Openings

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• Prospective Ph.D. Students: Students interested in Ph.D. studies with full financial aid at PEESE are encouraged to apply for one of the following Cornell graduate programs:
  • Ph.D. program in Systems
  • Ph.D. program in Applied Mathematics
  • Ph.D. program in Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Ph.D. program in Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • Ph.D. program in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  • Ph.D. program in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
  • Ph.D. program in Operations Research and Information Engineering

• PEESE has openings for self-funded M.S. students, who plan to continue graduate study in one of the Ph.D. programs listed above. We could provide partial/full financial aid to M.S. students making good research progress after one semester/year.
• Due to the interdisciplinary nature of our research, PEESE Ph.D. and M.S. students typically take a few graduate courses on operations research, artificial intelligence, and/or computer science. In particular, our Ph.D. and M.S. students take ORIE 6336 Integer Programming or CS 6780: Advanced Machine Learning, in addition to SysEn/ChemE 6800 Computational Optimization and SysEn/ChemE 6880: Industrial Big Data Analytics & Machine Learning. Other courses offered by PEESE, SysEn 5888: Deep Learning and SysEn 5860: Quantum Computing and Artificial Intelligence, are not required.
• Our research are fundamental and practically significant. We frequently collaborate with industries and NGOs on various research projects. PEESE Ph.D. students frequently did summer internships with our industrial partners/collaborators, such as Microsoft, JP Morgan, Amazon, ExxonMobil, Dow Chemical, among many others.

• Prospective M.Eng. Students: We are excited to offer research opportunities to M.Eng. students in Chemical Engineering at Cornell. Our M.Eng. projects covers a variety of topics, including data science, energy systems, computational modeling, manufacturing, process/product design, and bio-/pharmaceutical engineering. CBE M.Eng. students interested in PEESE are very welcome to contact Prof. You for M.Eng. projects through CHEME 5650/5999. We are particularly proud of the M.Eng. awards won by former PEESE students.

• Postdoctoral Positions: We are currently looking for one or more postdoc associates on research topics related to our research. Applicants with independent financial support or third-party funding are strongly encouraged to inquire about possible openings. We may sponsor candidates with suitable background and strong publication records to compete for some Cornell internal postdoc fellowships, including Presidential Postdoc Fellowship, CESI Postdoc Fellowship, ACSF Postdoc Fellowship and Ezra Systems Scholars.

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