Kifle Gebremedhin

Emeritus, Biological and Environmental Engineering

Kifle Gebremedhin is an International Professor of Biological and Environmental Engineering. He is an elected Fellow of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) and a member of ASCE, National Frame Building Association, Institute of Biological Engineering, and various honor societies. He is the recipient of numerous awards for teaching, research, advising, service and leadership. Professor Gebremedhin has published over 200-refereed journal articles and research technical publications and has made several invited presentations nationally and internationally.

Recent Research

Professor Gebremedhin’s research program involves: Animal thermal stress physiology, modeling animal bio-energetics (heat and mass transfer), engineering livestock thermal environments, and design and analysis of post-frame buildings, and diaphragm action in metal-clad wood-frame buildings.

Courses Taught

BEE 9900: Doctoral-Level Thesis Research

Contact Information

304 Riley Robb Hall

(607) 255-2499

kgg1 [at] cornell.edu

Kifle in the news

News

July 1, 2020

Cornell Atkinson awards $1.1M to innovative projects

The Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability has awarded seven Academic Venture Fund (AVF) interdisciplinary seed grants, totaling $1.1 million, for projects that engage faculty from eight Cornell colleges and 16 academic departments. In its...

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