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Oct 6

News & Events

Be“spoke”: the CMU alumna who re-engineered the bicycle for women

Georgena Terry (MechE ’80) built the first custom bikes created specifically for women, leading a new industry, influencing an entire sport, and blazing a trail to the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame.

Oct 3

News & Events

Afretec Network awards $2.3M in multi-institutional research grants

The multi-institutional grants will build research capacity and accelerate digital growth throughout the African continent.

Oct 2

Energy & Environment

Heat pump technology may narrow the energy equity gap

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon and the University of Maryland found that an emerging technology known as heat pumps leads to reduced disparities in thermal comfort across different income groups.

Oct 1

Health & Biomedicine

Revolutionizing early cancer detection with at-home technology

An award of up to $26.7 million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) has been secured by a CMU-led team to offer an at-home solution to detect more than 30 Stage 1 solid tumor cancers from a simple urine sample.

Researchers in the Materials Science and Engineering Department have pioneered the potential to train large language models to understand a novel alloy physics language in a similar manner.

AlloyGPT: Leveraging a language model to aid alloy discovery

Sep 26

Health & Biomedicine

Designer biobots made from human lung cells

Researchers are developing microscale robots with customizable movement, aiming to navigate the body for targeted therapies using advanced tissue engineering.

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Research paper

Sep 22

Artificial Intelligence

The future of drones in construction

New research from the Department of Mechanical Engineering will make it safer for drones to survey construction sites by eliminating the risk of collision.

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Sep 19

Health & Biomedicine

Kainerstorfer gains fresh insight through ELATES program

BME’s Jana Kainerstorfer recently completed the yearlong ELATES leadership program at Drexel University, which trains women faculty and administrators in STEM.

Sep 16

News & Events

New horizons for Real World Engineering

Engineering students took a trip across the Atlantic to learn about engineering in Germany, a country known for its efforts in manufacturing and sustainability.

Researchers explore using NIRS to screen adults with sickle cell disease, revealing insights into oxygenation and aging-related mechanisms.

Better screening tool for sickle cell disease progression

Sep 8

Health & Biomedicine

Electric shocks power-off drug-resistant yeast

Electrochemical therapy makes currently-available drugs more effective against yeast infections that the CDC classifies as an urgent threat.

Sep 8

Energy & Environment

How electric vehicles can power infrastructure change

College of Engineering researchers found that increased electric vehicle adoption can trigger new investment in sustainable energy generation and storage, making vehicle infrastructure greener.

Sep 4

Robotics

Dr. Majidi and the amazing superhuman wearables

Superhuman senses aren’t just for superheroes anymore. Carmel Majidi is introducing flexible wearables, inspired by Softbotics, to augment human senses in both the real and virtual world.

Research paper

Aug 28

Energy & Environment

Finding the best decarbonization pathways for refineries

A decision-making tool from the Center for Advanced Process Decision-making predicts the best strategy for an oil refinery to implement decarbonization technologies.

Aug 27

News & Events

New seminar for first-year students

The College of Engineering Class of 2029 is being invited to enroll in the new First Year Seminar—a semester-long series of weekly sessions designed to help first-year students build community and connect to resources that will help them succeed

Aug 26

Artificial Intelligence

An old-school tool revisited

Before handheld calculators, engineers relied on slide rules. These mechanical analog computers helped get us go to the moon. Our students got hands-on experience using these important tools in the evolution of engineering education.

Aug 22

Advanced Manufacturing

Extending battery life, improving operating safety

New technology from Reeja Jayan in the department of mechanical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University extends battery life cycle by 10x, reduces charging time, and improves operating safety.

Aug 20

Health & Biomedicine

Three-time alum traverses departments to tackle maternal and fetal health

Jingyi Wu came to CMU to study physics, but the supportive community he found inspired him to continue his academic journey at the university for nearly a decade.

Aug 18

Artificial Intelligence

Get to know the robot dog that can clean your house and serve you soda

New machine learning framework bridges the embodiment gap between robots and humans and enables quadrupedal robots to perform versatile movements like pouring soda, organizing shoes, and even cleaning up cat litter.

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Led by globally recognized experts, participants at the first-ever Summer School on Digital Humanism at CMU-Africa teamed up to discuss issues at the intersection of technology and humanity in the African context.

A dialogue on digital humanism in Africa

Aug 13

Health & Biomedicine

Microfluidic platform for monitoring parasite spread by ticks

As cases of babesiosis increase, scientists now have a better way to study how the parasite is transmitted and how it infects red blood cells over time.

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Aug 11

News & Events

CMU hacking team wins ninth DEF CON Capture-the-Flag title

The winningest team in DEF CON’s Capture-the-Flag (CTF) competition history, Carnegie Mellon University’s Plaid Parliament of Pwning (PPP), won its fourth consecutive title, earning its record ninth victory in the past 13 years.

Aug 7

Advanced Manufacturing

“Don’t tell me you’re trying to 3D print my engagement ring”

CMU alum Tanner Aikens put his design skills and creativity to the test when he set out to 3D print jewelry for his girlfriend.

Aug 5

News & Events

Fellowship connects students with Pennsylvania companies

The PITA Fellowship creates opportunities for students to gain hands-on research experience and industry connections with PA-based companies.

A new study at CMU-Africa investigated the continent’s digital privacy laws and discovered a clear regulatory gap when it comes to cookie consent mechanisms.

Clicking away consent

Jul 29

Advanced Manufacturing

AI model accelerates design process

A new machine learning model can save engineers time and computation resources by using AI to quickly and accurately predict simulation results.

Jul 25

Cyberphysical Systems

Jones and Nakahira receive NSF CAREER awards

Trevor Jones and Yorie Nakahira were awarded the NSF’s prestigious Faculty Early Career Development award.

Jul 24

News & Events

When LLMs autonomously attack

Carnegie Mellon researchers show how LLMs can be taught to autonomously plan and execute real-world cyberattacks against enterprise-grade network environments—and why this matters for future defenses.

Research paper

Jul 22

Health & Biomedicine

Undergrad student graduates as COO of medical device startup

Tanvi Mittal (MechE, BME ’25) is the chief operating officer of Pittsburgh-based startup noVRel that is working to enhance neurosurgery with augmented reality.

Jul 16

News & Events

2025 Dean’s Early Career Fellows announced

The College of Engineering congratulates Sang Chalacheva, Vanessa Chen, Amanda Krause, and Ana Ines Torres, who received this year’s Dean’s Early Career Fellowships awards.

Jul 15

Artificial Intelligence

Time to check your blood pressure—no cuff required

Computer vision technology allows for video-based estimation of blood pressure.

Jul 11

Advanced Manufacturing

A second life for air quality monitors

Published in Science Advances, breakthrough polymer coating extends the half-life of an MXene-based air quality sensor by 200% and enables regeneration when performance begins to degrade.

Jul 8

Energy & Environment

Student research forecasts changing rainfall in Rwanda

CMU-Africa student Stephen Augustine is researching rainfall forecasting methodology that addresses food insecurity in Rwanda caused by shifting climates.

Jul 2

News & Events

Reboot the Earth fosters a new intercontinental partnership

CMU’s OSPO and the Upanzi Network spark a new partnership at the United Nation’s Reboot the Earth hackathon.

New research explores the transformative potential of EEG-based BCIs and their application beyond basic communication to intricate motor control.

BCI robotic hand control reaches new finger-level milestone

Jun 27

Health & Biomedicine

Modifying red blood cells for safe and effective drug delivery

A Carnegie Mellon University-led team is receiving $5.4 million from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop technologies for transporting drug molecules in red blood cells.

Jun 25

Energy & Environment

Riding out extreme heat

People may be more likely to turn to ride-hailing services like Uber or Lyft for transportation during extremely hot weather, shows research from Carnegie Mellon engineering faculty.

Jun 24

Artificial Intelligence

A roadmap for large language models in chemical research

In a Q&A, Gabe Gomes discusses the potential to combine human creativity with machine capability, transforming chemical research.

Jun 20

Health & Biomedicine

A glowing biosensor for high-throughput drug screening

Researchers develop a bioluminescent sensor to test protein activation, speeding up a lengthy step in drug discovery for neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s Disease.

A new method for creating superhydrophobic surfaces offers precise control over the shape and location of the structures, while requiring no post processing.

Printed materials inspired by nature

Jun 13

News & Events

PURRcision: Pulse oximeters for Frankie’s Friends

Engineering students get real experience solving problems for local companies and non-profits in the course Foundation of BME Design.

Jun 10

Advanced Manufacturing

Automated feeders and computer vision to revolutionize fish farming in Africa

CMU-Africa professor Jesse Thornburg is using automatic feeders and computer vision to make fish farming in Rwanda more economical.

Jun 6

News & Events

Vijayakumar Bhagavatula named interim dean of the College of Engineering

Carnegie Mellon University has named Vijayakumar Bhagavatula interim dean of the College of Engineering.

Jun 3

News & Events

Impact CMU features engineering projects with social impact

Impact CMU featured student-led projects with social impact from across the university, including many from the College of Engineering. Projects included AI solutions and volunteering opportunities.

May 29

Energy & Environment

Climate policy can save half of the world’s glaciers

A study published in Science finds that twice as much of the world’s glacier mass could be preserved by meeting the 1.5°C threshold set by the Paris Agreement.

May 28

Health & Biomedicine

Real-time sensors to inform better wound care

Wound assessment can be challenging due to its subjective nature, but a new sensor array quantifies biomarkers and has potential to offer real time measurements that could improve the healing process.

May 28

News & Events

The Afretec Network welcomes ninth university partner

The African Engineering and Technology Network has signed its ninth university partner, Universidade Agostinho Neto. The pan-African network includes technology-focused universities from across the continent.

May 23

News & Events

Neighborly reactions

Undergraduates applied chemical reaction engineering principles to model the water reuse systems at the Center for Sustainable Landscapes at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens.

May 21

News & Events

Presidential and graduate fellowships announced for 2024-2025

College of Engineering students have been awarded fellowships for the 2024-2025 academic year.

Hamish Gordon and Sneha Prabha Narra were awarded the prestigious Faculty Early Career Development award this year by the NSF.

Gordon and Narra awarded NSF CAREER awards

May 15

Energy & Environment

Environmental engineering junior wins Goldwater scholarship

Jana Reiser, a junior environmental engineering major, is headed for a promising career in interdisciplinary research after winning the prestigious Barry Goldwater scholarship for STEM undergraduates.

May 12

Robotics

The world’s smallest, fastest, power-autonomous biped robot

At less than 1.5 inches tall, the latest bipedal robot from Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Engineering can navigate smaller spaces than any other two-legged robot in the world.

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May 9

News & Events

Greg Rohrer named University Professor

Greg Rohrer was among three Carnegie Mellon University faculty members who have been chosen to receive the title of University Professor in 2025.

May 6

Advanced Manufacturing

How 3D printing can improve African manufacturing

CMU-Africa student Mariam Sulleiman addresses manufacturing challenges in Africa by integrating 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, into existing infrastructure.

Joseph DeCarolis, an internationally recognized leader with technical expertise in energy systems, climate change, computing and public policy has been named head of the Department of Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University effective November 1, 2025.

DeCarolis named head of Engineering and Public Policy

May 2

Energy & Environment

Forever chemicals, made simple

Civil and environmental engineering researchers provide a roadmap to simplify PFAS destruction in water resources using heterogeneous catalysis, a more sustainable and cost-effective approach.

Apr 29

Advanced Manufacturing

CISR forges on after 40 years

The Center for Iron and Steelmaking Research has made significant contributions to iron and steel production through collaborative efforts between industry partners and CMU faculty and students.

Apr 25

News & Events

Space-tolerant computer chips

Researchers develop microelectronics for space and aerospace applications.

Apr 23

Health & Biomedicine

FRESH bioprinting brings vascularized tissue one step closer

Using their novel FRESH 3D bioprinting technique, which allows for printing of soft living cells and tissues, the Feinberg lab has built a first-of-its-kind tissue model entirely out of collagen.

Apr 18

News & Events

Students find tradition and future in Naval ROTC

Since 1987, CMU has hosted the Steel City Naval ROTC, which turns students into commissioned naval officers and prepares them for the highest responsibilities of command, citizenship, and government.

Apr 15

Advanced Manufacturing

CMU doctoral researchers connect beyond disciplines in 3MT Championship

Three College of Engineering graduate students placed in this year’s Three Minute Thesis competition.

Apr 11

Energy & Environment

Promoting battery electric vehicle safety

The Scott Institute for Energy Innovation and the Safety21 National University Transportation Center have produced a policy brief that offers safety recommendations as more people get behind the wheel of battery electric vehicles.

Apr 9

Robotics

Engineering beneath the surface

Students build an autonomous underwater vehicle that can perform tasks important to the maritime industry, including exploring, detecting, and manipulating objects and deploying projectiles underwater.

Apr 7

Advanced Manufacturing

Pickleball paddles of the future

Materials science and engineering students investigated whether pickleball paddles produced by 3D printing could be as good as, or better, than those produced using existing techniques.

CMU engineers and scientists undertook more than 45 research projects to develop artificial intelligence approaches to enable the use of metal additive manufacturing for the U.S. Army.

Mission accomplished

Apr 2

Energy & Environment

CMU Energy Week tackles AI and energy

Over three days, investors, entrepreneurs, and researchers explored how AI and energy can complement each other.

Mar 31

Health & Biomedicine

Chase elected to AIMBE College of Fellows

The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced that Steven Chase has been inducted into its College of Fellows.

Mar 28

News & Events

Programmable pixels could advance infrared light applications

Full control over mid-infrared wavelengths enables advancements in applications ranging from chip security to personalized health monitoring.

Mar 26

Energy & Environment

A buzz-worthy engineering design course

Sophomore civil and environmental engineering project course teaches students the engineering design process by working with stakeholders to build habitats that protect local pollinator populations.

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

Engineering on the rise

Mar 20

Health & Biomedicine

Improved muscle mapping could aid neurological treatment

Carnegie Mellon researchers are using high-density surface electromyography (HD-sEMG) with spatial filters and ultrasound to reduce crosstalk and enhance muscle activity localization. This approach aims to achieve precise mapping of muscle activity, particularly in complex structures like the forearm.

Mar 18

News & Events

Dandin receives NSF CAREER Award

Marc Dandin receives prestigious five-year grant given to junior faculty for research and education.

Mar 14

Health & Biomedicine

A new minimally invasive method for deep brain stimulation

Carnegie Mellon University researchers have developed a new method for deep brain stimulation called “DeepFocus” that is minimally invasive and could treat conditions like PTSD and addiction.

Mar 12

Energy & Environment

To ensure energy audits help climate goals, target emissions

Energy audits can be a useful tool for reducing industrial emissions, but new research co-led by Valerie Karplus found that clear climate-specific goals are a vital part of the equation.

Mar 7

Energy & Environment

What do popcorn and sustainable synthesis have in common?

Microwave synthesis produces MXene 25x faster than traditional methods while using 75% less energy, according to new research from the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

Mar 5

Artificial Intelligence

Helping African fintech companies provide secure services

Carnegie Mellon University Africa’s Upanzi Network in collaboration with Approov have created APKIT, an accessible cybersecurity tool for financial technology developers.

Mar 4

Cyberphysical Systems

Autonomy in orbit

CMU team develops frameworks for environmental control and life support systems that can sustain human life in deep space habitats.

Feb 25

News & Events

Fifth year scholar brings sustainable mending to campus

This year, a civil and environmental engineering graduate is one of four Fifth Year Scholars with a mission of bringing sustainable mending to the CMU and Pittsburgh communities.

Feb 25

Advanced Manufacturing

3d printing tomorrow’s ceramics for high-performance systems

New 3D printing technique fabricates highly complex and controllable ceramic nanostructures that could be the key to emerging engineering systems.

Research paper

CMU-Africa, CMU-Pittsburgh, and the non-profit TReND in Africa held a summer school focused on computational neuroscience and machine learning.

Teaching computational neuroscience on the African continent

Feb 18

Health & Biomedicine

Pressure control, the key to liver preservation

Yoed Rabin builds upon his legacy in the field of cryopreservation with a new project aimed at preserving one of the most complex, and in-demand organs.

Feb 14

News & Events

Foosball and Ferraris forever

Students in Tech Start-Up class learn how to develop viable businesses from experienced entrepreneurs.

Feb 11

Artificial Intelligence

Slashing AI data center cooling cost, GPU/CPU power use

Novel thermal interface material cools chips better than existing state-of-the-art solutions.

Feb 7

Energy & Environment

Accelerating green steel

In an annual gathering at CMU, global decarbonization leaders worked toward tackling the challenge of decarbonizing steel production while meeting increasing world-wide demand.

Carnegie Mellon University researchers unveil groundbreaking insights into the mechanisms and limitations of temporal interference stimulation for non-invasive neurostimulation.

Insights on limits of non-invasive deep-brain stimulation

Jan 30

Advanced Manufacturing

Diversifying DNA origami

A new computer aided design tool from the labs of Jon Cagan and Rebecca Taylor enables scientists to rapidly generate and manufacture novel DNA origami structures within designer-defined constraints.

Jan 27

Energy & Environment

Mind the gap: Testing the EV charging network

Researchers develop a metric to measure the gaps in EV charging coverage across the country, revealing the significant work that lies ahead in deploying charging infrastructure.

Jan 24

Health & Biomedicine

Making way for a digital twin of the human placenta

A computational model of the basic functional unit of the placenta enables researchers to simulate placenta blood flow, realistically.

Jan 23

News & Events

Student donates bug bounty to support picoCTF’s cybersecurity education efforts

Seunghyun Lee discovered a series of bugs in Google Chrome’s WebAssembly type system that earned him a bug bounty, which he generously donated to CMU's picoCTF cybersecurity education platform.

Jan 21

Energy & Environment

Dabo receives presidential early career award

Ismaila Dabo has received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on early career scientists and engineers.

Jan 17

Health & Biomedicine

The one-way paths of neural population activity

Center for Neural Basis of Cognition researchers designed a clever BCI experiment to determine whether one-way activity paths, long hypothesized by neural network models, are used in the brain.

Jan 14

Artificial Intelligence

An app to detect birth asphyxia in Africa

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University are developing an app called HumekaFL to detect birth asphyxia in newborn babies in developing countries.

Jan 10

Advanced Manufacturing

Transformer-based models for identifying alloy properties

Researchers develop AlloyBert, a modeling tool designed to predict the properties of alloys.

Jan 8

Advanced Manufacturing

Manufacturing Futures Institute empowers U.S. industry

The Manufacturing Futures Institute empowers industry with the science and technology needed to accelerate U.S. manufacturing.

Carl Laird has been selected to be the next head of the Department of Chemical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Engineering.

Carl Laird named head of Chemical Engineering

Jan 3

News & Events

Unleashing advancements in animal care

Kara Mathias, who is interested in connecting her research to caring for animals, was awarded the Dr. Mete Akin Endowed Fund for Advancement of Pre-Med Education earlier this year.

Dec 30

Energy & Environment

Rounce receives early-career research fellowship

David Rounce was chosen for a research fellowship to study the effects of climate change and sea-level rise, and to develop coastal adaptation strategies in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Dec 26

News & Events

Ph.D. students run “Cup of Wontons” stall at market

Darren Cheng, Chase McDonald, and Jenny Chang have been running a successful wonton stall at the Squirrel Hill Farmers Market since fall 2023.

Dec 23

News & Events

Enabling developers to write provably correct software

Researchers have made it possible for non-experts to formally prove that their code is correct, reliable, and secure.

The Dowd Engineering Seed Fund for Graduate Student Fellowships funds innovative research proposals.

Taking a chance on ambition

Dec 18

Advanced Manufacturing

A solid step for polymer rings

A new discovery about how ring-shaped polymers behave has the potential to enable new ways for scientists to design more sustainable materials.

Dec 16

Artificial Intelligence

Beyond silicon computer chips

Tathagata Srimani is creating transformative NanoSystems by augmenting silicon with transformative technologies to create faster, more efficient computing systems.

Dec 13

Artificial Intelligence

The trend is your friend … and so is machine learning

Grasping both general market trends and finer details, a new, hybrid machine learning model from researchers in the Department of Mechanical Engineering predicts financial market volatility with increased accuracy.

Dec 10

Energy & Environment

Domestic, circular supply chain for EV batteries

SeaLion Energy, a CMU-led startup, received funding from the U.S. Department of Energy ARPA-E to extend EV battery life and facilitate repair and reuse to reduce waste.

Dec 5

Health & Biomedicine

CMU-developed artificial lung gives lift to DARPA project

Keith Cook joins a multi-institutional, DARPA-funded project to create a novel ECMO and advanced life-support system device capable of rapid deployment to support wounded military personnel.

Dec 4

News & Events

Project ELEVATE charts course for faculty success

The 2024 Project ELEVATE retreat welcomed participants from Carnegie Mellon University, Johns Hopkins University, and New York University to Philadelphia for lectures, work sessions, workshops, and networking.

Dec 2

Artificial Intelligence

Blending the virtual and physical worlds

Civil and environmental engineering faculty have developed a testbed to make AI-enabled digital twins more accessible in the curriculum, but it is also proving valuable in active infrastructure research.

Nov 29

Artificial Intelligence

Multimodal machine learning model increases accuracy

Researchers have developed a novel ML model combining graph neural networks with transformer-based language models to predict adsorption energy of catalyst systems.

Nov 26

News & Events

EPP research will help workers navigate evolving technology

A regional team led by EPP researchers has received ARISE funding to analyze the workforce of North and North-Central Appalachia and develop tools to match workers’ skills with evolving industry needs.

Saaksshi Jilhewar (ChemE ’23) applied her training in chemical engineering and AI to lead her team to victory in a global hackathon for sustainable and affordable energy.

ChemE alumna’s fleet decarbonization solution wins hackathon

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.

Nov 18

News & Events

Alumna receives Society of Women Engineers award

Siya Scindia was chosen from among thousands of student members for her outstanding leadership.

Nov 14

Artificial Intelligence

A new set of eyes

Researchers develop the first wearable camera that uses artificial intelligence to help prevent medical administration errors.

Nov 12

Health & Biomedicine

Biological neural circuits critical for neurodegenerative disease therapy and biohybrid robot control

To support the development of new therapies for neurodegenerative disease and advance biohybrid robots, Jessica Zhang and Victoria Webster-Wood will lead a project to develop computational tools to predict neuron growth and transport regulation.

When faculty and students in the College of Engineering create intellectual property, our culture supports their efforts to form startups.

Engineering entrepreneurs find their way

Nov 4

News & Events

Astronaut alumnus runs experiments in zero-gravity scenarios

Kartik Chaudhari credits his degree from the Information Networking Institute for his success in becoming an astronaut in Canada.

Nov 1

Energy & Environment

Robotics for environmental innovation

A team of Carnegie Mellon University researchers is seeking to understand how robotics can help engineers address environmental challenges, such as monitoring affected soils.

Oct 29

Artificial Intelligence

Putting the ghost in the machine

To build AI teammates that better reflect human designers, Chris McComb is emulating cognitive styles in large language models.

Research paper

Oct 25

Energy & Environment

Hubs: A step towards a hydrogen future?

Hydrogen is sometimes considered a secret ingredient in the recipe for a net-zero future. As a team of Carnegie Mellon researchers points out, hydrogen offers many advantages, but it’s not a panacea.

Oct 22

Artificial Intelligence

How CMU Portugal primes startups

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

Oct 18

Health & Biomedicine

30 years of cognitive shifts

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, a joint interdisciplinary neuroscience program between CMU and the University of Pittsburgh.

Oct 16

Cyberphysical Systems

Faculty members win DOE Early Career Program Awards

Carlee Joe-Wong and Thomas O’Connor win the Early Career Program Award from the Department of Energy Office of Science for their independent projects.

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.

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.

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The Inflation Reduction Act offers incentives for diversifying the EV battery supply chain and reducing US dependence on China, but the potential impact of loopholes remains to be seen.

US industrial policy may strengthen EV battery supply chain

Oct 4

Cyberphysical Systems

Unlock the power of digital twins with new online certificate

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering offers new online graduate certificate in AI Engineering – Digital Twins and Analytics to launch this spring.

Oct 3

News & Events

Kumar inspires joy and energy as inaugural Milestone Moments speaker

Swarun Kumar gives an inspirational talk as the inaugural speaker in a new series launched by the Center for Faculty Success.

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.

Uber and Lyft are dramatically reducing wait-time disparities for Black riders, but the impact of systemic segregation persists.

Ride-hailing apps mitigate impact of racial discrimination

Sep 27

Health & Biomedicine

Exploring how melanin influences clinical oxygen measurements

CMU study explores the influence of melanin on near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS), an optical tool that leverages light-tissue interaction to measure changes in hemoglobin concentration and oxygenation.

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.

Sep 23

News & Events

CyLab hosts top cybersecurity researchers

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.

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.

Sep 17

News & Events

Eight new endowed chairs in the College of Engineering

The College of Engineering is proud to announce the selection of eight new endowed chairs to recognize outstanding scholarly achievement.

Sep 16

Artificial Intelligence

Automated tuning of large-scale neuronal models

Researchers introduce new framework, Spiking Network Optimization using Population Statistics, to intelligently customize models that reproduce activity to mimic what’s observed in the brain.

Sep 11

Health & Biomedicine

A novel neural explanation for choking under pressure

New research reveals a first-of-its-kind neural explanation for choking under pressure: a deficit in motor preparation induced by an overly large potential “jackpot” payoff.

Sep 10

Robotics

New moves for self-defense: How plants can inspire future Softbotic design

Complex and sophisticated, a plant’s mechanical systems could be the key to more advanced biohybrid softbotic designs.

Sep 5

Health & Biomedicine

Battling chronic pain with noninvasive focused ultrasound

New research demonstrates the effectiveness of novel tech that is able to stimulate and modulate specific brain circuits with sub-millimeter spatial precision to suppress pain hypersensitivity.

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College of Engineering faculty and staff are encouraged to come together to volunteer with Animal Friends or the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank.

Animal Friends celebrates new volunteer program

Aug 30

Cyberphysical Systems

The battle for curb space

Civil Engineering researchers examine how new mobility systems are transforming city curbs into critical infrastructure and develop a framework to model usage and inform future policies.

Research paper

Aug 27

News & Events

Embracing play: alumna uses toys to teach kids about engineering

By leaning into her interdisciplinary mindset and following her passions, Natha Singhasaneh, MechE ’18, has found her place designing toys to teach kids about science and engineering at CrunchLabs.

Aug 25

News & Events

New faculty orientation

The relaunched Center for Faculty Success will provide support at all stages of a faculty member’s career through programming, experiences, and networking opportunities.

Aug 23

Advanced Manufacturing

Artificial intelligence in manufacturing

MFI director’s keynote highlights how AI is being used to advance robotics, additive manufacturing, and digital twin technology at AIMST conference.

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.

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

Aug 19

Robotics

It’s an ant… it’s a robot… it’s Picotaur! The unrivaled micro robot

Researchers in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University have created the first legged robot of its size to run, turn, push loads and climb miniature stairs.

Aug 15

News & Events

Jaramillo completes ELATES, accepted into AAAS fellowship

EPP Professor Paulina Jaramillo is honing her policy outreach skills by participating in prestigious fellowship programs.

Aug 12

News & Events

CMU hacking team wins eighth DEF CON Capture-the-Flag title

The winningest team in DEF CON’s Capture-the-Flag (CTF) competition history, CMU’s Plaid Parliament of Pwning (PPP), won its third straight title, earning its record eighth win in the past 12 years.

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.

Aug 1

News & Events

2024 Dean’s Early Career Fellowships awarded

The College of Engineering congratulates Eni Halilaj, Coty Jen, and George Okeyo, the 2024 recipients of the Engineering Dean's Early Career Fellowships.

Using softbotics to sense the spectrum

From donor to digital: making multi-structure transplants smarter and safer

Summer of discovery

Be“spoke”: the CMU alumna who re-engineered the bicycle for women

Afretec Network awards $2.3M in multi-institutional research grants

Heat pump technology may narrow the energy equity gap

Revolutionizing early cancer detection with at-home technology

Designer biobots made from human lung cells

The future of drones in construction

Kainerstorfer gains fresh insight through ELATES program

New horizons for Real World Engineering

Electric shocks power-off drug-resistant yeast

How electric vehicles can power infrastructure change

Dr. Majidi and the amazing superhuman wearables

Finding the best decarbonization pathways for refineries

New seminar for first-year students

An old-school tool revisited

Extending battery life, improving operating safety

Three-time alum traverses departments to tackle maternal and fetal health

Get to know the robot dog that can clean your house and serve you soda

Microfluidic platform for monitoring parasite spread by ticks

CMU hacking team wins ninth DEF CON Capture-the-Flag title

“Don’t tell me you’re trying to 3D print my engagement ring”

Fellowship connects students with Pennsylvania companies

AI model accelerates design process

Jones and Nakahira receive NSF CAREER awards

When LLMs autonomously attack

Undergrad student graduates as COO of medical device startup

2025 Dean’s Early Career Fellows announced

Time to check your blood pressure—no cuff required

A second life for air quality monitors

Student research forecasts changing rainfall in Rwanda

Reboot the Earth fosters a new intercontinental partnership

Modifying red blood cells for safe and effective drug delivery

Riding out extreme heat

A roadmap for large language models in chemical research

A glowing biosensor for high-throughput drug screening

PURRcision: Pulse oximeters for Frankie’s Friends

Automated feeders and computer vision to revolutionize fish farming in Africa

Vijayakumar Bhagavatula named interim dean of the College of Engineering

Impact CMU features engineering projects with social impact

Climate policy can save half of the world’s glaciers

Real-time sensors to inform better wound care

The Afretec Network welcomes ninth university partner

Neighborly reactions

Presidential and graduate fellowships announced for 2024-2025

Environmental engineering junior wins Goldwater scholarship

The world’s smallest, fastest, power-autonomous biped robot

Greg Rohrer named University Professor

How 3D printing can improve African manufacturing

Forever chemicals, made simple

CISR forges on after 40 years

Space-tolerant computer chips

FRESH bioprinting brings vascularized tissue one step closer

Students find tradition and future in Naval ROTC

CMU doctoral researchers connect beyond disciplines in 3MT Championship

Promoting battery electric vehicle safety

Engineering beneath the surface

Pickleball paddles of the future

CMU Energy Week tackles AI and energy

Chase elected to AIMBE College of Fellows

Programmable pixels could advance infrared light applications

A buzz-worthy engineering design course

Improved muscle mapping could aid neurological treatment

Dandin receives NSF CAREER Award

A new minimally invasive method for deep brain stimulation

To ensure energy audits help climate goals, target emissions

What do popcorn and sustainable synthesis have in common?

Helping African fintech companies provide secure services

Autonomy in orbit

Fifth year scholar brings sustainable mending to campus

3d printing tomorrow’s ceramics for high-performance systems

Pressure control, the key to liver preservation

Foosball and Ferraris forever

Slashing AI data center cooling cost, GPU/CPU power use

Accelerating green steel

Diversifying DNA origami

Mind the gap: Testing the EV charging network

Making way for a digital twin of the human placenta

Student donates bug bounty to support picoCTF’s cybersecurity education efforts