News: MAE
BOOM showcases high-tech student projects March 25
The annual "Bits on Our Minds" (BOOM) event displays projects from across campus that use digital technology - from an automated beer-brewing system to video games and apps not yet on the market. Read more
Beating bird wings generate electricity for data collector
A technology that generates electricity from the beating wings of birds, bats or even moths could produce enough power to run a device that collects data used by biologists. Read more
A clear and audacious goal: USA Today OpEd by Mason Peck
Defeatism, cynicism and mindless conservatism didn't get us to the moon. Read more
Cornell CoE and ANSYS helping
to train next generation of engineers worldwide to become proficient in engineering simulation solutions. Read more
Prof. Hernandez: My own McFarland Story
Professor Christopher Hernandez of Cornell’s Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Cornell’s Department of Biomedical Engineering has published an Opinion piece on the Fox News Latino website Read more
Generators that relieve power grid worsen ozone pollution
Max Zhang and Xiyue Zhang (no relation) examined how firing up diesel backup generators in non-emergency situations could boost atmospheric ozone concentrations due to additional nitrogen oxide emissions. Read more
MAE Prof. Shepherd receives the Air Force's Young Investigator Research Award
The Air Force YIP supports scientists and engineers who have received Ph.D. or equivalent degrees in the last five years and show exceptional ability and promise for conducting basic research. Read more
Cornell University to buy output
from Black Oak Community Wind Farm building upon the university's sustainability goals. Read more
Prof. Mason Peck and student Zak Manchester interviewed
and aired on PRI's (Public Radio International) Science Friday with Ira Flatow. Read more