CIT has a wealth of research projects, working collaboratively across departments, colleges and with partners in academia, industry and government. The 28 centers below represent college-level centers. Use the links below to review an overview of our research centers or go directly to their website.
If you are interested in how faculty work across disciplines, click here for an interactive look at our commitment to interdisciplinary innovation.
Bone Tissue Engineering Center (BTEC)
Director: Jeffrey O. Hollinger, D.D.S.,
Ph.D. Biomedical Health Engineering (BHE), Biological Sciences (CMU), Orthopedic Surgery and Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (UPMC)
Overview
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Center for Advanced Process Decision-Making (CAPD)
Director: Ignacio E. Grossmann, University R. Dean Professor of Chemical Engineering
Overview
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Center for Atmospheric Particle Studies (CAPS)
Director: Neil M. Donahue, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
Overview
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Center for Bioimage Informatics (CBI)
Co-Directors:
Jelena Kovacevic, Professor of BME and ECE
Robert F. Murphy, Professor of Biological Sciences and Biomedical Engineering
Overview
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Center for Complex Fluids Engineering (CCFE)
Director: Lee White, Professor of Chemical Engineering
Director: Colloids, Polymers and Surfaces (CPS) Educational Program: Dr. Annette Jacobson
Overview
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Climate Decision Making Center (CDMC)
Director: M. Granger Morgan, Head, Department of Engineering and Public Policy; University and Lord Chair Professor; Professor, EPP/ECE/Heinz
Center Administrator: Meryl Sustarsic
Overview
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The Carnegie Mellon Electricity Industry Center (CEIC)
Co-Directors:
Lester B. Lave, University Professor Tepper and EPP
M. Granger Morgan, Head, Department of Engineering and Public Policy; University and Lord Chair Professor; Professor, EPP/ECE/Heinz
Executive Director:
Jay Apt, Professor EPP and Tepper
Overview
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Center for Sensed Critical Infrastructure Research (CenSCIR)
Co-Directors: Jim Garrett, head of Civil and Environmental Engineering;
José M. F. Moura, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Overview
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Software Engineering Institute (SEI) Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) Coordination Center (CERTCC)
Overview
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Center for Circuits and System Solutions (C2S2)
Director: Rob Rutenbar, Jatras Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science
Overview
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Center for Iron and Steelmaking Research (CISR)
Director: Richard Fruehan, U.S. Steel Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Associate Director: Shridar Seetharaman, Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Overview
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Center for Multiscale Modeling for Engineering Materials (CM2EM)
Director: Amit Acharya, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering
Associate Director: Michael Widom, Professor of Physics
Overview
Center for Nano-enabled Device and Energy Technologies (CNXT)
Director: Elias Towe, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering
Overview
Website
Center for Sustainable Engineering (CSE)
Director: Cliff Davidson, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Engineering and Public Policy
Overview
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Center for the Study and Improvement of Regulation (cSIR)
Director: Paul Fischbeck, Professor of EPP and Social and Decision Sciences
Overview
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Center for Silicon System Implementation (CSSI)
Director: Larry Pileggi, Tanoto Professor of ECE
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Carnegie Mellon CyLab
Co-Director: Pradeep Khosla, Dean, College of Engineering, Philip and Marsha Dowd Professor, College of Engineering and School of Computer Science
Co-Director: Richard D. Pethia, Director, CERT
Overview
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Data Storage Systems Center (DSSC)
Director: Jimmy Zhu, ABB Professor of Engineering and ECE
Overview
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General Motors Collaborative Laboratory at Carnegie Mellon
Co-Director, Carnegie Mellon: Ragunathan (Raj) Rajkumar, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science
Co-Director, General Motors: Patrick Popp, Director of General Motors' Electrical & Controls Integration Lab
Overview
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Green Design Institute (GDI)
Director: Lester Lave
Overview
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Information Networking Institute (INI)
Director: Dena Haritos Tsamitis, Director of Education, Training, and Outreach, CyLab Adjunct Faculty, H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management
Overview
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Information and Communication Technologies Institute (ICTI)
Director: Jose M. F. Moura, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Overview
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Institute for Complex Engineered Systems (ICES)
Director: Gary Fedder, ICES Department Head, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Robotics
Overview
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