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Carnegie Mellon Magazine-- Researchers Respond to Sept. 11

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Researchers Respond to Sept. 11 Carnegie Mellon Faculty Collaborates to Counter Terrorism In answer to the attack on the U.S., faculty came together offering everything from snake robots to software that could identify possible suspects through facial features. By Ruth Hammond Twelve days after two planes struck the World Trade Center and another hit the Pentagon, leaving thousands dead, Carnegie Mellon University faculty met to discuss how they could respond. The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks led faculty, along with everyone else in the country, to reexamine what they were doing with their lives, says M. Christina Gabriel, vice provost of corporate partnerships and technological development. "A lot of people on this campus said, 'OK, how can I help? And what about my work can help? Or, how can I take my work and change it a little bit and help more?'" When faculty members looked around, they realized there were already numerous research projects under way on campus that could be adapted

Carnegie Mellon Magazine-- Researchers Respond to Sept. 11 Carnegie Mellon Magazine Current Issue 2002 Issues - 2002 Spring issue - 2002 Summer issue - 2002 Fall issue - 2002 Winter issue 2003 Issues - 2003 Spring issue - 2003 Fall issue Alumni Home Researchers Respond to Sept. 11 Carnegie Mellon Faculty Collaborates to Counter Terrorism In answer to the attack on the U.S., faculty came together offering everything from snake robots to software that could identify possible suspects through facial features. By Ruth Hammond Twelve days after two planes struck the World Trade Center and another h

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