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July 17, 2019

Personal Mention

image of Ed RubinEdward S. Rubin is the world’s most prolific and highly cited author of carbon capture and storage research, according to a recent analysis published in the international journal Science of the Total Environment. In addition, Rubin and former Engineering and Public Policy Ph.D. student Anand Rao are the co-authors of the most highly-cited paper on this topic. Rubin is a senior energy fellow in the Scott Institute for Energy Innovation and the Alumni Chair Professor of Environmental Engineering and Science in the departments of Engineering and Public Policy and Mechanical Engineering. Rao is a professor at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. “These findings indicate how impactful Ed’s research is in this area and the significant role carbon capture and storage might play in mitigating global warming,” said Jay Whitacre, director of the Scott Institute and the Trustee Professor in the College of Engineering. Find out more.

image of Linda HooperAcademic Development Director Linda Hooper has announced her retirement after more than 20 years at Carnegie Mellon, where her work has impacted thousands of students. Hooper, who joined CMU in 1997, grew Academic Development from one graduate student and herself to a department with seven full-time staff and more than 200 student employees. She has overseen the creation of a certified Peer Tutoring program, an Academic Coaching program, a Supplemental Instruction program and the EXCEL Collaborative Learning Group program. In addition to leading the department, Hooper has personally assisted students with academic, career, personal and professional concerns. She has been involved in many campus initiatives to support students, and has hosted international students at her home over the holidays. She was nominated for a 2018 Andy Award in the Commitment to Students category. “Linda has worked tirelessly to provide high quality academic support to students while going above and beyond the call of duty to help them realize their full potential at CMU,” wrote her staff in nominating her for the Andy Award. Her last day at CMU will be Aug. 5.

image of Andrew GellmanAndrew Gellman, co-director of the Scott Institute for Energy Innovation and the Lord Professor of Chemical Engineering, was recently selected to hold an international guest chair as part of the Energy and Environment Solutions (E2S) Initiative at the University of Pau and the Pays de l’Ardour (UPPA) in France. The five-year appointment will allow Gellman to engage in collaborative research related to energy and the environment with scientists at UPPA, including two Ph.D. students and a postdoctoral researcher. The collaboration is supported by the E2S regional initiative. Gellman's research expertise include chemical reactions on surfaces, catalysis and the conversion of molecules from one form to another. Gellman is the recipient of numerious awards, including the American Chemical Society (ACS) Ipatieff Prize and fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, AVS and ACS.

image of Lindsey HeiselJunior Lindsey Helsel has been selected as a 2019 Perryman Scholar by the Perryman Family Foundation. Helsel is working toward degrees in both materials science and biomedical engineering. The scholarship is designated for students in technology, engineering, math or metals. The Perryman Family Foundation's mission is to reward hard-working students pursuing post-secondary education, and who hope to apply their education to make a difference in the world. "I hope to one day work in research or industry to develop and manufacture treatments for multiple sclerosis, as this is a disease that is very prominent in my family," Helsel said.