Photo montage with three partial photos, each contained in a circle. One is a black and white photo of male students looking at a male instructor. One is a color photo of a female student wearing eye protection and operating a drill press. One is a cubesat in space, orbiting the Earth. The pictures are meant to represent the past, present, and future of mechanical engineering at Cornell.l

Celebrating 150 years of Mechanical Engineering at Cornell

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David Erickson reappointed director of the Sibley School

April 24, 2024

Erickson, who assumed the directorship in 2019, will serve a two-year term that begins on July 1, 2024. Read more about David Erickson reappointed director of the Sibley School

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Monday, May 6, 2024 12:30pm

Innovators in Space Technology

Dr. Ezinne Uzo- Okoro- Former Assistant Director for Space Policy at the White House Title of the Lecture: Driving Innovation in Space through 2030 Abstract of the lecture: Our capacity for innovation... Read more about Innovators in Space Technology

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Q&A with MAE Alumni Kris Young of SpaceX

Kris Young ’06, M.Eng. ’07 was a program manager of the Cornell University Satellite (CUSat) program in 2006-07 as he earned his M.Eng. degree in aerospace engineering. His first job after college was... Read more about Q&A with MAE Alumni Kris Young of SpaceX

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Sibley School celebrates 150 years of mechanical engineering at Cornell

The Sibley School kicks off its #Sibley150 celebration with a video that looks to the past and the future. Read more

Three-part image with a close-up of Mason Peck on the left, a red square in the middle with the words Space Flight Mechanics, and a close-up of Elaine Petro on the right

MAE Professors launch Spaceflight Mechanics podcast

Elaine Petro and Mason Peck didn’t want to start a podcast—they simply wanted to start a kind-of seminar series. It would feature experts on all aspects of spaceflight technology talking about what... Read more

Breaking things to make them stronger

Gregory Falco graduated from Cornell with a B.S. in hotel administration in 2010. It is not likely at the time that Falco would have predicted he would be starting as an assistant professor of... Read more