Dr. Sheng Shen

Professor

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Biography

Sheng Shen is a professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). He holds courtesy appointments in the Departments of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Materials Science Engineering at CMU. He received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China. Before joining CMU in 2011, Shen conducted postdoctoral research at the University of California, Berkeley. His research interests include nanophotonics, nanoscale energy transport and conversion, nanofabrication, advanced manufacturing, and applications in thermal management, light sources and devices, thermal emission control, solar thermal energy conversion, and infrared sensing and detection. He has received several prestigious awards including the NSF CAREER Award, DARPA Director’s Fellowship, and the Elsevier/JQSRT Raymond Viskanta Award for Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer. In addition, he has been recognized with the CMU Dean’s Early Career Fellowship and the Philomathia Foundation Research Fellowship for his work on alternative energy research.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2011-01-01 — Present

Carnegie Mellon University • Pittsburgh, PA

Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department, conducts research in nanophotonics and advanced manufacturing.

Awards

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NSF CAREER Award

2011-01-01
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DARPA Director’s Fellowship

2011-01-01
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DARPA Young Faculty Award

2011-01-01
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Elsevier/JQSRT Raymond Viskanta Award

2011-01-01
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CMU Dean’s Early Career Fellowship

2011-01-01
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Philomathia Foundation Research Fellowship

2011-01-01
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Hewlett-Packard Paper Award

2011-01-01
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Julius Springer Forum Applied Physics Paper Award

2011-01-01

Requirements for Carnegie Mellon University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
GRE General
Verbal
Required:158
Quantitative
Required:149
Analytical Writing
Required:4
Overall
Required:4
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field Research experience/publications
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Transcripts
  • GRE scores (optional but reported in profile)
  • English Proficiency (TOEFL/IELTS/Duolingo)
Specialization Notes

Admission is extremely competitive with no strict GPA cut-offs; holistic review is used.