EPP is a unique department in the College of Engineering at CMU focused on solving problems at the interface of science, technology, and society.
Pittsburgh, PA
Joined September 2010
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.@CMU_EPP Ph.D. Sabrina Eaglesong Curtis discusses the potential impact of her research and the experience of working directly with Alaskan tribal and indigenous communities to craft policy frameworks that reflect their cultural perspectives and practices.
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EPP has trained an amazing group working where technology meets public policy. We need more departments like it, and more of these skills.
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We are excited to recognize our 2026 Engineering faculty award winners! Congratulations to Peter Adams, Tzahi (Itzhaq) Cohen-Karni, Keith Cook, Kaushik Dayal, Katherine Flanigan, Noelia Grande Gutiérrez, Valerie Karplus, P. Chris Pistorius, Patrick Tague, and Kathryn Whitehead!
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How have scientific frameworks supported the US Food and Drug Administration’s regulatory mission? Read the case study by Sara L. Eggers, Tamar Krishnamurti and CMIST & @CMU_EPP's Baruch Fischhoff—part of the @PNASNews “Science in Service” special feature.
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Policymakers are facing fundamental questions about who should pay for the infrastructural and societal needs of AI. 💧💡
In their new paper, Juliette Faivre and @cen_sarah suggest a proven mechanism in our toolbox: the tax code. engineering.cmu.edu/news-eve…
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#ICYMI: Watch Professor Lorrie Cranor (@lorrietweet), @CyLab Director, chat with @MikeyHoodKDKA and @KDKAHeather of @KDKA’s TALK PITTSBURGH about her new children’s book “Privacy, Please!” and share strategies for teaching kids about #privacy: cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/video…
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.
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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. 👏
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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: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 who suffer the most.
ALT Rep. Summer Lee joins the Extreme Weather Emergency Tour to call for stronger federal investments to combat the climate crisis driving extreme weather in Western Pennsylvania and across the country.
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.
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EPP's @JJMichalek spoke with Meghan McCarty Carino at @Marketplace about the impacts of Federal clean energy incentive rollbacks.
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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.
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.
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.
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