Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

02/12/2025

🌟 Join Us for the 2025 CBE Graduate Research Symposium! 🌟

The Smith School of Chemical and Biological Engineering invites you to our Graduate Research Symposium on February 18, 2025, at 9:00 AM in Physical Sciences. This event will showcase cutting-edge research from our graduate students and feature esteemed speakers from industry, government, and academia.

01/05/2025

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02/08/2024

“Our goal was to create battery electrode designs that charge and discharge in ways that align with daily routine. In practical terms, we desire our electronic devices to charge quickly and operate for extended periods."

-- Shuo Jin, Cornell CBE Ph.D. Student

A new chemical approach produces a battery with better performance over 1,000 charging cycles.

02/01/2024

Led by Cornell engineers, the Cornell NanoScale Facility is developing tomorrow's technology and the workforce behind it. Thrilled to share that Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering's Allison Godwin has just been appointed associate director! Cornell Cbe Cornell Engineering

With the appointment of an expert in engineering education, the Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility brings strategic focus to preparing engineers and engineers-in-training for careers in nanoscience and microchip manufacturing.

05/22/2023

A year from now this could be you!
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Apply now through May 26 for the Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering M.Eng. program, in which students are free to choose a course of study that best suits their professional interests and career goals.
https://www.cheme.cornell.edu/cbe/academics/graduate-programs/meng

05/11/2023

The Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) helps you strengthen technical skills so you can bring value to industry with a curriculum focused on industrial practice and design, integrating subject matter across disciplines. Apply now through May 26! https://www.cheme.cornell.edu/cbe/academics/graduate-programs/meng

05/03/2023

Hear the value of a Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering M.Eng. from recent grad Nidhi Maniar '22, a new battery engineer at Amazon. Maniar shares insights on the value of understanding fundamentals as well as career resources that she found useful in her job search while at Cornell. https://on.soundcloud.com/7jJjE
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Apply to the M.Eng. program by May 26! https://www.cheme.cornell.edu/.../graduate-programs/meng

04/28/2023

"We are at a critical point in our history right now," says Jefferson Tester, professor of sustainable energy systems Cornell Engineering, Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and principal scientist for Cornell's Earth Source Heat project, proposing new ways to harness geothermal heat to generate electricity.
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via NOVA l PBS, "Here’s how the U.S. could reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050" (at 38:40)
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/chasing-carbon-zero/

04/28/2023

The April 2023 issue of Environmental Science & Technology, a leading journal in environmental science, has chosen the paper by Professor Fengqi You and PhD student Xiang Zhao as its front cover art. The paper, “Cascading Polymer Macro-Debris Upcycling and Microparticle Removal As An Effective Life Cycle Plastic Pollution Mitigation Strategy.” (Environmental Science & Technology, 57, 16, 6506–6519) presents an innovative solution to address marco- and micro-plastic pollution.

Their research focuses on cascading plastic waste processing, combined with fast pyrolysis upcycling technologies, to effectively reduce environmental losses caused by plastic pollution. The study highlights the potential of this approach to outperform landfills and incineration in mitigating environmental burdens, such as ozone formation and air pollution, while saving fossil fuels. This recognition emphasizes the significance of their work in tackling the critical issue of microplastics pollution and its global impact.

04/26/2023

The Cornell Engineering M.Eng. experience immerses students in an environment where they are surrounded by excellence and trained to have an impact in industry. The one-year, 30 credit professional degree is embedded with practical experience, professional development, and project-based coursework.
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Apply to the Cornell Cbe M.Eng. program by May 26! https://www.cheme.cornell.edu/cbe/academics/graduate-programs/meng

04/20/2023

Loved honoring Bob Langer '70 yesterday as the 2023 Engineering Distinguished Alumni of the Year Award Recipient!
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The Cornell Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award, recognizes engineering alumni whose vision and leadership has had a transformational impact on society, and whose professional accomplishments bring distinction to the college.
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Robert Langer '70 is known as one of the most prolific inventors in the history of medicine. Often referred to as the Edison of Medicine, Langer once said "I was a chemical engineer on the one hand, and then I would be exposed to medicine. I would have two different disciplines. They were so different. You'd think 'well, you could combine them' and that would give me ideas that nobody at that time had - because nobody else had that kind of background."

04/19/2023

M.ENG. ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
"The M.Eng. program is very flexible and can match your needs and career goals. Talk to the program directors about all the possibilities to make sure you’re getting the most out of the program and tailoring it to you."
--Stephen Spittler, '19, currently a Scientist, Purification Process Sciences - Tech Transfer at AstraZeneca.
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Apply to the CBE M.Eng. program thru May 26! https://www.cheme.cornell.edu/cbe/academics/graduate-programs/meng?fbclid=IwAR1Rk4s1jtp74fHncjs3JMmI7AOuC-aTRFg1YwSrEsOHYjbQDVkiWlyzGLk