We are revolutionizing engineering education and empowering engineering graduates to solve complex, real-world challenges that address diverse societal needs. Duffield Engineering is making significant investments in the systematic study of education, creating knowledge that defines, informs and improves how students learn. We are developing and implementing innovative approaches to ensure excellence in the next generation of engineers.
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How many days it takes students to deconstruct an engine in the Forklift Learning Studio.
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Engineering faculty members with access to the McCormick Family Teaching Excellence Institute.
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Year engineer Ezra Cornell founded the university as a place for “any person… any study.”
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1,400
Students participate in 34 project teams offered by Duffield Engineering.
Latest News
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Revolutionizing engineering education: The rise of a new research pillar
Cornell Engineering is rapidly becoming a leader in engineering education research, a field dedicated to designing effective education systems and learning experiences for students. The insights emerging from this work have the potential to redefine engineering education on campus and far outside it.
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R.F. Smith School to ‘revolutionize’ chemical engineering with NSF grant
With the support of a Revolutionizing Engineering Departments grant from the National Science Foundation, the R.F. Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering will update its undergraduate curriculum, completely overhaul how it is delivered and reshape the school’s culture.
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CTI grants enable faculty to research how students think and learn
CTI’s 2024-2025 Innovative Teaching & Learning grant recipients focused on how students’ thoughts are shaped and expanded upon through the agency of storytelling and the power of metacognitive assessment.
Featured Faculty
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Erica Dawson
Assistant Dean and Director of the Selander Center of Engineering Leadership Professor of Practice
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Allison Godwin
Associate Director of Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility Dr. G. Stephen Irwin ’67, ’68 Professor of Engineering Education Research
