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News Archive for 2011
President Obama cites Cornell's Diversity Programs in Engineering with mentoring award
Michelle Chavis and other Engineering students traveled to Washington D.C. to watch President Obama present the award to Engineering staff. read more
Anonymous donor pledges $350M for NYC Tech Campus
Cornell has announced a historic gift in support of its proposal to establish an applied science and technology campus in New York City. It is the largest gift in the university's history. read more
MSE Innovation Prize winner: Rachel Dorin and runner up: Genggeng Qi
Pose in front of Bard Hall with their certificates from the competition. read more
MSE Has A New Administrative Director
Heidi Hart-Gorman has joined Cornell as the director of administration for CBE and MSE read more
Advanced Materials Enabled Innovation Competition
Sponsored by Jung-hyun Oh - SSCP read more
Professor Julie Nucci, Director of CIPT, talks about the successes of outreach
For the past decade, high school physics teachers from New York state and beyond have been the eager consumers of a Cornell-based outreach program designed to make physics engaging and accessible. read more
Professor Darrell Schlom publishes two papers in Science
Publishing one paper in Science is never a small feat, but Professor Darrell Schlom has two papers he has co-authored featured in the current issue of Science. read more
Professor Richard Hennig Co-Chairs Organizing PASI 2012 - CMS4E workshop in Santiago, Chile
The workshop titled, Computational Materials Science for Energy Conversion and Generation will take place in January, 2012 read more
Professor Emeritus Art Ruoff Selected as Distinguished Alumni Recipient
by the University of Utah Alumni Association read more
NSF funds research on graphene ribbons
Research into new applications for graphene, as well as supporting women who work in the field of nanoelectronics, will result from a new National Science Foundation grant to Cornell. read more
Graduate fellows promote sustainability learning
Supporting graduate students' research in renewable energy while allowing those students to hone their communication skills are the goals of a National Science Foundation graduate fellows program. read more
Chemically assembled metamaterials may lead to superlenses
Scientists have used nanomanufacturing technology to create metamaterials with unusual optical properties that could lead to 'superlenses' able to image proteins and perhaps even make a 'Star Trek'... read more
Cornell submits NYC Tech Campus proposal Oct. 28
On Oct. 28, Cornell will submit its proposal to build a world-class technology campus in New York City. In partnership with Technion, the campus promises to spur economic development in the city. read more
NYC Tech Campus drives for sustainable net-zero impact
The proposed New York City Tech Campus on Roosevelt Island will utilize solar and geothermal power to harvest as much energy as it consumes. In the parlance of energy experts, it will be 'net-zero... read more
NYC Tech Campus partnership generates excitement
Cornell and the Technion have received numerous expressions of support from entrepreneurs and academics in their partnership bid for the New York City Tech Campus. The proposal is due Oct. 28. read more
Afghanistan: 10 Years Later
MSE graduate Phil Caruso revisits his experiences helping an Afghani Youth in the field. read more
Cornell, Technion will partner in NYC Tech Campus
Cornell and The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology have announced a new partnership to create a world-class applied science and engineering campus in New York City, as outlined by Mayor... read more
Trustees unanimously endorse Cornell's NYC Tech Campus
As Cornell finishes preparing a proposal for a New York City tech campus, the board of trustees voted unanimously to endorse the plan during a special meeting Oct. 12. read more
Itsy-bitsy, teenie-weenie: Disneyland exhibit goes nano
The new Nanooze Lab at California's Disneyland allows guests to explore the very, very small. The Nanooze project was founded by Cornell Professor Carl Batt. read more
CU backs launch of 'Silicon Alley 500' in NYC
Cornell joins NYC-based tech star Next Jump as its exclusive academic partner to help launch a unique recruiting event to lure the East Coast's top minds and leading companies to the Big Apple. read more
Prof. Julie Nucci is on the NYS team for the next generation science standards
Nucci works with New York and 19 other states to lead an important effort to improve science education for all students. read more
Professor Paulette Clancy has been selected as one of the College of Engineering's outstanding advisors
Professor Paulette Clancy has been selected as one of the College of Engineering's outstanding advisors and will be recognized this fall as a winner of the James M. and Marsha D. McCormick Award. read more
U.S. News ranks four Cornell programs in the top 10
In its 2012 rankings, U.S. News and World Report ranks Cornell second in engineering science/engineering physics programs and fourth among biological/agricultural engineering programs. read more
Engineering Fair Dunk Tank
Professors Darrell Schlom and Michael Thompson volunteered their time and dry clothing on Friday, September 9, 2011 to the Engineering student population. read more
JMC Cover Features Robinson and Hennig
Research imagery highlighted in a research paper by Professors Robinson and Hennig makes the cover of The Journal of Materials Chemistry. read more
Two MS&E Faculty Chairing Two National Meetings Next Year
Estroff chairs MRS and Schlom chairs APS read more
Snee seismograph records East Coast earthquake
Cornell's seismograph, located in the lobby of Snee Hall, recorded the ground vibrations caused by the 5.8-magnitude quake, which took place just before 2 p.m. read more
Startup company drawn by Cornell expertise
A company that moved to Ithaca to be close to Cornell's expertise is ready to market a vibration-based power source for wireless sensors. read more
