Renowned astronomer and engineer Jill Tarter '65 delivered the keynote address at a two-day symposium celebrating 140 years of women in engineering at Cornell, which also featured panel discussions and remarks from women leaders.
Sydney Womack won Cornell’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. 3MT challenges graduate students to present their thesis research compellingly to general audiences in just three minutes.
The partnership will provide Boeing with access to Cornell’s renowned systems engineering expertise while offering Cornell valuable insights into real-world challenges shaping the future of the field.
Researchers have identified exactly what happens when a microbe receives an electron from a quantum dot: The charge can either follow a direct pathway or be transferred indirectly via the microbe’s shuttle molecules.
Yansong (Harry) Peng, a biomedical engineering Ph.D. candidate, was selected for an International Foundation for Ethical Research Graduate Fellowship for Alternatives to the Use of Animals in Science.
A materials science and engineering student and his professor devised a low-cost, DIY way to increase the lifespan and efficiency of commercial photovoltaic modules: by lowering the panel’s operating temperature with phase-change materials.
