2019

Dec 03

CMU becomes go-to place for machine learning in catalysis research

Both the DOE and the NSF have invested in Zachary Ulissi, John Kitchin, and Andrew Gellman's pioneering research into the role of machine learning in the discovery of new catalysts.

Nov 26

Junior takes 3rd place in AIChE Research Competition

Congratulations to Chemical Engineering junior Neha Nagpal on taking third place in the 2019 AIChE Undergraduate Student Research Poster Competition, held at the AIChE annual meeting in Orlando, Florida.

Nov 21

New software makes science more replicable Opens in new window

John Kitchin has developed a comprehensive scientific reporting software, known as SCIMAX, which aims to make studies more reliable and more replicable.

Nov 15

Anne Robinson receives Trustee Professorship

Congratulations to Chemical Engineering Department Head Anne Skaja Robinson on being awarded the Trustee Professorship in Chemical Engineering.

Oct 31

Grossmann awarded AIChE Founders Award

Rudolph R. and Florence Dean University Professor of Chemical Engineering (ChemE) Ignacio Grossmann has been awarded the Founders Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Chemical Engineering from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). This is the highest award given by the Institute.

Sep 27

Andrew Gellman Receives Kaufman Foundation Award

Lord Professor of Chemical Engineering Andrew Gellman and Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences Huaiying Zhang have received awards from the Charles E. Kaufman Foundation.

Sep 25

ChemE alum develops system to optimize EQT water usage

EQT’s Optimization Engineering group, headed by ChemE alum Markus Drouven, has developed a mathematical model to optimize the process of optimizing water management for hydraulic fracturing.

Sep 25

DOE picks CMU and NAWI to lead Desalination Hub

Carnegie Mellon's College of Engineering has been chosen to be part of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Energy-Water Desalination Hub as a founding member of the National Alliance for Water Innovation (NAWI).

Aug 15

Are strawberries the key to developing an insulin pill? Opens in new window

Katie Whitehead and her team have now shown that the development of a safe insulin pill is possible.

Jul 18

Elizabeth Wayne joins ChemE/BME faculty

Beginning in Fall 2019, Dr. Elizabeth Wayne will be joining the faculty of Carnegie Mellon University as an assistant professor of Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering.

Jul 05

The root of the matter Opens in new window

A team from the College of Engineering has used the natural architecture of the mangrove tree to unlock a better method of desalination.

Jun 26

ExxonMobil Foundation gives nearly $170k to CMU Programs

On June 3rd, William Y. Wang (E’87), ExxonMobil’s Americas Strategic Global Accounts Sales Manager, presented Carnegie Mellon University institutions with a total of $169,044. These funds represent the Foundation’s three-to-one match of donations made to CMU by ExxonMobil employees, retirees, and surviving spouses with ties to Carnegie Mellon, in association with the Foundation’s 2018 Educational Matching Gift Program.

Media Mentions


Chemistry & Engineering News

Aitbekova Among C&EN's Talented 12

Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering Aisulu Aitbekova has been named to the prestigious Talented 12 Class of 2026 by Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN). Selected from over 500 nominated rising stars of science, she researches how light and heat can produce sustainable chemicals. Her work has spanned thermal catalysis, photochemistry, and reactor engineering. 

Junior Naz Esmer named finalist

Rising junior Naz Esmer was selected as a finalist in the Elie Wiesel Foundation Prize in Ethics Essay Contest. Her essay, titled "In Another Life" embodied the contest's theme of silence, conscience, and responsibility. Esmer, a chemical engineering student, is pursuing an additional major in computational and applied mathematics. 

PR Newswire

ChemE graduate quoted in PR Newswire

Recent ChemE alum and Fulbright scholar Keenan Norton was quoted in PR Newswire, describing how CMU has prepared him to be an “engineer of the future” in response to the inspiring commencement speeches by Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA, and Simi Olusola-Ajayi, a graduating master’s student.

ChemE team wins best design at TechSpark Engineering Exposition

A team of chemical engineering students won Best Design at TechSpark's spring 2026 Engineering Exposition for the project Charged Sorbents as DAC Technology. An innovative carbon capture and regeneration system, the team's one-foot cube is capable of performing direct air capture of CO2 to help mitigate emissions and sequester carbon. While current tech is costly and energy-intensive, this work focuses on small-scale, modular prototypes that test novel materials and regeneration techniques that are more efficient and sustainable.

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