CMU Experts at the Intersection of Energy and Innovation
Carnegie Mellon University experts are developing practical solutions for a fast-changing energy system. Their work modernizes infrastructure, accelerates innovation and harnesses AI for a more efficient and resilient future at a moment when the stakes for national competitiveness and public well-being have never been higher.
Learn what CMU experts have to say about their Work That Matters.
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Director of Studies, Washington Office, Carnegie Mellon Institute for Strategy & Technology
Harry Krejsa leads research on emerging technology trends and their implications for US government policy.
- Energy Security
- International Relations
- Cybersecurity
- US-China relations
- Cyber Strategy
- Defense
- Artificial Intelligence
Associate Professor
Valerie Karplus studies resource and environmental management in organizations operating in diverse national and industry contexts.
- Artifical Intelligence
- Water
- Sustainability
- Resource Management
- International Management
- Environmental Economics
- Emerging Markets
- Economic Modeling
- China
- Asia
- Biotechnology
- Climate Change
- Economic Development
- Energy
- Globalization
- Political Economy
- Strategy
Associate Professor, Financial Economics
Chris Telmer's research includes the effect of government subsidies on the financing of renewable energy assets.
- Finance
- Macroeconomics (incl. Monetary and Fiscal Theory)
- International Economics and International Finance
- Renewable Power and Energy Systems Engineering (excl. Solar Cells)
Professor
Erica Fuchs is passionate about building nationally the intellectual foundations and analytic tools to inform National Technology Strategy.
- Artifical Intelligence
- Commercialization
- Global manufacturing
- Public Policy
- Technology Development
- Innovation Policy
Research Professor, Robotics Institute
Jeff Schneider is researching how to use machine learning to control fusion reactions.
- Artifical Intelligence
- Motion Control
- Robotics Foundations
- Learning and Classification
- Self-Driving Cars
- Reinforcement Learning
- Motion Planning
- Multi-Robot Planning & Coordination
- Deep Learning
- Data Mining
Department Head and Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Burcu Akinci focuses on emerging energy technologies and using AI to monitor energy use.
- Artifical Intelligence
- Climate-resilient Environmental Systems and Technologies
- Grid-interactive, High-performance, and Electrified Buildings
- Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
- Cyberphysical Systems (CPS)
- Energy
- Computer Vision
- Advanced Infrastructure Systems
- Civil Engineering
- Smart Infrastructure
- Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
- Intelligent Engineered Systems and Society
- Construction & Building Technology
- Sustainable Energy and Transportation Systems
- Emerging Energy Technologies