Researchers Publish Study Highlighting Economic Savings with Direct Current
For more than a century, electric power has been produced and distributed using alternating current (AC) technology championed by George Westinghouse and Nikola Tesla. Carnegie Mellon University researchers report that a competing direct current (DC) electrical power system, pioneered by Thomas A. Edison in the 1880s, may be the most economic way to power lights in commercial buildings, especially in buildings using solar photovoltaics (PV). Continue Reading...
Graduate Studies
Our approach to graduate studies is decentralized. The departments develop and manage their own degree programs and admission processes. Most departments offer a course-based M.S. program as well as research-based M.S. options and Ph.D. programs. Our culture encourages collaboration in education and research across disciplines, departments and colleges within Carnegie Mellon.
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In addition to graduate degrees in the traditional disciplines, CIT offers the following interdisciplinary programs:
- Energy Science, Technology and Policy
- Engineering & Technology Innovation Management
- Engineering & Technology Innovation Management Dual Degree Program
- Information Networking Institute
- Colloids, Polymers & Surfaces Program
- Architecture, Engineering & Construction Management
- Product Development
- Air Quality Engineering
- MBA and Engineering Integrated 5-year Program
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If you are pursuing graduate studies outside of the US, we can offer options for a Carnegie Mellon degree. Through distance learning technologies and partnerships with local governments and academia, CIT students are located around the world. Learn where our programs are located.
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