School of Applied and Engineering Physics

Electron microscopy shows ‘mouse bite’ defects in semiconductors

A Cornell-led collaboration used high-resolution 3D imaging to detect, for the first time, the atomic-scale defects in computer chips that can sabotage their performance. 

Brock to receive Acta Materialia award

Joel Brock, professor, will receive the Acta Materialia Inc. Hollomon Award for Materials and Society March 18 at The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS)annual meeting in San Diego. The Acta Materialia Inc. Hollomon Award recognizes leadership in understanding…

Ankit Disa recognized for pioneering control of quantum materials

Ankit Disa, assistant professor in the School of Applied and Engineering Physics (right), was awarded the Oxide Electronics Prize for Excellence in October, 2025, in recognition of his groundbreaking contributions to oxide electronics and quantum materials. In recognition of his…

LPS Colloquium: Carlos Paz-Soldan (Columbia)

David Muller elected to National Academy of Engineering

Muller was honored for his contributions to developing the highest resolution electron microscope in the world.

LPS Colloquium: Anatoly Spitkovsky (Princeton)

LPS Colloquium: Hantao Ji (PPPL)

Engineering Undergraduate Research Poster Session

Largest gift in university history names Cornell David A. Duffield College of Engineering

More than $520 million in contributions from David A. Duffield ’62, MBA ’64 – including a new pledge of $371.5 million and a 2025 commitment of $100 million, combined with previous gifts – will establish the Cornell David A. Duffield College of Engineering.

New program centers mentorship, culture in research groups

Cornell Engineering faculty and students gathered Dec. 18 in Upson Hall to celebrate the first participants to complete Radical Humanity in Research, a new program designed to strengthen the human foundations of high-impact research.