Magazine | Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

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Building a Space Where Ideas Take Shape: The Manufacturing Learning Studio

This year, we’re embarking on a transformation that will completely reimagine our machine shop into the Manufacturing Learning Studio, a state-of-the-art facility designed to give students experience with the very technologies they’ll use in industry.

Sophomore twins and space enthusiasts reach for the stars

Identical twins Ashley and Verena Padres ’26 fell in love with the idea of space exploration and working together at an early age – now they employ and enjoy that spirit of curiosity and collaboration at Cornell.
Bill Nye ’77 awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

Bill Nye ’77, known by millions as the Science Guy and a tireless advocate for science education, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States’ highest civilian honor, at a White House ceremony Jan. 4.
Supersonic microprojectiles reveal new insights into metal bonding

Cornell researchers have uncovered new details about how high-speed metallic collisions can form strong, durable atomic bonds, offering insights that could enhance 3D printing and other manufacturing techniques.
Biohybrid robots controlled by electrical impulses — in mushrooms

Cornell researchers discovered a new way of controlling biohybrid robots that can react to their environment better than their purely synthetic counterparts: harnessing fungal mycelia’s innate electrical signals.

KK Wang Industry Days

K.K. Wang Industry Days connect Cornell Engineering faculty and students with alumni and industry leaders, made possible by a generous endowment from professor emeritus K.K. Wang.

Veterans Scholarship Helps Marine Explore Engineering Passion

Katherine Ruelan ’27 is the first to receive the Cornell Veterans Engineering Scholarship, established in 2023 thanks to the generosity of Cornell Engineering alumni Gordie Vap ’96, M.Eng. ’97, and Tracy Vap ’96.
M.Eng. Alum Finds a One-Year Investment Pays Dividends for Years

Henio Arcangeli, M.Eng. ’87, has 30 years experience as a consumer and manufacturing executive in the automotive and electronics industries, and was previously the senior vice president of American Honda Motor Company’s Automobile Division. The Sibley School alum currently serves as a board member of both Ouster and Virgin Galactic.

Anastasia Bizyaeva, Assistant Professor

Anastasia Bizyaeva, a rising leader in autonomous systems and multi-agent control, joins Cornell from the University of Washington’s AI Institute. Her research explores how collective intelligence in biological and social systems can improve artificial intelligence and autonomous teams.
Mahdi Hasani, Research Professor

Mahdi Hasani’s research focuses on engineering novel drug delivery systems that can rejuvenate the immune system and improve cancer therapies. His work spans areas from polymer electrolyte fuel cells to next-generation cancer vaccines and regenerative tissue engineering.
Negin Majedi, Assistant Professor

As co-founder and former CEO of Symphony Biosciences, a biotech startup, Negin Majedi brings a unique interdisciplinary perspective on the mechanical properties of tissue and how these properties affect immune responses to cancer.
Sam Otto, Assistant Professor

Sam Otto’s work sits at the intersection of machine learning and fluid mechanics, with a focus on developing data-driven models and algorithms that can predict and control complex systems like fluid flows

Lenan Zhang, Assistant Professor

New director of the Energy Research Laboratory joins Cornell from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he was a research scientist.

Awards and Honors 2024

Select awards and honors are highlighted from 2024 and are abbreviated from detailed announcements.