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Jul 11

CMU’s Critical Technology Institute hosts DARPA fellows Opens in new window

DARPA fellows hear from CMU faculty about emerging technologies, cybersecurity initiatives, and advancing academic and government partnerships.

Jul 01

Connecting materials science to classrooms

The MSE department hosted educators for the ASM Materials Camp® for Teachers, a project-based course that serves as a means to introduce educators to concepts that they can use to teach their own materials related course or to infuse some components into their existing curriculum.

Jun 25

Modeling for better thermal management

Traditional heat-flow models are inadequate to predict behavior at the nanoscale level. A recent research analysis advocates for a combination of existing theories in order to improve the function and durability of electronic devices.

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Undergraduate programs in Materials Science and Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. MSE is an interdisciplinary field that combines engineering, chemistry, and physics to solve real-world problems that impact nearly every industry.

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MSE offers seven different areas of study: Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering, dual degree master of science programs, Master of Science in Engineering and Technology Innovation Management, Master of Science in Computational Materials Science and Engineering, Master of Science in Materials Science, Master of Science in Additive Manufacturing affiliated program, and Master in Energy Science and Technology and Policy.
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The Doctoral degree emphasizes the creation of new knowledge through extensive independent research, including the formulation of hypotheses, the interpretation of phenomena revealed by research, and the extraction of general principles upon which predictions can be made.

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TechVibe Pittsburgh

Kitchin discusses Carnegie Mellon joining MDS-Rely

ChemE/MSE’s John Kitchin was featured on the TechVibe Pittsburgh podcast to discuss Carnegie Mellon joining the MDS-Rely research cooperative.

MRS Bulletin

Dickey speaks on inducing ferroelectricity by stacking materials

MSE Head Elizabeth Dickey spoke to the MRS Bulletin Materials News Podcast about her research on how ferroelectricity can be induced in materials via stacking.

De Graef recognized as distinguished scientist

MSE’s Marc De Graef was selected by the Microscopy Society of America as the 2025 recipient of the Society’s Distinguished Scientist Award in the physical sciences.

CMU faculty to present at SXSW

MechE’s Jon Cagan and Chris McComb, BME’s Keith Cook and Rosalyn Abbott, and BME/MSE’s Adam Feinberg are leading sessions at SXSW 2025 that will focus on the application of AI in education and organ transplant technology.

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