News: CBE

Peter Harriott ‘49, an emeritus professor of chemical engineering who taught for 48 years at Cornell and co-authored the defining textbook on unit operations, died Sept. 23 in Ithaca. He was 94. Harriott joined the faculty of what was then the School of Chemical Engineering in 1953 and worked closely with some of the school’s founders, including professors Fred H. “Dusty” Rhodes and Julian Smith. Harriott spent the next 48 years teaching undergraduate and graduate chemical engineering students about process control, chemical reactor design, and membrane and synthetic fuels. He supervised... Read more

A new Cornell-led study identifies several keys to sustainably managing the influx, with an emphasis on battery chemistry, second-life applications and recycling. The study was led by Cornell Engineering Dean Lynden Archer, Systems field member Fengqi You and Systems Ph.D. student Yanqiu Tao. Read more

Fengqi You, Roxanne E. and Michael J. Zak Professor in the Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, has been admitted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). Read more

Professor Alex Woltornist was named Director of the Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) program in the Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (CBE) effective immediately. Director Susan Daniel sent the following message on August 13, 2021: Dear Students, It is my pleasure today to write you to report that Professor Alex Woltornist will become the next MEng Director. Alex takes this role over from Professor Jeff Varner who has selflessly led the MEng program, the Grad program, and ABET certification last year. Alex and Jeff will work together during this transition... Read more

Professor Matt Paszek has been named the inaugural Director of Postdoctoral Studies in the Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (CBE). Director Susan Daniel sent the following message to the CBE community on August 9, 2021: Dear All, I am excited to share that Prof. Matt Paszek has been named CBE's first Director of Postdoctoral Studies. This is an exciting time for the postdoctoral community of CBE because of the opportunity to define, with Matt, what the support for postdocs should be, and to have a direct representative voice on the department’s leadership... Read more

The Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management is announcing a new BioEntrepreneurship Initiative to connect MBA students and life science researchers to life science companies in NYS while catalyzing the formation of new life science startups. Read more

Fengqi You, Roxanne E. and Michael J. Zak Professor at the Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, was selected to receive the 2021 Sustainable Engineering Forum Education Award by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) to recognize his contributions and accomplishments on sustainability education. Read more

Designing a recycling strategy for a new generation of photovoltaic solar cells will add a strong dose of environmental friendliness to a green industry. Read more

Professor Susan Daniel has been elected by the Cornell Board of Trustees as the Fred H. Rhodes Professor of Chemical Engineering, effective July 1, 2021. This was announced on June 3, 2021 by Abe Stroock, Gordon L. Dibble '50 Professor and William C. Hooey Director of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering with the following message: Dear Members of the Smith School, Hello. I am pleased to pass along the news that the Cornell Board of Trustees has elected Professor Susan Daniel to be the Fred H. Rhodes Professor of Chemical Engineering. Fred “Dusty” Rhodes was the founder of the Smith School... Read more

A breakthrough technology uses nanoscale sensors and fiber optics to measure water status just inside a leaf’s surface, providing a tool to greatly advance our understanding of basic plant biology, and opening the door for breeding more drought-resistant crops. Read more