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"Great inventions are never, and great discoveries are seldom, the work of any one mind."

-Robert Henry Thurston, who served as dean of Cornell’s Sibley College of the Mechanic Arts from 1885-1903

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Two researchers work together among lab equipment Jamol Pender writes equations on glass wall Student works with shear thickening fluid Student in lab coat and gloves adjust equipment Two students in protective clothing work with equipment behind glass case Student leans over while working at metal device Two students in protective clothing work with equipment Two students smile while working with equipment Esak Lee and student each hold 3D organs-on-chip in vitro platforms Two students stand engaged at a whiteboard
Student with notebook and pencil smiles, sitting in classroom with others M.Eng. students in the lab working on a project Lois Pollack and student work together at equipment Five students work together at microscope among electronic equipment Two smiling student work together at metallic device M.Eng. student working in lab with instructor Three students work with electronic devices and computers MEng student in lab Student in airplane cockpit Lynden Archer holds vial and speaks to students
Dean Lynden Archer speaks to graduates during commencement M.Eng. Students at Commencement Claudia Fischbach smiles while observing two researchers in lab coats Student wearing glasses that mirror computer screen Claudia Fischbach smiles with student researcher as they look at equipment Bill Nye and Smith Charles discuss mechanical equipment Two researchers work together at device Three students stand together around forklift learning studio equipment Student wearing lab coat smiles standing by machinery in lab Students gather around professor in lab

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