Minglin Ma

Associate Professor, Biological and Environmental Engineering

Minglin Ma is an Associate Professor at the Biological and Environmental Engineering Department of Cornell University. He received his BS degree from Tsinghua University and PhD from MIT, both in Chemical Engineering. Prior to joining Cornell in 2013, he worked as a Lead Scientist at General Electric Global Research Center and as a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Robert Langer’s laboratories at MIT Koch Institute. His group are interested in developing advanced biomaterials for agricultural and biomedical applications with a particular focus on cell replacement therapies for type 1 diabetes.

Education

Doctorate
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2008

Master of Science
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2007

Bachelor of Science
Tsinghua University
2003

Courses Taught

BEE 6400: Advanced Topics in Biomaterials
BEE 9900: Doctoral-Level Thesis Research
BEE 6970: Graduate Individual Study in Biological and Environmental Engineering
BIOG 4990: Independent Undergraduate Research in Biology
BME 5920: Performance of Design Project
BEE 4990: Undergraduate Research

Contact Information

322 Riley Robb Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853

(607) 255-3570

mm826 [at] cornell.edu

- Ma Lab

Minglin in the news

News

May 12, 2022

Staff, faculty win SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence

Sixteen faculty and professional staff members in Cornell’s four state contract colleges have been selected for the 2021-22 State University of New York Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence.

Biological and Environmental Engineering
Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
Department of Global Development

News

October 5, 2021

Grants fund Cornell AES work to improve lives in NYS

The 52 Cornell projects that have been funded with a total of $3.9 million, beginning Oct. 1, are administered through the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station (Cornell AES). They include a project from Qi Wang, professor of...

Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
Biological and Environmental Engineering
Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management