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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.

Nov 09

Engineering welcomes new ChemE head Opens in new window

Anne Skaja Robinson became the department head of chemical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University in November 2018.

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.

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Sep 12

Accelerating electrocatalyst discovery Opens in new window

Chemical engineering researchers have developed a machine learning system to search through millions of intermetallics to discover new materials for electrocatalysis.

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Sep 10

CMU partners with Eli Lilly on research collaboration Opens in new window

Carnegie Mellon and global pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and Company have formed a research partnership to advance process systems engineering and optimization tools for accelerated product development in the pharmaceutical industry.

Sep 10

Engineering up in USNWR undergrad rankings Opens in new window

Carnegie Mellon University’s undergraduate engineering program moved upward to No. 6 in U.S. News and World Report’s 2019 Best College Ranking, released today.

Jul 23

Optimizing processes with AI Opens in new window

Nick Sahinidis and his group developed a machine learning methodology that creates simple models to accurately optimize complex processes.

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.

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Jul 09

Spring 2018 semester recap Opens in new window

Spring was a busy and productive semester for the College of Engineering. Catch up with what students from all departments have achieved in the past months.

Jun 21

Flying high: CMU team wins NASA competition Opens in new window

Carnegie Mellon Rocket Command flew away from a NASA competition with a top 10 finish and an altitude award for coming closest to hitting a one-mile target launch altitude.

Jun 19

CMU, Howard offer dual engineering Ph.D. degrees Opens in new window

CMU Engineering and the College of Engineering and Architecture of Howard University are launching a new partnership that will include a dual-degree Ph.D. program and other initiatives.

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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.

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May 09

Engineers innovate at Meeting of the Minds Opens in new window

At the end of every school year, CMU hosts a symposium for undergraduate research where engineering students from all departments present posters, presentations, and demos on their research.

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.

Mar 28

Blast from the past Opens in new window

Developed in the early 90s, Michael Domach’s NMR spectroscopy reactor has been revitalized in research at the National Institutes of Health.

Mar 09

Producing protein nano-armor Opens in new window

Alan Russell and Krzysztof Matyjaszewski have published a paper in Nature Communications describing a new technique, PARIS, allowing the researchers to grow “protein nano-armor.”

Jan 18

Separation line Opens in new window

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

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Foong poster in the top 10 at ACS CERM

Undergraduate student Yansi Foong was recognized for presenting one of the Top 10 Posters at the American Chemical Society (ACS) Central Regional Meeting (CERM) 2024 Undergraduate Research Poster Session.

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Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. student receives $49k grant award

BME’s Dhruv Bhattaram, a second-year Ph.D. student, received $49k from the NIH to advance research on the development and application of lung epithelial organoids called apical-out airway organoids (AoAOs). Bhattaram has been part of BME’s Charlie Ren’s group, and as PI, he will partner with ChemE’s Coty Jen, MechE’s Amir Barati Farimani, and Pitt’s Kong Chen to present AoAOs as a next-generation theragnostic platform targeted towards airway health and cilia pathophysiology.

McKenzie earns fluid mechanics award at AIChE

ChemE Ph.D. student Brian McKenzie received an Excellence in Fluid Mechanics Research and Oral Presentation Award from the 2024 American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Annual Meeting.

Cho earns Computing & Systems Technology presentation award at AIChE

ChemE Ph.D. student Seolhee Cho received the 2nd place Computing and Systems Technology Division (CAST) Director's Student Presentation Award at the 2024 American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Annual Meeting.

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