Dec 16
Aliya Omer, a 2002 materials science and engineering graduate, strives to make sure everyone has a seat at the table when solving strategic problems facing healthcare.
Dec 08
Thaddeus “Ted” Massalski, emeritus professor of materials science and engineering and physics and former department head of the Mellon Institute, passed away on December 2, 2022.
Nov 30
It was Katrina Ramirez-Meyers’ experience serving as a high school teacher in a small West African town without electricity that sparked her interest in batteries and energy storage.
Nov 18
Recent Engineering graduate Maya Garg discusses her experience as a volunteer tutor for incarcerated people in Allegheny County.
Nov 07
Two CMU MSE students had the opportunity to perform cutting-edge research in Sheffield, England as part of The International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) this past summer.
Nov 02
In this new role, Sokalski will be even more focused on engaging with students outside of the classroom to blend social and educational activities.
Oct 25
Michael Bockstaller and Krzysztof Matyjaszewski make foundational discovery to improve the recyclability of polymers.
Oct 19
Assistant Professor Mohadeseh Taheri-Mousavi develops models to design additively manufactured next-generation structural alloys used in extreme environments.
Oct 05
Assistant Professor Mandie Krause is a ceramicist passionate about merging engineering and art. She joined CMU this fall.
Oct 03
Michael Bockstaller has been introducing high school sophomores to the fundamentals of materials science and nanotechnology since 2009.
Sep 28
In early August, Carnegie Mellon University hosted the 11th North American Materials Education Symposium (NAMES), the first to be held in person since 2019.
Sep 26
Rachel Kurchin, assistant research professor, joins MSE from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at CMU where she was a postdoctoral researcher.
Aug 26
Thomas O’Connor finds that all hope is not lost for working with, processing, and one day recycling self-assembled materials.
Aug 01
Dan Flaherty keeps the Transmission Electron Microscopes and various instrumentation operating smoothly at the Materials Characterization Facility.
Jul 19
Richard J. Fruehan, founder of the Center for Iron and Steelmaking, left a profound legacy at Carnegie Mellon University and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering.
Jun 24
Sophie Paul, who used her love of art to enrich her materials science and engineering studies, graduates with a bachelor’s degree in engineering and the new Engineering and Arts additional major.
Jun 15
Anthony Rollett receives the Francqui International Professor Award for Exact Sciences in 2019.
Jun 03
Innovative research led by BME’s Rachelle Palchesko and Adam Feinberg is exploring the use of a new cell delivery method to help cells stick and stay where they’re needed most.
May 17
The Malvern Panalytical Empyrean XRD makes high temperature in situ work, enhanced micro diffraction, and much more available to researchers.
Apr 29
A team of collaborators from CMU and Boston University present a human model of heart and lung co-development during embryogenesis using lab-grown human induced pluripotent stem cells.
Mar 31
Elizabeth Holm, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering received an Honorary Membership in the American Institute of Mining Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers (AIME)
Mar 25
In an effort to modernize scientific research, CMU students used only commercial parts and the cardboard boxes they came in to build a modular robot able to autonomously conduct experiments.
Mar 15
Marc De Graef has developed a materials characterization software so powerful it can create orientation maps from low-quality materials.
Mar 08
Elizabeth Dickey, Materials Science and Engineering department head, and alumnae Carolyn Duran (MSE ’92) and Ellen Cerreta (MSE ’01) are increasing female representation in materials through their executive roles in professional societies for scientists and engineers.
Mar 03
Dr. Betsy Clark has been with The Materials Characterization Facility for the last six years, currently acting as the facility's Managing Director.
Feb 11
McHenry, Sokalski receive planning grant for Advanced Magnetics for Power and Energy Development (AMPED) Consortium.
Feb 09
Mayo Clinic and Carnegie Mellon University announced today a research agreement to transform organ transplantation. The institutions will bioengineer innovative approaches to address current barriers in organ transplantation.
Jan 11
Three College of Engineering faculty members have been selected to receive funding for their projects through the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP): Marc De Graef, Anthony Rollett, and Rebecca Taylor.
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