News: MAE
Dmitry Savransky Promoted to Associate Professor
Dmitry Savransky will be promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure, effective July 1st, 2021. Since joining Cornell, Savransky has made significant contributions to the development of simulation, analysis, and prediction tools to enable high yield remote sensing from the ground and space - uniquely synthesizing applied physics, estimation, control and computational data analysis techniques for space missions. One of Savransky's more broadly recognized contributions is the development of EXOSIMS, a software framework for the analysis of exoplanet imaging space missions. Savransky seamlessly... Read more
Congratulations to the Class of 2021!
A message from the Director... Dear Class of 2021, I’d like to start off by congratulating you on completing one of the biggest milestones in your educational career! I know not one of you anticipated the unusual challenges of the past year when you started at Cornell – but throughout this journey you have showed us all what it means to be resilient. You have been shaped by this experience and will move forward into the world with the determination and adaptability you have developed during your time in the Sibley School. We know all of our students will go on to do incredible things. But this... Read more
Thermal analysis guides future design of 2D hybrid materials
A first-of-its-kind study examining the thermal transport properties of a novel material is helping steer the future of hybrid perovskites – with applications for improving solar cells, LED lights, etc. The study is led by Associate Professor Zhiting Tian. Read more
Cornell launches online fluid dynamics simulation certificate
Cornell University is partnering with software company Ansys to create a new certificate program that allows engineers from across the world to master simulation of fluid dynamics. The courses were developed by Rajesh Bhaskaran, the Swanson Director of Engineering Simulation in the Sibley School. Read more
Developing a cost-effective air-quality system for Chinese cities
Max Zhang, professor in the Sibley School, is leading a Cornell China Center-funded project team to develop a cost-effective air-quality system for Chinese cities. Read more
First virtual SGRS event great success
Graduate students in the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering hosted the virtual Sibley Graduate Research Symposium (SGRS) on Friday, April 30 th , 2021. The student-developed event featured a keynote talk from Nicole Sharp ‘09, a science communicator that specializes in fluid dynamics and student talks on a range of topics from sustainable energy, to human-robot interaction, to spacecraft engineering. The new virtual format was a huge success thanks to the SGRS committee which included Kalani Danas Rivera, president, Sean Kim, corporate liaison, Kasey Laurent, marketing... Read more
Propelling Future Space Exploration
“We are getting to the point where it is possible to build an entire propulsion module on a silicon chip," says Assistant Professor Elaine Petro in a recent feature from Cornell Research. Read more
Engage public, explore methods to secure NYS green energy
According to a recent paper by Professor Max Zhang, keeping solar farms from becoming too concentrated in agricultural regions will likely help mitigate negative economic activity for businesses that depend on farming. Read more
Robert Shepherd received Amazon Research Award
Congratulations to Robert Shepherd, associate professor in the Sibley School, who received an Amazon Science Research Award for his project "Enduring and adaptive robots via electrochemical blood." Read more