News: MAE

When fall semester instruction begins online and in person Sept. 2, the 3,296 members of Cornell’s Class of 2024 just might be the most nimble group in the university’s history. Read more

Jennifer Bustillos, a Ph.D. student working with Assistant Professor Atieh Moridi in the Lab for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing, was recently selected to receive the 2020-2021 Knight@KIC Engineering Graduate Fellowship. The fellowship is funded by the Kavali Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science. Bustillos’ research sits at the interface of materials science and mechanics of advanced manufactured metals. Her research will combine high resolution TEM and nanobeam electron diffraction techniques to enable the identification of crucial deformations/defect interactions in engineered... Read more

A Cornell-based startup, founded by Jason Guss, Ph.D. ’18, and Apoorva Kiran, Ph.D. ’17, has expanded the features of its platform’s technology to fit the times in which we live, ensuring social distancing in the workplace and enabling companies to bring employees back to work safely amid COVID-19. Read more

Three Ph.D. students in the Sibley School became Commercialization Fellows - allowing them to explore the market potential for their research with entrepreneurship experts in the industry and academia. Read more

Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability awarded a grant for an interdisciplinary project that will develop, monitor and model mitigation strategies for medical facilities to protect health care workers from COVID-19 in NYC. The project is led by Max Zhang and researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine, The Baker Institute for Animal Health & Cornell University School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Read more

The Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering echo’s the message sent from President Pollack. We are excited to welcome you back to campus in the fall! As mentioned below, Cornell will be opening for in-person instruction with a hybrid course style this fall. There will be opportunities for remote learning for those that cannot or do not feel comfortable returning to campus. The Sibley School faculty worked hard last spring to transition to online instruction and will continue to work hard this fall to ensure our students receive the world-class education associated with the Sibley... Read more

The Sibley School is proud to announce the student commencement prize winners for 2020! Walter Werring Excellence in Engineering Studies Prize Awardee: Madeline Dubelier This award recognizes talented and dedicated Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering B.S., M.E. graduating students, who have enhanced the Cornell Community by excelling in a manner befitting the reputation of the Sibley School. McManus Design Award Awardees: Francesco DiMare for the project "Cornell Baja Suspension Geometry" & Wei-Ling Sun for the project "Cornell Baja OD16 Four-Wheel Steering." This award... Read more

What are the health implications of the Saharan dust storm moving across the U.S.? In the New York Post, Professor Max Zhang warns that during the voyage over, particles pick up pollutants, making the dust more toxic to those breathing it in. Concentration and dust size are also important factors. Read more

Researchers in the Sibley School and horticulture developed earthworm-shaped robots that can burrow into the soil with minimal disturbance to better understand roots which could help breed new drought-resistant crops. Read more

Lynden A. Archer, the James A. Friend Family Distinguished Professor in Engineering, has been named the Joseph Silbert Dean of Engineering for a five-year term beginning July 1. Read more