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Integrating AI into environmental control systems could reduce energy consumption for indoor agriculture by 25% – potentially helping to feed a growing world population. Read more

Washington Monthly's ranking of America’s Best Colleges for Women in STEM places the college high in every engineering category. Read more

Engaging with a whole set of mentors will allow the CIDER postdocs to approach questions about student learning and experiences across disciplinary boundaries and use techniques from multiple fields. Read more

Prof. Sijin Li's Project Summary Opioid alternative analgesics that would kill pain potently without the respiratory side effect will be of specific importance in addressing the opioid crisis. The medicinal herb kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) produces natural products (mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine) that selectively activate analgesia only, which are promising “biased” opioid alternatives. Elucidating the kratom biosynthetic pathway composed of enzymes catalyzing sequential reactions toward the syntheses of mitragynine, 7-hydroxymitragynine, or other kratom products is important to the... Read more

As the U.S. faces significant challenges in scaling up production of hydrogen in cost-effective and environmentally friendly ways, a new Cornell study outlines strategies to meet up to 75% of the nation’s future hydrogen demand by harnessing offshore wind energy. Read more

Forty-five high school students from across the country took part in the 2024 CURIE Academy, a Cornell Engineering program for high school students interested in pursuing undergraduate studies in engineering. Read more

Professor Fengqi You has been awarded the 2024 Dorothy and Fred Chau Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research Project Supervision by the School of Applied and Engineering Physics at Cornell University. This prestigious recognition celebrates Professor You's exceptional dedication and outstanding contributions to mentoring AEP undergraduate students in research. Renowned for his research excellence and commitment to fostering a collaborative and inclusive research environment, Professor You has consistently demonstrated a profound impact on students' academic and professional growth. His... Read more

From exploring the mechanics of early-stage bone metastasis to analyzing price formation policies in wholesale electricity markets, Cornell Engineering’s Sprout Awards are funding unique research projects with the potential to grow partnerships across Cornell. Read more

Cornell researchers have developed a bioelectric device that can detect and classify new variants of coronavirus, and potentially other viruses, such as measles and influenza, to identify those that are most harmful. Read more

Fengqi You wins Cecil Award in Environmental Chemical Engineering from AIChE.Professor Fengqi You received the prestigious 2024 Lawrence K. Cecil Award in Environmental Chemical Engineering (https://www.aiche.org/community/awards/lawrence-k-cecil-award-environmental-chemical-engineering) from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). AIChE, the world’s leading organization for chemical engineering professionals with over 60,000 members from more than 110 countries, bestows this most prestigious environmental award. Established in 1972, the award is given to at most one individual... Read more