Cornell Engineering

08/06/2026

Plants produce thousands of natural compounds with the potential to become new medicines, but many are difficult to extract for research. Sijin Li and her team explain how they’re engineering yeast to recreate plant chemistry, accelerating drug discovery and more sustainable ways to produce medicinal compounds. 🌱

07/31/2026

Cornell Tech has appointed two longtime faculty leaders to new academic leadership roles, naming Mert Sabuncu as Associate Dean for Research and Huseyin Topaloglu as Associate Dean for Education.

The newly created positions will help advance Cornell Tech's strategic priorities in research, academic innovation, industry engagement, and student success as the campus continues to expand its impact.

“Huseyin and Mert exemplify the extraordinary depth of talent within our faculty. Both have demonstrated excellence in research, a deep commitment to teaching and mentorship, and a willingness to lead and serve the broader Cornell Tech community. Their leadership will strengthen our efforts to advance groundbreaking research, deliver a world-class educational experience, and shape the future of technology for the public good,” said Greg Morrisett, the Jack and Rilla Neafsey Dean and Vice Provost of Cornell Tech.

Learn more: https://tech.cornell.edu/news/cornell-tech-associate-dean-for-research-education/

Cornell Engineering Weill Cornell Medicine

07/31/2026

When a satellite orbiting 220 miles above Earth recorded a three-minute video about carbon dioxide this spring, it also captured the culmination of a Cornell University collaboration spanning art, engineering and climate science.

The project began in a chemical engineering laboratory and evolved through one student’s effort to transform research exploring new ways to recycle carbon dioxide, a major driver of climate change, into an artwork designed to orbit the planet it seeks to help protect.

Claire Choi ’28, an artist and undergraduate researcher in Tobias Hanrath's Energy Lab, created “CO2,” a video concept selected for the Xu Bing Space Art Residency Program.

The artwork draws directly on research underway in the Hanrath lab, which explores new approaches to electrochemical carbon dioxide conversion. Rather than treating carbon dioxide solely as a waste product, the lab explores how it can become a resource, transforming CO2 into useful fuels and materials through electrolysis.

“Reinventing what something is, is also what art does,” Choi said. “This project didn’t feel like translating two separate disciplines. It felt like making the same move in two places.”

Claire Choi '28 transformed her engineering research into CO2, a space-based artwork exploring humanity's relationship with carbon dioxide that was selected for the Xu Bing Space Art Residency Program and recorded aboard an orbiting satellite.

07/24/2026

As psychedelic drugs gain more support from the medical community as a potential treatment for severe depression – and with the U.S. government relaxing its regulatory constraints – there remains a vast gap in understanding how the drugs work on the brain. Alex Kwan, Ph.D. ’09, professor of biomedical engineering in the Cornell Duffield College of Engineering, is at the center of a multidisciplinary investigation that is exploring the basic neurobiology and mechanics behind psychedelic compounds such as psilocybin.

Read more: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/07/deep-connections-drive-psychedelic-research.

07/23/2026

What happens when engineers see healthcare from the clinician's perspective? In Cornell's Michael Shuler Biomedical Engineering Clinical Immersion Program, undergraduate students spend two weeks immersed in hospitals and operating rooms, learning to recognize clinical challenges and translate them into engineering solutions.

07/20/2026

Summertime at Cornell ❤️

07/16/2026

07/16/2026

07/08/2026

Applications are now open for our 2027 Postdoctoral Fellowships in Sustainability at Cornell Atkinson!

Cornell Atkinson Postdoctoral Fellowships support a cohort of creative, exceptionally talented, and highly motivated scholars committed to discovery that contributes directly to solving the most pressing problems facing our planet. Fellows work closely with a Cornell University faculty mentor and an external partner organization, gaining hands-on experience at the intersection of research and real-world impact. The program also offers robust professional development in areas like career strategy, communications, and collaborative leadership.

⏰ The deadline to apply is October 20, 2026 at 5pm ET
📫 Please share this opportunity broadly with colleagues and networks.
→ 2027 Call for applications: https://www.atkinson.cornell.edu/cornell-atkinson-postdocs-rfp/