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.

News & Event Highlights

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.

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