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Cornell Expert Quotes

Cornellians weigh in on current events in the news

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Associate Professor

Topic	Name	Date
New York City , Energy, Environment & Sustainability	Oliver Gao Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering	04/15/21
	Media: Lindsey Hadlock lmh267@cornell.edu 607-269-6911 Related Tip Sheet: Experts on New York City congestion pricing (04/15/21)
Industrial and Labor Relations , Energy, Environment & Sustainability , Physical Sciences & Engineering , Economics and Business	Ron Olson Director of Operations at the Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility	04/12/21
	Olson says: "Because most of the semiconductor plants have a limit of WPH (wafers per hour) there are only so many chips that can be manufactured per day, because of limited Equipment throughput (ETH)." Media: Jeff Tyson jeff.tyson@cornell.edu (607) 793-5769 Related Tip Sheet: With semiconductor shortage, Biden faces ‘billions in manufacturing stoppages’ (04/12/21)
Industrial and Labor Relations , Energy, Environment & Sustainability , Physical Sciences & Engineering , Economics and Business	Christopher Ober Professor of Materials Engineering	04/12/21
	Ober says: "In part, the shortage stems from cutbacks made to production from the start of the pandemic and now that production is increasing, knowing how many items to produce and how many to order is complicated. This can lead to shortages of items that were readily available before the pandemic. Chips like sophisticated microprocessors are not as affected but that does not help build a car if you don't have the simpler chips." Media: Jeff Tyson jeff.tyson@cornell.edu (607) 793-5769 Related Tip Sheet: With semiconductor shortage, Biden faces ‘billions in manufacturing stoppages’ (04/12/21)
Industrial and Labor Relations , Energy, Environment & Sustainability , Physical Sciences & Engineering , Economics and Business	Arthur Wheaton Director of Western NY Labor and Environmental Programs for the Worker Institute	04/12/21
	“The semiconductor chip shortage is an extremely important issue. As more automakers move to electrify their fleets, the higher the demand. These chips are used in cell phones, computers, home ‘Alexa, Google’ smart devices and other consumer goods.” Media: Jeff Tyson jeff.tyson@cornell.edu (607) 793-5769 Related Tip Sheet: With semiconductor shortage, Biden faces ‘billions in manufacturing stoppages’ (04/12/21)
Law and Policy , Energy, Environment & Sustainability	Rick Geddes Founding Director of the Cornell Program in Infrastructure Policy	03/26/21
	Geddes says: “The $1 trillion investment in infrastructure, as proposed by the Biden administration, will help close the $2.6 trillion funding gap between what is needed to maintain and repair our infrastructure and currently available resources, as tabulated by the American Society of Civil Engineers. Additional funding can be obtained through alternate forms of financing, such as asset recycling, value capture, and public private partnerships. While these tools are regularly employed in other countries, they have been relatively underutilized in the United States. Media: Jeff Tyson jeff.tyson@cornell.edu (607) 793-5769 Related Tip Sheet: Experts discuss Biden’s sweeping infrastructure package (03/26/21)
Physical Sciences & Engineering	Rick Geddes Founding Director of the Cornell Program in Infrastructure Policy	03/03/21
	"A bi-partisan infrastructure bill at the federal level offers an opportunity to incentivize these alternate approaches at the state and local levels.” Media: Gillian Smith gillian.smith@cornell.edu 607-254-6235 Related Tip Sheet: Incentivized funding key to improving US infrastructure (03/03/21)
Engineering , Physical Sciences & Engineering , Industrial and Labor Relations	Ron Olson Director of Operations at the Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility	02/24/21
	Olson says: "Because most of the semiconductor plants have a limit of WPH (wafers per hour) there are only so many chips that can be manufactured per day, because of limited Equipment throughput (ETH)." Media: Jeff Tyson jeff.tyson@cornell.edu (607) 793-5769 Related Tip Sheet: As EVs take off, semiconductor demand to rise amidst chip shortage (02/24/21)
Engineering , Physical Sciences & Engineering , Industrial and Labor Relations	Christopher Ober Professor of Materials Engineering	02/24/21
	Ober says: "In part, the shortage stems from cutbacks made to production from the start of the pandemic and now that production is increasing, knowing how many items to produce and how many to order is complicated. This can lead to shortages of items that were readily available before the pandemic. Chips like sophisticated microprocessors are not as affected but that does not help build a car if you don't have the simpler chips." Media: Jeff Tyson jeff.tyson@cornell.edu (607) 793-5769 Related Tip Sheet: As EVs take off, semiconductor demand to rise amidst chip shortage (02/24/21)
Engineering , Physical Sciences & Engineering , Industrial and Labor Relations	Arthur Wheaton Director of Western NY Labor and Environmental Programs for the Worker Institute	02/24/21
	“The semiconductor chip shortage is an extremely important issue. As more automakers move to electrify their fleets, the higher the demand.” Media: Jeff Tyson jeff.tyson@cornell.edu (607) 793-5769 Related Tip Sheet: As EVs take off, semiconductor demand to rise amidst chip shortage (02/24/21)
Physical Sciences & Engineering , Engineering	Frank Lomax Adjunct Professor at the Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering	02/23/21
	“Throughout most of Texas, the Southern part of the Midwest and the Gulf Coast, it is very unusual to design pipelines and midstream facilities (the problems here) or refineries and downstream facilities (not related to the power grid) for temperatures below freezing, as these temperatures are unusual, and the temporary interruption when they occur is considered bearable to facilitate lower investment in the fixed assets.” Media: Jeff Tyson jeff.tyson@cornell.edu (607) 793-5769 Related Tip Sheet: Here’s why Texas gas pipelines can’t handle the cold (02/23/21)

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