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Engineering
and Public Policy (EPP) is a unique department in the College of Engineering
at Carnegie Mellon University which addresses important problems
in
technology and policy in which the technical details are of central importance. The department offers a research-oriented Ph.D.
program and double-major undergraduate B.S. programs with each of the
five traditional engineering departments and Computer Science.
Research in the department focuses on
problems in:
- energy and environmental systems
- information and communication technology policy
- risk analysis and communication; and
- technology policy and management (including technological innovation
and R&D policy).
Across these four focal areas we also study issues in engineered systems and domestic security, issues in technology and organizations and issues in technology and economic development (focusing in particular on Brazil, China, India, and Mexico). We frequently undertake the development of new software tools for the support of policy analysis and research.
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News & Event Highlights
Recent EPP PhD graduate Constantine Samaras placed second in the Student Poster Competition at the Gordon Research Conference on Industrial Ecology for his poster, entitled: "Transforming the automotive fleet and the electricity system: A life cycle assessment of plug-in hybrid vehicles and electricity sector infrastructure."
EPP PhD Leonardo Reyes-Gonzalez and EPP Professor Francisco Veloso's paper "Evaluation of Mexican Research Groups in Physics using an Endogenous Approach" has won the Early Career Paper Competition in the 2008 Europe-Latin America Conference on Science and Innovation Policy.
Carnegie Mellon University and EPP Professor Jon Peha are lead organizers of the "Broadband Census for America," a half-day conference about universal broadband data that will take place on September 26, 2008 in the AAAS Building in Washington DC (home of EPP's Washington Office). The aim of the conference is to assemble state, local and federal officials engaged in gathering and mapping information about broadband availability, competition, speeds, prices and quality of service. Academic researchers will lend their perspective on the importance of universal broadband data.
EPP PhD graduate Jana Milford (EPP, 1988) has been promoted to the rank of full Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Colorado.
History, EPP, and Heinz School Professor
Joel Tarr is the winner of this year's
Leonardo da Vinci Medal from the Society for the History of Technology. Carnegie Mellon is the only university to have two recipients of this prestigious award on faculty, as last year's winner was History and EPP professor David Hounshell.
Edward S. Rubin introduces 2008 Carnegie Mellon Commencement Speaker Al Gore on May 19 during the Commencement ceremony. Videos of both Professor Rubin's and former Vice President Gore's speeches are available.
EPP and Mech E professor Edward S. Rubin was among recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize granted to the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) for work as lead author and coordinating lead author of the IPCC special report on carbon capture and storage. See the story from Carnegie Mellon University's website in January, 2008: Green Gold.
The annual CIT Faculty Award winners have been announced for the 2007-2008 academic year. Among winners were EPP and MechE Professor Edward S. Rubin, who received the "Distinguished Professor of Engineering Award" and EPP and MechE Assistant Professor Jeremy Michalek, who recived the George Tallman Ladd Research Award along with Kenneth Mai (Assistant Professor, ECE). EPP offers congratulations to all CIT Faculty Award winners!
The CIT Faculty Awards recognize faculty members who exhibited excellence in education and research at Carnegie Mellon University's college of engineering. The CIT Faculty Awards Banquet and Celebration will be held on Saturday, April 12, 2008. Awards will be presented at the banquet.
Prof. Jim Corbett (EPP PhD, 1999) and several of his students and
collaborators published two papers on air pollution from ocean going ships
in the December 15 issue of Environmental Science and Technology. One,
featured in the cover photo for the journal is titled "Mortality from Ship
Emissions: A global assessment." The other is titled "Cost-Effectiveness of
Reducing Sulfur Emissions from Ships." Jim is on the faculty of the College
of Marine and Earth Studies at the University of Delaware.
EPP PhD Alumnae Felica Wu was awarded the Chauncey Starr Award for
exceptional contributions to her field of study. Read more.
EPP and CEE Graduate Students Win Prestigious Contest
Shahzeen Attari, Ines Margarida Lima de Azevedo, Benjamin Flath and Constantine Samaras won first-place in a letter-writing competition titled "Tomorrow's Energy Ambassadors, Managers and Scholars". The competition, sponsored by Johnson Controls Inc., called for students to produce a letter for the 2008 presidential candidates asking them to clarify their position on energy and sustainability issues. For more, see the CIT press release and winning letter.
EPP PhD student Steve Sheng's Anti-Phishing Phil game was featured on the CMU home page
The IPCC was a co-recipient of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. Over the years several EPP faculty have been contributors to IPCC reports. Most recently Professor Ed Rubin (EPP/ME) was a lead author on the special report "Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage."
Paul Parfomak (EPP PhD 1996) featured in IEEE Spectrum piece "From Nerd to Wonk." See: www.spectrum.ieee.org
Granger Morgan elected to the National Academy of
Sciences for his distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.
New Degree offering: MS in Engineering and Technology Innovation Management (ETIM) is a one-year, interdisciplinary professional Master's program in the College of Engineering, administrered by EPP.
Undergraduate Capstone Project Courses interdisciplinary research involving real-world problems.
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