2024

Dec 30

Rounce receives early-career research fellowship Opens in new window

David Rounce was chosen for a research fellowship to study the effects of climate change and sea-level rise, and to develop coastal adaptation strategies in the Gulf of Mexico.

Dec 02

Blending the virtual and physical worlds Opens in new window

Civil and environmental engineering faculty have developed a testbed to make AI-enabled digital twins more accessible in the curriculum, but it is also proving valuable in active infrastructure research.

Nov 07

Engineering entrepreneurs find their way Opens in new window

When faculty and students in the College of Engineering create intellectual property, our culture supports their efforts to form startups.

Nov 01

Robotics for environmental innovation Opens in new window

A team of Carnegie Mellon University researchers is seeking to understand how robotics can help engineers address environmental challenges, such as monitoring affected soils.

Oct 16

Resilient re-designs for real-world problems

Graduate-level course teaches students to build solutions that are resilient to uncertain future conditions and conscious of the community and environment around them.

Sep 30

Ride-hailing apps mitigate impact of racial discrimination Opens in new window

Uber and Lyft are dramatically reducing wait-time disparities for Black riders, but the impact of systemic segregation persists.

Sep 18

Four CEE faculty named endowed chairs

The College of Engineering announced eight new endowed chairs. Four are professors in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Sep 10

Global skylines, CEE roots

When Xavier Hairston-Khan (CEE’10) is traveling the world to build some of society’s most iconic structures, he always comes back to what the M.S. in civil and environmental engineering program taught him to guide his work today.

Aug 30

The battle for curb space Opens in new window

Civil Engineering researchers examine how new mobility systems are transforming city curbs into critical infrastructure and develop a framework to model usage and inform future policies.

Aug 09

Mapping Alaska’s glaciers from above

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon, in collaboration with the National Park Service, use helicopter-borne ice penetrating radar surveys to assess the ice thickness and bedrock elevation of glaciers in Alaska’s Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, the largest national park in the U.S.

Aug 06

Alum takes on toxic chemicals at leading women’s health organization

Inspired by many influential women mentors and her CMU education, Amy Dale (CEE'15) is tackling environmental risk factors for breast cancer at the nonprofit research organization, Silent Spring Institute.

Jun 13

Engineering students awarded Fulbright Scholarships Opens in new window

Six students and alumni from the College of Engineering will research and study abroad on Fulbright program scholarships.

Media mentions


Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Nock highlights energy assistance program

CEE/EPP’s Destenie Nock published a story in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review about Peoples Energy Analytics, an organization that helps connect people with assistance programs to cover home energy costs.

Politico

Samaras quoted on carbon dioxide emissions

CEE’s Costa Samaras spoke to Politico about how carbon dioxide emissions continue to increase due to rising gas generation and electricity demand, despite increased use of renewable energy sources.

Politico

Harper quoted on EV charger spending freeze

CEE’s Corey Harper was quoted in Politico, Axios, and government technology about how the Trump administration’s spending freeze on EV chargers could affect U.S. consumers.

WESA

Nock quoted on utility assistance pilot program

CEE/EPP’s Destenie Nock spoke to WESA about a pilot program that uses data algorithms to identify households eligible for utility assistance programs.

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