Cornell University and the Sibley School had a smooth start to virtual instruction last week after weeks of preparation from faculty and staff. Check the full article with comments from Sibley lecturer, Ben Finio. Read more
Meinig School faculty Marjolein van der Meulen, Christopher Hernandez, and Karl Lewis contributors on ORS editorial on "The importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in orthopedic research." Read more
In 2019, the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering embarked on a project to transform the way students learn in their junior year courses. The project, called Active Learning Initiative (ALI), is funded by Cornell’s Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Innovation and the Center for Teaching Innovation through grants, with the overall goal to facilitate the redesign of courses to implement research-based active learning strategies and create sustainable improvements to undergraduate education. Faculty in the Sibley School, including Hadas Ritz and Elizabeth Fisher, were... Read more
Many members of the Cornell University community, including Ginny McAuley, recently retired assistant to the director in the Sibley School, have volunteered to sew medical masks for local healthcare workers in Barton Hall. Read more
Five Sibley School students have been selected as 2020 Kessler Fellows. The Kessler Fellows program is designed to help cultivate entrepreneurial readiness – preparing students to spend their summer with a startup. "I believe entrepreneurship is the vessel by which companies can affect massive change. For me, I would like to be in the forefront of the renewable energy shift in the automotive industry,” said Lineker Ono ME ‘20 Read more
Students interested in the biotech industry attended career treks to Boston and San Francisco over winter break. Some of the companies visited were Stryker, Abbott, Evelo, Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering, and more. Read more
Professor Mason Peck will be a science advisor on the new season of COSMOS, the show first introduced 40 years ago by Cornell astronomer Carl Sagan. The series started on 3/9 on National Geographic. Read more
According to Professor Max Zhang from the Sibley School, during the COVID-19 pandemic carbon emission levels will stay the same if not slightly increase after. “We are basically using a lot of energy at home right now, much more than before, so really I’m seeing a shift from commercial to residential” emissions, said Professor Zhang. Read more
Today is Cornell Giving Day! In the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, we understand the enormous impact our alumni have on our programs, our students, our faculty and our future. We are a network, but more importantly, a community of engineers that are committed to innovation. Upson Hall is filled with students learning the tools to not only contribute to the world, but make a lasting change. Our students are busy learning the fundamentals, contributing to ground-breaking research, joining world renowned project teams, and completing internships at some of the most... Read more
Houston Claure, doctoral student, mechanical engineering; Apratim Jash, doctoral student, food engineering; Adam Kendrick, MBA ’20; Patrick Schulz, M.S. ’21, food engineering won the novelty prize at the digital ag hackathon for their project "Using waste byproducts from tequila production for a healthy probiotic drink." Read more
