Raffaello D'Andrea, associate professor in the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Cornell University, has been awarded a Presidential Early Career Award for Science and Engineering (PECASE), the White House has announced. The award carries a five-year, $500,000 research grant to explore the control of interconnected systems. Matching grants from the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research bring the total project funding to $1 million. The award is the highest honor bestowed by the U. S. government on outstanding scientists and engineers who are in the early stages of establishing their independent research careers. Awards are given to researchers who have received their Ph.D. degrees within the past five years. The Clinton administration established the awards in February, 1996 to recognize some of the nation's finest junior scientists. (March 20, 2002)
Though Newman Arena has been drawing near-sellout crowds this year with the success of Big Red men's basketball, the team has always counted on its most loyal fans, who have been with them for decades. (March 3, 2008)
CNF expects hundreds of guests, including many from the Cornell research community, to attend its 30th anniversary celebration, 'The Future of Nanotechnology,' on June 14. (May 29, 2007)
The annual weeklong Neutral-in-Residence Program bought conflict resolution practitioners to Cornell to share expertise with students and faculty, inside and outside the classroom. (Oct. 31, 2008)
About two dozen of the world's top electron microscopy scientists are speaking on campus at the workshop 'Electron Microscopy: Fundamental Limits and New Science,' July 16-20.
Thirty-three outstanding seniors were recognized May 24 at the 29th annual Merrill Presidential Scholars Convocation luncheon. They, in turn, recognize a high school teacher and Cornell faculty member who have influenced them.
A group of Cornellians has created a Web site where the public can create the history and platform of an ideal candidate: Senator DeWiki. The researchers are studying civic participation. (Oct. 8, 2008)
For their 2008-09 master of engineering project, four operations research students set out to optimize the redistribution of topsoil over a farm in Iowa. (June 3, 2009)
Cornell's soccer-playing robots placed second in the Small Size league in the RoboCup 2005 competition held July 13-17 in Osaka, Japan, losing 4-0 in the final match against the FU-Fighters of the Free University of Berlin, Germany.