M. Granger Morgan Named University Professor

M. Granger Morgan has been named university professor, the highest academic distinction faculty members can achieve at Carnegie Mellon. The title is awarded on the basis of national and/or international recognition for research, artistic and literary accomplishments, and other scholarly activities.

M. Granger Morgan is professor and head of the Department of Engineering and Public Policy. He is also a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and in the Heinz School. His research focuses on problems in science, technology and public policy. Much of it has involved the development and demonstration of methods to characterize and treat uncertainty in quantitative analysis. He works on risk analysis, management and communication; on problems in the integrated assessment of global change; on improving health, safety and environmental regulation; on energy systems focused particularly on electric power; and other topics in technology and public policy.