media, and design + environments, Design Tech is a generator of new modes, methods, and applications that redefine design practice and research.
Participating Cornell colleges: The College of Architecture, Art, and Planning (AAP), Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science (Bowers CIS), Cornell Human Ecology (CHE), Cornell Engineering, and Cornell Tech in New York City.
Highlights
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Friday, February 9, 2024
NSF Invests Nearly $10M to Develop Transformative Bio-Inspired Solutions
The U.S. National Science Foundation Convergence Accelerator program Phase 1 awards in this track include $650,000 for "Bio-Inspired Surface Design for High Performance Mechanical Tracking Solar Collection Skins in Architecture," a project led by Design Tech Chair Jenny Sabin, Professor of Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences and inaugural Design Tech faculty Itai Cohen, CALS Associate Professor Adrienne Roeder, and Arizona State University Professor Mariana Bertoni.
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Posted 4 months ago
Assistant/Associate Professors, Department of Design Tech
As part of a unique Radical Collaboration hiring initiative, the new Department of Design Tech invites applications for one or more full-time, open-rank tenure-track faculty positions beginning on July 1, 2024.
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Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Introducing the Department of Design Tech at Cornell University
The new Department of Design Tech at Cornell University is a multicollege, transdisciplinary initiative pioneering innovation, research, and teaching on topics at the intersection of design and emerging technology that most greatly impact research, industry, and practice in a changing world.
Degree Programs
Master of Science, Design Technology (M.S. DT)
The M.S. in Design Technology is a two-year research and project-based degree offered jointly by AAP and Cornell Tech. Students pursue research in areas that bridge disciplines and domains with the aim of generating innovations across science and design for applications spanning digital tools, products, responsive materials, and the built environment.
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Thursday, April 11, 2024
AI-Powered "Sonar" on Smartglasses Tracks Gaze and Facial Expressions
François Guimbretière, professor of information science in Cornell Bowers CIS and faculty in the multicollege Department of Design Tech, coauthored research on two technologies — GazeTrak and EyeEcho — covered by the Cornell Chronicle.
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Monday, January 22, 2024
Spring 2024: Your Essential Guide to the Semester Ahead
After a winter break to regroup and recharge, the 2024 spring semester begins with a flurry of activity that will introduce new classes and workshops, showcase exemplary creativity and research, and bring a roster of exciting guests to AAP campuses in Ithaca, Rome, and New York City.
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Cornell's Jenny Sabin Awarded the 2023 Rippmann Memorial Prize by DigitalFUTURES
Bustler: Sabin was recognized for standing "at the forefront of a new direction for 21st-century architectural practice — one that investigates the intersections of architecture and science and applies insights and theories from biology and mathematics to the design of responsive material structures and ecological spatial interventions for diverse audiences."
Friday, September 15, 2023
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How Might Buildings and Their Integrated Materials Systems Behave Like Organisms?
ArchDaily: A conversation with Architecture Professor Jenny Sabin exploring the critical link between research and practice and her interdisciplinary approach that fosters collaboration with both scientists and engineers.
Thursday, September 7, 2023
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Artist Behind "Bolt Tower" Talks on Proposed Sculpture for State Fairgrounds
KFOR: Design Tech Chair and Professor Jenny Sabin's proposal for a work with a focus on community and that combines nature and biology with art has been selected.
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
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Cornell Researchers Strive to Create Better Protection for Women's Ice Hockey Players
CNY Central: Tulasi Elangovan '23, working with Associate Professor of Apparel Design in the College of Human Ecology (CHE) and inaugural Design Tech faculty Heeju Park in the Performance Apparel Design Lab, are making improvements in equipment considering the differences in anatomy.
Monday, February 19, 2024