Carnegie Mellon University

Scott Institute Faculty Fellows 

The Scott Institute Energy Fellows Program incentivizes, promotes and rewards Carnegie Mellon University's most dedicated tenure track energy faculty. There are three levels of fellows: director emeritus, senior fellows and fellows. Each fellow receives funding, resources and membership in the Scott Institute Fellow Council.

Former Directors

Jay Whitacre

  • College of Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, Engineering & Public Policy

Jared Cohon 

  • College of Engineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Engineering & Public Policy

Granger Morgan 

  • College of Engineering, Engineering & Public Policy, Electrical & Computer Engineering 
  • Heinz College

Senior Fellows

Karen Clay 

  • Heinz College, Economics & Public Policy
  • Tepper School of Business

Vivian Loftness 

  • School of Architecture

Lawrence (Larry) Pileggi

  • College of Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Fellows

Stefan Bernhard 

  • Mellon College of Science, Chemistry

Paulina Jaramillo

  • College of Engineering, Engineering & Public Policy

B. Reeja Jayan

  • College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

Akshaya Jha

  • Assistant Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Heinz College

Soummya Kar

  • College of Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Valerie Karplus

  • Associate Professor, Engineering and Public Policy

Shawn Litster

  • Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Nicholas Muller 

  • Tepper School of Business, Economics
  • College of Engineering, Engineering & Public Policy

Destenie Nock

  • College of Engineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Engineering & Public Policy 

Costa Samaras

  • Director, Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation
  • Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • Courtesy Appointment, Engineering and Public Policy 

Katie Whitefoot

  • Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering and Public Policy