Erica Cochran Hameen
Erica Cochran Hameen, Ph.D., Assoc. AIA, NOMA, LEED AP is an Assistant Professor and UDream Program Director at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and an Architectural Designer. Erica serves as an Instructor for multiple graduate and undergraduate courses, recently developed a new course focused on energy efficient and healthy retrofits, and is an instrumental coordinator with the CMU’s UDream program, which provides recent graduates a deeper understanding of urban design through research projects and internships. Cochran has received numerous honors for her research and architectural design project participation including awards from the AIA, NY Landmarks Conservancy, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, Faculty and Graduate Student Awards, and most recently Best Proposal in a Department of Energy (DOE) Competition presented at the White House Conference Room. She is also a contributing researcher for a Sustainable Engineering textbook and served as one of the Principal Investigators for the Consortium for Building Energy Innovation (CBEI), formally the EEB Hub, established by the DOE as an Energy-Regional Innovation Cluster.