2017

Dec 31

College of Engineering’s 2017 game changers Opens in new window

From engineering new materials to constructing smart systems, researchers in the College of Engineering are innovating for the future. Read some of our highlights from 2017.

Oct 30

Engineering cosplay Opens in new window

“Cosplay,” or the practice of dressing up as a character from a movie, book, or video game, is a subset of the broader concept of “costuming.”

Oct 19

EWB can grow fresh food in your home Opens in new window

CMU Engineers Without Borders students are pioneering a brand-new approach to indoor agriculture—and it all starts with LED lights.

Oct 05

A work in process Opens in new window

Tianyi Song developed a chemical design process during his BASF Corporation summer internship.

Sep 08

Annette Jacobson talks STEM with PBS Newshour Opens in new window

Chemical Engineering Professor Annette Jacobson has published an op-ed in PBS Newshour on the unintended consequences of our all-STEM-all-the-time approach to pre-college education.

Aug 28

Dow helps students gain industrial perspective Opens in new window

The Dow Chemical Company launched a program called the University Partnership Initiative (UPI), investing in 11 chemical engineering departments across the country, including CMU’s, to develop the next generation of leaders in process development, energy, transportation, and consumer applications.

Aug 07

An easier prescription Opens in new window

What is standing in the way of oral alternatives to injectable medications? Our own digestion systems. CMU's Whitehead and Russell are working to tackle this challenge.

Jul 20

CMU student wins DOE Award Opens in new window

This summer, Christopher Lee Hanselman will be working at the National Energy Technology Laboratory in Pittsburgh to pursue his doctoral thesis research in optimization for process systems engineering.

Jun 20

Spectrin proteins spring into action to restore nucleus Opens in new window

ChemE Associate Professor Kris Dahl and Ph.D. student Travis Armiger discovered that the cell’s nucleus recovers from deformations in part because of a spring-like element: a spectrin protein.

May 19

Minds meet to showcase honors research Opens in new window

This weekend, graduating seniors across the university celebrated their transition to alumnihood. We’d like to take a moment to highlight some of our outstanding engineering graduates.

Feb 28

Donahue wins Esselen Award Opens in new window

Professor Neil Donahue has been named the winner of the 2017 Gustavus John Esselen Award for Chemistry in the Public Interest.

Feb 06

Student startup will change the STEM lecture forever Opens in new window

Chemical engineering Ph.D. student Justin Weinberg is hoping to turn teaching on its head with his startup, 101.

Media Mentions


Nature

Spotte-Smith quoted on AI ethics

ChemE’s Evan Spotte-Smith spoke with Nature in regards to the ethics of AI, specifically pertaining to intellectual property. “Removing peoples’ names from their work can be really damaging, especially for early-career scientists or people working in places in the global south,” Spotte-Smith explained.

Associated Press

Donahue discusses chemical detectors in regards to 2023 train derailment

ChemE and EPP’s Neil Donahue spoke with the Associated Press about last year’s East Palestine train derailment in Ohio. He discussed how it is customary to report chemical levels that exceed chemical detectors and their reliability.

Inaugural Dennis C. Prieve Endowed Lecture

John Y. Walz ('92), president, Milwaukee School of Engineering, will give the inaugural Dennis C. Prieve Endowed Lecture on October 8, 2024.

Chemical & Engineering News

Niepa comments on synthetic polymer that mimics barnacles

ChemE’s Tagbo Niepa was quoted by Chemical & Engineering News about a recent study that developed a synthetic polymer that can mimic the ways in which barnacles clean surfaces. Niepa explained the potential benefits this development could provide, explaining, “you can think about a way of cleaning a catheter, for instance, that is fully infected with bacteria.”

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