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- Prospective Ph.D. Students: We are particularly interested in applicants who have experience and interests in two key areas: (a) Energy/Climate Analytics for Decarbonization: This includes life cycle analysis/optimization, industrial ecology, integrated assessment models, and related fields; (b) AI for Science: AI for sustainability, AI for materials informatics, and quantum AI. It is worth noting that almost all admitted Ph.D. students have prior research publications. Students interested in Ph.D. studies with full financial aid at PEESE are encouraged to apply for one of the following Cornell graduate programs:
- Prospective M.S. Students: PEESE always welcomes self-funded M.S. students committed to quality thesis research. Our M.S. students generally advance to one of the above-mentioned Ph.D. programs after completing their M.S. studies with us. Although we understand that some may choose different career paths, such as entering the industry, we expect their research progress to align with that of students in concurrent Ph.D. programs at a similar academic stage. Here is the list of PEESE M.S. alumni, excluding those continuing for Ph.D. Financial aid opportunities are also present; MS students demonstrating significant research progress within a semester or a year may qualify for partial to full financial aid from our research grants. Notably, some exceptional MS students have received stipends that significantly exceed the Ph.D. assistantship rate due to their outstanding achievements. Applicants are encouraged to consider the following M.S. programs.
- Our research projects are fundamental and practically significant. We frequently collaborate with industries and NGOs on various research projects. PEESE Ph.D. students did summer internships with our industrial partners/collaborators, such as JP Morgan, Amazon, Microsoft, Intel, Meta/Facebook, ExxonMobil, Dow Chemical, among many others.
- Ph.D. and M.S. are research degree programs and require performing original and innovative research. Students interested in earning a master’s degree focusing on coursework only (i.e., non-thesis option) should pursue a professional degree instead, such as CBE M.Eng. or ECE M.Eng. See below for further details.
- Prospective M.Eng. Students: We are excited to offer design project opportunities to CBE M.Eng. and ECE M.Eng. students at Cornell. Our M.Eng. projects covers a variety of topics, including data science, AI, software engineering, app/web development, sustainability, energy systems, computational modeling, manufacturing, process/product design, and bio-/pharmaceutical engineering. CBE and ECE M.Eng. students interested in PEESE are very welcome to contact Prof. You for M.Eng. projects through CHEME 5650 or ECE 6930/6931. We are particularly proud of the M.Eng. awards won by former PEESE students.
