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![John Marohn, professor of chemistry and chemical biology, and doctoral candidate Virginia McGhee inspect a electrostatic force microscope that is used to study perovskites.]()
Solar solutions: ‘Crazy’ perovskite offers sustainable alternative to silicon
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.
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![Anova Biomedical's first-of-its-kind biodegradable graft material for cardiovascular patients not only expands and contracts likek blood vessels; it is also absorbed into the body as new cells take its place.]()
New biodegradable graft could help cardiovascular patients
The first-of-its-kind material not only expands and contracts like blood vessels but is also biodegradable; new vascular cells to grow around the graft as the body absorbs it.
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‘Embodied energy’ powers modular worm, jellyfish robots
In the same way that terrestrial life evolved from ocean swimmers to land walkers, soft robots are progressing, too, thanks to recent Cornell research in battery development and design.
Latest Awards and Recognition
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Wagner serving as Board of Governors President
Aaron Wagner, professor, is serving as President of the IEEE Information Theory Society’s Board…
March 24, 2025
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Li receives Engaged Opportunity Grant
Qi Li, associate professor, was part of a team that received an Einhorn Center…
March 24, 2025
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Goldberg honored for community-engaged innovation
David Goldberg, associate professor, has been selected to receive a 2025 Community-Engaged Practice and…
March 10, 2025
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Hanrath elected Croll Professor
Tobias Hanrath has been elected the Croll Professor of Sustainable Energy Systems for a four-year…
March 3, 2025
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Supersonic speed limit for strong metal bonding revealed
Cornell scientists launched aluminum particles, each about 20 micrometers in diameter, onto an aluminum surface at speeds of up to 1,337 meters per second – well beyond the speed of sound – and used high-speed cameras to record the impacts.
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3 faculty inducted into 2025 Class of AIMBE College of Fellows
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.
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Cornell to help revamp Chattanooga public transit with AI power
Cornell researchers are helping to transform portions of Chattanooga’s transit system into a seamless, AI-powered network where buses, shuttles, electric cars and bikes work together to provide the most efficient routes – at the push of a button.
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Five early-career professors win NSF development awards
Researchers studying novel traits in organisms and the fundamental understanding of extreme weather are among the five Cornell assistant professors who've received National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Awards.
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Cornell Cinema to screen ‘The Accelerator,’ film on physicist Wilson
Cornell Cinema will present a free screening of the documentary “The Accelerator” on April 8 at 6 p.m. Producer David Raubach will attend the screening and participate in a discussion following the film.
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Study to explore nerve-like behavior of bone cells with NSF grant
Cornell biomedical engineers will use the grant to investigate how osteocytes – specialized cells that respond to and regulate forces within bones – interact with and are impacted by the part of the nervous system that controls rest related involuntary functions such as digestion and heart rate.
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Jiang Fellows welcomes inaugural cohort
The Jiang Fellows Program recently welcomed 20 students to its 2025 cohort. The students will spend their spring semesters sharpening their entrepreneurial skills while preparing for a fully funded summer internship at a startup of their choice.
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Jill Tarter '65 keynotes celebration of women engineers at Cornell
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.
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BBS Ph.D. candidate wins 2025 3MT competition
Sydney Womack won Cornell’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. 3MT challenges graduate students to present their thesis research compellingly to general audiences in just three minutes.
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Cornell Systems Engineering partners with Boeing
The partnership will provide Boeing with access to Cornell’s renowned systems engineering expertise while offering Cornell valuable insights into real-world challenges shaping the future of the field.
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New club spreads pickleball fever at Cornell
The inaugural season of the Cornell Pickleball Club results in trip to national tournament for competitive team.
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Electrons travel one of two routes in nano-biohybrid systems
Researchers have identified exactly what happens when a microbe receives an electron from a quantum dot: The charge can either follow a direct pathway or be transferred indirectly via the microbe’s shuttle molecules.
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Engaged Opportunity Grants Fuel Community-Engaged Learning for Students
The Einhorn Center is funding seven project teans from the latest round of Engaged Opportunity Grants.
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Enrollment now open for Summer Session 2025
Students can choose from hundreds of courses in three-, six- and eight-week periods between June 2 and August 5 during Summer Session, 2025.
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Doctoral candidate selected as IFER Graduate Fellow
Yansong (Harry) Peng, a biomedical engineering Ph.D. candidate, was selected for an International Foundation for Ethical Research Graduate Fellowship for Alternatives to the Use of Animals in Science.
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Awards and Honors 2024
Select awards and honors are highlighted from 2024 and are abbreviated from detailed announcements. Visit Cornell Engineering News or the Cornell Chronicle online for more awards and honors received by faculty and students. Lawrence Bonassar Daljit S. and Elaine Sarkaria Professor in Biomedical Engineering, was awarded the Marshall R. Urist MD Award by the Orthopedic...
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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.
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Cornell’s new Ph.D. in robotics comes in multiple flavors
Cornell’s inaugural admitted class of Robotics Ph.D. students will begin the newly launched doctoral program in fall 2025. The uniquely structured program spans four fields of study, enabling applicants to choose from multiple entry points into the world of robotics – which combines expertise across science and engineering, including mechanism design, modeling, dynamics, control, hardware,...
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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.
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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.