Partnerships

Let’s innovate together

We work hand in hand with industry to engineer solutions for the challenges facing society.

As global citizens, we are engaged in research efforts that will positively affect the lives of people around the world. We have a history of successful collaborations with companies and would welcome the opportunity to explore potential partnerships with you as well.

Interested in what you could be doing?

Recent collaborations

Nov 9

News & Events

CMU celebrates Alan Magee Scaife Hall grand opening

The Alan Magee Scaife Hall and Gordon E. Moore Engineering Quad bring energy and vibrancy to the heart of Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Engineering.

First Lady Jill Biden and U.S. Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su recently visited Mill 19, the discovery workspace where Carnegie Mellon engineers and scientists conduct advanced manufacturing research. Biden and Su highlighted workforce investments in Pittsburgh, which is one of five newly created Workforce Hubs in the U.S.

FLOTUS Touts Pittsburgh as Workforce Hub at CMU’s Mill 19

Nov 8

News & Events

Scaife Hall to transform research and education at CMU

Carnegie Mellon hosts grand opening of reimagined Scaife Hall.

Oct 26

Artificial Intelligence

New center to investigate quantum computing

A new National Science Foundation Industry-University Cooperative Research Center at CMU will create an ecosystem that advances quantum computing and information technologies.

Oct 24

News & Events

Moonshot grant launches faculty to new heights

The National Network for Critical Technology Assessment (NNCTA), directed by Erica Fuchs, shares their findings in their report, Securing America’s Future: A Framework for Critical Technology Assessment.

Oct 20

Health & Biomedicine

Detecting brain tsunamis

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Pittsburgh, and the University of Cincinnati have combined their expertise in engineering and medicine to create a noninvasive method for detecting worsening brain injuries before they happen. This advancement could reshape neurocritical care.

Oct 18

News & Events

The human element: Alum forges success putting people first

MechE alumnus Bruce Smith credits CMU for ingraining the idea that community togetherness is pivotal to solving real world problems, a value he lives by as CEO of Detroit Manufacturing Systems.

Between his studies, a teaching opportunity, and nonprofit work, mechanical engineering Ph.D. student Jonathan Shulgach looks to reimagine the experience of receiving medical care by bringing patients closer to the process.

A new course for prosthetics care

Sep 26

Health & Biomedicine

ARPA-H fast tracks development of new cancer implant tech

ARPA-H has awarded $45 million to a multi-institutional team of researchers to rapidly develop sense-and-respond implant technology that could slash U.S. cancer-related deaths.

Aug 9

Advanced Manufacturing

Virtual reality partners become real world neighbors

In July, the YKK AP Technologies Lab opened at Mill 19. Their focus on the development of a virtual factory is well aligned with the digital twin work underway at the Manufacturing Futures Institute.

Aug 7

Cyberphysical Systems

AI for aviation

Pingbo Tang is working toward realizing several AI techniques supporting the predictive management of aircraft and other systems.

Jul 21

Energy & Environment

Meitz first in 25 years to receive DOE graduate fellowship

Mechanical engineering student Ethan Meitz is working to create predictive nanoscale models for the thermophysical properties of liquids.

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

Quantifying that pond smell

Jun 27

Energy & Environment

How sustainable is online grocery delivery?

Researchers investigated the impacts of online grocery delivery on energy use, emissions, and traffic congestion.

Jun 21

News & Events

Ansys expands presence to Africa with new office in Rwanda

Ansys, the global leader and innovator of engineering simulation software, announced on June 22 that it will be establishing its first physical presence in Africa with a new office in Kigali, Rwanda.

Jun 19

News & Events

Director of engineering outreach is paying it forward

Rita Canton, who says the Carnegie Mellon Action Project changed her life 40 years ago, knows that outreach programs can do the same for students today.

May 30

Cyberphysical Systems

Carnegie Mellon awarded $20M for transportation research

Congresswoman Summer Lee and U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announce that CMU will lead consortium that will receive $20 million to create Safety21, a University Transportation Center.

May 12

News & Events

$3.3 million awarded to advance digital technology in Africa

Afretec has awarded 11 grants, each led by a multi-university research team, to build research capacity and work toward achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Africa.