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Dec 20

AI Coscientist automates scientific discovery Opens in new window

Coscientist is a copilot for science, making experimentation faster and more accurate.

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Dec 15

Alum spotlight: Priyanka Vaddi

With a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, Priyanka Vaddi (‘04) is uniquely prepared for her career as a pediatric dentist.

Dec 06

Student spotlight: Chetan Chilkunda

After years of hearing that his generation will have to fix our planet, undergraduate Chetan Chilkunda chose chemical engineering as the best preparation to do something meaningful.

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Nov 30

Alum spotlight: Lenny An

Alumni Association Board member Lenny An (ENG’11,’12) applies the systems thinking and team-based approaches he learned in chemical engineering to his work at Citigroup.

Nov 20

Predicting air pollution effects on the weather

Researchers designed a setup of the global climate model that adds the capability to simulate air pollutants in simulations like weather forecasts.

Nov 09

Student spotlight: Ruby Perez-Fry

Undergraduate Ruby Perez-Fry is preparing to work in the consumer goods industry, on products that billions of people around the world use every day.

Nov 03

Student-run mentorship program helps Ph.D. applicants

Current ChemE graduate students volunteer as mentors for prospective Ph.D.students. The program aims to remove barriers to educational opportunities and resources.

Oct 31

Two ChemE seniors selected as Andrew Carnegie Society Scholars

Tal Dassau and Anais Del Rosario Martinez are recognized for leadership, service, and academic success.

Oct 25

Student spotlight: Ian Gimino

From Lab I to his undergraduate research with a nanobioelectronics group, Ian Gimino is learning to solve problems.

Oct 23

Curing cancer is not enough Opens in new window

Colette Bilynsky pursues both cancer research and health policy to ensure that potential cures are affordable and accessible to all.

Oct 19

Khair elected to APS Fellows

Peers in the American Physical Society recognize Aditya Khair for exceptional contributions to the physics enterprise.

Oct 13

Arral honored as one of AIChE’s 35 Under 35

Ph.D. student Mariah L. Arral is honored in the education and outreach category of AIChE’s 35 Under 35.

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Oct 06

Alum Christos Maravelias to give keynote address at ChEGSA Symposium

Before returning to campus, Christos Maravelias (‘04) reminisces about his time at CMU and discusses the future of chemical engineering.

Oct 03

Dassau and Liu named Berg Scholars

At the Berg Symposium, undergraduates Tal Dassau and Linda Liu were selected as the top poster presenters.

Sep 25

Studying microbes in marine environments and microcapsules

Ph.D. student Huda Usman is applying her experience at the prestigious Marine Biological Laboratory to her research miniaturizing the culture system.

Sep 20

Albert Presto named director of CAPS Opens in new window

Albert Presto has been named the director of the Center for Atmospheric Particle Studies (CAPS) at Carnegie Mellon University.

Sep 19

A new theory for electrophoretic velocity

To better understand how the velocity will scale, researchers used numerical computations to find the nonlinear behavior of the electrophoretic velocity as a function of the electric field.

Sep 13

Grossmann serves as Fulbright Specialist in Spain

At the University of Cantabria, Ignacio Grossmann will teach a graduate course, give a workshop and seminars, and collaborate with faculty on several research problems related to sustainability.

Sep 08

Tilton to receive American Chemical Society Award

ACS recognizes Bob Tilton for outstanding scientific contributions to colloid chemistry.

Sep 07

Teachers turned researchers

Two local high school teachers spent a month as researchers in the Jen Lab, part of a pilot program to help increase atmospheric chemistry and climate change literacy.

Aug 29

Snapshots from summer internships across the country

Chemical engineering master’s and Ph.D. students interned in a variety of industries and labs across the country this summer.

Aug 21

Student spotlight: Yunfei Niu

Yunfei Niu shares how the MS in Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering program is preparing her for job and research opportunities in both biological sciences and chemical engineering.

Aug 16

A farewell and thank you to Lynn Walker

After 26 years, Lynn Walker is leaving Carnegie Mellon University to join the faculty at the University of Minnesota.

Jul 27

Student spotlight: Divyam Shah

In his summer internship, master’s student Divyam Shah is optimizing and developing new formulations and drug delivery systems. He’s preparing for a career in pharmaceutical research and development.

Jul 21

Quantifying that pond smell Opens in new window

Researchers are partnering with the PA Department of Environmental Protection to determine if emissions from harmful algal blooms could be unsafe to breathe.

Jul 10

Kitchin to receive Award for Innovation in Chemical Engineering Education

AIChE recognizes John Kitchin for his impact on modern chemical engineering pedagogy and computational research.

Jul 06

Student spotlight: Ashni Arun

Ashni Arun’s support system spans the globe. The close community within the MS in Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering program is one part of it.

Jun 30

Improving patient care through ingestible sensing capsules Opens in new window

A team of CMU researchers is seeking an alternative to endoscopies for patients with gastrointestinal diseases with fewer risks and more convenience through digestible gelatin-based sensors.

Jun 08

Alum spotlight: Haichao Wu

Haichao Wu (‘15) received the 2023 Victor K. LaMer Award for Graduate Research in Colloid and Surface Chemistry. His career path was inspired by his advisors and research experience in the MS program.

May 30

Remembering Dennis Prieve

Dennis Prieve left a legacy of rigorous research and generous mentorship that extends from the Department of Chemical Engineering through the colloidal and fluid mechanics communities.

May 26

Chemical Engineering alumni connect classes to careers Opens in new window

By sharing how they are applying their chemical engineering degrees, alums are helping undergraduate and graduate students understand the current distribution of career opportunities.

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May 25

Alum spotlight: David E. Bernal Neira

David E. Bernal Neira (‘21) thinks that quantum computing is the future of process systems engineering.

May 19

Tagbo H.R. Niepa joins ChemE faculty

In fall 2023, the Department of Chemical Engineering will welcome Tagbo H.R. Niepa as an associate professor.

May 18

Tuning chaotic movement

Researchers show the potential to make active materials reconfigurable or adaptable in response to external stimuli, which would make industrial processing easier.

May 10

Student spotlight: Daniil Boiko

Daniil Boiko won the Russian school Olympics in chemistry and worked as a machine learning engineer for the second-largest Russian search engine. Now he is pursuing a Ph.D. in chemical engineering.

May 08

Shelley Anna named Vice Provost for Faculty Opens in new window

Shelley Anna, a professor of chemical engineering and associate dean for faculty and graduate affairs and strategic initiatives for the College of Engineering, has been selected as the next vice provost for faculty.

Apr 27

Better transport on the way to more sustainable product formulations

Researchers show that polymer/surfactant complexes significantly enhance diffusiophoretic transport of colloids. The findings advance the understanding of how ingredients interact.

Apr 14

A framework to advance green-hydrogen production Opens in new window

Researchers invent an all-encompassing optimization framework to design green-hydrogen production processes.

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Apr 07

Research in the off-season Opens in new window

Women’s basketball player makes time in the off-season to take on research.

Apr 06

Alum spotlight: Greg Went

Studying chemical engineering taught Greg Went (‘85) how to think things through and understand their fundamentals. A scientist, inventor, investor, and entrepreneur, he still refers to his textbooks.

Mar 24

Undergraduate researches health impacts of wildfire smoke

Chemical Engineering sophomore Jing Lin researches how smoke particles released into the atmosphere by wildfires affect our respiratory and immune systems.

Mar 16

Claim to fame is not a stretch

80 years ago, a ChemE alum filed a bouncing polymer patent prior to the inventor of Silly Putty.

Mar 10

Deem receives 2023 George Washington Prize

Chemical Engineering senior Christian Deem was awarded the 2023 George Washington Prize in recognition of his academic achievements, commitment to service, and leadership.

Mar 03

Bring your own brain

In a live storytelling session at the 2023 American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting, Elizabeth Wayne spoke about how science benefits from neurodiversity.

Feb 27

Student spotlight: Hector Perez

Chemical Engineering Ph.D. candidate Hector Perez will use the tools he has developed at CMU to build a supply chain practice within a tech start-up.

Feb 21

Alum spotlight: Marvi Matos

Marvi Matos (‘06) shares how an early passion for math and a commitment to servant leadership led to her recent appointment to the National Science Board.

Feb 16

Congratulations to our 2023 Presidential and Graduate Fellowship awardees

Eleven chemical engineering graduate students were recently awarded fellowships through the College of Engineering.

Feb 16

Kinetic research propels career paths Opens in new window

Malaika Alphons’ Summer Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship (SURA) could serve her as a chemical or biomedical researcher.

Feb 15

Bringing equity and inclusion into the curriculum

Anne Robinson is working with other academic leaders in chemical engineering to integrate an inclusive culture into the mission of each department.

Feb 08

Faculty and alumni elected to National Academy of Engineering Opens in new window

Carnegie Mellon University’s Bill Sanders, Elias Towe, Anirudh Devgan, and Stefan Savage have received the prestigious honor of election to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE).

Jan 30

Delivering mRNA therapeutics to the pancreas Opens in new window

Kathryn Whitehead is at the forefront of the mRNA delivery field, changing the chemistry of nanoparticle delivery vehicles to enable them to reach organs beyond the liver.

Jan 20

AI Engineering will change the world around us Opens in new window

Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Engineering is equipping next generation engineers with the ability to integrate AI into the constraints of the engineering problem by way of seven new master’s degrees in AI Engineering.

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Jan 11

Chemical engineering students can study on three continents

Study abroad exchange programs in England, Germany, Argentina and South Korea are ramping back up after pandemic related cancellations.

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Liu wins Professional Promise Award

ChemE student Linda Liu received the Professional Promise Award from the Pittsburgh chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).

Usman wins Three Minute Thesis People’s Choice Award

ChemE Ph.D. student Huda Usman won the People’s Choice Award, as well as 3rd place overall, at the Carnegie Mellon Three Minute Thesis 2025 championship. Usman, who works with ChemE/BME’s Tagbo Niepa, presented “Culturing the Unculturable: A New Frontier in Antibiotic Research.”

2025 Covestro Lecture

Alexander Mitsos, professor and laboratory director, Aachener Verfahrenstechnik (RWTH Aachen University), will give the Covestro Lecture in Process Systems Engineering on March 11, 2025.

Niepa appointed to USNC/IUPAC

ChemE/BME's Tagbo Niepa was appointed by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine as Member of the U.S. National Committee for the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.

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