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Congratulations on being admitted to Carnegie Mellon University! Below you’ll find details about upcoming information sessions as well as opportunities to meet with current students and faculty.

Information sessions

  • Monday, April 3
  • Monday, April 10
  • Friday, April 21
  • Friday, April 28

3:00 to 4:00 PM

Doherty Hall - Room 1102

Join Professor and Director of Undergraduate Education Bob Tilton and Assistant Teaching Professor Joanne Beckwith. You'll hear about the undergraduate curriculum, type of skills you'll develop, research and internship opportunities, student life, and more.

Sit in on a course

Intro to Chemical Engineering

  • Monday, April 3
  • Wednesday, April 5
  • Monday, April 17
  • Friday, April 21
  • Wednesday, April 26
  • Friday, April 28

1:00 to 2:00 PM

Doherty Hall - Room 1112

Taught by Assistant Teaching Professor Joanne Beckwith, this course equips first-year students with creative engineering problem-solving techniques and fundamental chemical engineering material balance skills.

Fluid Mechanics

  • Monday, April 3
  • Wednesday, April 5
  • Monday, April 10
  • Monday, April 17
  • Wednesday, April 19
  • Monday, April 24
  • Wednesday, April 26

10:00 to 10:50 AM

Doherty Hall - Room 1212

Taught by Professor Aditya Khair, this course discusses the principles of fluid mechanics as applied to engineering. Examples include flow in conduits, process equipment, and commercial pipes, flow around submerged objects, and flow measurement.

Office hours

Mondays in April

11:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Doherty Hall

April 3 and 10 - Room 1102

April 17 and 24 - Room 2101

On Mondays, a ChemE Ambassador will be available to talk about their student experience, the culture within CMU's chemical engineering department, research opportunities, internships, student clubs and groups and more!

Wednesdays in April

11:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Doherty Hall - Room 1102

On Wednesdays, Undergraduate Academic Advisor Nora Siewiorek and Academic Recruiting and Outreach Manager Maria Barnes will be available to meet with prospective students to answer questions about the department and undergraduate program.

More questions? Have other questions about the department, our undergraduate program, or enrollment? Please reach out to our Undergraduate Academic Advisor, Nora Siewiorek (norann@andrew.cmu.edu).

College of Engineering Fair

Sunday, April 23

2:30 to 3:30 PM

Scott Hall, floors 3 and 4

 

Additional resources

CMU ChemE Undergraduate Experience

Undergraduates Allison Hunter and Tal Dassau talk about their experience at Carnegie Mellon, providing insight on what it's like to be a student in the Department of Chemical Engineering.

CMU ChemE: Admitted Student Presentation

Professor and Director of Undergraduate Education Bob Tilton and Assistant Teaching Professor Joanne Beckwith talk about curriculum, academic opportunities, and student life, providing insight into what it's like to be an undergraduate student in Carnegie Mellon's Chemical Engineering Department.

CMU's Undergraduate Admissions Website

Visit Carnegie Mellon's Undergraduate Admissions website to learn more about decision dates, financial aid, opportunities to visit campus, and more!