Mellon College of Science

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Mellon College of Science
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The Mellon Institute of Industrial Research is one of the principal facilities of the Mellon College of Science
Established1967 [1]
Parent institution
Carnegie Mellon University
Dean Rebecca Doerge [2]
Undergraduates 793 [3]
Postgraduates 315 [3]
Location, ,

The Mellon College of Science (MCS) is part of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US. The college is named for the Mellon family, founders of the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research, a predecessor of Carnegie Mellon University.

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The college offers various bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. It also awards the Dickson Prize in Science. From 2016 to August 2023, its dean was Rebecca Doerge. [2] Since August 2023, MCS's interim dean has been Curtis A. Meyer. [4]

History

The Mellon College of Science was founded in 1967, when the Carnegie Institute of Technology merged with the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research to form Carnegie Mellon University. The scientific faculty and staff of both institutions became part of the new college, then named the Mellon College of Engineering and Science. As the college grew and scientific research advanced, the Carnegie Mellon College of Engineering was split off in 1970, and the Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science split off in 1988. [5]

Facilities

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Wean Hall

The administration of MCS, as well as most of its biological sciences and chemistry faculty and research labs, and the college's library, are based in the Mellon Institute, which was constructed in 1937. The neoclassical building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, and was designated as a National Historic Chemical Landmark in 2013 by the American Chemical Society. [6] The college's physics and mathematical sciences departments are based in Carnegie Mellon's main campus in Wean Hall, a Brutalist building constructed in 1971. [7]

Organization

The Mellon College of Science houses four academic departments: Chemistry, Biological Sciences, Physics, and Mathematical Sciences, each of which grants a variety of undergraduate and graduate degrees. [8] In addition, the college also oversees or is affiliated with a number of interdisciplinary research centers, including the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center. [9]

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References

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