News: MAE

New article published about the current Department of Energy goals for wind energy

Professor Sara Pryor (EAS) and Professor Rebecca Barthelmie (MAE) published an article last week showing that the current Department of Energy goals for wind energy (20% of electricity in 2030) are both feasible and will have almost undetectable impacts on local meteorology. The article published in Nature Scientific Reports is based on an extensive series of high-resolution simulations funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science. Read more

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Engineering the Exploration of Space with Nanosatellites

By: Sherrie Negrea

CubeSats are a nanosatellite developed at the Space Systems Design Studio at Cornell. This cutting-edge project may provide a path toward sustainable exploration of space, says Mason Peck, a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering who directs the space systems lab. Learn more about the work Professor Mason Peck is doing with nanosatellites. Read more

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Engineering Co-op Program continues relationship with GE Aviation, providing invaluable student experiences

By: Erin Philipson

Cornell Engineering has a long history with GE Aviation, most recently Sophia Norwood M.E. ’21 is completing her Co-op at their facility outside of Boston, MA. Sophia, junior in the Sibley School, has been able to apply skills she developed in MAE courses and her experience as a member of the Resistance Racing project team directly to her Co-op at GE Aviation. During her 16-week Co-op experience, she has been working on a project to move the center of gravity on an engine that doesn’t yet exist. Everyone in Mechanical Preliminary Design, the department in which Sophia works, was tasked with... Read more

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Students go all in at Robotics Day

By: David Nutt

More than 100 engineering students from MAE 3780 - Mechatronics, taught by Lecturer Ben Finio, competed at the annual Robotics Day competition Dec. 10 in Duffield Hall atrium. Every year the winning student team battles a robot build by engineers from ASML, the sponsor of MAE 3780. Spoiler Alert - the students won! See the live coverage on WENY and Ithaca.com ! Read more

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The Missing Link: Cornell Prof. finds Hidden Connections Between Energy and the Environment

By: Tucker Hwang

With the introduction of congressional bills like the Green New Deal, climate change and the environment have been at the forefront of the nation’s mind. However, for Prof. K. Max Zhang, mechanical and aerospace engineering, it was a class at Cornell that inspired his current research on High Energy Demand Days — days during the year when energy demand is particularly high. Read more

Astronaut conducts Cornell experiment on space station

By: Syl Kacapyr

Orbiting 250 miles above the Earth on the International Space Station, astronaut and station commander Luca Parmitano on Dec. 10-11 conducted a Cornell-designed experiment that will help validate numerical models used for a number of industrial and geophysical applications. Read more

Physical forces affect bacteria’s toxin resistance, study finds

By: Chris Dawson

A random conversation between Associate Professor Christopher Hernandez (MAE) and Professor Peng Cheng (Cornell University Chemistry & Chemical Biology) at a child’s birthday party led to a collaboration and new understanding of how bacteria resist toxins, which may lead to new tools in the fight against harmful infections Read more