News: MAE

The “Sibley 150” event will include a keynote delivered by Sibley School alum Bill Nye ’77; a panel discussion on the future of mechanical and aerospace engineering featuring Swati Mohan ’04, MLS Chief Engineer at NASA, Bill Riley ’99, VP Starship Engineering at SpaceX, Mason Peck, the Steven J. Fujikawa ‘77 Professor, Assistant Professor Elaine Petro, and Bill Nye; a panel discussion with eight directors of the Sibley School; and a chance to tour many of the research labs, learning studios and project team spaces central to the work of the Sibley School. In the year-long run up to the event... Read more

Two early-career scientists at Cornell have been awarded Heising-Simons Foundation 51 Pegasi b Fellowships: Lígia Fonseca Coelho, a Fulbright Scholar in the Department of Astronomy in the College of Arts and Sciences; and Zach Ulibarri, a postdoc in mechanical and aerospace engineering in the College of Engineering. The three-year postdoctoral fellowship provides recipients with resources, freedom and flexibility to conduct theoretical, observational and experimental research in planetary astronomy. Fellows were selected based on research achievements and potential to impact the field of... Read more

The Kessler Fellows program welcomed 20 students to its 2024 cohort. The students will spend their spring semester sharpening entrepreneurial skills while preparing for a fully funded summer internship at a startup of their choice. Read more

Jingjie Yeo, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, earned the award to study the molecular structures of intestinal mucus, with the ultimate goal of contributing to new therapeutics for treating human gut disorders. Read more

For the first time in Cornell Engineering’s history, every school and department currently has, or will soon have, a woman faculty member on the college’s executive leadership team. The milestone comes as the college celebrates the 140th anniversary of its first woman engineer. Read more

Sibley School sophomore Hannah Sherman, who was on the Integration and Test sub-team of the Cislunar Explorers CubeSat research team in Cornell’s Space Systems Design Studio and a structures and payloads member of the CUAir student project team, will receive an aerospace internship, senior mentorship, and access to a lifelong professional network that now numbers close to 300 former and current “Brookie” Fellows. Brooke Owens was a pilot and space policy expert who died in 2016 at the age of 35. The eponymous fellowship was started in 2017 to honor the good work done by Owens in her career at... Read more

Convening of 80 leaders, researchers and staff across six colleges discussed strategies to address climate change mitigation, adaptation and societal transformation, in a Feb. 1 roundtable sponsored by The 2030 Project. Read more

Identical twins Ashley and Verena Padres ’26 fell in love with the idea of space exploration and working together at an early age – now they employ and enjoy that spirit of curiosity and collaboration at Cornell. Read more

The award recognizes an assistant professor for accomplishments “that have advanced the academic institution where employed, and for abilities to broaden the technological profile of TMS.” Moridi, who has been on the faculty at Cornell since 2019, explores advanced materials and manufacturing methods. She exploits the intrinsic properties and flexibility of additive manufacturing to synthesize novel high-performance materials. She also studies processing, microstructure, and mechanical response of advanced materials using in-situ x-ray and electron microscopy techniques. Since coming to... Read more

Cornell Engineering held its second annual EPICC Awards ceremony on Oct. 10, celebrating both staff and faculty whose work exemplifies the college’s core values: excellence, purpose, innovation, community, and collaboration. Read more