News: CBE

Matt DeLisa, the William L. Lewis Professor of Engineering and Director of the Cornell Institute of Biotechnology, was selected as the 2021 recipient of the Biotechnology Progress Award for Excellence in Biological Engineering Publication. The award, which is presented annually at the AIChE Annual Meeting, celebrates excellence and foundational contributions to biotechnology and biological engineering through a body of work: a seminal paper, a review, a research report, or other material of significant interest and importance. Read more

A recently published article from the Escobedo, Stroock, Hanrath, and Cohen groups at Cornell demonstrates via simulations and a simple experimental strategy how a single monolayer of particles can be coaxed to form lattices with either hexagonal or square symmetry. The unique phase behavior observed in this work can provide a template for designing materials for speciality applications with switchable hexagonal↔square packings, e.g., to fabricate optical switches, and optical biosensors. Abstract The entropy-driven monolayer assembly of hexagonal prisms and cylinders was studied under hard... Read more

Matt DeLisa, the William L. Lewis Pressor of Engineering and Director of the Cornell Institute of Biotechnology, published a new study in the Sep. 28 issue of PNAS. The study, "Shotgun scanning glycomutagenesis: A simple and efficient strategy for constructing and characterizing neoglycoproteins," focuses on a glycoprotein engineering strategy that enables systematic investigation of the structural and functional consequences of glycan installation at every position along a protein backbone and provides a new route to bespoke glycoproteins. Asparagine-linked (N-linked) protein glycosylation... Read more

The study was published in the Aug. 30 issue of ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 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 Fengqi You is quoted in NBC News coverage of President Biden's goal to boost solar energy. Read more

In the face of today’s complex challenges, Americans are seeking opportunities for positive change. Two key examples of major challenges are growing concerns about the impacts of climate change driven by carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels, and concerns about the impacts of our failing infrastructure after years of neglect. Read more

The recent issue of ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering features the research paper by Professor Fengqi You and his PhD student Xueyu Tian on sustainability of photovoltaics transition. The paper titled " Energy and Environmental Sustainability Assessment of Photovoltaics Transition toward Perovskite–Perovskite Tandems from the Attributional and Consequential Perspectives" is selected as the journal cover of the August 23, 2021 issue. Read more

With a generous gift from Sam and Nancy Fleming to support graduate student research in the biomolecular program, the department selects students each year to be named "Fleming Scholars." Through a competitive process, the fellowships are awarded to outstanding PhD students pursuing research in biomolecular engineering and who have distinguished themselves as promising scholars in their particular areas. The scholars were evaluated by select biomolecular faculty members on the basis of their research productivity and career/professional development. I am pleased to announce that the Fleming... 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