WHAT WE DO
WHO WE ARE
Research: The Scott Institute supports CMU strategic energy research through:
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• Seed Grants: Faculty can receive up to $75,000 to initiate energy research collaborations.
Partnerships: We engage with industry, all levels of government, nongovernmental organizations, foundations and several of CMU’s energy-related centers on:
• President’s Energy Fellowships and Grant Matching Program: Awarded to Ph.D. students as matching support to external research proposals related to energy. • Visiting Faculty Fellowships: Faculty spend one or two semesters at CMU. • Strategic Investments: Investments in energy efficiency, energy storage, smart grid solutions, innovative energy technologies, as well as shale gas and pathways to a low-carbon future.
• Faculty Affiliates: Over 135 CMU faculty are affiliated with the Institute and lead research programs spanning the breadth of energy technology, policy and economics.
Innovation: The Institute provides mentoring and entrepreneurship expertise for CMU faculty, students and alumni through: • • • • •
Student startup and case study competitions, such as the Allegheny Cleantech University Prize Collegiate Competition (supported by DOE) Matching funds for Federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants Funding for faculty and student participation at energy innovation summits, competitions and conferences Close alignment with CMU’s Center for Technology Transfer and Enterprise Creation (CTTEC) for startup resources and support Project-based classes focused on ideation, product planning, customer inquiry and public policy strategies for startups
Opportunities for faculty and student companies to participate in grant programs
• Innovative Research • Commercializing Technologies • Education • Outreach • Public Policy Analysis
Public Policy Outreach: We engage policymakers and the general public to better inform public discourse and decision making on energy-related issues through:
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Policymaker Guides and Infographics Small and Large Meetings and Events Videos, Radio, Webcasts and Podcasts Educational and Outreach Activities
Education: CMU offers energy courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Some energy-based master’s degree programs include: • Energy Science, Technology and Policy in the College of Engineering • Energy MBA Track in the Tepper School of Business • Energy Systems and Public Policy concentration in Public Policy and Management in the Heinz College
Several engineering departments and the School of Architecture also offer many energy-related courses.
Jay Whitacre, Director Trustee Professor in Energy, Materials Science and Engineering & Engineering and Public Policy whitacre@andrew.cmu.edu Andrew Gellman, Co-Director Lord Professor of Chemical Engineering, Chemistry (Courtesy), Materials Science and Engineering (Courtesy) gellman@cmu.edu Anna J. Siefken, Associate Director for Innovation & Strategic Partnerships asiefken@andrew.cmu.edu
Deborah Stine, Associate Director for Policy Outreach Professor of the Practice, Engineering and Public Policy dstine@andrew.cmu.edu
Joseph S. Hezir, Professor of the Practice jhezir@andrew.cmu.edu
Staff: Virginia Delaney, Senior Administrative Coordinator delaney@andrew.cmu.edu
Amanda King, Communications Analyst alking@andrew.cmu.edu
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The Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation works through the academic units of Carnegie Mellon University to find solutions
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for the nation’s and the world’s energy challenges through research,
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strategic partnerships, public policy
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outreach and education.
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Carnegie Mellon alumni Sherman Scott and wife Joyce Bowie Scott honored Sherman’s father’s legacy as an oil and gas geologist and energy industry leader by establishing the Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation in his name. The Scott Institute and the Sherman and Joyce Bowie Scott Hall were made possible through the generosity of the Scotts and the Richard King Mellon Foundation.
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