News: CEE

The American Concrete Institute’s ACI Foundation announced a new sustained Fellowship in honor of Kenneth C. Hover, professor of civil and environmental engineering. In its announcement, the Foundation noted that Hover’s past and present teaching, communication, research, and consulting activities have positively influenced several thousands of individuals in the concrete industry community and enhanced our knowledge about concrete. Hover is one of the most sought-after educators in the industry and is among the highest rated speakers at World of Concrete, the industry’s annual gathering.... Read more

Using artificial intelligence, Cornell engineers have simplified models that accurately gauge the fine particulate matter in urban air pollution – exhaust from cars and trucks that get into human lungs. Read more

The $500,000 pre-purchase agreement is intended to support technology developed in the lab of Greeshma Gadikota and licensed through Cornell University’s Center for Technology Licensing. Read more

The continued sales growth of electric passenger vehicles will be having a greener, cleaner influence on air pollution in most metro U.S. regions, all the while reducing human death by mid-century. Read more

Associate Professor Greg McLaskey ’05 and members of his Cornell Engineering research group have developed a method for mimicking aftershocks, findings that eventually could help scientists better predict earthquakes. Read more

Testing time perception in an unusually lifelike setting – a virtual reality ride on a New York City subway train – an interdisciplinary Cornell research team found that crowding makes time seem to pass more slowly. Read more

Energy and Fuels has selected Greeshma Gadikota, assistant professor in the school of civil and environmental engineering, as one of their rising stars. As stated on their website, Energy and Fuels has established an annual recognition of Energy and Fuels Rising Stars since 2021 to honor early- and mid-career researchers, (EMCRs), who have made significant contributions to their respective fields of energy research. The journal Energy and Fuels focuses on the science and application domains of energy and fuels, particularly those in the disciplines of chemical engineering and applied chemistry... Read more

Each year, Popular Science embarks on a nationwide search to find its ‘Brilliant 10,’ a roster of 10 early-career scientists and engineers developing ingenious approaches to solving the world’s grand challenges. This year’s Brilliant 10 includes Samitha Samaranayake, an assistant professor in Cornell’s School of Civil and Environmental Engineering who works on mathematical modeling and algorithm design for large-scale transportation systems. Popular Science’s 2022 list of “the top up-and-coming minds in science” was published Oct. 19, and cites Samaranayake’s work to design algorithms to help... Read more

A new Cornell research project aims to gain a better understanding of how populations of microbes interact on surface environments, such as human skin, where their dynamics are not fully understood. Read more

Passionate, committed, encouraging, approachable, incredible – these are just a few of the adjectives used to describe faculty members receiving teaching and advising awards at the 2022 Cornell Engineering Fall Faculty Reception hosted Sept. 22 in the Statler Ballroom. College Teaching Awards The College Teaching Awards recognize outstanding instructors across many dimensions including lecturing; developing novel curriculum, implementing teaching innovations, or novel pedagogy; exceptional mentoring of students; enhancements of instructional laboratories; mentoring of other faculty, or other... Read more