Carnegie Mellon University

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Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), commonly known as CMU, is a private research university founded in 1900 and located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Renowned for its innovation in science, technology, engineering, and arts, CMU ranks among the top U.S. universities, with a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary research and education.

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In the chemical field, CMU houses a Department of Chemical Engineering offering undergraduate and graduate programs (BS, MS, PhD) with a computational focus, alongside a Department of Chemistry in the Mellon College of Science. Research spans health and medicine, air quality, catalysis, energy, sustainability, and decarbonization, often collaborating with industry leaders like PPG, Dow, Procter & Gamble, and ExxonMobil. These efforts advance chemical processes, green chemistry, and environmental solutions relevant to the chemical industry.

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