Director’s Reflections, from Clif Pollock
I have had the pleasure of serving as director of ECE for almost 12 years, first from 2001-2008, and then again from 2014 to now, but my term is finally ending! I’m excited to announce our new... Read more
Spotlights: ECE
Cornell ECE is erasing the boundaries between signals, systems, physics and hardware, and merging core concepts from biology, computer science, mechanical engineering and materials. We see things differently, with visionary science oriented to novel applications.
Welcome to Mahsa Shoaran ( 2017 )
Mahsa Shoaran was born into a family of medical doctors. Through most of her early schooling, she believed she was on that same path toward an M.D. degree. But then came higher level math and physics... Read more
Breaking rules to change the way we live
When Dan Simpkins was a freshman at Cornell, he had two majors. “When I started as an undergraduate, I was a double major in engineering and pre med. As you can imagine, life wasn’t pretty. After one... Read more
Welcome to Mert Sabuncu ( 2017 )
Mert Sabuncu has joined the faculty of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) and the Nancy E. and Peter C. Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering (BME) at Cornell. Sabuncu, who is... Read more
What goes on in there? A visit to Cornell’s Nanoscale Science and Technology Facility
Often when Hollywood directors want to convey the fact that something very scientific is happening, they will dress the actors in white suits that cover them head to toe—including booties, gloves, and... Read more
The Laboratory of Plasma Studies: Uncovering mysteries of high energy density plasma physics
In the basement of Grumman Hall, an x-ray pulse produced by a hot, dense plasma – an ionized gas – lasting only fractions of a microsecond both begins and ends an experiment. Hidden within that... Read more
Welcome Francesco Monticone ( 2017 )
Francesco Monticone of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at Cornell likes to work in the realm of theory. “The best possible project for me,” says Monticone, “would start with a... Read more
Welcome Jayadev Acharya ( 2016 )
Jayadev Acharya joined the faculty of Cornell Engineering in July, 2016. Acharya is an assistant professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) and a graduate field member in... Read more
Welcome Vikram Krishnamurthy ( 2016 )
Vikram Krishnamurthy, Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at both Cornell Engineering in Ithaca and Cornell Tech in New York City, is taking what he knows about... Read more
Mikayla Diesch ’16, M.Eng. ’17: Solving problems to make life better
As a high school sophomore, Mikayla Diesch and her younger sister competed in a competition to create an energy bar for NASA—and won. The competition was focused on innovation, so Mikayla and her... Read more