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- Assistant Professor - Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science
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- Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, College of Engineering / Distinguished Service Professor, Engineering and Public Policy
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Alaine M. Allen is an educator who intentionally works to uplift the voices of and create opportunities for individuals from groups historically marginalized in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) environments. She currently serves as the associate dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion at Carnegie Mellon University's College of Engineering, where she is committed to creating a culture of inclusive excellence that enables the entire community to thrive.
Allen's professional experiences include teaching high school physics, directing pre-college STEM and undergraduate diversity programs in engineering, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams as a co-principal investigator (Co-PI) of projects funded by the National Science Foundation, and partnering with the broader community. Allen is a member of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), the National Association of Multicultural Engineering Program Advocates (NAMEPA), the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) and the Society of Women Engineers (SWE). Allen has served as a NAMEPA leader at the regional and national levels and as a campus advisor for collegiate chapters of NSBE and SHPE.
In recognition of her work as an educator, Allen received a University of Pittsburgh Honoring Our Hero award for her advancement of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the Swanson School Engineering in 2021, the Art Ramicone Unsung Hero Award from the University of Pittsburgh Division of Student Affairs in 2019, the Lottie P. Edwards Community Award for STEM from the Mt. Ararat Community Center in 2016, the National Society of Black Engineers Golden Torch Minority Engineering Program Director of the Year Award in 2012, and the Chancellor's Affirmative Action Award from the University of Pittsburgh in 2011.
Allen has a BS degree in physics education from Lincoln University of Pennsylvania, as well as a M.Ed. degree in policy, planning, and evaluation and an Ed.D. degree in higher education management, both from the University of Pittsburgh.
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- Assistant Professor
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- Administrative Assistant, Manufacturing Futures Institute
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- Faculty and Graduate Affairs Coordinator / Department
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- Assistant Director of Research Administration / Department
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- Senior Director of Research Partnerships and Entrepreneurship / Department
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- Director, Digital Marketing and Communications / Department
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- Director - LINCS Research Professor - Electrical and Computer Engineering
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- Associate Professor
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- Senior Business Operations Analyst / Department
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- Senior Systems Scientist - Computer Science
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- Senior Director, Marketing and Communications / Department
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- Senior Administrative Assistant / Department
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- Professor in the Robotics Institute and Human - Computer Interaction Institute at CMU
- Professor, Human - Computer Interaction Institute, Robotics Institute
Chris Atkeson is a professor in the Robotics Institute and Human-Computer Interaction Institute at CMU. He received the M.S. degree in applied mathematics (computer science) from Harvard University and the Ph.D. degree in brain and cognitive science from MIT. He joined the MIT. faculty in 1986, moved to the Georgia Institute of Technology College of Computing in 1994, and moved to CMU in 2000. He has received an NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award, a Sloan Research Fellowship, and a Teaching Award from the MIT Graduate Student Council.
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- President, Carnegie Bosch Institute
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- Professor - Computer Science
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- Director, State Partnerships / Co - Associate Director / Program Director
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- Sponsored Research Administrator / Department
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- Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies
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- Chief Business Officer / Department
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- Senior Sponsored Research Administrator / Department
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- Senior Video Producer / Department
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- Dean
- Dean 's Office Hours
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- Senior Multimedia Designer / Department
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- Senior Administrative Assistant / Department
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- Chief Marketing Officer / Department
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- Additive Manufacturing Technician, Next Manufacturing Center
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- Director of Research Partnerships / Department
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- Marketing & Communications Assistant
- Marketing and Communications Assistant / Department
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- Assistant Professor
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- Director, National Network for Critical Technology Assessment / Department
- Strategic Advisor
Erica Fuchs is the Dean's Strategic Advisor for Critical Technology Strategy.
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- Assistant Professor
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- Research Scientist - Robotics Institute
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- Associate Dean for Research
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- Associate Professor
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- Associate Dean for Advancement / Department
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- Associate Research Professor - Machine Learning Department Adjunct Faculty - Robotics Institute
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- Communications Manager / Department
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- Senior Sponsored Research Administrator / Department
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- Faculty Director, Manufacturing Future Institute / Department
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- Advanced Manufacturing Technician, Manufacturing Futures Institute
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- University Professor of Natural Sciences
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- Director of Research Partnerships / Department
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- Senior Sponsored Research Administrator / Department
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- Project Coordinator / Department
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- Senior Administrative Assistant, Metro 21
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- Communications Manager / Department
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- Program Coordinator for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion / Department
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- Academic Program Manager / Department
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- Communications Manager / Department
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- Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Studies / Department
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- Communications Manager / Department
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- Director of Corporate Partnerships / Department
- Senior Director of Corporate Partnerships / Department
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- Program Manager, Traffic 21
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- Associate Dean for Faculty and Graduate Affairs / Department
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- Program Manager for the NextManufacturing Center
- Program Manager, Next Manufacturing Center
Liza Allison is the program manager for the NextManufacturing Center for additive manufacturing research. She is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the center and its programs.
Prior to joining Carnegie Mellon in May 2022, Allison spent four and a half years as the program administrator at the University of Pittsburgh Center for Advanced Manufacturing (UPCAM) and six years at Ritchey Metals, where she worked in operations, regional and international logistics, and inventory management. She has extensive experience in project management and has been a leader in developing industrial partnerships and external relations. In her previous roles, she worked closely with America Makes and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining, and continues to maintain strong relationships with these organizations.
Allison is currently one of the regional ambassadors for the Pittsburgh Chapter of Women in 3D Printing. She is passionate about sustainability and received the Pitt Sustainability Award (Staff) in 2020.
Allison received a B.S. in operations management with a minor in statistics from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
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- Senior Business Administrator / Department
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- Financial Analyst / Department
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- Director for Research Partnerships / Department
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- Senior Administrative Assistant / Department
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- Sponsored Research Administration Manager / Department
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- Communications Manager / Department
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- Associate Director, Research Development Services / Department
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- Associate Professor
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- Associate Professor
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- Project Coordinator / Department
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- Associate Professor - Electrical and Computer Engineering
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- Associate Professor - Electrical and Computer Engineering
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- Sponsored Research Administrator / Department
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- Administrative Coordinator / Department
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- Associate Director of Research, Manufacturing Futures Institute / Department
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- Professor - Physics, Electrical and Computer Engineering
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- Director of Sponsored Research Administration / Department
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- Senior Sponsored Research Administrator - Academic / Department
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- Professor of Operations Management
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- Chief Operating Officer / Department
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- Director of Engineering Outreach / Department
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- Director, Manufacturing Futures Institute at Mill 19
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- Associate Director, Digital Communications / Department
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- Senior Director of Organizational Development / Department
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- Executive Director, Manufacturing Futures Institute and NextManufacturing Center / Adjunct Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
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- Communications Manager / Department
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- Professor, Associate Head for Strategic Initiatives
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- Outreach Coordinator / Department
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- Advanced Manufacturing Engineer - Additive, Manufacturing Futures Institute
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- Senior Marketing and Communications Manager / Department
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- Advanced Manufacturing Engineer - Robotics, Manufacturing Futures Institute
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- Executive Director, Traffic 21
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- Advanced Manufacturing Engineer - Digitalization / Department
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- Finance Manager / Department
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- Director of Research Initiatives / Department
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- Communications Manager / Department
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- Project Coordinator / Department
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- Communications Manager / Department
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- Graphic Design Manager / Department
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- Associate Professor
- Associate Professor, Computer Science Department
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Umut Acar's main areas of interest are programming languages, parallel computing, and algorithms. In his research, he aims to raise the level of abstraction at which computer scientists reason about problems, and develop algorithms and software. To this end, he develops abstractions and design the supporting language constructs, algorithms, and software systems.
Valarie Karplus is the Dean's Strategic Advisor for Decarbonization.
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