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Dec 16

Morgan discusses North Carolina power grid attack

Engineering and public policy Professor Granger Morgan spoke with CBS News about the “deliberate” attack on two North Carolina substations that cut off power for more than 45,000 people.

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Dec 08

Equality and air quality: the decarbonization balancing act Opens in new window

Destenie Nock and Teagan Goforth provide a new framework for energy policymakers to model tradeoffs between multiple objectives in the transition to carbon neutrality.

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Nov 30

How Uber and Lyft affect U.S. cities Opens in new window

A new policy brief series examines how Uber and Lyft have redefined mobility, affecting travel patterns, car ownership, congestion, the economy, the environment, and equity in our cities.

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Nov 15

Michalek and NASEM team inform national low-carbon fuel policy

A report co-authored by professor Jeremy Michalek has been published by the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to evaluate methods for assessing greenhouse gas emissions of transportation fuels.

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Nov 10

A natural gas bridge to net zero? Opens in new window

Destenie Nock explores the future of natural gas-fired power and its potential role in mitigating global greenhouse gas emissions.

Nov 01

Happy 25th birthday, Wi-Fi

The Wireless Andrew initiative and Carnegie Mellon University's researchers laid the foundation for today's wireless local area networks. Distinguished Service Professor Alex Hills, who led the team that built the world's first big Wi-Fi network, vividly remembers how CMU students went wireless long before their counterparts at other universities.

Oct 12

EPP students named Andrew Carnegie Society Scholars

3 EPP undergraduate students have been named Andrew Carnegie Society Scholars for 2023. They were selected by their deans and department heads to represent their class in service and leadership.

Sep 23

Three questions with Destenie Nock

Destenie Nock is focused on applying high-level mathematical modeling to real-world issues in energy systems planning and equality. Her recent work has involved creating an energy equity metric that illustrates the socioeconomic divide in access to energy.

Sep 20

Engineering faculty featured in events at GCEAF Opens in new window

Many faculty from across the College of Engineering will be featured at events during this year’s Global Clean Energy Action Forum.

Sep 16

Donahue wins ACS Award for Creative Advances in Environmental Science and Technology

Neil Donahue has been selected to receive the 2023 American Chemical Society (ACS) Award for Creative Advances in Environmental Science & Technology.

Sep 14

Open Energy Outlook Initiative launches with first report

Today, Carnegie Mellon University has launched the Open Energy Outlook (OEO) Initiative to develop and provide stakeholders with open-access models and databases to inform energy and climate policy related to U.S. energy futures.

Sep 09

Team creating tool to support climate resilience and development across sub-Saharan Africa

Professor Paulina Jaramillo is part of a team that has been granted $5.5 million by the Rockefeller Foundation to accelerate economic development and promote climate resilient infrastructure investment across sub-Saharan Africa. Over the 3-year project, the team will create a novel digital platform using new research, publicly available data sets, satellite data, and machine learning techniques.

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Sep 05

Nock receives Sloan Foundation funding to examine household energy insecurity

Destenie Nock was recently awarded funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to conduct a multi-year project to examine how household energy insecurity is experienced by different demographic groups at the state and national levels.

Aug 26

Fischhoff co-authors NASEM report on self-tests for infectious diseases

Baruch Fischhoff co-authored a new NASEM Health and Medicine report. The newly released rapid expert consultation summarizes the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic for the future development and usage of self-tests for circulating infectious diseases and future outbreaks and pandemics.

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Aug 04

Ramteen Sioshansi to join EPP as professor and director of CEIC

In January 2023, the department will welcome a new senior faculty member, Professor Ramteen Sioshansi, who will direct the Carnegie Mellon Electricity Industry Center.

Jul 19

CMU team designs the airports of tomorrow Opens in new window

An interdisciplinary team from Carnegie Mellon University won NASA’s Blue Skies: Airports of Tomorrow competition with their project focused on sustainability and connected autonomy, earning them internships with NASA this upcoming year.

Jul 18

Small retires after 40 years of service

Mitchell Small has retired after 40 years of commitment and service to the Departments of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Engineering and Public Policy.

Jul 11

A critical window to align ML with climate change mitigation

Ph.D. student Priya Donti has co-authored a perspective piece in Nature Climate Change outlining a systematic framework for describing the effects of AI on greenhouse gas emissions.

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Jun 23

Carnegie Mellon professor launches ESG index

Nicholas Muller created the ESG Index to serve as a credible, reliable source for accurate data on national trends in monetary pollution damage.

Jun 23

Rubin retires after 53 years of service

Professor Ed Rubin has transitioned to emeritus professor after 53 years as faculty in engineering and public policy and mechanical engineering.

Jun 15

Yenching Scholar studies the digital divide

Master's Andey Ng has been named a 2022 Yenching Scholar by Peking University's Yenching Academy program. By eliciting lived experiences of individuals impacted by advanced technology, Ng hopes to learn more about how countries like China work to mitigate stratification in digital resources.

May 27

The deciding factor Opens in new window

The Tartan Scholars Program helps students like junior Gabe Blanco make the decision to attend Carnegie Mellon.

May 18

Discovery uncovers need for ammonia emission regulations Opens in new window

A new discovery sheds light on one way new particles are forming in the upper troposphere. Published in Nature, the study’s findings suggest that in addition to carbon dioxide, there are other compounds in need of immediate attention and regulation.

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May 04

Hidden energy poverty revealed by energy equity gap Opens in new window

Energy equity gap provides new metric that captures resident behavior to illustrate the divide in safety and comfort from extreme temperatures across income groups.

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Apr 15

Krishnan appointed to the National AI Advisory Committee

Ramayya Krishnan has been appointed by the U.S. Department of Commerce to serve on the National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee (NAIAC), which will advice the President and the National AI Initiative Office on a range of issues related to artificial intelligence (AI).

Apr 13

Fuchs gives testimony before Senate Banking Committee

As Congress heads to conference on the Innovation Act, Erica Fuchs testified on the need for cross-mission critical technology analytics to build a resilient economy.

Apr 04

Jaramillo on transportation, IPCC report for policymakers Opens in new window

Paulina Jaramillo served as coordinating lead author of the transportation section of the newly released IPCC report for climate-policymakers.

Feb 11

Micromobility modes could replace 1/5 of short car trips Opens in new window

Research shows micromobility modes like e-bikes could significantly reduce urban congestion and costs, but will have to be augmented by other emissions-reduction methods to achieve climate goals.

Feb 04

Bohman awarded Presidential Fellowship

Ph.D. student Angelena Bohman has been selected as a recipient of a Presidential Fellowship in the College of Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University.

Jan 31

Equity issues central for getting household electrification right 'for everybody'

Destenie Nock spoke with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette about energy equity. In Nock's view, despite the promise of savings, equity issues will make it a challenge for the most energy-burdened households to take advantage of a movement toward heating more houses with electric power.

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Jan 26

Fischhoff named 2021 AAAS Fellow Opens in new window

Baruch Fischhoff has been named a 2021 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Jan 07

Transit inequity increased during pandemic Opens in new window

Preliminary results from study of Allegheny County’s public busses finds transit inequity directly contributes to higher infection rates among members of low income and ethnic minority groups.

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Government Technology

Michalek discusses federal changes to electric vehicle incentives

EPP/MechE’s Jeremy Michalek spoke with Government Technology about the potential federal changes to electric vehicle (EV) incentives.

Fast Company

Michalek quoted on California’s EV standards

EPP/MechE’s Jeremy Michalek spoke with Fast Company about California’s EV standards in response to Trump’s attempt to overturn them.

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Nock receives alumni award

CEE/EPP’s Destenie Nock received an Outstanding Alumni Award from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, her alma mater, in recognition of her career in academia and as a startup founder.

Sustainable Pittsburgh

Karplus featured on clean energy career panel

EPP’s Valerie Karplus was a panelist at Sustainable Pittsburgh’s Clean Energy Workforce Roundtable, which explored career maps and technology in workforce development, building a workforce vitality index, and marketing career pathways in the clean energy space.

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