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Students pick Jackson and Topaloglu as Teachers of the Year, Zhou as TA of the Year

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Cornell INFORMS announced ORIE Professors Jackson and Topaloglu and CAM Ph.D. student Zhengyi Zhou...

Awarded a GARP Fellowship, Felipe Silva found flaws in a widely-used measure of risk

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Silva's work shows that Value-at-Risk may decrease during a bubble.

New York Times says Cornell is "building a better tech school"

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"Just 13 months after being awarded the prize ... Cornell NYC Tech got up and running."

M. Eng. project teams are working with old and new clients

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Basketball, energy, logistics, healthcare, manufacturing, -- M.Eng. teams tackle a wide array of...

Professors Dai, Patie and Iyer join ORIE

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Experts in math for risk, communications, service systems, manufacturing, markets, and finance join.

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Graduate Programs

Doctor of Philosophy
Our Ph.D. program is rigorous academically, demanding independent investigation and achievement and characterizes original scholarly work of the highest caliber. Doctoral graduates are prepared for academic teaching and research positions and placement in the private sector.

Master of Engineering
Our Master of Engineering program is a full-time, professionally-oriented program that builds on traditional math, scientific, and engineering skills and concentrates on the application of these skills to practical problems. The M.Eng. degree requires the completion of an engineering design project in lieu of a research thesis.

Cornell Financial Engineering Manhattan
Our Financial Engineering program is specifically designed to be a three-semester program (Fall-Spring-Fall), with the third (i.e., second fall) semester taking place at Cornell Financial Engineering Manhattan in New York City.

Undergraduate Program

Bachelor of Science
A four-year course of study culminating in a Bachelor of Science degree from the College of Engineering.

OUR RESEARCH

Advanced Analysis. Optimal Results.
Cornell Operations Research harnesses the power of mathematical and computer modeling and information technology to help solve complex problems.

Latest Spotlights

Alumni honor their mentor, Professor Emeritus Jack Muckstadt, at festive NYC dinner

Alumni and friends gathered at the Metropolitan Club in New York for Muckstadt's retirement celebration.

What is OR?

Operations Research (OR) applies scientific method to the management of organized systems in business, industry, government and other enterprises.