Research

Our research is without boundaries. We establish mechanisms for engineering disciplines, departments across the college, and external corporate and government partners to share space and ideas to make the world a better place. Our insights and discoveries influence national and international forums on emerging issues in engineering and beyond.

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Research News

Jun 2

Energy & Environment

Forbes includes three CMU alumni in 30 Under 30 in Energy

Olivia Dippo, Peter McHale, and Shashank Sripad were listed in Forbes 30 Under 30 in Energy for their groundbreaking startup companies.

Researchers found that advances in EV technology will likely bring significant growth to the market, relative to gasoline powered automobiles.

Tech advances will drive the transition to electric vehicles

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 22

Energy & Environment

Karplus publishes review on the politics of environmental policy

Valerie Karplus has co-authored a review in Nature Sustainability on political strategies for achieving environmental policy goals.

May 19

Health & Biomedicine

After-school bioprinting course activates imagination, new skills

A new course led by CMU biomedical engineers at the Citizen Science Lab is teaching middle- and high-school students from underserved communities the processes involved in soft-tissue biofabrication.

May 5

Energy & Environment

Reducing air pollution boosts undergrad’s success

Not every undergraduate research stint leads to a major scientific journal publication, an internship with a federal agency, and a prestigious scholarship, but it did for Lauren Janicke.