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Fengqi You is the Roxanne E. Michael J. Zak Professor of Energy Systems Engineering at Cornell University and serves as Chair of Ph.D. Studies in Systems Engineering. He is a co-director of both the Cornell University AI Science Institute (CUAISci) and the Cornell Institute for Digital Agriculture (CIDA), as well as the director of the Cornell AI Sustainability Initiative (CAISI). Prior to joining Cornell in 2016, Dr. You worked at the Mathematics and Computer Science Division of Argonne National Laboratory and was a faculty member at Northwestern University. His research interests include fundamental theories and methods in systems engineering, as well as applications in materials informatics, smart manufacturing, digital agriculture, and energy systems. Dr. You has published over 300 refereed articles in prestigious journals such as Nature and Science, receiving significant media coverage and editorial highlights. He is an award-winning scholar with multiple accolades, including the NSF CAREER Award and several honors from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). His interdisciplinary research group focuses on developing advanced computational models, optimization algorithms, and statistical machine learning methods applicable to sustainability and energy systems. He aims to balance theoretical development with practical applications, addressing key issues in decarbonization and sustainable engineering design.
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