Skip to main content



Latest Spotlights

Praveen Agarwal

“Cornell, I thought it was a great place to do polymers. I had a couple of offers. I think I made a good choice,” said Agarwal. “Right from my beginning, I’ve been working with NIMs.”

ChEGSA 2011

The Chemical Engineering Graduate Student Association (ChEGSA) organized a charity event to benefit the local Ithaca community.

Recent News

Ithaca Journal: City, Cornell celebrate new McGovern Center and prospect of economic boost

View News Details

Associate Professor Matt DeLisa's start-up company, Glycobia, is featured in the Ithaca Journal.

Al Bids to Vie with Li in Battery Wars

View News Details

Science: At the Materials Research Society's Fall Meeting, Cornell researchers described materials...

Cornell chosen to build NYC Tech Campus

View News Details

Cornell University-Technion-Israel Institute of Technology consortium selected to build 11-Acre...

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

Our outstanding faculty prepare students to excel – and they do. Our CBE graduates are highly sought after. They pursue rewarding careers and make meaningful contributions to society through teaching, research, industry, and other paths. We offer four degrees: a Bachelor of Science, Master of Engineering (1-year professional), Master of Science (2-year research) and Ph.D.

Research

CBE faculty and their graduate students are at the very forefront of creating knowledge – some of it directed at solving some of our world’s most pressing issues. We focus on five broad areas of research: Biomolecular Engineering, Complex Fluids and Polymers, Computational and Systems Biology, Nanoscale Electronics, Photonics and Materials Processing, and Sustainable Energy Systems. Learn more about our research, faculty, and facilities.