2022

Nov 17

A nonlinear path Opens in new window

MechE’s Reeja Jayan contributed an inspirational chapter to the new book, Women in Mechanical Engineering: Energy and Environment, in which she discusses her atypical journey to a career in engineering.

Oct 25

Harnessing the building blocks of polymer recycling Opens in new window

Michael Bockstaller and Krzysztof Matyjaszewski make foundational discovery to improve the recyclability of polymers.

Oct 03

Summer course introduces nanomaterials to high school students Opens in new window

Michael Bockstaller has been introducing high school sophomores to the fundamentals of materials science and nanotechnology since 2009.

Jul 25

Jayan project awarded $7.5 million Opens in new window

Jayan will lead the CMU team to learn about the effects of various types of energy radiation on electronic materials to potentially identify ways to engineer radiation hardened materials for use in space exploration vehicles.

Jun 15

Rollett receives prestigious Francqui International Professor Award Opens in new window

Anthony Rollett receives the Francqui International Professor Award for Exact Sciences in 2019.

Mar 25

Students’ ingenuity automates scientific research Opens in new window

In an effort to modernize scientific research, CMU students used only commercial parts and the cardboard boxes they came in to build a modular robot able to autonomously conduct experiments.

Mar 15

CMU software aids materials scientists worldwide Opens in new window

Marc De Graef has developed a materials characterization software so powerful it can create orientation maps from low-quality materials.

Jan 11

Faculty projects awarded DURIP funding Opens in new window

Three College of Engineering faculty members have been selected to receive funding for their projects through the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP): Marc De Graef, Anthony Rollett, and Rebecca Taylor.

Media Mentions


Live Science

Bockstaller quoted on flame retardants

MSE’s Michael Bockstaller spoke with Live Science regarding a recent study that detected high levels of flame retardants in some toys, kitchen utensils and other household items made from recycled black plastic

Three faculty to work on AFRL projects

The Data-driven Discovery of Optimized Multifunctional Material Systems has announced two new projects made possible with support from the Air Force Research Laboratory. Both will focus on how machine learning can contribute to the development of functional soft materials. CEE’s Kaushik Dayal and MechE’s Carmel Majidi will collaborate on one of the projects, while ChemE’s Gabe Gomes will work on the other.

CBS News Pittsburgh

Bockstaller discusses his self-healing plastic research with CBS News Pittsburgh

MSE’s Michael Bockstaller discusses his self-healing plastic research with CBS News Pittsburgh.

NASA

Rollett talks to NASA about 3D printed metal parts for spaceflight

MSE’s Tony Rollett, principal investigator of NASA’s new additive manufacturing institute, talks about 3D printed metal parts that will be used for NASA’s spaceflight endeavors in climate research.

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