Research Group Open House & Tours

The Cornell Social Media lab explore the relationship of technology with social behavior, with a focus on interdisciplinary approaches spanning communication, HCI, social computing, and more. We focus on identifying risks and harms that arise from social technologies, and building tools that make digital spaces safter with a focus on youth and vulnerable populations.

The Integrated Quantum Classical Microsystems (IQCs) group in Cornell ECE explores the design of novel integrated circuit (IC) solutions and systems for classical and quantum computing, communications and sensing. We work on cryogenic CMOS circuits and silicon photonics for qubit control, quantum magnetometry using diamond NV centers, high frequency (140 - 220 GHz) cryogenic qubit readout using dielectric waveguides, AI for circuit design, and software packages for accessible qubit simulation. Our lab consists of 4 graduate students, more than 10 undergraduate students working on a variety of projects, and state-of-the art RF and optical test and measurement equipment.

Our group studies how anthropogenic activities have altered the cycling of nutrients and contaminants through watersheds, with a focus on linked biogeochemical cycles within socioenvironmental systems. We examine the fate, transport, and transformation of these elements and compounds within and between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. We also evaluate the implications this has for the people and animals that live in these landscapes.

The DeFrees lab is a hydraulics laboratory. We have several large open channel flumes and wave tanks to simulate environmental flows. We also use smaller tanks to examine small-scale processes. Most of our work employs various experimental methods and visualization techniques to measure flow processes that might otherwise be difficult to observe. We do things like seeding flow with small particles that can be tracked through photography to reveal underlying velocities or adding fluorescent dye to the flow and shining lasers or flashlights to illuminate flow structures.

The DeFrees lab is a hydraulics laboratory. We have several large open channel flumes and wave tanks to simulate environmental flows. We also use smaller tanks to examine small-scale processes. Most of our work employs various experimental methods and visualization techniques to measure flow processes that might otherwise be difficult to observe. We do things like seeding flow with small particles that can be tracked through photography to reveal underlying velocities or adding fluorescent dye to the flow and shining lasers or flashlights to illuminate flow structures.

Our lab focus on developing novel energy storage techniques including various types of batteries.

At the crossroads of organic and materials chemistry, our research harnesses the power of framework materials to unlock new possibilities in catalysis and chemical separations. We design heterogeneous reagents and catalysts for the late-stage functionalization of bioactive molecules, opening new doors in drug development. We also develop novel strategies to safely handle gases as solid reagents, with applications in pharmaceutical synthesis and therapeutic delivery. We also employ our intuition as organic chemists to develop new reactivity-based chemical separations, which are critical to the fight against climate change. To facilitate these research directions, we also synthesize new materials for applications in electrochemistry, photocatalysis, and separations.

Discovery and mechanistic study of main group-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions.

All attendees need to wear closed-toed shoes and pants; safety glasses will be provided

Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry & Electrochemistry

Cell and molecular biochemistry lab that uses C. elegans.

The DeFrees lab is a hydraulics laboratory. We have several large open channel flumes and wave tanks to simulate environmental flows. We also use smaller tanks to examine small-scale processes. Most of our work employs various experimental methods and visualization techniques to measure flow processes that might otherwise be difficult to observe. We do things like seeding flow with small particles that can be tracked through photography to reveal underlying velocities or adding fluorescent dye to the flow and shining lasers or flashlights to illuminate flow structures.

Our group studies how anthropogenic activities have altered the cycling of nutrients and contaminants through watersheds, with a focus on linked biogeochemical cycles within socioenvironmental systems. We examine the fate, transport, and transformation of these elements and compounds within and between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. We also evaluate the implications this has for the people and animals that live in these landscapes.

The Cornell Social Media lab explore the relationship of technology with social behavior, with a focus on interdisciplinary approaches spanning communication, HCI, social computing, and more. We focus on identifying risks and harms that arise from social technologies, and building tools that make digital spaces safter with a focus on youth and vulnerable populations.

The Integrated Quantum Classical Microsystems (IQCs) group in Cornell ECE explores the design of novel integrated circuit (IC) solutions and systems for classical and quantum computing, communications and sensing. We work on cryogenic CMOS circuits and silicon photonics for qubit control, quantum magnetometry using diamond NV centers, high frequency (140 - 220 GHz) cryogenic qubit readout using dielectric waveguides, AI for circuit design, and software packages for accessible qubit simulation. Our lab consists of 4 graduate students, more than 10 undergraduate students working on a variety of projects, and state-of-the art RF and optical test and measurement equipment.

Discovery and mechanistic study of main group-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions.

All attendees need to wear closed-toed shoes and pants; safety glasses will be provided

The Integrated Quantum Classical Microsystems (IQCs) group in Cornell ECE explores the design of novel integrated circuit (IC) solutions and systems for classical and quantum computing, communications and sensing. We work on cryogenic CMOS circuits and silicon photonics for qubit control, quantum magnetometry using diamond NV centers, high frequency (140 - 220 GHz) cryogenic qubit readout using dielectric waveguides, AI for circuit design, and software packages for accessible qubit simulation. Our lab consists of 4 graduate students, more than 10 undergraduate students working on a variety of projects, and state-of-the art RF and optical test and measurement equipment.

Cell and molecular biochemistry lab that uses C. elegans.

Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry & Electrochemistry

Our lab focus on developing novel energy storage techniques including various types of batteries.

The DeFrees lab is a hydraulics laboratory. We have several large open channel flumes and wave tanks to simulate environmental flows. We also use smaller tanks to examine small-scale processes. Most of our work employs various experimental methods and visualization techniques to measure flow processes that might otherwise be difficult to observe. We do things like seeding flow with small particles that can be tracked through photography to reveal underlying velocities or adding fluorescent dye to the flow and shining lasers or flashlights to illuminate flow structures.

Our lab is strongly devoted towards the development of new techniques and strategies for studying the structure and dynamics of biomolecules as well as the physics that governs them. Most of our work is based on small angle x-ray scattering (SAXS) approaches and we regularly conduct experiments and develop new SAXS strategies at Cornell’s synchrotron (CHESS). In addition to x-rays, we also build our own microscopes to employ fluorescence approaches including single-molecule Forster resonance energy transfer (FRET), fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS), and time-resolved FRET with microfluidic mixers. Since Lois is a toolmaker at heart, she encourages everyone to apply creativity to constantly improve upon and redesign both experimental and computational tools to advance our capabilities.

Our research focuses on the molecular mechanisms that control adult stem cell regeneration and tissue repair, using mouse and human skin as model systems. Through genetic and genomic approaches, we investigate both cell-intrinsic mechanisms and interactions with the surrounding microenvironment (or “niche”) that influence stem cell fate decisions.

Our lab works on the synthesis and characterization of oxide quantum materials with exciting electronic and magnetic properties such as superconductivity.

Our group studies how anthropogenic activities have altered the cycling of nutrients and contaminants through watersheds, with a focus on linked biogeochemical cycles within socioenvironmental systems. We examine the fate, transport, and transformation of these elements and compounds within and between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. We also evaluate the implications this has for the people and animals that live in these landscapes.

The Cornell Social Media lab explore the relationship of technology with social behavior, with a focus on interdisciplinary approaches spanning communication, HCI, social computing, and more. We focus on identifying risks and harms that arise from social technologies, and building tools that make digital spaces safter with a focus on youth and vulnerable populations.

We are a experimental fluid dynamics lab that focuses on biological organisms. We are interested in the physics that occur between organisms and the fluid environment they interact with. We try to take our experimental results to inform new theory to explain the mechanics we witness.

Our lab is strongly devoted towards the development of new techniques and strategies for studying the structure and dynamics of biomolecules as well as the physics that governs them. Most of our work is based on small angle x-ray scattering (SAXS) approaches and we regularly conduct experiments and develop new SAXS strategies at Cornell’s synchrotron (CHESS). In addition to x-rays, we also build our own microscopes to employ fluorescence approaches including single-molecule Forster resonance energy transfer (FRET), fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS), and time-resolved FRET with microfluidic mixers. Since Lois is a toolmaker at heart, she encourages everyone to apply creativity to constantly improve upon and redesign both experimental and computational tools to advance our capabilities.

The Integrated Quantum Classical Microsystems (IQCs) group in Cornell ECE explores the design of novel integrated circuit (IC) solutions and systems for classical and quantum computing, communications and sensing. We work on cryogenic CMOS circuits and silicon photonics for qubit control, quantum magnetometry using diamond NV centers, high frequency (140 - 220 GHz) cryogenic qubit readout using dielectric waveguides, AI for circuit design, and software packages for accessible qubit simulation. Our lab consists of 4 graduate students, more than 10 undergraduate students working on a variety of projects, and state-of-the art RF and optical test and measurement equipment.

We are an interdisciplinary chemical biology and cell biology laboratory in the Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology and the Weill Institute for Cell & Molecular Biology focused on understanding how lipids control cellular signaling events. We harness synthetic chemistry and protein engineering to develop tools for visualizing and manipulating lipid signaling and membrane dynamics with spatiotemporal precision. We apply these tools to reveal mechanisms underlying how lipids affect cell physiology and how aberrant lipid signaling leads to defects in development and cancer.

Our lab focus on developing novel energy storage techniques including various types of batteries.

Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry & Electrochemistry

The Yang group focuses on developing operando electrochemical liquid-cell scanning transmission electron microscopy (EC-STEM) and correlative synchrotron based X-ray methods to probe electrochemical dynamics of energy materials at solid-liquid interfaces across multiple spatiotemporal scales.

Discovery and mechanistic study of main group-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions.

All attendees need to wear closed-toed shoes and pants; safety glasses will be provided

We work on a range of fundamental problems in theoretical and computational biology. We are particularly interested in the neural and computational mechanisms by which organisms control their behavior, and in how behavior scales up to influence processes at the scale of biological collectives and ecological systems.

We are a experimental fluid dynamics lab that focuses on biological organisms. We are interested in the physics that occur between organisms and the fluid environment they interact with. We try to take our experimental results to inform new theory to explain the mechanics we witness.

Our lab is strongly devoted towards the development of new techniques and strategies for studying the structure and dynamics of biomolecules as well as the physics that governs them. Most of our work is based on small angle x-ray scattering (SAXS) approaches and we regularly conduct experiments and develop new SAXS strategies at Cornell’s synchrotron (CHESS). In addition to x-rays, we also build our own microscopes to employ fluorescence approaches including single-molecule Forster resonance energy transfer (FRET), fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS), and time-resolved FRET with microfluidic mixers. Since Lois is a toolmaker at heart, she encourages everyone to apply creativity to constantly improve upon and redesign both experimental and computational tools to advance our capabilities.

The Arson' Lab is part of the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Cornell University. Our expertise is in computational geomechanics, with a particular focus on damage and healing mechanics of polycrystalline materials, multi-scale modeling of porous media, and model reduction by Artificial Intelligence (AI). The modeling approaches developed in our group allow a fundamental understanding of synergetic micro-mechanisms in rocks, the prediction of instabilities in geomaterials, and the simulation of concurrent fracture propagation processes at multiple scales. Our group creates numerical models to assess the performance and environmental impacts of underground storage and rock fracturing, explain the formation of soil from rock weathering, predict grain fragmentation under high pressure, and optimize underground excavation, propulsion, and exploration. Homogenization, computational mechanics, and AI are the pillars of our group’s research.

At the crossroads of organic and materials chemistry, our research harnesses the power of framework materials to unlock new possibilities in catalysis and chemical separations. We design heterogeneous reagents and catalysts for the late-stage functionalization of bioactive molecules, opening new doors in drug development. We also develop novel strategies to safely handle gases as solid reagents, with applications in pharmaceutical synthesis and therapeutic delivery. We also employ our intuition as organic chemists to develop new reactivity-based chemical separations, which are critical to the fight against climate change. To facilitate these research directions, we also synthesize new materials for applications in electrochemistry, photocatalysis, and separations.

The CHIRP Lab is led by Riley Culberg. We investigate the subsurface hydrology and internal structure of ice sheets and icy planetary bodies using ice-penetrating radar and other geophysical and remote sensing methods. Much of our research focuses on understanding how the dynamics of water systems inside ice sheets and glaciers impact their mass balance and stability in a warming world. We are particularly interested in feedbacks between climate and near-surface hydrology and the role of englacial water systems in modulating water and heat exchange between the ice sheet surface and bed. Our primary tool is ice-penetrating radar and we work to develop new data processing, analysis, and inversion methods to quantitatively constrain the physical properties of the subsurface and their evolution in both space and time. We integrate these observations with remotely sensed data, in situ observations, and numerical models to expand our process-scale understanding of ice sheet hydrology.

Our lab works on the synthesis and characterization of oxide quantum materials with exciting electronic and magnetic properties such as superconductivity.

Our group studies how anthropogenic activities have altered the cycling of nutrients and contaminants through watersheds, with a focus on linked biogeochemical cycles within socioenvironmental systems. We examine the fate, transport, and transformation of these elements and compounds within and between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. We also evaluate the implications this has for the people and animals that live in these landscapes.

The Cornell Social Media lab explore the relationship of technology with social behavior, with a focus on interdisciplinary approaches spanning communication, HCI, social computing, and more. We focus on identifying risks and harms that arise from social technologies, and building tools that make digital spaces safter with a focus on youth and vulnerable populations.

The Integrated Quantum Classical Microsystems (IQCs) group in Cornell ECE explores the design of novel integrated circuit (IC) solutions and systems for classical and quantum computing, communications and sensing. We work on cryogenic CMOS circuits and silicon photonics for qubit control, quantum magnetometry using diamond NV centers, high frequency (140 - 220 GHz) cryogenic qubit readout using dielectric waveguides, AI for circuit design, and software packages for accessible qubit simulation. Our lab consists of 4 graduate students, more than 10 undergraduate students working on a variety of projects, and state-of-the art RF and optical test and measurement equipment.

Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry & Electrochemistry

We are a experimental fluid dynamics lab that focuses on biological organisms. We are interested in the physics that occur between organisms and the fluid environment they interact with. We try to take our experimental results to inform new theory to explain the mechanics we witness.

Our lab focus on developing novel energy storage techniques including various types of batteries.

The Yang group focuses on developing operando electrochemical liquid-cell scanning transmission electron microscopy (EC-STEM) and correlative synchrotron based X-ray methods to probe electrochemical dynamics of energy materials at solid-liquid interfaces across multiple spatiotemporal scales.

Discovery and mechanistic study of main group-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions.

All attendees need to wear closed-toed shoes and pants; safety glasses will be provided

We work on a range of fundamental problems in theoretical and computational biology. We are particularly interested in the neural and computational mechanisms by which organisms control their behavior, and in how behavior scales up to influence processes at the scale of biological collectives and ecological systems.

The CHIRP Lab is led by Riley Culberg. We investigate the subsurface hydrology and internal structure of ice sheets and icy planetary bodies using ice-penetrating radar and other geophysical and remote sensing methods. Much of our research focuses on understanding how the dynamics of water systems inside ice sheets and glaciers impact their mass balance and stability in a warming world. We are particularly interested in feedbacks between climate and near-surface hydrology and the role of englacial water systems in modulating water and heat exchange between the ice sheet surface and bed. Our primary tool is ice-penetrating radar and we work to develop new data processing, analysis, and inversion methods to quantitatively constrain the physical properties of the subsurface and their evolution in both space and time. We integrate these observations with remotely sensed data, in situ observations, and numerical models to expand our process-scale understanding of ice sheet hydrology.

We model the aerosols in our climate, stratospheric aerosol injection as a climate intervention technique.

The Integrated Quantum Classical Microsystems (IQCs) group in Cornell ECE explores the design of novel integrated circuit (IC) solutions and systems for classical and quantum computing, communications and sensing. We work on cryogenic CMOS circuits and silicon photonics for qubit control, quantum magnetometry using diamond NV centers, high frequency (140 - 220 GHz) cryogenic qubit readout using dielectric waveguides, AI for circuit design, and software packages for accessible qubit simulation. Our lab consists of 4 graduate students, more than 10 undergraduate students working on a variety of projects, and state-of-the art RF and optical test and measurement equipment.

We work on a range of fundamental problems in theoretical and computational biology. We are particularly interested in the neural and computational mechanisms by which organisms control their behavior, and in how behavior scales up to influence processes at the scale of biological collectives and ecological systems.

The Yang group focuses on developing operando electrochemical liquid-cell scanning transmission electron microscopy (EC-STEM) and correlative synchrotron based X-ray methods to probe electrochemical dynamics of energy materials at solid-liquid interfaces across multiple spatiotemporal scales.

We are a experimental fluid dynamics lab that focuses on biological organisms. We are interested in the physics that occur between organisms and the fluid environment they interact with. We try to take our experimental results to inform new theory to explain the mechanics we witness.

We seek to understand how ecological and evolutionary processes play out in spatially extended populations. We use quantitative models inspired by statistical and nonlinear physics, experiments with microbial populations, and genetic engineering to investigate the spatiotemporal dynamics of biological invasions, how biological interactions such as cooperation, conflict and competition for resources affect ecological dynamics, and how adaptive evolution transforms these processes. We genetically engineer microbes like the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Escherichia coli to create experimental, synthetic systems which allow us to explore the range of parameters of dynamical models of spatial community dynamics, and the evolutionary dynamics of microbial interactions in spatially-extended landscapes.

We are a experimental fluid dynamics lab that focuses on biological organisms. We are interested in the physics that occur between organisms and the fluid environment they interact with. We try to take our experimental results to inform new theory to explain the mechanics we witness.

The Integrated Quantum Classical Microsystems (IQCs) group in Cornell ECE explores the design of novel integrated circuit (IC) solutions and systems for classical and quantum computing, communications and sensing. We work on cryogenic CMOS circuits and silicon photonics for qubit control, quantum magnetometry using diamond NV centers, high frequency (140 - 220 GHz) cryogenic qubit readout using dielectric waveguides, AI for circuit design, and software packages for accessible qubit simulation. Our lab consists of 4 graduate students, more than 10 undergraduate students working on a variety of projects, and state-of-the art RF and optical test and measurement equipment.

We model the aerosols in our climate, stratospheric aerosol injection as a climate intervention technique.

Our group studies how anthropogenic activities have altered the cycling of nutrients and contaminants through watersheds, with a focus on linked biogeochemical cycles within socioenvironmental systems. We examine the fate, transport, and transformation of these elements and compounds within and between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. We also evaluate the implications this has for the people and animals that live in these landscapes.

The Arson' Lab is part of the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Cornell University. Our expertise is in computational geomechanics, with a particular focus on damage and healing mechanics of polycrystalline materials, multi-scale modeling of porous media, and model reduction by Artificial Intelligence (AI). The modeling approaches developed in our group allow a fundamental understanding of synergetic micro-mechanisms in rocks, the prediction of instabilities in geomaterials, and the simulation of concurrent fracture propagation processes at multiple scales. Our group creates numerical models to assess the performance and environmental impacts of underground storage and rock fracturing, explain the formation of soil from rock weathering, predict grain fragmentation under high pressure, and optimize underground excavation, propulsion, and exploration. Homogenization, computational mechanics, and AI are the pillars of our group’s research.

Our lab works on the synthesis and characterization of oxide quantum materials with exciting electronic and magnetic properties such as superconductivity.

At the Cornell Space Structures Lab, led by Professor Fabien Royer, we study how materials bend, buckle, and snap into new shapes, and we use that behavior to build better structures for spacecraft and satellites. Instead of avoiding these sudden shape changes, we use them on purpose. We also explore how to make and put together structures directly in orbit, so we're not limited by what fits inside a rocket. In the end, our goal is to create space technology that makes a real difference for people on Earth.

The Feschotte Lab studies mobile genetic elements, such as transposons and endogenous viruses, with primary focus on vertebrate genomes, including the human genome.

The Cornell Social Media lab explore the relationship of technology with social behavior, with a focus on interdisciplinary approaches spanning communication, HCI, social computing, and more. We focus on identifying risks and harms that arise from social technologies, and building tools that make digital spaces safter with a focus on youth and vulnerable populations.

We study the genetic basis of diseases in dogs and cats with the goal of developing genetic tests, identifying therapeutic targets, and uncovering insights for human medicine.

Evodevo, crispr, butterfly wing pattern evolution

understanding how cellular signaling pathways influence cell growth and differentiation, as well as how aberrant signaling activities lead to disease states such as cancer and other disorders.

We are a experimental fluid dynamics lab that focuses on biological organisms. We are interested in the physics that occur between organisms and the fluid environment they interact with. We try to take our experimental results to inform new theory to explain the mechanics we witness.

Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry & Electrochemistry

We develop the principles and tools to create robotics and human-machine systems, especially systems that are capable of haptic (touch) interaction, to improve daily life for individuals in the real world. Our work includes the design and control of novel sensors and actuators, and the use of neuroscience, psychology, and other methodology to improve our understanding of human haptic perception and human-robot interaction. While we target many different applications, we are particularly interested in applications in the medical and healthcare field, including mental health, rehabilitation, prosthetics, and medical or surgical training to improve clinical, at-home, and telehealth care.

At the Cornell Space Structures Lab, led by Professor Fabien Royer, we study how materials bend, buckle, and snap into new shapes, and we use that behavior to build better structures for spacecraft and satellites. Instead of avoiding these sudden shape changes, we use them on purpose. We also explore how to make and put together structures directly in orbit, so we're not limited by what fits inside a rocket. In the end, our goal is to create space technology that makes a real difference for people on Earth.

The CHIRP Lab is led by Riley Culberg. We investigate the subsurface hydrology and internal structure of ice sheets and icy planetary bodies using ice-penetrating radar and other geophysical and remote sensing methods. Much of our research focuses on understanding how the dynamics of water systems inside ice sheets and glaciers impact their mass balance and stability in a warming world. We are particularly interested in feedbacks between climate and near-surface hydrology and the role of englacial water systems in modulating water and heat exchange between the ice sheet surface and bed. Our primary tool is ice-penetrating radar and we work to develop new data processing, analysis, and inversion methods to quantitatively constrain the physical properties of the subsurface and their evolution in both space and time. We integrate these observations with remotely sensed data, in situ observations, and numerical models to expand our process-scale understanding of ice sheet hydrology.

We seek to understand how ecological and evolutionary processes play out in spatially extended populations. We use quantitative models inspired by statistical and nonlinear physics, experiments with microbial populations, and genetic engineering to investigate the spatiotemporal dynamics of biological invasions, how biological interactions such as cooperation, conflict and competition for resources affect ecological dynamics, and how adaptive evolution transforms these processes. We genetically engineer microbes like the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Escherichia coli to create experimental, synthetic systems which allow us to explore the range of parameters of dynamical models of spatial community dynamics, and the evolutionary dynamics of microbial interactions in spatially-extended landscapes.

We develop the principles and tools to create robotics and human-machine systems, especially systems that are capable of haptic (touch) interaction, to improve daily life for individuals in the real world. Our work includes the design and control of novel sensors and actuators, and the use of neuroscience, psychology, and other methodology to improve our understanding of human haptic perception and human-robot interaction. While we target many different applications, we are particularly interested in applications in the medical and healthcare field, including mental health, rehabilitation, prosthetics, and medical or surgical training to improve clinical, at-home, and telehealth care.

The Cornell Social Media lab explore the relationship of technology with social behavior, with a focus on interdisciplinary approaches spanning communication, HCI, social computing, and more. We focus on identifying risks and harms that arise from social technologies, and building tools that make digital spaces safter with a focus on youth and vulnerable populations.

The Feschotte Lab studies mobile genetic elements, such as transposons and endogenous viruses, with primary focus on vertebrate genomes, including the human genome.

Our lab works on the synthesis and characterization of oxide quantum materials with exciting electronic and magnetic properties such as superconductivity.

The CHIRP Lab is led by Riley Culberg. We investigate the subsurface hydrology and internal structure of ice sheets and icy planetary bodies using ice-penetrating radar and other geophysical and remote sensing methods. Much of our research focuses on understanding how the dynamics of water systems inside ice sheets and glaciers impact their mass balance and stability in a warming world. We are particularly interested in feedbacks between climate and near-surface hydrology and the role of englacial water systems in modulating water and heat exchange between the ice sheet surface and bed. Our primary tool is ice-penetrating radar and we work to develop new data processing, analysis, and inversion methods to quantitatively constrain the physical properties of the subsurface and their evolution in both space and time. We integrate these observations with remotely sensed data, in situ observations, and numerical models to expand our process-scale understanding of ice sheet hydrology.

Our group studies how anthropogenic activities have altered the cycling of nutrients and contaminants through watersheds, with a focus on linked biogeochemical cycles within socioenvironmental systems. We examine the fate, transport, and transformation of these elements and compounds within and between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. We also evaluate the implications this has for the people and animals that live in these landscapes.

We model the aerosols in our climate, stratospheric aerosol injection as a climate intervention technique.

The Integrated Quantum Classical Microsystems (IQCs) group in Cornell ECE explores the design of novel integrated circuit (IC) solutions and systems for classical and quantum computing, communications and sensing. We work on cryogenic CMOS circuits and silicon photonics for qubit control, quantum magnetometry using diamond NV centers, high frequency (140 - 220 GHz) cryogenic qubit readout using dielectric waveguides, AI for circuit design, and software packages for accessible qubit simulation. Our lab consists of 4 graduate students, more than 10 undergraduate students working on a variety of projects, and state-of-the art RF and optical test and measurement equipment.

The Cohen Lab studies the molecular mechanisms that control meiosis, DNA repair, and gene regulation during egg and sperm development, with a particular focus on why meiotic errors are much more common in humans and especially in female reproduction. The lab also has important clinical applications, including improving assisted fertility, understanding pregnancy loss and birth defects, and identifying new targets for safe, reversible contraception.

Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry & Electrochemistry

Understanding how cellular signaling pathways influence cell growth and differentiation, as well as how aberrant signaling activities lead to disease states such as cancer and other disorders.

Molecular and Cellular Biology wet lab studying proteins in the Golgi Apparatus

We study the genetic basis of diseases in dogs and cats with the goal of developing genetic tests, identifying therapeutic targets, and uncovering insights for human medicine.

The Integrated Quantum Classical Microsystems (IQCs) group in Cornell ECE explores the design of novel integrated circuit (IC) solutions and systems for classical and quantum computing, communications and sensing. We work on cryogenic CMOS circuits and silicon photonics for qubit control, quantum magnetometry using diamond NV centers, high frequency (140 - 220 GHz) cryogenic qubit readout using dielectric waveguides, AI for circuit design, and software packages for accessible qubit simulation. Our lab consists of 4 graduate students, more than 10 undergraduate students working on a variety of projects, and state-of-the art RF and optical test and measurement equipment.

We seek to understand how ecological and evolutionary processes play out in spatially extended populations. We use quantitative models inspired by statistical and nonlinear physics, experiments with microbial populations, and genetic engineering to investigate the spatiotemporal dynamics of biological invasions, how biological interactions such as cooperation, conflict and competition for resources affect ecological dynamics, and how adaptive evolution transforms these processes. We genetically engineer microbes like the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Escherichia coli to create experimental, synthetic systems which allow us to explore the range of parameters of dynamical models of spatial community dynamics, and the evolutionary dynamics of microbial interactions in spatially-extended landscapes.

The CHIRP Lab is led by Riley Culberg. We investigate the subsurface hydrology and internal structure of ice sheets and icy planetary bodies using ice-penetrating radar and other geophysical and remote sensing methods. Much of our research focuses on understanding how the dynamics of water systems inside ice sheets and glaciers impact their mass balance and stability in a warming world. We are particularly interested in feedbacks between climate and near-surface hydrology and the role of englacial water systems in modulating water and heat exchange between the ice sheet surface and bed. Our primary tool is ice-penetrating radar and we work to develop new data processing, analysis, and inversion methods to quantitatively constrain the physical properties of the subsurface and their evolution in both space and time. We integrate these observations with remotely sensed data, in situ observations, and numerical models to expand our process-scale understanding of ice sheet hydrology.

We model the aerosols in our climate, stratospheric aerosol injection as a climate intervention technique.

Molecular and Cellular Biology wet lab studying proteins in the Golgi Apparatus

We study the genetic basis of diseases in dogs and cats with the goal of developing genetic tests, identifying therapeutic targets, and uncovering insights for human medicine.