Jennifer Bails

Everyone clamors for breakthroughs in everything from realistic computer games to cures for diseases. Such breakthroughs often hinge on computer scientists developing methods that take complex phenomena and turn them it into accurate representations. And that's why Carnegie Mellon's Adrien Treuille has come to the forefront as one of the world's top young innovators.

A retired Air Force sergeant from Augusta, Ga., never expected to make history, especially in a Pittsburgh operating room. But, earlier this year, he and a surgical team led by Pitt’s W.P. Andrew Lee showed the nation what’s possible—and what’s ahead—in transplantation science.

Reinforcing its role as a town square for science, Carnegie Science Center, in partnership with the field’s leading experts right here in Pittsburgh, is demystifying the fascinating science of tissue engineering.