Partnerships

At the College of Engineering, we are committed to partnering with industry and government to develop innovative solutions for society’s most significant challenges. As global citizens, we strive to conduct research that will positively impact people’s lives worldwide. We have a proven track record of successful collaborations with various companies and are always open to exploring new partnerships and opportunities for further cooperation. Our goal is to use our expertise to make a meaningful difference in the world, and we understand that our partnerships play a crucial role in achieving that goal.

Rethink the Rink

The Pittsburgh Penguins have teamed up with two international giants of science and technology, Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Engineering and Covestro (among other partners), on a bold initiative to make hockey safer at all levels.

Learn more about Rethink the Rink

Nov 20

Artificial Intelligence

CMU-Africa expands digital public infrastructure initiative

The Upanzi Network will fund research projects in Morocco, Botswana, and South Africa, with plans for additional partnerships.

CMU Portugal fosters entrepreneurship and the results continue to exceed expectations.

How CMU Portugal primes startups

Oct 14

Advanced Manufacturing

Multi-university team pursues AI-enhanced design tool

A recent DARPA award will bring together researchers from multiple universities to develop novel turbomachinery design tools to break the one-part-one-material paradigm.

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Oct 10

Artificial Intelligence

Safe AI for safe streets for all

Ding Zhao is teaming up with the City of Pittsburgh to improve road safety and eliminate traffic fatalities using AI.

Oct 2

Health & Biomedicine

Carnegie Mellon lands ARPA-H award for implantable bioelectric medicine project

A CMU-led project team secured an award of up to $42M from ARPA-H to accelerate the development of implantable bioelectronic devices that deliver patient-specific therapy and monitor disease status.

Oct 2

Health & Biomedicine

CMU-led project to fight obesity, Type 2 diabetes receives ARPA-H backing

A CMU-led team of researchers has secured an award of up to $34.9 million from ARPA-H to develop a new bioelectric medicine-based treatment for obesity and Type 2 diabetes patients.

Sep 25

Advanced Manufacturing

Interdisciplinary team partners to develop advanced alloys

Materials science and engineering and chemical engineering faculty will collaborate on projects supported by the Naval Nuclear Laboratory to create additively manufactured structural alloys that can sustain extreme environments.

On Sept. 4-5, more than 500 of the world’s leading cyber-systems researchers convened in Pittsburgh for the 2024 National Science Foundation Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace Principal Investigators’ Meeting (NSF SaTC PI), hosted by Carnegie Mellon University’s CyLab Security and Privacy Institute.

CyLab hosts top cybersecurity researchers

Sep 19

News & Events

Afretec Network signs eighth university partner

The African Engineering and Technology Network, led by CMU-Africa, drives inclusive digital transformation on the continent through research, education, and entrepreneurship.

Aug 21

Robotics

Carnegie Mellon core partner in new center to improve robot dexterity selected to receive up to $52 million

Carmel Majidi will lead a research thrust in a new multi-institutional collaboration to launch an NSF ERC dedicated to revolutionizing the ability of robots to amplify human labor.

Aug 6

Advanced Manufacturing

Robotic innovation to transform U.S. manufacturing

Increasing investments by private foundations and the federal government are propelling MFI and its partners as leaders in the advancement of robotic applications for manufacturing.

Jul 3

Health & Biomedicine

CMU, Meta seek to make computer-based tasks accessible with wristband technology

In collaboration with Meta, Doug Weber’s lab is exploring how sEMG signals can enable people with spinal cord injuries to interact with computer and mixed reality systems.

After four years, Erica Martelly’s dream of testing custom CPAP masks on real patients came to fruition in Carnegie Mellon University’s first ever clinical trial.

One student’s ambition leads Carnegie Mellon to sponsor first ever clinical trial

May 3

News & Events

CMU names University Professors

Three College of Engineering faculty members have been elevated to the rank of University Professor, the highest distinction a faculty member can receive at Carnegie Mellon.

Apr 2

News & Events

Studying heterogeneous materials under extreme conditions

The Department of Defense awards a team of researchers funding to develop energy-absorbing, structure-preserving materials that are more resilient under extreme loads.

Mar 29

Energy & Environment

Litster sub-awardee on $50M of new DOE hydrogen projects

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded 52 projects $750 million to dramatically reduce the cost of clean hydrogen and reinforce American leadership in the growing hydrogen industry.

Mar 12

News & Events

Rethinking neck protection in hockey

Brynn Broaddus and 15 of her peers spent spring break developing advanced neck protection to improve hockey players’ safety on the ice in collaboration with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Covestro.

Feb 13

Robotics

RoboTool enables creative tool use in—you guessed it—robots

Large language models enable robots to “brainstorm” creative tool use and perform seemingly impossible tasks.