Efficient pricing will be crucial to minimize energy costs for private operators who provide on-the-highway wireless charging for electric cars – and for consumers who will use this service. Read more
Popular Science’s 2022 list of “the top up-and-coming minds in science” includes Samitha Samaranayake, assistant professor in of civil and environmental engineering, citing his work to design algorithms to help varied modes of mass transit work more seamlessly together. Read more
Patrick Reed, Joseph C. Ford Professor of Engineering, was elected as an American Geophysical Union’s (AGU) Fellow. He joined 53 other individuals in the 2022 Class of Fellows. Since 1962, the AGU Union Fellows Committee has selected less than 0.1% of members as new Fellows. AGU notes that Fellows are selected because they have made outstanding achievements and contributions by pushing forward the frontiers of our science. Fellows embody AGU’s vision of a thriving, sustainable, and equitable future powered by discovery, innovation, and action. “I am very humbled to join the 2022 class of AGU... Read more
Semida Silveira, a Professor of Practice in Cornell Engineering’s Systems Engineering program, has been appointed to the Council of Engineering for the Energy Transition (CEET), an independent advisory council to the United Nations Secretary-General. Under the auspices of the UN Secretary-General, the CEET is a global, high-level body of engineers and energy systems experts to contribute to the UN Secretary-General’s goal to build a coalition to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, and to the UN generally on engineering pathways to achieve comprehensive decarbonization by mid-century. The CEET... Read more
Following concern on energy-hogging cryptocurrency mining, Cornell Engineering research says that carbon capture and renewable energy may help mining operations reduce their wasteful footprint. Read more
Fengqi You, the Roxanne E. and Michael J. Zak Professor in Energy Systems Engineering in Cornell University’s College of Engineering, is mentioned in ORNL’s Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility blog on quantum computing titled "Serving up bleeding-edge compute power and expertise to the world’s scientists." Fengqi You, the Roxanne E. and Michael J. Zak Professor in Energy Systems Engineering in Cornell University’s College of Engineering, used the program to successfully test a proposed quantum computer-based artificial intelligence system for identifying and diagnosing faults in electrical... Read more
New research by Cornell engineers provides a blueprint for developing roads equipped with energy storage systems that can wirelessly charge electric vehicles. Read more
Sheri Minarski has been appointed Administrative Director of the Systems Engineering Program, which was effective as of June 1, 2022. Minarski has filled in as acting program manager since stand-alone administrative services for Systems were established in 2021. As acting program manager, she has helped lead a smooth transition into a new era for Systems and capably steered multiple key initiatives that will ensure our future success. Minarski joined the program in 2010 as the director’s assistant, and she was promoted to the distance learning corporate recruiting associate position in 2019... Read more
An endowed fund to help Master of Engineering students has been established thanks to the generosity of Cornell Engineering alumnus Jeff Loren ’75. The Jeff Loren ’75 Fund will provide financial assistance to graduate students enrolled at Cornell University with preference being given to M.Eng students in the Systems Engineering Program in the College of Engineering. The first graduate student will be named this fall. “Systems engineers and systems thinkers have essential roles in shaping the future—the future of our country, the future of the global community, and the future of the entire... Read more
A few years after earning his master’s degree from Cornell, Nirav Patel M.Eng. ’12 realized there was a need and, like all good systems engineers, sought to fulfill that need. “I started a venture of my own approximately three years ago. We design and manufacture equipment that is used in pharmaceuticals and cosmetic production,” said Patel, director of engineering and operations for Accunova Engineering Pvt. Ltd. “I manage overall company operations such as sales, manufacturing, design, purchasing, installations and commissioning.” Accunova manufactures machinery for packaging, labeling and... Read more
