From Inquiry to Innovation

A research institute like no other, Carnegie Mellon is home to the world's leading experts in a range of fields. From computing to the arts to the environment to biotechnology, Carnegie Mellon students, faculty and staff are shaping the future with a strong focus on finding practical answers to complex problems.

Home to more than 90 centers and institutes, Carnegie Mellon affords its researchers the freedom to look across disciplines for solutions, benefiting from many perspectives.

With corporate sponsorship opportunities and an Office of Sponsored Projects that helps researchers navigate rules and regulations, graduate and undergraduate researchers can find support wherever they are.

No matter where your interest in research lies, these pages offer a glimpse of the research at Carnegie Mellon that's paving the way for a better tomorrow. 

Research Stories A consortium of three universities, including Carnegie Mellon, receives $26 million to improve use of fossil fuel How the Brain Works: A $1.1M grant from the Keck Foundation will enable Carnegie Mellon scientists to pursue new breakthroughs in brain imaging An international team led by a Carnegie Mellon scientist finds clues on how cancers develop e-Voting in Japan: Student research gets major attention from Japanese government Protecting the Mississippi: Carnegie Mellon Professor and Steinbrenner Institute Director David Dzombak is leading the call for change

Center Spotlight Institute for Complex Engineered Systems (ICES) ICES acts as an agent within Carnegie Mellon University to stimulate growth and new directions in multi-disciplinary research. In this capacity, the Institute is an engine for economic development and a critically important asset to southwestern Pennsylvania. Research areas not only respond to the changing needs of society, but also focus on new and groundbreaking initiatives, such as the Center for Sensed Critical Infrastructures (CenSCIR) and the Center on Nano-enabled Device and Energy Technologies (CNXT).