ICES — The Institute for Complex Engineered Systems — fosters multidisciplinary research and relationships between Carnegie Mellon University, industry, and government agencies.

NEEP Application

NEEP-IGERT @ Carnegie Mellon is a highly interdisciplinary research program involving faculty and students from following departments.

• Civil & Environmental Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Engineering and Public Policy
• Biomedical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Materials Science and Engineering

NEEP-IGERT traineeships are available for motivated students from engineering, chemistry, and related fields. Students with a B.S. and/or M.S. degree in engineering or related field are encouraged to apply.

NEEP applicants are required to submit an additional essay directly to the NEEP Program Coordinator, Erika Ninos, elninos@cmu.edu. This essay should articulate the applicant’s goals, his/her special reasons for seeking an interdisciplinary degree program, and how s/he sees ethical considerations and social policy implications affecting his/her future research career.

Interested students should apply for admission directly with the NEEP-IGERT associated department listed below. Upon admission to that department’s Ph.D. program, you will be considered for a NEEP Traineeship. Please follow the program application deadlines for each department. NEEP-IGERT students will be offered fall admittance only.

• Civil & Environmental Engineering - contact Greg Lowry
  Apply to Civil & Environmental Engineering
  Application deadline January 15
• Chemical Engineering Prof. - contact Lynn Walker
  Apply to Chemical Engineering
  Application deadline January 15
• Engineering and Public Policy - contact Liz Casman
  Apply to Engineering and Public Policy
  Application deadline January 15
• Biomedical Engineering - contact Bob Tilton
  Apply to Biomedical Engineering
  Application deadline January 15
• Mechanical Engineering - contact Allen Robinson
  Apply to Mechanical Engineering
  Application deadline January 15
• Apply to Materials Science and Engineering
  Application deadline January 15

IGERT-NEEP @ Carnegie Mellon includes researchers from the following Centers at Carnegie Mellon University:

• Center for Atmospheric Particle Study (CAPS)
• Water QUEST
• Center for Complex Fluids Engineering
• Institute for Complex Engineered Systems (ICES)
• Center for Environmental Implications of NanoTechnology (CEINT)