Engineers at Cornell design biomaterial platforms to replace tissues, aid research, and test drugs. They also need these materials for targeted drug and gene therapy. Success in this area relies on teamwork across various fields including materials science, cell biology, biochemistry, and biomechanics.
Key centers include the Cornell Center for Materials Research, Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility, and the NIH-funded Center on the Physics of Cancer Metabolism. Many projects are joint with faculty at Weill Cornell Medicine.
The faculty researchers in this area exemplify the collaborative nature of the work done at Cornell Engineering.
Faculty
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![Lawrence Bonassar]()
Lawrence Bonassar
Daljit S. and Elaine Sarkaria Professor in Biomedical Engineering Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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![Claudia Fischbach]()
Claudia Fischbach
James M. and Marsha McCormick Family Director of the Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering Stanley Bryer 1946 Professor of Biomedical Engineering
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Esak (Isaac) Lee
Assistant Professor Nancy and Peter Meinig Family Investigator in the Life Sciences
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![Marjolein van der Meulen]()
Marjolein van der Meulen
Swanson Professor of Biomedical Engineering Associate Vice Provost for Research and Innovation
Graduate Field Faculty
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![Susan Daniel]()
Susan Daniel
William C. Hooey Director of the R.F. Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Fred H. Rhodes Professor of Chemical Engineering
R.F. Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
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![Lara A. Estroff]()
Lara A. Estroff
Chair of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering Herbert Fisk Johnson Professor of Industrial Chemistry
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
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![Brian Kirby]()
Brian Kirby
Associate Director of Undergraduate Affairs Meinig Family Professor of Engineering
Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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Christopher K. Ober
Francis Norwood Bard Professor of Metallurgical Engineering
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
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![Uli B. Wiesner]()
Uli B. Wiesner
Spencer T. Olin Professor of Engineering
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
