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Jul 16

2025 Dean’s Early Career Fellows announced Opens in new window

The College of Engineering congratulates Sang Chalacheva, Vanessa Chen, Amanda Krause, and Ana Ines Torres, who received this year’s Dean’s Early Career Fellowships awards.

Jul 16

Students compete for EnergyTech University Prize

A team of two materials science and engineering doctoral students from CMU was selected as a finalist for the 2025 Energy Technology University Prize organized by the Department of Energy.

Jul 11

CMU’s Critical Technology Institute hosts DARPA fellows Opens in new window

DARPA fellows hear from CMU faculty about emerging technologies, cybersecurity initiatives, and advancing academic and government partnerships.

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Bachelor of Science, Materials Science and Engineering

Undergraduate programs in Materials Science and Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. MSE is an interdisciplinary field that combines engineering, chemistry, and physics to solve real-world problems that impact nearly every industry.

Master of Science programs

MSE offers seven different areas of study: Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering, dual degree master of science programs, Master of Science in Engineering and Technology Innovation Management, Master of Science in Computational Materials Science and Engineering, Master of Science in Materials Science, Master of Science in Additive Manufacturing affiliated program, and Master in Energy Science and Technology and Policy.
Doctor of Philosophy program

The Doctoral degree emphasizes the creation of new knowledge through extensive independent research, including the formulation of hypotheses, the interpretation of phenomena revealed by research, and the extraction of general principles upon which predictions can be made.

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Society of Women Engineers

CMU alumna receives Outstanding Collegiate Member Award from SWE

Katherine Wu (MSE/BME ’25) received the Outstanding Collegiate Member Award from the Society of Women Engineers.

TechVibe Pittsburgh

Kitchin discusses Carnegie Mellon joining MDS-Rely

ChemE/MSE’s John Kitchin was featured on the TechVibe Pittsburgh podcast to discuss Carnegie Mellon joining the MDS-Rely research cooperative.

MRS Bulletin

Dickey speaks on inducing ferroelectricity by stacking materials

MSE Head Elizabeth Dickey spoke to the MRS Bulletin Materials News Podcast about her research on how ferroelectricity can be induced in materials via stacking.

De Graef recognized as distinguished scientist

MSE’s Marc De Graef was selected by the Microscopy Society of America as the 2025 recipient of the Society’s Distinguished Scientist Award in the physical sciences.

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