Cornell Applied and Engineering Physics

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Congratulations to Valla Fatemi and Jeff Moses for winning 2026 SPROUT awards! These awards support teams of investigators with demonstrated collaborative success, typically those working on projects with positive reviews but have not yet been awarded funding.

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Congratulations to one of our newest faculty members, Professor Kenji Yasuda, or receiving two important awards this year.
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Congratulations Himani Mishra ’27, a rising senior in engineering physics who has been named a 2026 Microscopy & Microanalysis Student Scholar by the Microanalysis Society. Mishra is a student of Professor David A. Muller.
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We are pleased to announce that Chris Xu, the IBM Professor of Engineering, has been reappointed to a two-year term as Director of the School of Applied and Engineering Physics, effective July 1, 2026. 
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David Muller has been elected to NAE and is being recognized for developing a new generation of electron detectors and reconstruction algorithms leading to the highest resolution electron microscope.. Kudos for achieving this prestigious honor. #NAEMember
https://t.co/XYePmX07vQ

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With cutting-edge research in quantum systems, professor @peterlmcmahon and PH.D. student Sridhar Prabhu are helping to build the future of computing.
https://t.co/n3KfPaoEhX

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Congratulations to AEP professor Greg Fuchs on being elected to receive this distinct honor.
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AEP professor @peterlmcmahon and his lab have developed a programmable optical chip that can merge photons to generate any color of light without redesigning the device, paving the way for advances in optical communication, computing, and quantum networks.
https://t.co/sycCoj851t

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How AEP researchers David Muller and the late Lena Kourkoutis developed a groundbreaking method to image intact bacterial cells and organelles up to 500-800 nanometers thick (a roughly fivefold improvement over current methods):
https://t.co/qPh84iDh4M

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Calling all @Cornell undergrads! The M.Eng. Expo is your chance to discover how you can accelerate your career right here, where you already thrive. Stop by Duffield Atrium next Wednesday to learn how you can shape your own path to a graduate degree. https://t.co/6bA4YEp4TY

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AEP Professor @peterlmcmahon discusses the benefits and challenges of developing computers powered by photons, rather than electrons. https://t.co/wjyJBdKr3E

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Research led by Cornell's Greg Fuchs mapped atomic vibrations in diamond and linked them with the behavior of the quantum system embedded within, an advance that will make quantum sensors significantly more precise than today’s detection tools. @argonne
https://t.co/mMvfwgWwEv

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Cornell engineers have discovered how to create super-strong high-entropy materials at lower temperatures. The team worked with @CornellAEP David Muller, who used electron microscopy to confirm the structure of the material.

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We are sad to report the passing of John Silcox, emeritus professor of AEP, on April 25 at age 88. https://t.co/CIrWfihY8c

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New spotlight on AEP senior honors student, Pranav Kakhandiki '24: "Taking classes and doing research at Cornell helped me see that there are many other fascinating fields within physics with heavily impactful research."
https://t.co/M0rK0m86U7

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Benjamin Ash, AEP sophomore, recently won a Goldwater Scholarship. Congratulations, Ben! Read more at https://t.co/2D5AUS1s8x

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Spotlight on Eleanor Richard, AEP '25, @OpticaWorldwide Optica Women Scholar for 2024!
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Congratulations to Eleanor Richard, AEP '25, who was just announced as the one of 20 @Optica Women Scholars for 2024!

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While at Bell Labs, M. Douglas McIlroy '53 participated in the genesis of the Unix operating system. His contributions were a radical change from the way programs were written in the 1950s and 1960s and are ubiquitous in computer programs today. https://t.co/CAzhoxwQCy

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Cornell Giving Day is here! Show your support for #CornellAEP!https://t.co/kQIAhUx4Lv.