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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

Meredith Silberstein
Meredith Silberstein
Professor
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Associate Director of ELMI

Adrienne Roeder
Adrienne Roeder
Professor
Weill Institute for Cell & Molecular Biology

Faculty

Buz Barstow
Buz Barstow
Associate Professor
Biological and Environmental Engineering
Nikolaos Bouklas
Nikolaos Bouklas
Associate Professor
Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Ilana Brito
Ilana Brito
Associate Professor, Mong Family Sesquicentennial Faculty Fellow in Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Eric Dufresne
Eric Dufresne
Professor
Physics, Materials Science & Engineering
Andrea Giometto
Andrea Giometto
Assistant Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Laura Gunn
Laura Gunn
Assistant Professor
Plant Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science
Maria Harrison
Maria Harrison
William H. Crocker Professor
Boyce Thompson Institute
Lori Huberman
Lori Huberman
Assistant Professor
Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science
Sarah Kreps
Sarah Kreps
John L. Wetherill Professor
Government
Sijin Li
Sijin Li
Assistant Professor
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Alyosha Molnar
Alyosha Molnar
Ida and Charles Lee Professor of Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Jenny Sabin
Jenny Sabin
Professor, Arthur L. and Isabel B. Wiesenberger Professor in Architecture
Architecture
Robert Shepherd
Robert Shepherd
Professor
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Rong Yang
Rong Yang
Assistant Professor
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Jingjie Yeo
Jingjie Yeo
Assistant Professor
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Postdocs

Si Chen
Si Chen
Fleming Postdoctoral Fellow
Silberstein Lab
Trevor Cross
Trevor Cross
Engineered Living Materials Institute Postdoctoral Fellow
Roeder Lab
Senthil Duraivel
Senthil Duraivel
Postdoctoral Researcher
Dufresne Lab
Anand Mishra
Anand Mishra
Research Associate
Shepherd Lab
Nan Xue
Nan Xue
Postdoctoral Researcher
Dufresne Lab

Students

Bryce Askey
Bryce Askey
Plant Biology, PhD Candidate
Gunn Lab
Miranda
Miranda "PJ" Brunette
Materials Science and Engineering, BS Candidate
Silberstein Lab
Bella Burda
Bella Burda
Plant Biology, PhD Candidate
Roeder Lab
Pengyu Chen
Pengyu Chen
Chemical and Biological Engineering, PhD Candidate
Yang Lab
Ruohong Chen
Ruohong Chen
Mechanical Engineering, PhD Candidate
Yeo Lab
Tyrone Chen
Tyrone Chen
Biological Engineering, BS Candidate
Silberstein Lab
Patrice Crosby
Patrice Crosby
Microbiology, PhD Candidate
Yang Lab
Shuo Feng
Shuo Feng
Architecture, MS MDC 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
Ruye Li
Ruye Li
Chemistry, 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
Yehong Mi
Yehong Mi
Architecture, MS MDC Candidate
Sabin Lab
Mohammad Mousavi
Mohammad Mousavi
Mechanical Engineering, PhD Candidate
Bouklas 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
Ruby Schnirman
Ruby Schnirman
Genetics, Genomics, and Development, PhD Candidate
Huberman Lab
Harry (Haonian) Shu
Harry (Haonian) Shu
Chemical and Biological Engineering, PhD Candidate
Yang Lab
Naveen Suresh Kumar
Naveen Suresh Kumar
Materials Science and Engineering, MS Candidate
Yeo 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
Hoon Yoon
Hoon Yoon
Architecture, MS MDC Candidate
Sabin Lab
Chi Zhang
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
Director, Tri-Service Biotechnology for a Resilient Supply Chain (T-BRSC) Program
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™