2025

Dec 18

A more efficient training workflow for hybrid modeling

Researchers apply long-standing optimization methods to new technology, creating a workflow that effectively and efficiently trains scientific machine learning models.

Dec 15

Training students to bring fundamentals to AI frontiers Opens in new window

Chemical engineering students learn to fuse domain knowledge with machine learning and data science, a combination of skills that puts them at the forefront of changes in industry.

Dec 03

Gellman to receive American Chemical Society award

ACS recognizes Andrew Gellman for distinguished services in the advancement of surface chemistry.

Dec 02

Recent alums advance AI for science at startups

Adeesh Kolluru, Yuri Sanspeur, Brook Wander, and Xiaoxiao (Lory) Wang apply their chemical engineering training at the intersection of AI, computational chemistry, and materials science.

Nov 26

Alum Darrell Velegol gives Anderson Lecture

In the lecture honoring his mentor John Anderson, Darrell Velegol (‘97) discusses his current study of innovation processes and budgeting.

Nov 25

Industry collaboration yields top Optimization and Engineering paper

Ignacio Grossmann, Dev Kakkad (‘22), and their co-authors receive the Howard Rosenbrock Prize for an algorithm that makes optimization models more explainable.

Nov 19

A tiny lens into the vast world of soil microbes Opens in new window

Microorganisms behave differently in the lab, so researchers designed nanocultures to cultivate them in their natural environment. Magnetic shells provide an efficient way to retrieve them.

Nov 18

Livengood honored with Alumni Achievement Award

Joanna M. Livengood’s accomplishments as a civil service leader at the U.S. Department of Energy are celebrated at Carnegie Mellon’s 75th annual Alumni Awards.

Nov 14

Student spotlight: Vishwa Maharajan

To understand biological systems and technology more deeply, Vishwa Maharajan chose a master’s degree program that intersects chemical engineering with biotechnology applications.

Nov 13

NSF center creates opportunities for computer-assisted discovery

Gabe Gomes and other computational chemistry and computer science experts in the National Science Foundation Center for Computer Assisted Synthesis are collaborating to speed up materials discovery.

Nov 06

10th Berg Symposium celebrates undergraduate researchers

Top poster presenters Thea Spellmeyer and Ruoyun Xu were named Berg Scholars and received funding from the department to attend the American Institute of Chemical Engineers conference.

Nov 03

Modeling aerosol-cloud interactions Down Under Opens in new window

Ph.D. student Noah Asch studies how aerosols interact with the atmosphere and form clouds within the Gordon research group. Their latest project brought them to New Zealand, flying above the Southern Ocean to better understand atmospheric processes that occur at high latitudes.

Media Mentions


AZoM

Ramnath provides industry insights into low-outgassing adhesives

Rohit Ramnath, who received his Master’s in ChemE from the College of Engineering in 2011, was recently interviewed on outgassing and why its minimization is essential for in space.

Midwest thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics 2026

Chan discusses protein nanofibrils at MTSM Conference

Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering Daphne Wui Yarn Chan is giving an invited talk at the 35th Midwest Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (MTSM) Conference at the University Minnesota on June 16. Her presentation topic is self-assembled protein nanofibrils for renewable materials.

C&EN

Aitbekova awarded for innovative research

ChemE’s Aisulu Aitbekova was recently honored as one of Chemical and Engineering News’ Talented Twelve. The award recognizes scientists tackling major challenges through chemistry.

Today at Elon

ChemE alum named dean

John Walz, a 1992 doctoral alumnus of CMU's Department of Chemical Engineering and former president of the Milwaukee School of Engineering, has been named the inaugural dean of Elon University’s new School of Engineering and Computing. In 2004, Walz gave the first Dennis C. Prieve Endowed Lecture at CMU in honor of Dennis Prieve, the Gulf Professor of Chemical Engineering Emeritus who had served as Walz's advisor.

More Mentions