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Dec 14

Student spotlight: Mariah Arral

CMU Chemical Engineering Ph.D. student, Mariah Arral, has never let anything stand in the way of pursuing her dreams. From battling through financial hardship to overcoming disabilities like autism and dyslexia, she continues to work towards a career in academia, one that many told her would never happen.

Nov 30

Uncovering a promising use case for exosomes Opens in new window

New research from Carnegie Mellon University and UPMC explores an innovative case for exosomes: delivering growth factors like bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) for bone healing.

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Nov 16

Watch: The 2nd annual John L. Anderson Distinguished Lecture

The second annual John L. Anderson Distinguished Lecture Series in Chemical Engineering featured alum and Chief Operations Officer of CSL Behring, Paul McKenzie ('92), who presented "How BioTech Engineering has Contributed, Learned and Evolved from the Pandemic."

Nov 12

Giving CMU Day

By giving a gift to the Department of Chemical Engineering's Doherty Hall Renovations Fund, you'll be supporting facilities upgrades to enhance the undergraduate student experience. This includes creating a flexible space equipped with state-of-the-art audiovisual technology to foster innovation, collaboration, outreach and socialization.

Nov 08

DEP declares Code Orange; Gordon explains

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has declared a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for fine particulate matter in Pittsburgh and several surrounding counties. Assistant Research Professor, Hamish Gordon, explains what led to the current conditions.

Oct 27

Whitehead featured on NPR’s TED Radio Hour Opens in new window

Following her recent TED Talk, Katie Whitehead sits down with NPR’s TED Radio Hour Host, Manoush Zomorodi, to discuss lipid nanoparticles and how RNA drugs are revolutionizing modern medicine.

Oct 20

Using AI to provide the world with drinking water Opens in new window

Amir Barati Farimani is seeking new possibilities in water purification through using AI agents in the desalination process.

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Oct 19

Berg Scholars, Chen and Pavlat will present posters at AIChE Conference

ChemE’s 6th Annual John Berg Undergraduate Research Symposium Poster Session winners, Ketong Chen and Benjamin Pavlat, earned the designation of Berg Scholars. They will travel on an all-expenses-paid trip to Boston for the AIChE Annual Student Conference and participate in its Undergraduate Student Poster Competition.

Oct 12

"Cleaning up" an oil spill

Following the oil spill off the coast of Southern California, ChemE looks at different techniques used during past and present clean-up efforts.

Oct 04

Wayne awarded NIH R35 grant for macrophage polarization research

Assistant Professor Elizabeth Wayne has been awarded an NIH R35 grant, otherwise known as the Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA), providing her lab with the resources needed to develop bioluminescence microscopy technology to measure macrophage polarization.

Sep 30

Team builds tools, innovations to support federal investment Opens in new window

With major investments in infrastructure and innovation pending, a multi-disciplinary initiative lead by EPP’s Erica Fuchs is building the tools and innovations to inform government decisions.

Sep 29

Grossmann awarded honorary doctorate

ChemE’s Ignacio Grossmann was recently awarded an Honorary Doctor of Engineering Sciences by RWTH. The award recognizes his outstanding achievements in process engineering and generous social commitment to education and research.

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Sep 27

Parsons and Rushkin named ACS Scholars

Chemical and Biomedical Engineering students Katelyn Parsons and Lynn Rushkin have been named 2022 ACS Scholars.

Sep 21

Student spotlight: Dasia Aldarondo

During a high school summer camp, Dasia Aldarondo fell in love with the campus, environment, and research opportunities at Carnegie Mellon University. Today, she is a 3rd year Ph.D. student and a GEMS Fellow, developing targeted nanoparticles to terminate disease-causing genes.

Sep 15

K-12 outreach program gets kids excited about STEM Opens in new window

In the College of Engineering, faculty and students prepare and implement programs for K-12 students interested in first-hand—and hands-on—exposure to the field of engineering.

Aug 09

Whitehead's TED Talk explains mRNA, delivers hope

Katie Whitehead explains lipid nanoparticles and how mRNA drugs will provide treatments and cures for some of the world’s most deadly diseases and pathogens at the 2021 TED conference in Monterey.

Aug 02

A crystal-clear way to save time Opens in new window

Chemical Engineering researchers recently discovered a better way to make a new class of soft materials—reducing a process that used to take five months down to three minutes.

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Jul 21

Researchers develop package to accelerate geometry optimization in molecular simulation

John Kitchin is speeding up molecular simulation by providing a neural network-based active learning method that accelerates geometric optimization.

Jul 19

Faculty earn DOE Awards for Atmospheric Research

Carnegie Mellon University’s Coty Jen and Hamish Gordon have earned Department of Energy (DOE) awards for their work in atmospheric research.

Jul 09

Optimizing pharmaceutical development Opens in new window

Chrysanthos Gounaris, in partnership with Eli Lilly and Company, has developed an automated decision support system for planning the R&D activities within Lilly’s Synthetic Molecule Design and Development organization.

Jun 30

CMU’s Dominic Casalnuovo earns NSF Graduate Fellowship

First-year Chemical Engineering Ph.D. student, Dominic Casalnuovo, has earned a fellowship in the prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP). His research focuses on developing new techniques for measuring trace gaseous pollutants in the atmosphere.

Jun 24

COVID-19 creates opportunities for international research

Collaborative research through CMU’s Portugal Program provides insight into how fibrosis can start and become so devastating in different body tissues.

Jun 22

From academia to industry and back again Opens in new window

Chemical Engineering alum Donna Blackmond has worked in many fields—and her engineering degree was integral in all of them.

Jun 10

Pioneering research and education

Ignacio Grossmann recently published a new textbook, Advanced Optimization for Process Systems Engineering, under Cambridge University Press.

Feb 22

Celebrating Engineers’ Week Opens in new window

Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Engineering is excited to celebrate Engineers’ Week 2021.

Jan 29

Commonalities found between viral infections and ovarian cancer Opens in new window

Apparent similarities between latent DNA viral infections and quiescent cancer cells could lead to new treatments for ovarian cancer.

Jan 26

ChemE Pals program brings connection to a virtual semester

The ChemE Pals program pairs younger students with more senior student mentors to help build younger students’ social networks and increase connections within the department.

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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