Cornell Duffield College of Engineering

Construction methods key to understanding Haiti damage

Professor Kenneth Hover, civil and environmental engineering, describes his trip to Haiti to assess the damage at Weill Cornell Medical College's GHESKIO clinic.

Salman Avestimehr receives NSF early career award

His project will involve a new approach to theory behind information flow over large-scale communication networks.

Task force calls for a single, comprehensive budget model

Pool tuition and create a fund for universitywide priorities, recommends a task force on the budget model, part of the Reimagining Cornell strategic planning process.

New adhesive device could let humans walk on walls

Invented in Paul Steen's lab, the device uses water surface tension as an adhesive bond. (Feb. 1, 2010)

Semiconductor research group receives industry award

A team that includes Mike Thompson, associate professor of materials science and engineering, has received the 2009 Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International award for North America. (Feb. 1, 2010)

LEGO models show how things move

The Junior FIRST LEGO League Expo featured 18 teams of elementary school students from upstate New York who displayed their working LEGO models. (Feb. 1, 2010)

Engineers to work on disaster risk management strategies

The researchers will develop mathematical representations of strategic interactions between building owners and insurance companies in the aftermath of a natural disaster.

Matt DeLisa honored by American Chemical Society

DeLisa has been selected as the 2010 Young Investigator of the society's Division of Biochemical Technology.

Devastation in Haiti had human causes, too, panelists say

The tragedy surrounding the earthquake in Haiti is the result of human failure as much as natural disaster, said geology and engineering faculty members in a panel discussion Jan. 25 in Phillips Hall. (Jan. 26, 2010)