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Cornell CS prize winner Owen Oertell joins Databricks as a research scientist focusing on reinforcement learning and agents

He will join the company's New York City office

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Owen Oertell@owenoertell

Personal update: I have graduated summa cum laude from Cornell University and am honored to receive the Bowers 2026 CS Prize for Academic Excellence.

I am now a research scientist @databricks NYC working on RL/Agents/reasoning! Feel free to reach out if you want to chat!

11:55 AM · Jun 13, 2026 · 4.4K Views

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Many users congratulated the Cornell graduate on joining Databricks as a research scientist in RL and agents, expressing excitement and offering well wishes for the new role.

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Harsh@ranaharshraj7

@owenoertell @databricks Wow crazy All the best for your future@owenoertell

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Owen Oertell@owenoertell

@ranaharshraj7 @databricks Thank you!

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Owen Oertell@owenoertell

Personal update: I have graduated summa cum laude from Cornell University and am honored to receive the Bowers 2026 CS Prize for Academic Excellence.

I am now a research scientist @databricks NYC working on RL/Agents/reasoning! Feel free to reach out if you want to chat!

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Kyaw Za Zaw@kyawzazaw

@owenoertell @databricks Hello! How did you accumulate skills for research as an undergrad?

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johan@michalovejohan

@owenoertell @databricks good job

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@owenoertell @databricks Congratulations

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