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The College of Engineering is always buzzing with activity.

See our latest news stories and our upcoming events below to get a pulse on the breadth of activity going on at the college.

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Apr 21

Health & Biomedicine

Noninvasive technology steps ahead to help epilepsy patients

New research led by Bin He, in collaboration with the Mayo Clinic, combines clinical application and engineering innovation to present a safe, noninvasive, cost-effective, and quicker imaging option for patients with epilepsy.

  • Research paper

Apr 19

Cybersecurity

Crypto derivatives markets are booming

On a busy day, more than $100 billion in these derivatives are traded, rivaling the daily volume traded in the New York Stock Exchange, according to a new study authored by Carnegie Mellon University CyLab researchers.

MechE’s Aaron Johnson’s Robomechanics Lab is looking to nature for robotic tail designs that make orientation tasks easier for moving robots.

Tailing new ideas

Apr 13

Artificial Intelligence

From Twitter to traffic predictor

CEE’s Sean Qian and his Ph.D. student Weiran Yao have used data from twitter to solve one of the greatest hurdles in traffic prediction.

  • Research paper
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    Joe Norby: Cheetah-Inspired Tails Aid Robot Locomotion

    MechE Ph.D. candidate Joe Norby explains how research into how a cheetah uses its tail has been translated into robotics mobility research. The full paper can be found on IEEE: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9316238

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    Doug Weber: Improving the Interface Between Humans and Machines

    Doug Weber of MechE and the Neuroscience Institute discusses his group’s research on harnessing the nervous system's ability to control not only our bodies, but the machines and prostheses that can enhance our bodies, especially for those with disabilities.

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    Siyang Zheng: Micro and Nano Materials for Non-Invasive Medical Devices

    BME/ECE’s Siyang Zhang discusses his team's research into nano- and micromaterials. These tiny devices can be used for a variety of biomedical applications at the cellular level.

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    Estudio en Sol Menor performed by Mario Bergés

    Mario Bergés is an associate professor in Carnegie Mellon University Civil and Environmental Engineering, where he works on making our built environment more operationally efficient and robust through the use of information and communication technologies, but he also has another passion the involves making patterns over time.

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    William Walton - Crown Imperial performed by Professor Anthony Rollett

    You might be surprised to find out that Carnegie Mellon Materials Science and Engineering Professor Tony Rollett is not only an accomplished materials scientist—he's also a talented concert organist. As a young boy in Oxford, England, he developed an interest in the organ that's flourished throughout his life.

  • Events

    • April 22 2021

      11:00 AM

      Scott Institute for Energy Innovation

      Optimizing Clean Energy for Cities, Companies & Campuses with the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals – Three Leaders’ Perspectives

      Learn more and register for Optimizing Clean Energy for Cities, Companies & Campuses with the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals – Three Leaders’ Perspectives (Opens in new Window)

    • April 23 2021

      12:30 PM

      Chemical Engineering

      ChemE Seminar with Thomas Epps

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    • April 23 2021

      1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

      Mechanical Engineering

      MechE Seminar: Cheetah-Inspired Robot Tails and Kalman Filtering for Hybrid Systems

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    • May 6 2021

      11:00 PM - 11:45 AM

      Scott Institute for Energy Innovation

      Batteries and the Future of Energy Storage

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    • May 13 2021

      4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

      Dietrich College

      Dietrich Deep Dives - Voter Suppression and Voter Fraud

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    • May 14 2021

      11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

      Tech Spark

      TechSpark Design Expo

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    • June 18 2021

      12:00 AM

      Juneteenth Observance

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