2025

Apr 03

From exploration to innovation: The impact of SURF Grants

Undergraduate Irene Cui is developing sustainable alternatives to the traditional plastics used widely in products that pose significant environmental challenges.

Mar 31

Scott Institute announces 2025 seed grant winners

This year’s seed awards will help grow research in clean hydrogen production, AI hardware efficiency, and decarbonizing transportation.

Mar 27

Student spotlight: Dallan Schoenberger

To prepare for a career in experimental research, master’s student Dallan Schoenberger is leveling up his chemistry degree with computational skills.

Mar 24

Engineering on the rise Opens in new window

Seven College of Engineering alumni are part of this year’s group of Tartans on the Rise.

Mar 24

Kitchin awarded Swearingen Professorship

The College of Engineering has awarded the John E. Swearingen Professorship of Chemical Engineering to John Kitchin.

Mar 19

Student spotlight: Keenan Norton

Undergraduate student Keenan Norton brings together three majors to inform his research on water quality and access in Latin America.

Mar 13

Student spotlight: Abby Umscheid

Supported by friends from across the university, undergraduate Abby Umscheid learned the systems perspective and the coding skills she needed to work at Westinghouse Electric Company.

Mar 04

A nanosnag with a big effect

A new method of virus detection from the Schneider Lab is poised to improve quality control in vaccine manufacturing.

Feb 26

Student spotlight: Savi Thompson

In her chemical engineering courses, undergraduate Savi Thompson is learning to understand large-scale processes with an approach she can also apply to quantum systems.

Feb 20

New tool brings vector search to the scientific literature

John Kitchin created litdb, a Python package that helps researchers curate and use their own literature database.

Feb 19

CMU Rales Fellows Harness Unique Perspectives To Drive Innovation

Chemical engineering Ph.D. student Abraham Polanco is part of the inaugural cohort of CMU Rales Fellows.

Feb 14

Student, scholar, teacher, researcher

As a Fifth Year Scholar, Gabe Mendez-Sanders (‘24) is preparing for a career in engineering education research.

Media Mentions


Chemical & Engineering News

Gomes’ predictive platform for biocatalysts spotlighted

An app created by ChemE’s Gabe Gomes that predicts the compatibility of biocatalysts with organic molecules was featured in Chemical & Engineering News.

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.

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