Cornell Systems Engineering

👋 That's the end of SYSEN 5920!

We'll miss having our Systems Engineering Distance Learning M.Eng. students on campus this week. Thank you for bringing your enthusiasm, creativity, and collaborative spirit to every activity—from exploring campus to building robots and tackling new challenges together. 🤖

We hope you had an unforgettable week at Cornell, and we look forward to welcoming you back next June for SYSEN 5940. Until then, safe travels, and we'll see you again soon! ❤️🐻

🏆🤖 Congratulations to our SYSEN 5920 Robotics Competition winners!

A huge congratulations to our 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams for their outstanding designs, teamwork, and innovation! 👏

Every student is a winner in our eyes! Throughout the week, our M.Eng. students showcased incredible creativity, collaboration, and systems thinking, bringing their robotics projects to life.

Congratulations to all who participated—we can't wait to see where your engineering journeys take you next! 🚀

🏁 That's a wrap on SYSEN 5920! 🤖🎉

What a fantastic week! Our students brought their robotics projects to life during today's competition, showcasing incredible creativity, teamwork, and systems thinking. 🚀

Here are a few highlights from the competition! Thank you to all of our students for making this an unforgettable week. We hope you enjoyed your time on campus, and we wish you safe travels home!

🤖 Day 3 of SYSEN 5920! ⚙️

The Systems Engineering Lab has been buzzing with creativity as our M.Eng. students dive deeper into their robotics projects! 💡 From brainstorming to building, it's been exciting to watch their ideas come to life.

We can't wait to see the final designs in action during Friday's robotics competition! 🚀🏆

🗺️🌞 Day 2 of SYSEN 5920 is in full swing!

Today, our M.Eng. students are exploring Cornell's campus through a fun scavenger hunt before diving back into their robotics team projects. 🤖🔧

It's the perfect way to experience everything Cornell has to offer while building teamwork, creativity, and problem-solving skills. We can't wait to see what they accomplish next! 🍀💡

Highlight photos coming soon! 🌞

🤖 More highlights from Monday's SYSEN 5920 session! 🚀

From hands-on activities to new connections, our M.Eng. students are already off to a great start! We can't wait to see their creativity and teamwork come to life during this week's robotics challenge. 💡⚙️

🎉 SYSEN 5920 is officially underway! 🤖

We're excited to welcome 97 Systems Engineering M.Eng. students to campus this week as they kick off an incredible week of learning, collaboration, and innovation! 🚀

We can't wait to see what they'll create—especially during the robotics competition, where teamwork, creativity, and systems thinking will be on full display. Best of luck to all of our students, and welcome to Cornell! 🍀🔧

✈️ Ever wonder which TSA line moves the fastest?

Jamol Pender, Cornell Systems Engineering faculty member, recently shared his research and travel tips with Reader's Digest, explaining the science behind airport security lines—from why left-side lines are often shorter to how experienced travelers can help keep things moving.

Next time you fly, let the science guide you! 🧳🔬

Learn more here: https://tinyurl.com/4uekhma5

🌱☀️ Congratulations to Fengqi You on leading groundbreaking research exploring the future of agrivoltaics with next-generation perovskite tandem solar technology!

Published in Nexus, the study found that integrating advanced solar panels with U.S. lettuce production could, under favorable conditions, offset up to 30.9 million tons of CO₂ annually while conserving approximately 8.4 billion cubic meters of water. 🌎💧

By viewing agriculture, energy, and water as one interconnected system, this research demonstrates how innovative engineering can help build a more sustainable future.

Read more here: https://tinyurl.com/ycc6542h

🎉 Congratulations to Oliver Gao and Michael Charles on receiving a 2026 Cornell Duffield Engineering SPROUT Award! 🌱👏

Their collaborative project, "An Integrated and Adaptable Methane-Driven Biorefinery System for Upcycling Agricultural Waste into Bioactive Fertilizer and Simultaneous GHG Elimination," was selected for funding through Cornell Engineering's highly competitive SPROUT Awards program.

This innovative research brings together expertise from engineering, agriculture, and environmental science to develop sustainable solutions that transform agricultural waste into valuable bioactive fertilizer while simultaneously reducing greenhouse gas emissions. 🌎♻️

The SPROUT (Support for Promising Research Opportunities and Unconventional Teams) Awards foster bold, cross-disciplinary collaborations that drive innovation and help position research teams for future external funding.

Learn more here: https://tinyurl.com/bdfs7vjb