News Archive for 2011
Cornell chosen to build NYC Tech Campus
Cornell University-Technion-Israel Institute of Technology consortium selected to build 11-Acre tech campus on Roosevelt Island. read more
2011 William C. Hooey Outstanding Staff Award
This year’s recipient, Breana Soule, was recognized for initiative and leadership. Breana was hired as the Assistant to the Director in 2010 and in the short space of one year has proven herself an... read more
Jeffrey D. Varner is promoted to Associate Professor
Faculty, students and staff gathered on November 22nd to celebrate the promotion of Jeff Varner. read more
Harvey Stenger (ChemE '79) has been named president of Binghamton University.
The Buffalo News: Harvey Stenger (ChemE '79) has been named president of Binghamton University by the State University of New York board of trustees. read more
Obama cites engineering diversity mentoring efforts
Cornell's Diversity Programs in Engineering was among the four individuals and four other organizations to receive the 2011 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering... read more
Society of Women Engineers wins national accolades
The Cornell Society of Women Engineers chapter received a Gold Award for Outstanding Collegiate Section at the organization's annual conference in October. read more
CBE Professor, Jeff Tester receives the Special Achievement Award from the Geothermal Resources Council (GRC).
CBE Professor, Jeff Tester received the Special Achievement Award from the Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) at their 35th Annual Meeting in San Diego. read more
Senior Lecturer, Al Center acts as advisor on biochar project in Kenya
The increasing costs of fuel for transportation are hampering development of rural communities in developing countries, but an interdisciplinary team of Cornell scientists believes they may have... read more
Varner group receives a grant totaling $13M from the US Army Research, Development and Engineering Command of the Army Research Office
The grant from the US Army Research, Development and Engineering Command of the Army Research Office (ARO) will be used to support the study of trauma-induced blood coagulation. read more
Professor Paulette Clancy Wins Mentorship Excellence Award
Professor Clancy has been chosen by the AIChE Women's Initiatives Committee as the winner for this year's Mentorship Excellence Award. read more
Winning ChemE Car Team Announces New Sponsors
The Cornell Chemical Engineering Car Team thanks General Motors, Air Products and Chemicals, and Corning for their sponsorship, and ultimately, the team's success. read more
CBE Student, Eugene Choi Awarded 2011 AIChE Grant
Eugene Choi has been awarded a WIC travel grant to attend the 2011 AIChE annual meeting in Minneapolis, MN. read more
Professor Paulette Clancy has been selected as one of the College of Engineering's outstanding advisors
Professor Paulette Clancy has been selected as one of the College of Engineering's outstanding advisors and will be recognized this fall as a winner of the James M. and Marsha D. McCormick Award. read more
Robert Langer (B.S. ChE '70) has been chosen for ACS's most prestigious award
Robert S. Langer (B.S. ChE '70) the David H. Koch Institute Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has been selected to receive the ACS 2012 Priestley Medal. read more
Peter Lantos (ChemE BS ‘45, PhD ‘50) is featured in Chestnut Hill Local
Peter Lantos’ (ChemE BS ‘45, PhD ‘50) story is portrayed in the independent weekly newspaper Chestnut Hill Local. Lantos earned both his BS and PhD degrees in Chemical Engineering from Cornell and... read more
U.S. News ranks four Cornell programs in the top 10
In its 2012 rankings, U.S. News and World Report ranks Cornell second in engineering science/engineering physics programs and fourth among biological/agricultural engineering programs. read more
Chemical Engineering Students and Alumni were recognized at the 2011 fall reception
Chemical Engineering students and alumni were recognized for their achievements in the co-op program at the 2011 fall reception. read more
Cornell researchers awarded new NSF training grant focused on renewable energy research
Professors Paulette Clancy (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering) and Emmanuel Giannelis (Materials Science and Engineering) have been awarded a $1.44M four-year NSF grant, entitled “Grass Roots:... read more
New NSF award in “Nanoelectronics 2020 and Beyond” to a Cornell-Princeton team
A new collaboration to advance the creation of graphene nanoribbon-based devices has been funded by a joint NSF/SRC initiative, providing $1.4M over four years. read more
Assistant Professor, Julius Lucks will join SynBERC as an affiliated investigator
Assistant Professor, Julius Lucks will join SynBERC as an affiliated investigator. SynBERC stands for Synthetic Biology Engineering Research Center and is located at University of California,... read more
CBE Assistant Professor, Julius Lucks quoted in The Scientist, Magazine of the Life Sciences
The Scientist, Magazine of the Life Sciences recently quoted Professor Lucks in an article entitled, "Tailor-Made Genome, A method for rapidly replacing stop codons throughout the genetic code of E.... read more
ChemE Undergrad Tara Ostock, featured in the Ithaca Journal, "Cornell Undergrads learn to climb giant sequoia"
Eight Cornell University undergraduate students, including Tara Ostock (ChemE '13) climbed into the canopies of giant sequoia trees in a course offered by Cornell Outdoor Education. read more
CBE Assistant Professor Julius Lucks, featured in Nature International Weekly Journal of Science
CBE Assistant Professor, Julius Lucks is featured in the Nature International Weekly Journal of Science in an article entitled, "Life hackers seek new tools". read more
CBE Grad Rebecca Cantrell, is featured in the Chronicle
CBE Graduate Student Rebecca Cantrell, earned her PhD in Chemical Engineering and has recently been profiled in the Cornell Chronicle. read more
Hanrath Group featured in the ACS Nano podcast
Assistant Professor Tobias Hanrath's group research focusing on self-assembled nanocrystal superlattices was recently featured in the ACS Nano podcast. read more
CBE Student Awards
The following are awards recently granted to CBE students: read more
CBE Alumnus receives the 2011 CETL/BP Junior Faculty Award
Assistant Professor Michael Filler (BS ChE '00) receives the 2011 CETL/BP Junior Faculty Award. read more
The Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Graduate Women's Group (CBEGWG) has been awarded a Student Group Leadership Award
The Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Graduate Women's Group (CBEGWG) has been awarded a Student Group Leadership Award by the Cornell Engineering Alumni Association (CEAA). read more
Assistant Professor, Susan Daniel receives the 2011 American Society for Engineering Education Teaching Award
The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), St. Lawrence Section Outstanding Teaching Award is a prestigious award that recognizes excellence in the instruction of engineering and... read more
Assistant Professor, Tobias Hanrath receives 3M's Nontenured Faculty Award
The 3M Nontenured Faculty Award is administered by 3M's Research and Development in partnership with the Corporate Giving Program. It recognizes outstanding new faculty for the quality and pertinence... read more
CBE offers Sustainable Energy Systems minor
The Sustainability Energy Systems minor will focus on the world's energy needs and the environmental, economic and social impact of energy technologies. Courses included are biological and... read more
CBE Grad, Josh Lequieu wins best poster at the 3rd International Conference and receives $500 prize
Joshua Lequieu, graduate of CBE and MIB student in the Varner lab, won best poster at the 3rd International Conference on Biomolecular Engineering (ICBE). Sponsored by the AIChE and the Society of... read more
Tobias Hanrath receives a Faculty Early Career Development Award
The career award is the most prestigious award given by the NSF to teacher-scholars early in their careers. It is designed to support rising stars who demonstrate exceptional creativity in research,... read more
CBE Student, Mark Richards has been awarded a Flexible Electronics for Biological and Life Science Applications IGERT fellowship
The FlexEBio IGERT aims to prepare students to develop devices that integrate new materials at the biology- flexible electronics interface. Students participate in interdisciplinary research in... read more
