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Bionic Eye: ICES Researcher Shawn Kelly
Restoring vision to a blind person is the ultimate gift—one that Shawn Kelly has been working on for years. To take his research to the next level, Kelly has recently joined Carnegie Mellon University as a research faculty member in CMU's Institute for Complex Engineered Systems (ICES). CMU's research environment and Pittsburgh's many resources for startups make it an ideal move as Kelly works to get his Bionic Eye Technologies company off the ground. "CMU offers a cooperative research environment where I can continue my work on a retinal prosthesis while using the same electronics technology in collaboration with other researchers in other fields of study," Kelly said. Continue Reading...
Prospective Undergraduate Students
Undergraduate students enter CIT without a declared major. Each department offers an introductory class for students to learn the basics of each discipline. Our students are required to complete at least two introductory courses in their first year, which will help them choose a major in their second semester.
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First-Year Experience
CIT is one of the few engineering schools in the country to offer a program specifically designed to help first-year students succeed. We invite you to visit the First-Year Experience site.