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Cornell University Department of Physics in 2015-2017 reads as a 20-PI network with 4 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Physics and Astronomy as the leading field (38% of slots across 16 PIs; 16 labels), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics as the leading subfield (16% of slots across 8 PIs; 8 labels), and Cosmology and Gravitation Theories as the leading topic (8% of slots across 5 PIs; 5 labels). That is of concern for a 20-PI roster; the strongest pairings may be carrying much of the visible collaboration. The most prominent PIs by weighted works are Lena F. Kourkoutis (7.2 weighted works; Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications, Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques). The strongest pairings are Eun-Ah Kim and Michael J. Lawler (6 shared works, weight 2.4). The strongest breakdown groups are group 1 with 2 PIs, 1 internal connections, weight 0.1, around Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Structural Biology, Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design, led by Lena F. Kourkoutis, Veit Elser.