2021

Oct 20

Using AI to provide the world with drinking water Opens in new window

Amir Barati Farimani is seeking new possibilities in water purification through using AI agents in the desalination process.

Oct 15

A call to integrate AI and STEM education Opens in new window

Artificial intelligence (AI) has penetrated the job landscape and is of great interest to educators. As we develop methods for integrating AI and STEM education to transform the U.S. workforce, we also need to broaden the public’s awareness of what AI can do now.

Oct 12

"Cleaning up" an oil spill Opens in new window

Following the oil spill off the coast of Southern California, ChemE looks at different techniques used during past and present clean-up efforts.

Oct 06

Finding community Opens in new window

Meena Sundrum wasn’t sure she would be able to make new friends, indulge her many outside interests, and manage majors in mechanical engineering and engineering and public policy as a first-year student in the fall of 2020. Despite the pandemic, she found all of that and more.

Oct 04

Who’s paying for your Uber? Opens in new window

Researchers have published a new study quantifying the societal costs and benefits of an Uber or Lyft trip.

Sep 30

Team builds tools, innovations to support federal investment Opens in new window

With major investments in infrastructure and innovation pending, a multi-disciplinary initiative lead by EPP’s Erica Fuchs is building the tools and innovations to inform government decisions.

Sep 29

Allen Robinson named new director of CMU-Africa Opens in new window

Allen Robinson has been named the next director of CMU-Africa, effective January 1, 2022.

Sep 27

From engineering to law Opens in new window

Alumnus Steve Fulton and his wife, Carol, are giving back to Carnegie Mellon University’s new Scaife Hall to encourage engineering students to embrace the power of dialogue.

Sep 22

Resetting the standard in orthopedics Opens in new window

Exoform, a customizable, semi-rigid material with self-fusing edges has the potential to eliminate many of the doctors visits that go along with broken bones, not to mention help them heal faster.

Sep 20

Artificial Intelligence you can trust Opens in new window

Professor Ding Zhao developed a new course that trains engineering students how to make artificial intelligence trustworthy.

Sep 16

An EV-olution for charging stations

INCEPTS software is one of the first tools that uses real-world data to consider traffic-centric, environmental, and geographical effects on electric vehicle batteries.

Sep 07

Ultrafine and ultra-toxic? Opens in new window

First nationwide ultrafine particle study paves the way for understanding health effects and revisiting government regulation.

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