Cornell Engineering Week on The Academic Minute
Monday
Nozomi Nishimura, associate professor of biomedical engineering, says it’s time to unravel menopause through science.
Tuesday
Chloe Arson, professor of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, digs down to explore how geothermal heat can help us.
Wednesday
Eve Donnelly, associate professor of materials science and engineering, looks into our bones for mysteries.
Thursday
Hunter Adams, assistant teaching professor of electrical and computer engineering, examines whether turning the Earth into a computer can help save it.
Friday
Paul Gölz, assistant professor of operations research and information engineering, looks to mathematics for help to divide up items fairly among family members.
Catch up with The Academic Minute from 3/2 - 3/6
Monday
Alexandra Nica - University of Iowa
Economics is Everywhere, Even in Art
Alexandra Nica is director of the undergraduate program and professor of instruction in the Department of Economics at the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business. She earned her MA and PhD from the University of Iowa and her BA from the University of Transylvania in Romania.
Tuesday
Rebecca Richards-Kortum - Rice University
New HPV Test Could Transform Cervical Cancer Screening
Rebecca Richards-Kortum is a biomedical engineer guided by the belief that all people deserve access to lifesaving technologies. She is known for improving access to lifesaving health technologies that address cancer, premature birth, sickle cell disease, and malaria. Technologies from her lab have been deployed to over 45 countries, providing a lifesaving impact to millions.
Wednesday
John Hatfield - University of Texas at Austin
Offering a Lower Cooperating Commission Makes It Harder to Sell Your Home
John Hatfield’s work in matching theory has facilitated the design of many real-world mechanisms, including FCC spectrum auctions, kidney paired donation, and the redesign of the U.S. Army’s branching mechanisms for assigning cadets. Hatfield also works at the intersection of the theory of industrial organization and the field of law and economics, which has advanced our understanding of anticompetitive practices in real estate agency and other markets.
Thursday
Emily Chung - University of Cambridge
Residential Proximity and Class Segregation in the Industrial Era
Emily is a PhD Candidate at the University of Cambridge, in the Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure. She holds a Bachelor’s of Architecture from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and a master’s in Economic and Social History from Cambridge. Her doctoral research studies residential segregation and urban reform in 19th century Manchester, using census microdata alongside cartographic and qualitative primary sources to reconstruct experiences of life in the industrial city. Her recent paper, published in The Historical Journal, explores questions of proximity and segregation in 1840s Manchester.
Friday
Amit Pathak - Washington University in St. Louis
Cells Mechanically Sense Beyond Their Surroundings
Amit Pathak is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science at Washington University in St. Louis. His research focuses on mechanobiology, exploring how cells sense and respond to mechanical properties of their environment, with applications in cancer metastasis, wound healing, and tissue engineering.
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