PhD Advisors at Cornell University 康奈尔大学 US
Quick answer: Cornell University in the US has 2186 faculty profiles in phd-match’s database, of which 66 currently show active PhD hiring signals (as of 2026-10-19). phd-match covers 174 universities across the US, the UK, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Canada, and Singapore, not just one country.
Research-focused faculty at Cornell University, listed for PhD / Master's applicants. Find professors whose research matches your interests, and check hiring signals before you reach out.
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⭐ Currently Hiring PhD Students (66)
Professors at Cornell University with active hiring signals for PhD students — reach out if your research matches.
Adam J. Bogdanove
Professor, School of Integrative Plant Science, Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
⭐ PhD positions available in plant-pathogen interactions and genome editing. Postdoc opportunities in TAL effector biology and crop improvement.
Bacterial blight and bacterial leaf streak of rice
Transcription activator-like (TAL) effector proteins
Genome editing and custom gene regulation
Anna Y.Q. Ho
Richards Family Assistant Professor · College of Arts and Sciences
⭐ See here for opportunities to join my group!
Anna Ho's research uses telescopes located all over the world and in space to study the lives and deaths of stars and the physics of those phenomena and other energetic cosmic events. She uses wide-field surveys along with targeted observations from gamma-ray to radio wavelengths…
Beatriz Willink
Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
⭐ I am interested in advising graduate students who are enthusiastic about working with damselflies, have research experience, and aim to integrate evolution, development, phylogenetics, and genomics, or subset of these fields in their future research. For 2025, I'm looking to recruit a graduate stude…
I'm an evolutionary biologist interested in understanding the causes, mechanisms, and emerging patterns in the evolution of discrete phenotypic polymorphisms in insects. Phenotypic polymorphisms are a remarkable, yet common form of diversity, wherein extensive phenotypic differen…
Bharath Hariharan
Associate Professor of Computer Science · Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science
⭐ Note to prospective PhD students: Admissions at Cornell are done through a committee. If you are interested in working with me, please directly apply through the application website and mention my name
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Vision
Caitie Barrett
Professor · College of Arts and Sciences
⭐ She welcomes applications from prospective graduate students in Classics, Archaeology, Anthropology, and Near Eastern Studies.
Mediterranean archaeology, Greek and Roman archaeology, Egyptian archaeology, Egypt under Ptolemaic and Roman rule, archaeology of religion and ritual, household archaeology, domestic archaeology, dwelling, household religion, connectivity, cross-cultural interactions, Hellenisti…
Corrie Moreau
Senior Associate Dean, Moser Endowed Professor of Arthropod Biosystematics and Biodiversity, Professor, Department of Entomology, Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Director and Head Curator of the Cornell University Insect Collection · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
⭐ Graduate students interested in joining the Moreau Lab are encouraged to contact me and apply to the Department of Entomology or the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at Cornell University. Postdoctoral researchers interested in joining the Moreau Lab are encouraged to contact me to discu…
As an organismal evolutionary biologist, who focuses on social insects and their gut-associated microbes, Dr. Moreau is interested in the role of diversification, biogeography, and symbiosis in shaping macroevolutionary processes to better understand broad-scale evolutionary patt…
David Mimno
Professor of Information Science · Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science
⭐ I supervise PhD students in Information Science and Computer Science.
Data Science, Human Centered Natural Language Processing, Human-AI interaction, Digital Humanities, Cultural Analytics, Computational Social Sciences, Natural Language Processing
Erik Enbody
Susan E. Lynch Assistant Professor · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
⭐ The Enbody lab is recruiting PhD students and postdocs. Interested applicants should contact Erik directly with a CV and statement of interest.
Biodiversity Genomics, Empirical Population Genomics, Bioinformatics, Evolutionary Biology, Conservation Genomics, Behavioral Ecology
Jonny Robert Lawrence
Assistant Professor · College of Arts and Sciences
⭐ I am keen to hear from prospective graduate students working in the fields of pre-modern Arabic literature, Islamic studies (primarily pre-modern) and medieval and early-modern Islamic history.
Arabic literature, Islamic studies, gender, Islamic history
Karthik Sridharan
Associate Professor of Computer Science · Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science
⭐ Want to join us, check out Machine Learning at Cornell.
His primary area of research is theoretical machine learning, with interests in statistical learning theory, online learning, optimization, empirical process theory, concentration inequalities, and game theory.
Kathie Therese Hodge
Associate Professor, School of Integrative Plant Science, Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
⭐ PhD positions available in fungal systematics and ecology. Contact kth5@cornell.edu for details.
Fungal systematics, evolution and biodiversity
Fungal pathogens of plants and insects
Fungal ecology
Kenneth Paul Birman
N. Rama Rao Professor of Computer Science · College of Arts and Sciences
⭐ Fall 2025 will be my last semester teaching, and while I plan to run my group until all the current PhD and MS students wrap up, I am no longer recruiting new students.
Cascade, Vortex, Derecho, Derecho Secure Audit Log / BlockChain, IoT applications (smart power grid, healthcare, industrial settings)
Kerik D. Cox
Professor, School of Integrative Plant Science, Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, Cornell AgriTech · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
⭐ PhD and postdoctoral opportunities are available in the Cox lab for candidates interested in fungal genomics, fungicide resistance, and fruit disease management. Contact Dr. Cox directly for inquiries.
Fruit pathology
Antimicrobial resistance and disease forecasting
Biological control and germicidal light
Lillian Lee
Charles Roy Davis Professor of Computer Science · Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science
⭐ See current possibilities for prospective students, postdocs, and interns.
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Human Interaction, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing
Lori Huberman
Finance Assistant · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
⭐ The Huberman lab is currently recruiting graduate students and postdoctoral researchers interested in fungal genetics and plant-microbe interactions. Interested applicants should email a CV and statement of interest to l.huberman@cornell.edu.
How fungi interact with the environment
Nutrient sensing in filamentous fungi
High-throughput functional genomics
Nils Deppe
Assistant Professor · College of Arts and Sciences
⭐ Graduate students: Please apply to either the Cornell Physics or Astronomy Ph.D. program, whichever is a better fit for you. I have no control over the admissions process so please do not email me directly.
Undergraduate students: I am not accepting any undergraduate students at this time.
My group studies extreme matter and gravity by solving Einstein's equations of general relativity using massively parallel computer simulations, a field called "numerical relativity." We simulate mergers of binary black holes, neutron stars, and black hole-neutron stars within th…
Ping Wang
Professor, Department of Entomology, Cornell AgriTech · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
⭐ For graduate study and postdoctoral research opportunities, please contact Ping Wang at pingwang [at] cornell.edu (pingwang[at]cornell[dot]edu). We also have summer research opportunities for undergraduate students. For information and application, please contact Ping Wang pingwang [at] cornell.edu …
My research is centered on the understanding of biochemical and molecular basis of insect midgut physiology and interactions of the midgut with insecticidal toxins. Our research objectives are multifaceted, aiming at the understanding of important physiological and defensive mech…
Preston Culbertson
Assistant Professor of Computer Science · Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science
⭐ I'm looking for motivated PhD students to join my lab! Please see the note for more information.
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Robotics
Qi Wang
Joan K. and Irwin M. Jacobs Professor · College of Arts and Sciences
⭐ PhD and MA applicants: I do not have funding to recruit a PhD student in Fall 2026, based on our departmental quota. I plan to recruit two MA students. Please refer to recent publications from my lab. If our research interests overlap, feel free to express your preference to work with me in your app…
My research interests are at the intersection of cognitive and social development. Integrating developmental, cognitive, and sociocultural perspectives, my research examines the mechanisms underlying the development of a variety of cognitive and social-cognitive skills, including…
Ruth Lawlor
Assistant Professor · College of Arts and Sciences
⭐ I am interested in hearing from prospective graduate students wishing to conduct research on topics in U.S. military history, geopolitics, and/ or the global Second World War.
U.S. foreign relations, diplomatic, military and global history, sexual violence and the U.S. military justice system in World War II, global history of World War II, U.S. military in Alaska
Sarah Pethybridge
Associate Professor, School of Integrative Plant Science, Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, Cornell AgriTech · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
⭐ PhD and postdoc opportunities available in plant disease epidemiology and management. Contact Dr. Pethybridge for details.
Diseases of vegetables
Sclerotinia
Epidemiology and fungicide resistance
Shaila Musharoff
Assistant Professor, Computational Biology · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
⭐ We are recruiting motivated PhD students and postdocs. Please email with CV and research interests.
Dr. Shaila Musharoff is a statistical and population geneticist studying human disease architecture. Shaila uses population genetic approaches to assess how demographic and cultural factors, such as admixture and assortative mating, affect patterns of genetic and phenotypic varia…
Sorin Lerner
Victoria A Perez, MD · Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science
⭐ I am always looking for great PhD students and post-docs!
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning
Steven Jackson
Professor · College of Arts and Sciences
⭐ If you're a prospective doctoral student or post-doctoral scholar working in related areas, feel free to email me with a description of your work and interests (but please note that I am extremely limited in my ability to take on additional students at this time). I work with and advise doctoral stu…
sustainability; scientific collaboration; technology ethics, law and policy; global change and inequality; infrastructure; governance; collaboration; time; breakdown, maintenance and repair
Teresa E. Pawlowska
Professor, School of Integrative Plant Science, Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
⭐ PhD positions available in plant-microbe interactions and symbiosis evolution. Contact Dr. Pawlowska for details.
Evolutionary and population genomics
Innate immunity in fungi and fungal-bacterial interactions
Arbuscular mycorrhizae
Tingan Li
Assistant Professor · Cornell Engineering
⭐ Tingan Li is recruiting a fully funded PhD student to work on the experimental exploration of subglacial hydrologic channelization and till evolution under overburden stress. The project will involve designing and conducting flume experiments, developing numerical models, and potentially carrying ou…
Tingan Li studies how physical processes shape Earth's surface from mountains to rivers, using a combination of mechanistic models, flume experiments, and field observations. Current research includes sediment production and morphology of hillslopes, morphodyanmcis of bedrock and…
Tolunay Beker Aydemir
Assistant Professor · College of Human Ecology
⭐ Graduate Students: 2024 - 2025 Available
Undergraduate Students: 2024 - 2025 Available
Our overall research interests center on how transporter-mediated zinc and manganese mobilization function to regulate diverse cellular processes in health and disease. Research Focus: The Aydemir Lab investigates how essential micronutrients—particularly zinc and manganese—regul…
Verity Platt
Professor · College of Arts and Sciences
⭐ I welcome applications from graduate students in Classics, History of Art, and Archaeology working in all areas of ancient visual culture and its receptions, as well as at the intersection of visual, material, and literary studies. You can apply to work with me on a PhD through the departments of Cl…
The history and historiography of Greek and Roman art; text and object/word and image; Roman wall-painting; seal-stones/glyptics; art and religion; Hellenistic and Imperial Greek literature; Pliny the Elder; cast collections; classics and media studies; environmental humanities; …
Alexis Earl
Assistant Professor of Computational Biology · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
⭐ We are currently recruiting PhD students and postdocs. Interested candidates should email a CV and statement of interest to alexis.earl@cornell.edu.
Computational biology, genomics, population genetics, systems biology, modeling
Amanda D. Rodewald
Garvin Professor and Senior Director of the Center for Avian Population Studies, Cornell Lab of Ornithology · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
⭐ PhD students and postdocs are welcome to contact Dr. Rodewald regarding opportunities in conservation social science, bird ecology, and sustainable agriculture.
Conservation social science, bird ecology, climate change adaptation, sustainable agriculture, ecosystem services, environmental policy
Andrew G. Clark
Assistant Professor of Black Studies · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
⭐ We are currently recruiting PhD students and postdoctoral researchers interested in population genomics and evolutionary biology. Please contact Dr. Clark directly with CV and statement of interest.
Population genetics, molecular evolution, comparative genomics, statistical methods for detecting natural selection, human evolutionary genetics, Drosophila genetics
Andrew G. Clark
Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Population Genetics · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
⭐ The Clark lab is currently recruiting Ph.D. students and postdoctoral researchers with interests in population genomics, comparative genomics, and evolutionary genetics. Interested candidates should contact Prof. Clark directly with a CV and statement of research interests.
Population genetics, molecular evolution, comparative genomics, and the genetic basis of complex traits.
Andrew William Grimson
Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
⭐ Graduate student and postdoctoral positions are available in the Grimson lab. Interested candidates should contact Dr. Grimson directly with CV and statement of research interests.
microRNA biology, post-transcriptional gene regulation, comparative genomics, evolution of gene regulatory networks
Anthony Koleske
Professor of Pharmacology and of Neuroscience · Weill Cornell Medicine
⭐ PhD positions available. Interested candidates should contact Dr. Koleske directly.
Neurodevelopment, synapse formation and stability, cytoskeletal regulation, integrin signaling, Abl tyrosine kinases, cancer metastasis
April Wei
Assistant Professor · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
⭐ We are currently recruiting PhD students and postdocs with interests in computational biology, population genetics, and genomics. Please email with your CV and research interests.
Population genetics, computational genomics, evolutionary biology, and the development of statistical methods for analyzing large-scale genomic data.
Cliff Kraft
Professor · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
⭐ PhD positions available in aquatic ecology and fisheries management. Contact clk2@cornell.edu with CV and statement of interest.
Aquatic ecology and management, fisheries science, conservation biology, ecosystem-based management, Oneida Lake long-term research, Adirondack lakes, salmonid ecology, invasive species impacts, socio-ecological systems
Daniel Anstett
Assistant Professor · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
⭐ The Anstett lab is recruiting PhD students and postdocs interested in evolutionary genomics and chemical ecology. Contact daniel.anstett@cornell.edu for opportunities.
Evolutionary ecology and genetics of plant-insect interactions; chemical ecology; plant defense and herbivore counter-adaptations; genomics of rapid adaptation; biodiversity and conservation
Daniel Joseph Decker
Professor · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
⭐ PhD positions available in human dimensions of wildlife management and conservation social science. Interested applicants should contact Dr. Decker directly with CV and statement of interest.
Human dimensions of natural resources management; wildlife conservation and management; stakeholder engagement; conservation policy; application of social science to natural resources management
Dr. Christopher Sullivan
Associate Professor · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
⭐ Ph.D. and M.S. students are sought for projects on fisheries ecology and ecosystem modeling. Interested applicants should email a CV and statement of interest.
Aquatic ecology, fisheries management, ecosystem modeling, quantitative ecology
Evan G. Cooch
Professor · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
⭐ PhD positions available in quantitative ecology and wildlife management. Contact Dr. Cooch directly for opportunities.
Population ecology, quantitative ecology, wildlife management, statistical modeling, capture-recapture methods, Bayesian inference, waterfowl ecology and management, adaptive resource management.
Franklin Pugh
Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
⭐ Graduate student and postdoctoral positions are available. Interested applicants should email Dr. Pugh directly with a CV and statement of research interests.
Mechanisms of transcriptional regulation and chromatin structure in yeast and mammalian cells; genome-wide mapping of transcription factor binding and nucleosome positions; roles of transcription factors and chromatin remodelers in gene expression.
Gaurav Moghe
Assistant Professor · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
⭐ The Moghe lab is currently recruiting PhD students and postdocs. Interested candidates should email Dr. Moghe directly with their CV and research interests.
Plant metabolism, evolutionary genomics, systems biology, specialized metabolites, gene regulation
J. Andrew Royle
Senior Scientist · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
⭐ Opportunities for PhD students and postdocs are available through the USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center and Cornell University. Interested applicants should contact Dr. Royle directly.
Statistical ecology, wildlife population modeling, hierarchical Bayesian models, occupancy modeling, spatial capture-recapture, animal movement, ecological monitoring, conservation biology
Jeongmin Song
Associate Professor of Microbiology & Immunology · College of Veterinary Medicine
⭐ Opportunities:
We are always interested in recruiting talented and passionate members to the dynamic and collegial group. Please apply!
Please contact PI, Jeongmin Song (js2957 at cornell.edu) with your CV, if you are interested. We especially encourage women and other minority scholars to apply!
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Research Interests and Our Expertise:
- Glycoconjugates in the Host-Microbe Interactions;
- Bacterial AB toxins;
- Salmonella Host Adaptation, Virulence & Persistence;
- Antimicrobial Resistance;
- Vaccines & Monoclonal antibodies
Overview & Background:
The unifying themes of ou…
Jessica Williams
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology · Weill Cornell Medicine
⭐ The Williams laboratory is currently seeking motivated PhD students and postdoctoral fellows interested in neuropharmacology and brain tumor research. Interested candidates should email their CV and a brief statement of research interests to Dr. Williams at jew4001@med.cornell.edu.
Neuropharmacology and Neuronal Signaling, Neuro-oncology, Molecular Pharmacology
John T. Lis
Barbara McClintock Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
⭐ Graduate student and postdoctoral positions available. Interested candidates should contact Prof. Lis directly with CV and statement of research interests.
Transcriptional regulation; chromatin structure and function; heat shock and stress responses; RNA polymerase pausing and elongation control; high-resolution genomic approaches
Kimberly O'Brien
Professor of Human Nutrition · College of Human Ecology
⭐ Accepting graduate students for 2024-2025
Calcium Metabolism and Bone Health; Maternal and Neonatal Anemia, Control of Maternal/Fetal Nutrient; Partitioning and Placental Mineral Transport; Vitamin D Kinetics during Pregnancy, Erythroferrone concentrations in maternal-neonatal dyads, Genetic control of iron absorption
Lars G. Rudstam
Professor · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
⭐ PhD positions available in aquatic ecology and fisheries management. Contact for details.
Aquatic ecology, fisheries management, limnology, ecosystem modeling, invasive species, Oneida Lake research
Ling-Wei Kong
Assistant Professor · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
⭐ I am currently recruiting PhD students and postdocs. Interested candidates should email me with their CV and a brief statement of research interests.
Computational biology, machine learning, genomics, statistical modeling, population genetics, and applications to human disease and evolution.
Marc F. Fuchs
Professor · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
⭐ PhD and postdoc positions available in grapevine virology and virus-vector interactions. Interested candidates should contact Dr. Fuchs directly with CV and research interests.
Grapevine virology, virus-vector interactions, epidemiology and management of plant virus diseases, molecular characterization of emerging plant viruses.
Marianne E. Krasny
Professor · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
⭐ The Civic Ecology Lab regularly seeks motivated PhD students interested in environmental education, social-ecological systems, and community-based conservation. Interested applicants should contact Dr. Krasny directly with a CV and statement of interest.
Environmental education, civic ecology, social-ecological systems, community-based natural resource management, urban environmental stewardship, resilience and adaptive governance
Matthew Hare
Professor · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
⭐ PhD positions available in aquatic conservation genomics and environmental DNA applications. Contact Dr. Hare for details.
Population, conservation and evolutionary genetics and genomics of aquatic organisms; ecological and evolutionary implications of fisheries management; genetic and genomic resource development for aquatic species; environmental DNA and its application to biodiversity monitoring a…
Nina Overgaard Therkildsen
Associate Professor · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
⭐ We are currently seeking motivated PhD students and postdocs to join our research group. Interested candidates should contact Dr. Therkildsen directly with a CV and statement of research interests.
My research focuses on the genetic and evolutionary processes that shape biodiversity in wild populations, particularly in marine and aquatic ecosystems. I use genomic tools to study how species adapt to environmental change, and how this knowledge can inform conservation and man…
Oliver Clarke
Assistant Professor of Physiology and Biophysics · Weill Cornell Medicine
⭐ PhD positions available – interested applicants should email CV and statement of interest to olc2002@med.cornell.edu
Structural and functional studies of membrane proteins involved in cellular signaling and transport; single-molecule biophysics; cryo-electron microscopy and X-ray crystallography.
Olivier Berton
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology · Weill Cornell Medicine
⭐ Currently accepting PhD students and postdoctoral fellows. Interested candidates should email a CV and statement of interest to olb2011@med.cornell.edu.
Neurobiology of social behaviors; molecular and neural mechanisms underlying stress responses and social hierarchy; role of neuropeptides and neuromodulators in social decision-making; preclinical models of psychiatric disorders.
Paige Cunningham
Assistant Professor · College of Human Ecology
⭐ Graduate Students: Not available
Paige Cunningham is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Nutritional Sciences at Cornell University's College of Human Ecology. Her research focuses on weight management and eating behaviors, including investigating how dietary practices like water intake during meals affect…
Paul D. Curtis
Professor of Wildlife Science · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
⭐ PhD and MS opportunities available for students interested in wildlife damage management, human-wildlife conflict, and applied wildlife ecology. Contact Dr. Curtis directly for current openings.
Wildlife damage management, human-wildlife conflict resolution, vertebrate pest management, wildlife fertility control, wildlife disease ecology, behavioral ecology of wildlife in human-dominated landscapes
Philipp W. Messer
Professor · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
⭐ The Messer lab is currently seeking motivated PhD students and postdoctoral researchers interested in population genetics, evolutionary genomics, and gene drive systems. Interested candidates should contact Philipp directly via email with their CV and a brief statement of research interests.
Population genetics, evolutionary genomics, gene drive systems, computational biology, molecular evolution, and bioinformatics.
Reem Hajjar
Assistant Professor · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
⭐ I am recruiting PhD students interested in social-ecological systems, forest governance, and environmental justice. Prospective students should contact me with a CV and statement of research interests.
Social-ecological systems, forest governance, community-based natural resource management, political ecology, environmental justice, sustainable livelihoods, tenure and property rights, participatory research methods
Shibani Ghosh
Associate Professor · Cornell University
⭐ Graduate Students: Not available
global nutrition (maternal and infant), food systems, nutritional and environmental determinants, public health interventions and policy
Steve Grodsky
Assistant Professor · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
⭐ Dr. Grodsky is recruiting Ph.D. students interested in renewable energy–wildlife interactions, herpetofaunal ecology, and road ecology. Interested applicants should contact him directly with a CV and statement of interest.
Wildlife ecology and conservation; renewable energy–wildlife interactions; behavioral, physiological, and population ecology of amphibians and reptiles; road ecology; quantitative ecology and evidence-based conservation
Steven Manaoakamai Johnson
Assistant Professor · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
⭐ I am currently recruiting PhD students interested in social-ecological systems, fisheries management, and Indigenous knowledge. Prospective students should contact me directly with a CV and statement of interest.
Coupled human-natural systems; fisheries management; Indigenous knowledge; social-ecological networks; computational social science
Timothy J. Fahey
Liberty Hyde Bailey Professor of Natural Resources · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
⭐ Currently accepting Ph.D. students. Interested applicants should contact Dr. Fahey directly via email with a CV and statement of research interests.
Forest ecosystem ecology, biogeochemistry, soil carbon and nutrient cycling, global change ecology, watershed biogeochemistry, temperate and tropical forest ecosystems
Virginia Moore
Assistant Professor, School of Integrative Plant Science, Plant Breeding and Genetics Section · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
⭐ My lab often hires undergraduate students to assist with fieldwork over the summer; please contact me by email if you are interested in ways to engage with my research group.
Breeding for sustainable cropping systems
Cover crops, intercropping, polycultures, organic farming systems
Legumes, forages, alfalfa, hemp
Wojtek Pawlowski
Professor · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
⭐ PhD positions available in the Pawlowski lab. Interested candidates should contact Prof. Pawlowski directly with CV and statement of research interests.
Meiotic recombination mechanisms, chromosome dynamics, plant reproductive biology, and genome evolution
Yarden Golan Maor
Assistant Professor · College of Human Ecology
⭐ Please reach out if you are interested in human milk research opportunities.
human milk production and composition, and their association with infant growth and health outcomes
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A Dam Seok
Teaching Associate · College of Arts and Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Aaron Benanav
Assistant Professor, Global Development Section · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Automation, artificial intelligence, and the future of work; Unemployment, underemployment, and informality; Histories of social and economic development
Aaron Sachs
Professor · College of Arts and Sciences
American cultural, Intellectual and environmental history
Aaron Sexton
Assistant Professor, School of Integrative Plant Science, Horticulture Section · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Urban ecosystems
Biodiversity patterns and processes
Human-nature relationships
Aaron Wagner
Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering · Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science
Theory of Computing
Abe Davis
Assistant Professor of Computer Science · Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science
Graphics, Human Interaction, Vision
Abigail Crites
Assistant Professor & Fred Young Faculty Fellow · College of Arts and Sciences
Observational cosmology, astronomical instrumentation, [CII] intensity mapping, epoch of reionization, cosmic microwave background.
Adam Anderson
Professor · College of Arts and Sciences
I am interested in the role of the emotions in all human faculties, from shaping the very first stages of perception to rendering judgments on what is moral. Considering both psychological and neural levels of analysis, a guiding principle in my work is understanding the function…
Adam Clark Arcadi
Associate Professor · College of Arts and Sciences
Chimpanzee social behavior, Primate behavioral ecology and conservation, Human evolution
Adam Dearing
Assistant Professor · College of Arts and Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Adam Harris
Assistant Professor · College of Arts and Sciences
Industrial organization
Transportation economics
Economics of artificial intelligence
Adam J. Hoffman
Assistant Professor · College of Arts and Sciences
In my research, I investigate three primary questions as they pertain to adolescent development. How do social identities develop and change over time? Adolescence is considered to be a time of great change and development of social identities in the lives of adolescence. This li…
Adam Seth Levine
Associate Professor · College of Arts and Sciences
He studies how and when ordinary people participate in public life. A vibrant democracy involves people being active in the public square — advocating for their concerns, working together to understand and solve problems, and so on. Yet that often does not happen.
Why not? What …
Adam T. Smith
Henry Scarborough Professor of Social Science · College of Arts and Sciences
The central preoccupation of my research and writing is the role that the material world plays in our political lives. Our social worlds, from the ancient past to the modern present, are forged upon a dense thicket of objects, from the spaces and places we move through to the ple…
Aditya Vashistha
Assistant Professor · Cornell University
AI Auditing + Accountability, Human Centered Natural Language Processing, Human-AI interaction, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Human Interaction, Accessibility
Adrian Lewis
Professor of Operations Research and Information Engineering · Cornell University
Variational analysis and nonsmooth optimization
Adrian Sampson
Associate Professor of Computer Science · Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science
Architecture, Programming Languages
Adriana Reyes
Dawn Taylor | Biomedical Engineering | Case Western Reserve University · Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy
Adriana Reyes’ research focus is on family demography and health disparities across the life course. Her work aims to understand how family ties provide social capital to help individuals navigate the life course, and how these family ties perpetuate inequalities across race and …
Adrienne H.K. Roeder
James A Perkins Professor · College of Arts and Sciences
Plant cell biology
Agnel Sfeir
Professor · Weill Cornell Medicine
The Sfeir lab studies how cells coordinate various DNA repair pathways and quality control mechanisms to ensure the stability of nuclear and mitochondrial genomes. DNA is inherently unstable, yet genomes are remarkably stable. Sophisticated DNA damage surveillance and repair path…
Ahmed El Alaoui
Assistant Professor of Statistics and Data Science · Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science
High-dimensional Statistics, Machine Learning, Stochastic Processes, Theory of Computing
Ahren Sadoff
Professor · College of Arts and Sciences
Got it, let's tackle this. First, start with his position: he's a Professor at Cornell University, right? Wait, the DB says Professor, Cornell. Then his education: B.S. in Physics from MIT 1958, Ph.D. in Physics from Cornell 1964. Then research interests: particle physics, specif…
Alan Hanash
Assistant Professor · Weill Cornell Medicine
We are interested in learning fundamental principles that underly interactions between the immune system and tissues. We are particularly interested in understanding how the immune system can physiologically shape the function of tissue stem cells and how the immune system can pa…
Alan Mathios
Professor · College of Arts and Sciences
A major focus of his research is on the effect of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory policies on consumer and firm behavior. His research has focused on the impact of the regulation of health claims in food advertising and direct to consumer advertising of pharmaceutic…
Alan Taylor
Professor, School of Integrative Plant Science, Horticulture Section, Cornell AgriTech · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Seed science and technology
Seed quality
Coatings, treatments and biostimulants
Aleda Roth
Distinguished Professor, Supply Chain Management · Clemson University, College of Business and Behavioral Science
manufacturing and service operations strategy; how businesses can best deploy their operations, global supply chains, and technology strategies for an effective triple bottom line: competitive advantage, sustainability and public well-being; business performance and policy impact…
Aleksandr Golovnev
Associate Professor of Computer Science · Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science
computational complexity, algorithms, pseudorandomness, learning theory, and cryptography
Alessandra Pernis
Professor · Weill Cornell Medicine
The Pernis lab studies the cellular and molecular mechanisms that become dysregulated in autoimmunity.
Alex Betts
Assistant Professor · College of Arts and Sciences
Research Area: Arithmetic Geometry, especially arithmetic fundamental groups and Chabauty—Kim theory
Alex Carter
Senior Director of Insights and Advisory · Cornell Institute for Healthy Futures
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Alex Gilvarry
Associate Professor of the Practice · College of Arts and Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Alex Hanson
Professor of Economics · College of Arts and Sciences
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics, Applied Economics, and Policy Analysis
Alex Kamphorst
Career Development Associate · College of Arts and Sciences
Got it, let's tackle this. First, start with their position: Alex Kamphorst is a Career Development Associate at Cornell University's College of Arts and Sciences. Then, their work: they support undergraduate and recent liberal arts graduates in defining and pursuing their career…
Alex Kentsis
Professor · Weill Cornell Medicine
Our studies in cancer biology and pediatric oncology are focused on cellular plasticity, a phenomenon that relates both to the fundamental mechanisms of cancer pathogenesis and to the development of improved rational therapies. Detailed information about our research is available…
Alex M. Susskind
Professor, Food & Beverage Management, Senior Director of Programs, Nolan School Director of the Food and Beverage Institute · Cornell Institute for Healthy Futures
Alex M. Susskind is a Professor of Food and Beverage Management at Cornell University’s Nolan School of Hotel Administration, where he also serves as Senior Director of Programs and Director of the Food and Beverage Institute. His research focuses on hospitality management topics…
Alex Nading
Associate Professor · College of Arts and Sciences
I am a medical and environmental anthropologist. My research, mostly focused on Nicaragua, has examined transnational campaigns against dengue fever, bacterial disease, and chronic kidney disease, as well as grassroots movements to address these issues. In all my work, I use ethn…
Alex Townsend
Associate Professor, Stephen H. Weiss Junior Fellow · College of Arts and Sciences
Numerical analysis, scientific computing, and deep learning
Alexa Sadie Maille
Director, New York State 4-H; Extension Associate · College of Human Ecology
Alexa Sadie Maille is the Director of New York State 4-H and an Extension Associate at Cornell University, affiliated with the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research and Cornell Cooperative Extension. Her work is centered on leading the statewide 4-H youth development p…
Alexander G. Kuo
Assistant Professor · College of Arts and Sciences
comparative political economy, Western European politics, business and labor history, and political behavior
Alexander G. Ophir
Professor · College of Arts and Sciences
A central goal of my research is to understand the proximate control of social behavior and the ultimate consequences of these behaviors. Research in my lab utilizes classic field and laboratory techniques in combination with modern molecular tools to examine the roles of specifi…
Alexander Galkin
Associate Professor · Weill Cornell Medicine
Alexander Galkin, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in Neuroscience at the Brain and Mind Research Institute of Weill Cornell Medicine. His research focuses on mitochondrial bioenergetics, particularly in the context of brain ischemia and reperfusion injury.
Alexander Gitlin
Assistant Member · Sloan Kettering Institute
The Gitlin Lab studies the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying inflammatory cell signaling in health and disease. Innate immune cells are tasked with integrating diverse molecular signals from both host and pathogen to produce appropriately commensurate inflammatory resp…
Alexander Hayes
Jennifer and Albert Sohn Professor, Director, Cornell Center for Astrophysics and Planetary Science, Director of the Spacecraft Planetary Image Facility · College of Arts and Sciences
Hayes uses spacecraft-based remote sensing to study the properties of planetary surfaces, their interactions with the interior, and if present, atmosphere.Recently, he has focused on studying the coupling of surface, subsurface, and atmospheric processes on Titan, Mars, and Comet…
Alexander Livingston
Associate Professor · College of Arts and Sciences
American and African-American Political Thought, Democratic Theory, Civil Disobedience, Social Movements, Religion and Politics
Alexander Rudensky
Professor/Chair · Weill Cornell Medicine
The Rudensky lab is focused on understanding the molecular mechanisms governing the differentiation and function of CD4 T lymphocytes and their role in immunity and tolerance. The overall goals of the Rudensky laboratory research are to understand the basic mechanisms of immunore…
Alexander S Flecker
Professor · College of Arts and Sciences
Food webs, tropical stream ecosystems, ecosystem engineers, ecological stoichiometry, ecosystem subsidies, eco-evolutionary interactions, fishes, biogeochemistry, biodiversity and ecosystem function
Alexander Vladimirsky
Professor of Mathematics · College of Arts and Sciences
Numerical methods, dynamical systems, nonlinear PDEs, control theory
Alexandra Blackman
Assistant Professor · College of Arts and Sciences
Relationship between political regimes and religious institutions
Role of religious identities in the political sphere
Politics of the Middle East including:
gender
political party development
the evolution of authoritarian institutions
the role of foreign and transnational force…
Alexandra Kleeman
Associate Professor · College of Arts and Sciences
Creative Writing, Literary Theory, Ecological Writing, Experimental Poetics, Speculative Fiction
Alexandra Silva
Professor of Computer Science · Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science
Programming Languages, Security, Software Engineering, Theory of Computing
Alexandra Werth
Assistant Professor · College of Arts and Sciences
Alexandra Werth is an Assistant Professor at Cornell University, affiliated with the Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering and the Center for Interdisciplinary Education Research. Her research focuses on engineering education, where she investigates learning and teaching practi…
Alexandros Pertsinidis
Professor · Weill Cornell Medicine
Single-molecule imaging, Molecular and Structural Biophysics
Alexei Aravin
Professor, Molecular Biology and Genetics · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Non-coding RNA, chromatin, genome defense and jumping genes
Alexei Tchistyi
Professor · SC Johnson College of Business
Real Estate, Finance, Applied Economics
Alexios Mantzarlis
Director of the Security, Trust, and Safety Initiative (SETS) · Cornell Tech
Alexios Mantzarlis is the inaugural director of the Security, Trust, and Safety Initiative (SETS) at Cornell Tech, part of Cornell University, a role he assumed in May 2024. His work focuses on mitigating and preventing digital harm through graduate education, research, and commu…
Alicia Latham
Assistant Professor · Weill Cornell Medicine
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Alisha Gaines
Extension Associate · College of Human Ecology
Alisha Gaines is an Extension Associate at Cornell University, affiliated with the Division of Nutritional Sciences within the College of Human Ecology. Her research focuses on food insecurity, particularly among college students, and she has contributed to initiatives such as th…
Alison G Power
Professor · College of Arts and Sciences
Agroecology, disease ecology, plant-insect interactions, plant viruses, insect vectors, international agriculture, ecosystem services, food security
Alissa Burns-Medero
Program Assistant · College of Human Ecology
Alissa Burns-Medero is a Program Assistant at the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research, affiliated with Cornell University's College of Human Ecology and Cornell Cooperative Extension in New York City. Based in Ithaca, NY, her work supports the center's translational …
Allen Knutson
Professor of Mathematics · Cornell University
Algebraic geometry and algebraic combinatorics
Allen R. Carlson
Associate Professor · College of Arts and Sciences
International Relations, Chinese Foreign Policy, Asian Security
Allison Koenecke
Assistant Professor of Information Science · Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science
Computational social science, algorithmic fairness, causal inference, public health
Alvin Mushlin
Professor · Weill Cornell Medicine
outcomes and comparative effectiveness research, diagnostic tests and procedures, efficacy and cost-effectiveness of interventions, quality of medical care, evidence-based medicine, decision analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis
Aman Banerji
Ph.D. Candidate · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
'Global' cities & land markets
Amanda Agan
Associate Professor · College of Arts and Sciences
Amanda Agan’s research lies at the intersections of economics, law, and public policy with a focus on the economics of crime and labor market discrimination. Her work tries studies the consequences and determinants of criminal legal involvement and how various policies can change…
Amanda Purington Drake
Director, ACT for Youth · College of Human Ecology
Amanda Purington Drake is the Director of ACT for Youth at Cornell University. Her professional profile focuses on youth development and related initiatives within the university context.
Amanda Weiss
Assistant Professor · College of Arts and Sciences
She studies the conditions under which we can make valid inferences about causal effects, in both observational and experimental settings. Her work focuses on difference-in-differences, survey experimental methodology, and research ethics. Substantively, she is interested in Amer…
Ambre Dromgoole
Assistant Professor · College of Arts and Sciences
music, religion, race, gender, performance, popular culture
Amelia Moore
Associate Professor · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences
Environmental justice for coastal and island communities; ethical research methods for transdisciplinary research in service of marginalized populations; accountable transformation of STEM education, research, and institutions; intersectional ecologies; environmental anthropology…
Amiel Bize
Assistant Professor · College of Arts and Sciences
Economic Anthropology, Science and Technology Studies, Value, Capitalism, Margins, Risk and Insurance
Amilcar Velez
Provost New Faculty Fellow · College of Arts and Sciences
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Amira Abdel-Rahman
Assistant Professor (July 2026) · Cornell Engineering
Architectural technology, Structures in architecture, Sustainability, Computational design, Material programming, Metamaterial, Programmable matter, Robotics, Swarm robotics
Amy Kuceyeski
Professor · Weill Cornell Medicine
The Computational Connectomics (CoCo) Laboratory focuses on using quantitative methods applied to MRI-based measures of brain anatomy and physiology to understand the mysteries of the human brain, including in health and disease/disorder.
Current Projects:
- Brain-behavior mappi…
Amy R. Krosch
Assistant Professor · College of Arts and Sciences
My research examines the social and economic factors that amplify discrimination, and the basic social cognitive and perceptual process through which our goals and motivations influence our behavior toward others. I take a multilevel approach to research, integrating ideas and m…
Ana Howie
Assistant Professor · College of Arts and Sciences
visual and material cultures of early modern Europe, particularly Italy and the Low Countries, cultures of dressing, European imperialism, colonialism, and cosmopolitanism, artisanal practices of making, object materialities, global networks of artistic exchange, and early modern…
Ananda Cohen-Aponte
Associate Professor · College of Arts and Sciences
visual culture of pre-Hispanic and colonial Latin America, racial formation, cross-cultural exchange, historicity, coloniality, contemporary Latinx art, Andean visual and material culture, anti-colonial uprisings, Indigenous and Afrodescendant resistance, art history, migration, …
Anant Menon
Professor · Weill Cornell Medicine
We study how lipids are trafficked inside cells, across and between membrane bilayers. This is a basic problem in molecular cell biology, important for understanding the biogenesis of cell membranes and the homeostatic control of their lipid content, as well as protein glycosylat…
Anders Ryd
Miriam Novotny | Weatherhead School at Case Western Reserve University · College of Arts and Sciences
My research focuses on exploring the energy frontier in high energy physics using the CMS detector at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. Since the start of data taking in 2010 the LHC has recorded a large data sample that has allowed the discovery of the Higgs boson. In 201…
Andre Kessler
Professor · College of Arts and Sciences
Chemical ecology, plant-animal interactions, plant resistance, herbivory, plant behavioral ecology, insect herbivory, plant-pollinator interactions, plant secondary metabolism
Andre Leclair
Professor · College of Arts and Sciences
Quantum field theory for condensed matter, mathematical physics, cold atoms, topological insulators, integrable systems, theory of zeta functions.
Andrea Bachner
Professor · College of Arts and Sciences
Catalan, Chinese, Comparative and World Literature, Comparative Media Studies, Critical Studies of Race, Gender, and Sexuality, French, German, Italian, Literary Theory and Translation Studies, Portuguese, Spanish, Transregional and Postcolonial Studies
Andrea Lodi
Andrew H. and Ann R. Tisch Professor · Cornell Tech
mixed-integer linear and nonlinear programming and data science
Andrea Schietinger
Associate Professor · Weill Cornell Medicine
Lymphocyte Biology, Tumor Immunology
Andrea Turnbull
Extension Associate · College of Human Ecology
Currently involved in implementing a TCI Fidelity Review with agencies. The review tool is based on previous research conducted on the TCI-SAFE project. The use of the filelity tool, surveys and site visits help improve implementation of TCI within agencies. Participate in bi-mon…
Andreas Malikopoulos
Professor · Cornell University
Dr. Malikopoulos' research interests are grounded at the intersection of learning and control to enable systems—whether vehicles, robots, or large-scale infrastructures—to operate autonomously and achieve near-optimal performance while safely adapting to and interacting with dyna…
Andrei Marmor
Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Philosophy and Law · College of Arts and Sciences
philosophy of law, moral, social and political philosophy, and philosophy of language
Andres Leschziner
Professor · Weill Cornell Medicine
Andres Leschziner is a Professor at Cornell University. His research interests include cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) and 3-D reconstruction methods, with work on techniques such as Orthogonal Tilt Reconstruction (OTR). He is also affiliated with research communities focused …
Andrew Bass
Horace White Professor of Neurobiology and Behavior · College of Arts and Sciences
acoustic communication
Andrew C. Myers
Professor of Comparative Literature and English · College of Arts and Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Andrew C. Willford
Professor · College of Arts and Sciences
Ethnography, Medical Anthropology, Symbolic and Psychological Anthropology
Andrew Campana
Assistant Professor · College of Arts and Sciences
Modern and contemporary Japanese literature, Japanese media, Disability studies, Poetry and poetics, Digital media, Game studies, Feminism, gender and sexuality
Andrew Chen
Founding Member of CIHF, Vice Chairman · Cornell Institute for Healthy Futures
Andy Chen is an experienced executive whose career spans high-tech innovation, life sciences, and education. He began in semiconductors and wireless technologies in the US, Taiwan, and China, later transitioning to biotech and medtech, where he now serves as Vice Chairman of Tyso…
Andrew G. Clark
Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Population Genetics · College of Arts and Sciences
I am a population geneticist focused on empirical and analytical problems associated with genetic variation in populations. I have several projects centered on the genetic basis for complex traits, especially in cases where there is a reasonably well understood gene regulatory ne…
Andrew Gallan
Professor and Chair, Management & Marketing · Kellstadt Graduate College of Business, DePaul University
innovation, design, and patient experience in health care, which explore the transformative potential of services; and, the use of data analytics to uncover insights into innovative new business strategies
Andrew Galloway
James John Professor of Medieval Studies · College of Arts and Sciences
Old and Middle English poetry and its contexts (especially 13th through 15th centuries); Medieval Latin literature; Audiences and contexts for medieval poetry; Textual criticism; Medieval historical writing; Medieval literary theory; Multilingualism, vernacularity, and linguistic…
Andrew Grimson
Associate Professor in the Department of Molecular Biology & Genetics, Charles A. Alexander Professor in Biological Sciences · College of Arts and Sciences
post-transcriptional gene regulation, in particular the identity and function of animal microRNAs and other small RNAs.
Andrew Hein
Associate Professor, Computational Biology · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
theoretical and computational biology working at the interface between behavior, ecology, and neurobiology; how organisms acquire, share, process, and respond to information, and how these responses influence behavioral evolution, rates of ecological interactions, and the dynamic…
Andrew Hicks
Associate Professor · College of Arts and Sciences
Andrew Hicks’ research focuses on the intellectual history of early musical thought from a cross-disciplinary perspective that embraces philosophical, cosmological, scientific and grammatical discourse in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, and spans the linguistic and cultural s…
Andrew McDonald
Associate Professor, School of Integrative Plant Science, Soil and Crop Sciences Section; Associate Professor, Global Development Section · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Cropping systems ecology; Climate change adaptation and mitigation; Agricultural sustainability, food security, water resources, international agriculture, policy, and applied social sciences
Andrew Moisey
Assistant Professor · College of Arts and Sciences
History and theory of photography, moving image media, photographic practice, digital media, modern image culture, affect theory, philosophy of mind, value, and aesthetics
Andrew Mullen
Senior Research Engineer
Andrew Mullen is a Senior Research Engineer in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Cornell University. His research combines science and engineering to develop novel instruments for ocean exploration, including designing and building underwater imaging systems to …
Andrew Musser
Assistant Professor · College of Arts and Sciences
Biophysical, Materials, Physical
Andrew Myers
Professor of Computer Science; Class of 1912 Professor of Engineering; Director of Graduate Studies · Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science
Programming Languages, Security, Systems + Networking
Andrew Owens
Associate Professor of Computer Science · Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Graphics, Vision
Andrew Reid Bell
Schleifer Family Associate Professor of Sustainability · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Agent-based modeling
Behavioral experiments
Rural livelihoods decision-making
Andrew Roberts
Charles L. Pack Professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences · College of Arts and Sciences
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Andrew Thomas Little
Assistant Professor · College of Arts and Sciences
My research primarily uses formal models to analyze the politics of non-democratic regimes. My main project to date is a series of formal models that examine why incumbent leaders-particularly autocrats-choose to hold elections and decisions surrounding elections such as whether …
Andy Turner
Director, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Senior Extension Associate · College of Human Ecology
My research efforts at this time are advisory only as a member of the Leadership Team for the recently established Program for Youth Development and Engagement (PRYDE) within BCTR. PRYDE is an initiative to create a nationally prominent program for translational research in 4-H …
Anette Schwarz
Associate Professor · College of Arts and Sciences
Romanticism; Realism; twentieth century prose; literary theory; psychoanalysis; philosophy of language; narrative theory; medical humanities; intersections of theories of affect, spatiality, architecture and literature.
Angelika Kraemer
Language Resource Center Director · College of Arts and Sciences
Angelika Kraemer is the Director of the Language Resource Center at Cornell University, where she is affiliated with the College of Arts & Sciences. She holds a PhD and has research interests in language assessment and German language instruction, including factors that influence…
Angelina Wang
Assistant Professor · Cornell Tech and the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science
Responsible AI, societal impacts of AI, evaluation of AI systems, fairness in AI
Angeline Pendergrass
Assistant Professor, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Dr. Pendergrass's research focuses on extreme precipitation and its response to climate variability and change. She studies extreme precipitation and its change holistically, at planetary scales and in the context of the distribution of precipitation in intensity, space, and time…
Angelique Taylor
Andrew H. and Ann R. Tisch Assistant Professor · Cornell Institute for Healthy Futures
robotics, computer vision, artificial intelligence
Angélica Meinhofer
Assistant Professor · Weill Cornell Medicine
My research program aims to elucidate the direct and intergenerational effects of substance use disorders, as well as the role of drug, public health, Medicaid, and child welfare policies in modifying these effects.
Anil Damle
Associate Professor of Computer Science · Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science
Scientific Computing
Anil Nerode
Professor of Mathematics · Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science
Theory of Computing
Anil Nerode
Goldwin Smith Professor of Mathematics · College of Arts and Sciences
Mathematical logic, computability theory, computer science, mathematics of AI, control engineering, quantum control of macroscopic systems
Anindita Banerjee
Associate Professor · College of Arts and Sciences
Comparative and World Literature, Comparative Media Studies, Literature, Science, and the Environment
Anita Tucker
Professor, Operations and Technology Management, Dean's Research Scholar · Questrom School of Business, Boston University
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Ankit Disa
Assistant Professor
Research in the Disa Lab centers around understanding and controlling the properties of quantum materials at the smallest length and time scales possible.
Quantum materials are characterized by strong interactions that couple electron charges, spins, and orbitals, and the surrou…
Anna Scaglione
Stephen M. Ross/Related Companies Professor · Cornell Tech
Decentralized optimization and machine learning for energy systems, cyber-physical systems, and smart grids, with particular emphasis on the integration of communication and control in distributed systems.
Anna Shechtman
Assistant Professor · College of Arts and Sciences
Media Studies
Literary Theory
Film Theory
20th and 21st Century American Literature
20th and 21st Century African American Literature
Anna Stalter
Associate Curator, LHB Hortorium, School of Integrative Plant Science, Plant Biology Section · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Anna Stalter is an Associate Curator and Extension Botanist at the L.H. Bailey Hortorium Herbarium, part of the School of Integrative Plant Science (Plant Biology Section) at Cornell University. Her research interests center on plant ecology, plant biology, and invasive species.
Anne M. Blackburn
Old Dominion Foundation Professor in the Humanities · College of Arts and Sciences
In her research, Anne Blackburn works at the intersection of Buddhist institutional history, political economy, intellectual history, and literature. She focuses on intellectual-political centers in what is now Sri Lanka (formerly Lanka) during the 2nd millennium A.D., locations …
Annette Richards
Given Foundation Professor in the Humanities and University Organist · College of Arts and Sciences
musicology; music history and culture in the long 18th century; organ; history of technology and the senses; performance
Anthony Burrow
Ferris Family Associate Professor of Life Course Studies · College of Arts and Sciences
My research follows two paths. The first investigates why having a sense of self-direction – or purpose in life – serves as a psychological resource for those who cultivate it. Specifically, I conduct studies testing the extent to which purpose (a) contributes to positive adjustm…
Anthony Ong
Professor · College of Arts and Sciences
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Anthony Ong
Professor, Department of Psychology, Director of the Center for Integrative Developmental Science and Human Health Labs · College of Human Ecology
In the broadest sense, Ong’s research focuses on the dynamic processes that underlie expressions of vulnerability and adaptation across the lifespan. His work aims to advance understanding of human development and plasticity across multiple levels of analysis, including emotion-c…
Antoine Traisnel
Assistant Professor · College of Arts and Sciences
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Antonio (Toni) DiTommaso
Professor, School of Integrative Plant Science, Soil and Crop Sciences Section · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Weed ecology and biological weed management
Invasive plant species
Climate change impacts on weed performance and distributions
Antonio Fernandez-Ruiz
Assistant Professor and Nancy and Peter Meinig Family Investigator in the Life Sciences · College of Arts and Sciences
The main goal of our research is to understand how neuronal dynamics support complex cognitive functions. The fine-tuned coordination of different neuronal populations in distributed brain circuits support this process. A major obstacle to answer this question are the limitation…
Antonio Marzio
Assistant Professor · Weill Cornell Medicine
The focus of the Marzio laboratory is to elucidate how deregulation of the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) promotes cancer progression, with a particular emphasis on the DNA damage response (DDR) and antitumor immunity.
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