Data on the Brain
The human brain is a puzzle hidden in an enigma wrapped in a mystery. We can describe the basic parts that make up a brain but there is a vast distance between describing something and knowing how it... 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.
Sophia Rocco: Hoping to make the world a better place through a potential renewable energy source
When she was looking at graduate schools, physics major Sophia Rocco thought she would be in a materials science program bridging her interests in electricity and magnetism and novel materials for... Read more
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Padraig Lysandrou: This aerospace fellow is decreasing barriers to making
Padraig Lysandrou, B.S. ’18 (electrical and computer engineering, ECE) and an early M.Eng. student in mechanical and aerospace engineering at Cornell was recently awarded an inaugural Matthew... Read more
Alumni Spotlight: Susie Kim Riley
ECE junior Alicia Coto interviewed entrepreneur and alumnus Susie Kim Riley about her time at Cornell and her experience as a successful woman in business. Riley is founder and CEO of Aquto, a company... Read more
Teaching Snapshot: ECE 3400 Intelligent Physical Systems
ECE 3400 has changed hands several times over the years, each instructor putting their own mark on the class. Now called Intelligent Physical Systems, ECE 3400 students learn to tie the fundamental... Read more
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
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