Who We Are

We are a creative, innovative, collaborative team of researchers and domain experts from across Cornell University exploring frontier science and developing revolutionary technology that brings engineered living materials and structures out of the realm of science fiction and into an unprecedented reality, advancing our society.

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Leadership

Director of ELMI

Prof. Meredith Silberstein

Prof. Meredith Silberstein

Associate Professor
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Meredith Silberstein’s Profile
Silberstein Lab

Associate Director of ELMI

Adrienne Roeder

Adrienne Roeder

Professor
Weill Institute for Cell & Molecular Biology

Adrienne Roeder’s Profile
The Roeder Lab

Faculty

Buz Barstow

Buz Barstow

Assistant Professor
Biological and Environmental Engineering

Buz Barstow’s Profile
Barstow Research Team

Nikolaos Bouklas

Nikolaos Bouklas

Associate Professor
Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

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Bouklas Lab

Ilana Brito

Ilana Brito

Associate Professor, Mong Family Sesquicentennial Faculty Fellow in Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering

Ilana Brito’s Profile
The Brito Lab

Eric Dufresne

Eric Dufresne

Professor
Physics, Materials Science & Engineering

Eric Dufresne's Profile
Lab

Andrea Giometto

Andrea Giometto

Assistant Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering

Andrea Giometto's Profile
Giometto Group

Laura Gunn

Laura Gunn

Assistant Professor
Plant Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science

Laura Gunn’s Profile

Maria Harrison

Maria Harrison

William H. Crocker Professor
Boyce Thompson Institute

Maria Harrison’s Profile & Lab

Lori Huberman

Lori Huberman

Assistant Professor
Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science

Lori Huberman's Profile
Huberman Lab

Sarah Kreps

Sarah Kreps

John L. Wetherill Professor
Government

Sarah Kreps’s Profile
Tech Policy Lab

Sijin Li

Sijin Li

Assistant Professor
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Sijin Li’s Profile
Sijin Li Group

Alyosha Molnar

Alyosha Molnar

Ida and Charles Lee Professor of Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering

Alyosha Molnar’s Profile
Molnar Group

Jenny Sabin

Jenny Sabin

Associate Professor, Arthur L. and Isabel B. Wiesenberger Professor in Architecture
Architecture

Jenny Sabin’s Profile
Jenny Sabin Lab

Robert Shepherd

Robert Shepherd

Associate Professor
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Robert Shepherd’s Profile
Organic Robotics Lab

Rong Yang

Rong Yang

Assistant Professor
Chemical and Biological Engineering

Rong Yang’s Profile
The Yang Lab

Jingjie Yeo

Jingjie Yeo

Assistant Professor
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Jingjie Yeo’s Profile
J2 Lab

Postdocs

Si Chen

Si Chen

Engineered Living Materials Institute Postdoctoral Fellow
Silberstein Lab

Trevor Cross

Trevor Cross

Engineered Living Materials Institute Postdoctoral Fellow
Roeder Lab

Anand Mishra

Anand Mishra

Engineered Living Materials Institute Postdoctoral Fellow
Shepherd Lab

Nan Xue

Nan Xue

Postdoctoral Researcher
Dufresne Lab

Students

Bryce Askey

Bryce Askey

Plant Biology, PhD Candidate
Gunn Lab

Bella Burda

Bella Burda

Plant Biology, PhD Candidate
Roeder Lab

Pengyu Chen

Pengyu Chen

Chemical and Biological Engineering, PhD Candidate
Yang Lab

Shuo Feng

Architecture, MS MDC Candidate
Sabin Lab

Frances Gregor

Frances Gregor

Architecture, B Arch Candidate
Sabin Lab

Dong Oh Han

Dong Oh Han

Chemical and Biological Engineering, PhD Candidate
Li Lab

Jianing Han

Jianing Han

Chemical and Biological Engineering, PhD Candidate
Li Lab

Yen-Yu Lai

Yen-Yu Lai

Mechanical Engineering, PhD Candidate
Yeo Lab

Gabriele Manganelli

Gabriele Manganelli

Civil & Environmental Engineering, PhD Candidate
Giometto Lab

Sabrina Marecos

Sabrina Marecos

Molecular Biology and Genetics, PhD Candidate
Barstow Lab

Sean Medin

Sean Medin

Biological and Environmental Engineering, PhD Candidate
Barstow Lab

Yehong Mi

Architecture, MS MDC Candidate
Sabin Lab

Eric Nshimyumukiza

Eric Nshimyumukiza

Biological and Environmental Engineering, BS Candidate
Barstow Lab

Katie Randolph

Katie Randolph

Biological and Environmental Engineering, PhD Candidate
Giometto lab

Cardinal Robinson

Cardinal Robinson

Fiber Science and Apparel Design, BS Candidate
Sabin Lab

Tanner Robison

Tanner Robison

Plant Biology, PhD Candidate
Gunn Lab

Farshid Salimijazi

Farshid Salimijazi

Biological and Environmental Engineering, PhD Candidate
Barstow Lab

Haoyuan Shi

Haoyuan Shi

Mechanical Engineering, PhD Candidate
Yeo Lab

Harry (Haonian) Shu

Chemical and Biological Engineering, PhD Candidate
Yang Lab

Ellen Van Wijngaarden

Ellen Van Wijngaarden

Mechanical Engineering, PhD Candidate
Silberstein Lab

Kaiyang Wang

Kaiyang Wang

Materials Science and Engineering, PhD Candidate
Yeo Lab

Daniel Woo

Daniel Woo

Civil Engineering, BS Candidate
Sabin Lab

Junjie Wu

Junjie Wu

Mechanical Engineering, MS Candidate
Yeo Lab

Zhongyu Yan

Zhongyu Yan

Materials Science and Engineering, MS Candidate
Yeo Lab

Hoon Yoon

Hoon Yoon

Architecture, MS MDC Candidate
Sabin Lab

Hanfeng Zhai

Hanfeng Zhai

Mechanical Engineering, MS Candidate
Yeo Lab

Chi Zhang

Architecture, B Arch Candidate
Sabin Lab

Liming Zhao

Liming Zhao

Mechanical Engineering, PhD Candidate
Yeo Lab

Advisory Board

José Dinneny

José Dinneny

Professor of Biology at Stanford University

Peter Girguis

Peter Girguis

Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University

Gillian Isabelle

Gillian Isabelle

CEO and founder of Enlivity

Nancy Kelley-Loughnane

Nancy Kelley-Loughnane

Biomaterials and Manufacturing Processing Research Team Lead, Air Force Research Lab

Christine Ortiz

Christine Ortiz

Founder and Director Station 1
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at MIT

Roy Rodenstein

Roy Rodenstein

Angel Investor and Tech Startup Advisor

Lynn Rothschild

Lynn Rothschild

Research and Technology Lead, NASA HQ Sci Tech Mission Directorate

Abe Strook

Abe Strook

Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Cornell University

Ponsi Trivisvavet

Ponsi Trivisvavet

CEO and Director of Inari, the SEEDesign™