Peter Gierasch, Cornell professor of astronomy, has been awarded astronomy’s prestigious Gerard P. Kuiper Prize by the Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society on July 2.
Jonathan Jansen, vice chancellor and rector of the University of the Free State in South Africa, will give three talks on higher education and South Africa while on campus Oct. 21-23.
Facing challenging terrain where plant roots must cope with barriers, Cornell physicists and Boyce Thompson Institute plant biologists have discovered a valuable plant root action.
Suren Jayasuriya, a graduate student in the lab of Alyosha Molnar, is developing a 3-D camera with specially designed image sensors that could lead to previously unimagined applications.
Cornell chemists Cornell researchers are studying how photovoltaic materials can use solar energy to split water into hydrogen and oxygen, hoping to make the process more efficient and less expensive.
Presented by the American Chemical Society, the 2013 Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award recognizes and encourages excellence in organic chemistry. (Aug. 21, 2012)
Greg Fuchs and Noah Snavely are among 102 recipients of Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on early career scientists and engineers.
The School of Operations Research and Information Engineering master's program was recognized for excellence in preparing students to become practitioners of analytics and operations research. (April 23, 2012)
Adam Berry '18, a chemical and biomolecular engineering major, traveled to Germany over the summer to conduct research as part of the International Research Experience for Undergraduates program.
Cornell and Weill Cornell Medicine researchers report on the use of biomaterials-based organoids in an attempt to reproduce immune-system events and gain a better understanding of B cells.