Department of Design Tech
Top right: Shuhan Liang (M.S. DT '26) presenting his work during review. Bottom right: Xylo (2022) by Lucas Hitch (M.S. MDC '24), Ivania Rivera (M.S. MDC '24), and Ariana Rosario '24.
The new Department of Design Tech is a multicollege, transdisciplinary initiative pioneering innovation, research, and teaching on topics at the intersection of design and emerging technology that most greatly impact research, industry, and practice in a changing world.
Bridging expertise and catalyzing exploration, innovation, and collaboration in emerging areas, including design + interactions, design + materials, design + media, and design + environments, Design Tech is a generator of new modes, methods, and applications that redefine design practice and research.
Participating Cornell colleges: The College of Architecture, Art, and Planning (AAP), Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science (Bowers CIS), Cornell Engineering, Cornell Human Ecology (CHE), and Cornell Tech in New York City.
Highlights
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Friday, October 4, 2024
Open Positions for Design Tech
The Department of Design Tech is currently seeking two assistant, associate, or full professors in Design Technology and Engineering and an assistant, associate, or full professor in Design and Technology at Cornell Tech. Learn more and apply.
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Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Introducing the Department of Design Tech at Cornell University
The new Department of Design Tech at Cornell University is a multicollege, transdisciplinary initiative pioneering innovation, research, and teaching on topics at the intersection of design and emerging technology that most greatly impact research, industry, and practice in a changing world.
Degree Program
Master of Science, Design Technology (M.S. DT)
A two-year research and project degree offered jointly by the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning and Cornell Tech.
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Tuesday, January 21, 2025
An Open Invitation: AAP's Spring 2025 Semester Highlights
With the start of a new semester comes a fresh opportunity to engage with AAP colleagues and guests, explore concepts on campus and in the field, and find inspiration in the work and ideas on display at every turn.
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Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Architect Jenny Sabin: Nature is an Incredible Teacher | Louisiana Channel
In this short documentary, Professor of Architecture and Design Tech Chair Jenny Sabin explores the boundaries and interconnectedness of her field, embracing nature as an influence and collaborator.
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This Is the World's Smallest Walking Robot: 2 to 5 Microns Across
Forbes: Itai Cohen, Professor of Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences and Design Tech faculty, explains how these micro-scale robots utilize magnetic fields to move.
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Cornell Researchers Strive to Create Better Protection for Women's Ice Hockey Players
CNY Central: Tulasi Elangovan '23, working with Associate Professor of Apparel Design in the College of Human Ecology (CHE) and inaugural Design Tech faculty Heeju Park in the Performance Apparel Design Lab, are making improvements in equipment considering the differences in anatomy.
Monday, February 19, 2024
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Friday, January 17, 2025
Bioinspired and Biobased 4D Printing for Adaptive Building Facades
Design Tech Assistant Professor Tiffany Cheng coauthored a paper on a 4D-printed weather-responsive shading system currently installed on the south-facing skylight of the livMatS Biomimetic Shell.
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Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Virtual, Mixed Realities Converge in New Driving Simulator
Portobello, a new driving simulator developed by a research team led by Design Tech Associate Professor Wendy Ju, blends virtual and mixed realities, enabling drivers and passengers to see virtual objects overlaid in the real world.
