Update on State of the College

Lance Collins, Joseph Silbert Dean of Engineering

Bioengineering in the College of Engineering (to be posted)

Lance Collins, Joseph Silbert Dean of Engineering

Bioengineering across the College of Engineering

• Cornell Dots: Ultra-small Silica Nanoparticles as Probes for Image-Driven Clinical Applications - by Uli Wiesner
• Putnam Research Group Biolubrication Project
• Smartphone Based Technologies for Mobile and Global Health - by David Erickson
• Unnatural Killer Cells: TRAIL-coated Leukocytes that Kill Cancer Cells in the Circulation - by Michael Mitchell

New chairperson of Biomedical Engineering
Ulrich ("Uli") B. Wiesner, The Spencer T. Olin Professor of Engineering, Department of Materials Science and Engineering  
David A. Putnam, Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
David Erickson, Associate Professor, Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Michael Mitchell, senior PhD student in BME working with Prof. Mike King on new cancer treatments

Facilities Update on Building Projects with focus on BME (to be posted)

JoAnne Williams, Associate Dean for Administration    
Bill Bader, Director of Facilities

New Templates for Corporate Sponsorship

The Office of the Vice Provost for Research recently announced new templates designed to reduce the time and ease the difficulty of negotiating an agreement with a corporate sponsor.  The forms come in two varieties, one for basic research and one for applied research, although the latter is expected to be the one most commonly used.  The templates are designed to more quickly reach the midpoint between Cornell's and the corporation's interests.  Agreements even more favorable to the company can be negotiated, but this would require special circumstances that would clearly benefit the university (e.g., sponsorship on the scale of a multi-investigator center).  Please have a look and feel free to provide any feedback.

Thanks,
Lance