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Congratulations to the Engineering Class of 2026!

Carnegie Mellon University Civil and Environmental Engineering and CMU Engineering and Public Policy's Lex Capestany, an ACS scholar who founded the Student Dining Advisory Committee, will return to his hometown of Seattle to join FacetNW, a civil engineering consulting firm whose services include structural and marine engineering and landscape architecture. Read more about Lex and some of our other incredible grads!

https://engineering.cmu.edu/education/undergraduate-studies/graduate-highlights.html

Congratulations Stacy! 🙌

Stacy Godfreey-Igwe – Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship awarded in 2026 to pursue a PhD in Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University.

Congratulations to Reshmi Ghosh, an alum of our graduate program who is now helping to advance responsible AI through her role at Microsoft 🎉

Congratulations to the "Tartans on the Rise" Class of 2026, and especially to the honorees from our College of Engineering community: David Ajoku (MechE 2021), Reshmi Ghosh (CEE 2017, 2021; EPP 2020), Susana Lau (INI 2015) and Sakshi Mishra (ESTP 2015).

Each year, "Tartans on the Rise" celebrates recent alumni who are making an impact in their organizations and in their communities, across the nation and around the world through leadership, innovation and career achievements. You make us proud!

Carnegie Mellon Mechanical Engineering Department
Carnegie Mellon University Civil and Environmental Engineering
The Information Networking Institute (INI)
CMU Engineering and Public Policy

https://www.cmu.edu/engage/events/tartans-on-the-rise/2026

Congratulations to CyLab Director and EPP Professor Lorrie Cranor, who was honored with the 2026 ACM SIGCHI Lifetime Research Award!

Lorrie Cranor receives 2026 ACM SIGCHI Lifetime Research Award Lorrie Cranor, director of Carnegie Mellon University’s CyLab Security and Privacy Institute, has been named a recipient of the 2026 ACM SIGCHI Lifetime Research Award, one of the highest honors in the field of human-computer interaction (HCI).

Happy Engineers Week!

What Inspired You to Become an Engineer: Paulina Jaramillo Engineering and Public Policy Professor Paulina Jaramillo tells us what inspired her to become an engineer.

Automakers are increasingly investing in energy storage businesses as demand for EV batteries falters. But, if a lot of auto manufacturers head in this direction, you end up with a glut of supply and not enough demand to absorb it, Carnegie Mellon University Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Ramteen Sioshansi told CNBC.

“It could be a move where the vehicle manufacturers essentially find themselves in the same position they are right now with respect to electric vehicle demand," said Sioshansi.

Automakers like Ford and GM are jumping into a whole new business where Tesla is a serious player Automakers Ford and GM are trying to figure out what to do with battery factories now that EV sales are falling way short of forecasts

Fuchs joins World Economic Forum meeting in Davos CMU’s Erica Fuchs returns to the World Economic Forum annual meeting to participate in and moderate sessions alongside global tech, business, and government leaders.

Dr. Destenie Nock: How does the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program impact energy use? CEE/EPP's Destenie Nock discusses how the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) affects energy usage.

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