2019 News

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Dec 03

CMU becomes go-to place for machine learning in catalysis research

Both the DOE and the NSF have invested in Zachary Ulissi, John Kitchin, and Andrew Gellman's pioneering research into the role of machine learning in the discovery of new catalysts.

Nov 26

Junior takes 3rd place in AIChE Research Competition

Congratulations to Chemical Engineering junior Neha Nagpal on taking third place in the 2019 AIChE Undergraduate Student Research Poster Competition, held at the AIChE annual meeting in Orlando, Florida.

Nov 21

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John Kitchin has developed a comprehensive scientific reporting software, known as SCIMAX, which aims to make studies more reliable and more replicable.

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Nov 15

Anne Robinson receives Trustee Professorship

Congratulations to Chemical Engineering Department Head Anne Skaja Robinson on being awarded the Trustee Professorship in Chemical Engineering.

Nov 04

Helping tracheostomy patients breathe easy Opens in new window

A capstone project by a group of biomedical engineering undergraduates has won awards for its innovative design to help tracheostomy patients receive better care.

Oct 31

Grossmann awarded AIChE Founders Award

Rudolph R. and Florence Dean University Professor of Chemical Engineering (ChemE) Ignacio Grossmann has been awarded the Founders Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Chemical Engineering from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). This is the highest award given by the Institute.

Sep 30

William Sanders appointed dean Opens in new window

William H. Sanders of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has been appointed as the next dean of the College of Engineering, effective January 1, 2020.

Sep 27

Andrew Gellman Receives Kaufman Foundation Award

Lord Professor of Chemical Engineering Andrew Gellman and Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences Huaiying Zhang have received awards from the Charles E. Kaufman Foundation.

Sep 25

ChemE alum develops system to optimize EQT water usage

EQT’s Optimization Engineering group, headed by ChemE alum Markus Drouven, has developed a mathematical model to optimize the process of optimizing water management for hydraulic fracturing.

Sep 25

DOE picks CMU and NAWI to lead Desalination Hub

Carnegie Mellon's College of Engineering has been chosen to be part of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Energy-Water Desalination Hub as a founding member of the National Alliance for Water Innovation (NAWI).

Aug 15

Are strawberries the key to developing an insulin pill? Opens in new window

Katie Whitehead and her team have now shown that the development of a safe insulin pill is possible.

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Jul 24

Saving lives with cleaner air Opens in new window

More than 30,000 U.S. lives could be saved by reducing air pollution levels below the current air quality standard, two studies from the Center for Air Quality, Climate, and Energy Solutions find.

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Jul 18

Elizabeth Wayne joins ChemE/BME faculty

Beginning in Fall 2019, Dr. Elizabeth Wayne will be joining the faculty of Carnegie Mellon University as an assistant professor of Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering.

Jul 05

The root of the matter Opens in new window

A team from the College of Engineering has used the natural architecture of the mangrove tree to unlock a better method of desalination.

Jul 02

Alumnus’ legacy lives on Opens in new window

A recently-graduated ROTC student was awarded with a late alumnus’ blazer buttons featuring the Carnegie Institute of Technology logo.

Jun 26

ExxonMobil Foundation gives nearly $170k to CMU Programs

On June 3rd, William Y. Wang (E’87), ExxonMobil’s Americas Strategic Global Accounts Sales Manager, presented Carnegie Mellon University institutions with a total of $169,044. These funds represent the Foundation’s three-to-one match of donations made to CMU by ExxonMobil employees, retirees, and surviving spouses with ties to Carnegie Mellon, in association with the Foundation’s 2018 Educational Matching Gift Program.

Jun 14

CMU among first to pilot brand new supercomputer Opens in new window

In 2020, the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center will celebrate the arrival of the Perlmutter supercomputer—and Zack Ulissi will be one of the first to use it.

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Jun 13

Engineering the future of plant-based food

Where are millions of people around the world now looking for alternatives to meat. And while plenty of processed meat alternatives already exist, thanks to her time in Carnegie Mellon’s Chemical Engineering Department, Ph.D. alumnae Trishna Saigal is creating a healthier option with her plant-based food startup, Down to Cook.

May 15

Could U.S. wildfires be contributing to heart disease? Opens in new window

U.S. wildfires pose a serious threat to human health—and not just in the area of the burn.

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Apr 15

Protein cuisine Opens in new window

Alan Russell has earned the Pittsburgh Business Times’ 2018 Innovator Award as co-founder of startup BioHybrid Solutions.

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Apr 11

“Seeing” the dual-layered scaffolding of cellular nuclei Opens in new window

Using super-sensitive microscopic imaging, Kris Dahl partnered with Pitt/UPMC to make a fundamental biological discovery that could be key to untangling the mechanisms underlying several genetic diseases.

Apr 01

Three minutes to win it Opens in new window

Eight doctoral candidates. Six from the College of Engineering. Three minutes each.

Mar 27

Early detection of viruses in biopharma Opens in new window

Researchers in the Department of Chemical Engineering are collaborating with Genentech and LumaCyte to develop an advanced biomanufacturing technology for adventitious agent testing.

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Feb 20

2019 Dean’s Early Career Fellows Opens in new window

Three young faculty members have been granted the 2019 Dean’s Early Career Fellowship to enable their continued contributions to their respective fields.

Feb 01

Dahl uses sensors to measure forces within cell monolayers Opens in new window

Kris Dahl is using a new technique called SINK (sensors from intranuclear kinetics) to observe the properties of an entire monolayer of cells and determine how broadly cells communicate.

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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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