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Systems’ Erika Palmer named to INCOSE leadership post

Cornell Systems Engineering senior lecturer Erika Palmer has been appointed to the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) Technical Operations (TechOps) Leadership as deputy technical director. “I am looking forward to bringing sociotechnical systems expertise to help achieve INCOSE’s Systems Engineering Vision 2035,” Palmer said. “It will be great working with the incoming technical director, Olivier Dessoude.” “I am looking forward to working with Erika in the years to come,” said Dessoude. “I am sure that her leadership and skills will greatly benefit TechOps and the INCOSE... Read more

Samaranayake named to Popular Science’s Brilliant 10

Popular Science’s 2022 list of “the top up-and-coming minds in science” includes Samitha Samaranayake, assistant professor in of civil and environmental engineering, citing his work to design algorithms to help varied modes of mass transit work more seamlessly together. Read more

Reed elected AGU Fellow

Patrick Reed, Joseph C. Ford Professor of Engineering, was elected as an American Geophysical Union’s (AGU) Fellow. He joined 53 other individuals in the 2022 Class of Fellows. Since 1962, the AGU Union Fellows Committee has selected less than 0.1% of members as new Fellows. AGU notes that Fellows are selected because they have made outstanding achievements and contributions by pushing forward the frontiers of our science. Fellows embody AGU’s vision of a thriving, sustainable, and equitable future powered by discovery, innovation, and action. “I am very humbled to join the 2022 class of AGU... Read more

United Nations energy council tabs Semida Silveira

By: Patrick Gillespie

Semida Silveira, a Professor of Practice in Cornell Engineering’s Systems Engineering program, has been appointed to the Council of Engineering for the Energy Transition (CEET), an independent advisory council to the United Nations Secretary-General. Under the auspices of the UN Secretary-General, the CEET is a global, high-level body of engineers and energy systems experts to contribute to the UN Secretary-General’s goal to build a coalition to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, and to the UN generally on engineering pathways to achieve comprehensive decarbonization by mid-century. The CEET... Read more

Fengqi You featured in ORNL blog on quantum computing

Fengqi You, the Roxanne E. and Michael J. Zak Professor in Energy Systems Engineering in Cornell University’s College of Engineering, is mentioned in ORNL’s Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility blog on quantum computing titled "Serving up bleeding-edge compute power and expertise to the world’s scientists." Fengqi You, the Roxanne E. and Michael J. Zak Professor in Energy Systems Engineering in Cornell University’s College of Engineering, used the program to successfully test a proposed quantum computer-based artificial intelligence system for identifying and diagnosing faults in electrical... Read more

Sheri Minarski named Administrative Director of Systems Engineering

Sheri Minarski has been appointed Administrative Director of the Systems Engineering Program, which was effective as of June 1, 2022. Minarski has filled in as acting program manager since stand-alone administrative services for Systems were established in 2021. As acting program manager, she has helped lead a smooth transition into a new era for Systems and capably steered multiple key initiatives that will ensure our future success. Minarski joined the program in 2010 as the director’s assistant, and she was promoted to the distance learning corporate recruiting associate position in 2019... Read more