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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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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