CMU Mellon College of Science

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Carnegie Mellon University's Mellon College of Science is a leader in diverse fields of scientific research and prepares students to become 21st century scientists.

Wes Pegden stands in front of an image that shows a myriad of gerrymandered districts. Image courtesy of the National Museum of Mathematics.
June Huh speaks with Prasad Tetali during a talk at Carnegie Mellon.
Three graduating students stand outside in Gesling Stadium. They smile at the camera.
Barbara Shinn-Cunningham, the Glen de Vries Dean of the Mellon College of Science, gets doused with water while wearing a dolphin costume. She is laughing.
An artist's drawing of a loudspeaker. The text says, "20206 Douse-A-Dean Fundraiser. MCS! Let's get loud!"
Barbara Shinn-Cunningham gets doused during Douse-A-Dean.
A cartoon kangaroo works on math problems in front of Carnegie Mellon University's Wean Hall. Classic math equations can be seen over the top of the image. Illustrated by Matthew Salyers
An illustration of the Ising model, a simple, 2D or 3D grid-based framework in physics that simulates magnetic materials. It is a sphere with arrows on it. Sections of the sphere change colors between red, grey, and black.
A group of more than two dozen undergraduate students and professors sit on built-in risers next to a flight of stairs.
Manfred Paulini and Valentina Dutta perform Gangnam Style in front of the Gangnam Style statue in Seoul, South Korea. they smile at the camera.
A picture of a stretch of fence in front of an aluminum-faced library. The fence has the word COSMO25 painted on it surrounded by stars.
An older man wearing a mortarboard and graduation gown.
Elizabeth Lee smiles at the camera.
Five faculty members stand in between two busts.
Diana Parno stands at a podium and gives a speech. A banner in the background says "Carnegie Mellon University."
Rachel Mandelbaum smiles at the camera.
Frank Leibfarth of UNC Chapel Hill squishes a cube made of a new polymer.
A drawing of a building design which highlights sustainable architecture. The design is called "Wildlife Nexus."
Ken Hovis and Maggie Braun smile at the camera as they stand next to a grill with hotdogs on it.
An image of a red tie dye tee shirt with the words "MCS Pride Day" over it.
A still from the show Severane where a character walks down a white hallway holding a cluster of blue balloons.
A poster that features Barbara Shinn-Cunningham that says, "AI Horizons Pittsburgh. Sept. 11-12, Bakery Square."
This image captures a small section of NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s view of the Virgo Cluster, offering a vivid glimpse of the variety in the cosmos. Visible are two prominent spiral galaxies, three merging galaxies, galaxy groups both near and distant, stars within our own Milky Way, and much more.
Five students tug hard on a rope during a game of tug of war.
A student holds up a sculpture made of yellow, red and gold strips of metal.
A scotty dog wears a baseball cap and holds a foam finger that says "MCS is #1" Text on the poster says, "Mellon College of Science Welcomes You to CMU!"
A large group of graduate students sits in an auditorium.
Two students smile as they play pinball.
An image of a scotty dog in an Erlenmeyer flask that says, "Welcome to Carnegie Mellon University Class of 2029+ from Mellon College of Science."
An image of triangles and Pythagoras that says “7/24/25 is a Pythagorean Theorem Day.”
Yisong Guo (center) and six members of his lab stand outside of Mellon Institute.
Jasper Jeffrey discusses his research during the Pittsburgh Biomolecular Condensates Conference on May 22, 2025.
Nimer Murshid stands at the front of a classroom and talks to other professors.
The six founders of Biocognon sit outside of Mellon Institute.
A student carries the flag of the Mellon College of Science while leading other students in a procession.
A researcher stands in the spectrometer for the Karlsruhe Neutrino Experiment, or KATRIN.
Two students celebrate a bingo as a third watches.
A trading card featuring Carnegie Mellon Professor Ken Hovis.
An image of trading cards in a sleeve featuring Carnegie Mellon University professors Maggie Braun, Drew Bridges, Jon Henninger, Ken Hovis and Eric Yttri.
Valentina Dutta leans against a railing and smiles at the camera.
The cover of the Science Connection with spreads from the magazine behind it.
Curtis Meyer stands on the GlueX platform at the J-Lab Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility in Newport News, Virginia.
A photo of a lit lightbulb.
An artist's impression of an astronomical tidal disruption event.
A photo showing Mellon Institute and the surrounding buildings at night. Windows and streetlights are lit.