CMU Engineering & Public Policy
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Engineering and Public Policy is a unique department in the College of Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University.
Pittsburgh, PA
Joined September 2010
EPP is excited to welcome Joseph DeCarolis, who officially assumed his role as department head on November 1. The real-world impact at the heart of EPP’s work and conveying that impact more broadly are central to DeCarolis’s vision for the department. https://t.co/2putWmsyli
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DeCarolis aims to amplify EPP's impact as department head - Engineering and Public Policy
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EPP faculty, staff, and students turned out to celebrate Baruch Fischhoff's new book, Decisions: Studying and Supporting People Facing Hard Choices. The @cmist_cmu / EPP event featured insightful discourse between Fischhoff and EPP founding faculty member Granger Morgan.
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Congratulations to emeritus faculty Chris Hendrickson, who was honored with the National Academies Transportation Research Board’s 2025 Roy W. Crum Award. Awardees are recognized for their outstanding achievements in transportation research. 👏 https://t.co/ZbW17gTS6P
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Prospective EPP grad students: GrASP is a volunteer group of EPP graduate students here to help you navigate the application process, which we know can be daunting. We match applicants to mentors who offer support and resources. Signups begin 10/10: https://t.co/DcVu1SqFLV
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EPP's Paulina Jaramillo has been named a trailblazing Hispanic woman in tech! Dr. Jaramillo is a visionary who pursues growth opportunities for both own research and the Department. We are thrilled to see this well-deserved recognition of her work. https://t.co/8fbXuYxG18
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EPP's Paulina Jaramillo was quoted by AP News regarding a National Academy of Sciences response to a Federal proposal to revoke the 2009 endangerment finding. https://t.co/PW3Vx6i6Pt
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The National Academy of Sciences says evidence supporting a 2009 U.S. government finding that climate change threatens public health is “beyond scientific dispute” and that evidence supporting that...
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Increased electric vehicle adoption can essentially make the power system greener by leading to new investment in sustainable power generation and storage methods, according to new research from faculty in @CMU_EPP, @CMU_CEE, and @CMUMechE. https://t.co/Q86I9U83Rd
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College of Engineering researchers found that increased electric vehicle adoption can trigger new investment in sustainable energy generation and storage, making vehicle infrastructure greener.
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Most US adults say they are concerned about data privacy while traveling, but few take steps to keep theirs safe. Lorrie Cranor (@lorrietweet), @CMU_EPP professor and @CyLab director, tells @PCMag that users may be prioritizing convenience over security. https://t.co/yzIYoIGXc1
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Our survey finds 75% of US adults worry about privacy while on vacation, but few are using tools like VPNs, ad blockers, or password managers.
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EPP and @CMU_CEE PhD student Emily Zuetell (center) was one of the environmental experts who spoke alongside Rep. Summer Lee (right) at a press conference for @actonclimateUS's national Extreme Weather Emergency Tour.
The April storms that hit Pittsburgh left many without power, exposing gaps in our storm infrastructure. Proud to join the Extreme Weather Emergency Tour today. We need federal investments to combat the climate crisis driving extreme weather. When disaster hits, it’s our people
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Jeff Anderson (PhD ’21), Haibo Zhai, & Paul Fischbeck, with David Rode, find the deployment of 99% capture rate CCS can reduce post-decision regret and increase the ease of a net-zero emissions decision with Inflation Reduction Act tax incentives. https://t.co/t06XTmzBgR
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EPP's @JJMichalek spoke with Meghan McCarty Carino at @Marketplace about the impacts of Federal clean energy incentive rollbacks. https://t.co/EAu1rH0452
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President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” will roll back numerous Biden-era clean energy incentives aimed at energy production and manufacturing. Jeremy Michalek, a professor at Carnegie Mellon Univer...
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The @CarnegieMellon Summer Academy for Math and Science featured a master class and lab tour on the environmental impacts of iron and steelmaking, led by Valerie Karplus (EPP), Chris Pistorius (@cmu_mse), and EPP researchers Elina Hoffmann and Annabel Hu.
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CMU’s Critical Technology Initiative, founded and directed by EPP's Erica Fuchs, hosted DARPA Service Chiefs and Innovation Fellows in June. EPP's Lorrie Cranor and Christophe Combemale were two of the faculty presenters.
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How have you been riding out this heat wave? To better understand how transportation behavior changes in extreme heat, EPP and @CMU_CEE researchers analyzed patterns in the use of driving services like Uber and Lyft under heat warnings and advisories. https://t.co/9XEU7Tc7Oy
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A case study of New York City’s 2019 heat waves indicates that in extremely hot weather, people may be more likely to turn to ride-hailing services like Uber or Lyft for their transportation needs,...
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In a recently published paper, researchers in EPP and @cmu_mse studied the degradation impact of different fast charging scenarios across multiple electric vehicle battery chemistries. https://t.co/13SVprquxM
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Will fast charging your EV kill its battery? - Engineering and Public Policy
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EPP’s Ramteen Sioshansi was quoted in Marketplace about how discontinuing Energy Star, an energy efficiency program, could increase electricity demand. https://t.co/1FHhbvHL7w
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The Trump administration reportedly plans to cut the program, just as electricity demand is rising in the United States due to the rise in data centers and AI.
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Could educational video games influence physicians’ willingness to adhere to clinical practice guidelines? CMIST and @CMU_EPP's Baruch Fischhoff contributed to recently published research into behavioral interventions targeting physician performance.
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This process evaluation of a randomized clinical trial evaluates the mechanism of action and heterogeneity of the estimated treatment effect of a video game designed to change decision-making...
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Ramteen Sioshansi spoke to Marketplace about supply chain delays from increased demand for natural gas turbines due to new data centers. https://t.co/vCaiDhMDqi
marketplace.org
Electricity demand is surging in the U.S., but there’s years-long wait on the turbines that are a critical component of natural gas power plants.
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EPP faculty, staff, students, and alumni had a great time at the annual DC Study Tour! The trip gives EPP grad students an up-close view of the DC policy world, including visits to think tanks, government agencies, consulting firms, and a networking happy hour.
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EPP researchers have developed a generalizable approach for analyzing the impact of industrial decarbonization scenarios on a region’s workforce. In a study in PNAS, they simulate the impact of such a transition on SW PA's steel industry workforce. https://t.co/AxZRzlS8JT
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Industrial evolution: EPP researchers simulate workforce impact - Engineering and Public Policy
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