Allen L. Robinson – Professor and Dean of the Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering

Email: allen.robinson@colostate.edu

Education

• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering – 1996 – University of California, Berkeley
• B.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering – 1990 – Stanford University

Research Interests

My research examines technical and policy issues related to the impact of emissions from energy systems on air quality, climate and public health with an eye toward policy analysis and decision-making. I have taught graduate and undergraduate courses on thermodynamics, atmospheric chemistry, air pollution control, climate change mitigation, combustion, and air quality engineering.

Awards and Honors

• 2020 – David Sinclair Award, American Association of Aerosol and Research
• 2020 – University Professor, Carnegie Mellon
• 2020 – Distinguished Professor of Engineering Award, College of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon
• 2015 – ASCENT Award, American Geophysical Union
• 2013 – Raymond J. Lane Distinguished Professorship in Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon
• 2005 – Ahrens Career Development Chair in Mechanical Engineering
• 2000 – George Tallman Ladd Outstanding Young Faculty Award, College of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon

Positions

• Director of Carnegie Mellon University’s campus in Africa (CMU-Africa) and Associate Dean for International Programs in Africa (2021-2023)
• Director of the EPA-sponsored Center for Air, Climate, and Energy Solutions (CACES) (2016-2022)
• President of the American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR) (2016-2017)
• David and Susan Coulter Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon (2013-2021)
• Member of the Health Effects Institute Research Committee (2012-2021)
• Professor at Colorado State University in the Departments of Atmospheric Science and Mechanical Engineering (2012)
• Visiting faculty fellow at the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Science (CIRES) at the University of Colorado, Boulder (2009-2010)
• Professor at Carnegie Mellon (1998-2012)
• Postdoctoral Fellow at Sandia National Laboratories (1996-1998)
• Professional Society Memberships: American Assocation of Aerosol Research, American Association for the Advancement of Science