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Cornell faculty members and experts weigh in on current events.

To connect with a Cornell faculty member or expert, please contact the Media Relations Office.

Cornell experts on the election and future of climate policy

September 9, 2024

Cornell University experts are uniquely positioned to discuss what’s at stake for the climate, climate solutions and climate policy in November — with insights on the economy, infrastructure, jobs, public opinion, agriculture policy, energy technology and more.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Law, Government & Public Policy

Electric buses can be ‘mobile batteries,’ keeping lights on when power cuts

October 26, 2022

Eilyan Bitar, professor of electrical and computing engineering, and Arthur Wheaton, transportation industries expert and director of labor studies, comment on newly announced grants from the Biden administration, awarded to school districts, to purchase electric school buses.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Law and Policy

Global solar grid risks solar inequity across developing world

November 4, 2021

Eilyan Bitar, a renewable energy integration expert, comments on a new initiative aimed at creating a solar grid across the Middle East, South Asia and Southeast Asia.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Engineering

Ida’s aftermath reveals resiliency voids on Gulf Coast

August 30, 2021

Linda Shi, an urban environmental planner who studies how cities adapt to climate change, comments on the aftermath of Hurricane Ida.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future
Architecture, Art and Planning

Experts discuss Biden’s sweeping infrastructure package

March 26, 2021

Cornell University experts are available to weigh in on a newly proposed $3 trillion infrastructure plan for infrastructure, schools and families.

Law and Policy
Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Wind-battery fusion may spark cleaner, more reliable electric grid

April 4, 2018

Eilyan Bitar, assistant professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cornell University, comments on a partnership between wind turbine maker Vestas, and battery manufacturer Northvolt.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Engineering
Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future

Electric cars may up demand for power, but renewables are poised to benefit

October 3, 2017

Eilyan Bitar, a leading researcher in modern power systems and an assistant professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cornell University, says electric vehicles and renewable energy can develop a “symbiotic relationship.”

Engineering

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