RESEARCH

Continues to be at the forefront of what We Do!

The College of Science and Engineering continues to be a leader in research. Over the last fiscal year, new external grant funding increased from $6.25 to $7.15 million. The largest single new grant was for $600,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy for the nuclear astrophysics work that CMU Physics faculty members Georgios Perdikakis, Alfredo Estrade, Matthew Redshaw, and Mihai Horoi are conducting.

Notable accomplishments include:

Central Sustainability, an innovative team of change-makers committed to developing sustainability practices at CMU and beyond, found a permanent home in CSE with office space in the Geography and Environmental Studies department.

This student-led organization has done amazing work in moving the campus to more sustainable practices and has been recognized with national awards.

Since its launch in May 2020, Central Sustainability has been successful in carrying out a number of sustainability projects and initiatives.

• The passage of a university Sustainable Purchasing Policy

• The on-campus Ethnobotanical Garden

• Establishment of a university sustainability website

• Submission of the STARS reports, which earned a prestigious “Gold” rating

• Stakeholder engagement efforts

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CSE Highlight

Dr. David Ford, Dean of the College of Science and Engineering at CMU, was named to the CMURC Board of Directors, starting in August of 2022.

CMURC is a 501(c)(3) organization with professional and diverse co-working space and accelerator programs.

It is focused on product and strategic development for entrepreneurs to positively impact the economy in the Great Lakes Bay Region.

Dr. Ford aims to increase the number of entrepreneurial science and technology companies that spin out of CSE through synergies with CMURC programs.