Allen L. Robinson

Allen L. Robinson is a Professor and Dean of the Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering at Colorado State University (CSU). Previously, he held leadership roles at Carnegie Mellon University, including Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering (2013-2021) and Director of the EPA-funded Center for Air, Climate, and Energy Solutions (CACES, 2016-2022). He also served as Director of CMU-Africa (2021-2023) and President of the American Association for Aerosol Research (2016-2017).

Education:

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

Research Interests: Focuses on emissions from energy systems, air quality, climate change, and public health. Explores policy analysis and decision-making, with teaching experience in thermodynamics, atmospheric chemistry, and air quality engineering.

Awards:

• 2020 David Sinclair Award, American Association of Aerosol Research
• 2020 University Professor, Carnegie Mellon
• 2020 Distinguished Professor of Engineering Award, Carnegie Mellon
• 2015 ASCENT Award, American Geophysical Union

Advising & Grants: Led major initiatives like CACES and contributed to global programs like CMU-Africa. His work bridges academia and policy, addressing environmental equity and urban pollution.

Labs & Teams: Spearheads the Atmospheric Science and Chemistry mEasurement NeTwork (ASCENT), advancing ground-based air quality monitoring.