2018

Dec 03

Predicting future energy sources Opens in new window

For many of us, electricity is tantamount to a magic trick—but peel back the curtain, and the reality is much different.

Oct 15

One-of-a-kind team breaks new ground Opens in new window

A unique collaboration within the Department of Chemical Engineering is laying the foundation for a whole new discipline of fluids engineering.

Oct 03

Engineering breast milk to treat sick infants Opens in new window

Kathryn Whitehead has been awarded a 2018 NIH Director’s New Innovator Award for her project to genetically engineer the human cells in breastmilk.

Jul 16

Delivering the future of medicine Opens in new window

Katie Whitehead is pioneering RNA drug delivery techniques that could enable a new wave of treatments for nearly every known disease.

Jun 18

Cohen-Karni wins CMBE Young Innovator Award Opens in new window

Tzahi Cohen-Karni has been named a 2018 Young Innovator in Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering. Cohen-Karni is a member of the Bioengineered Organs Initiative.

Jun 13

The seed that could bring clean water to millions Opens in new window

Bob Tilton and Todd Przybycien have refined the requirements of a process that turns easily accessible sand and plant materials into a cheap and effective water filtration tool.

Apr 13

Faculty receive Celebration of Education Awards Opens in new window

Four College of Engineering faculty members will be honored at the upcoming Celebration of Education Awards on April 30: Jonathan Cagan, Rosemary Frollini, Diana Marculescu, and Baruch Fischhoff.

Mar 30

The 2018 Dean’s Early Career Fellows Opens in new window

Eight young CMU faculty receive awards for their outstanding contributions to the university.

Jan 18

Separation line Opens in new window

Carnegie Mellon researchers have developed a novel device that separates blood cells using sound waves.

Media Mentions


Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

Jen collaboration studies algae emissions in the Gulf of Maine

ChemE’s Coty Jen was spotlighted by Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences for a collaborative field study of particle formation in the air over the Gulf of Maine. Their measurements are critical in predicting how ocean microbial communities influence climate.

Carnegie Mellon University

Four Engineering alumni among Alumni Award winners

Four College of Engineering alumni were selected to join this year’s cohort of Carnegie Mellon University Alumni Awards honorees: Samantha Allen (INI 2015), Recent Alumni Service Award; Halil Kulluck (ENG 1985), Alumni Service Award; Joanna M. Livengood (ENG 1980, 1991), Alumni Achievement Award; and Tyelisa Shields (INI 2010), Alumni Service Award.

Chemical & Engineering News

Niepa’s magnetic capsules offer a novel way to study microbes

ChemE/BME’s Tagbo Niepa developed tiny magnetic capsules that can grow unculturable microbes in soil or ocean water and then be retrieved. The technology, which could move research out of the lab, was featured in Chemical & Engineering News.

Clarivate

Whitehead listed as Highly Cited Researcher

ChemE’s Kathryn Whitehead has been recognized on the Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list from Clarivate.

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