News: MAE

Alexander Li ’20, an Energy and the Environment Research Lab member, was elected to join the sixth cohort of Schwarzman Scholars, a program that nurtures future global leaders. Li, who was named a Merrill Presidential Scholar in May, hopes to build bridges between China and the United States so both countries can lead a global effort in decarbonization and collaborate on cleantech solutions that address the climate crisis. Read more

Professor Hadas Kress-Gazit was selected by the College of Engineering for a Outstanding Research Award! Her significant contributions to reactive software, theory, and algorithms allow robots to perform high-level tasks with established performance guarantees. Read more

Silvia Ferrari, the John Brancaccio Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, was selected for the Cornell University College of Engineering Outstanding Research Award! research focuses on design and analysis of methods and algorithms for computational intelligence and sensorimotor learning and control. Read more

It has long been common practice for mechanical engineers to conduct loading tests on metals like steel and titanium, then to create models for the behavior of those metals based on the results of these tests. Matt Miller, professor in the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) and Principal Investigator for MSN-C in the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS), did the same when he first started at Cornell. Miller’s research lies at the intersection of mechanical engineering and materials science—exploring how the internal structure of metals supports the loads... Read more

A Cornell project funded by two separate three-year grants will develop worm-like, soil-swimming robots to sense and record soil properties, water, the soil microbiome and how roots grow. Read more

Associate Professor Guy Hoffman's 2019 paper won the Andrew P. Sage Best Transactions Paper Award from IEEE. The paper is titled "Evaluating Fluency in Human-Robot Collaboration." Read more

A new fiber-optic sensor results in a stretchable “skin” that could give soft robotic systems the ability to feel the same sensations that mammals depend on to navigate the world. The sensor was developed by Associate Professor Rob Shepherd and his team. Read more

A collaboration led by Assistant Professor Atieh Moridi has developed a 3D printing technique that creates cellular metallic materials by smashing together powder particles at supersonic speed that results in mechanically robust, porous structures that are 40% stronger than similar materials made with conventional manufacturing processes. Read more

Professor Douglas MacMartin will lead a team from the Cornell Climate Engineering group to model the effects of introducing reflective aerosols into the stratosphere, which could reduce Earth's temperature and limit the impact of climate change. The research is funded by the SilverLining Safe Climate Research Initiative and was matched by an anonymous donor for a $1M total grant. Read more

Just published! Read the latest news in the digital edition of the 2020 MAE Magazine. Read more