Mellon Institute of Industrial Research

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nonprofit organization research institute

The Mellon Institute of Industrial Research was a pioneering American research institute in Pittsburgh that advanced industrial science and later merged to form part of Carnegie Mellon University.

Aliases (1)

Mellon Institute of Industrial Research of the University of Pittsburgh ×2

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	nonprofit organization → research institute →
affiliation	Carnegie Mellon University →
architecturalStyle	Neoclassical architecture →
buildingMaterial	limestone →
campusOf	Carnegie Mellon University →
city	Pittsburgh →
continent	North America →
country	United States →
fieldOfWork	applied science → industrial chemistry → industrial research → materials science →
focus	collaborative research with industry →
formerAffiliation	University of Pittsburgh →
formerName	Mellon Institute of Industrial Research of the University of Pittsburgh →
foundedAs	Mellon Institute of Industrial Research of the University of Pittsburgh →
foundedBy	Andrew W. Mellon → Richard B. Mellon →
headquartersLocation	Pittsburgh →
heritageDesignation	listed on the National Register of Historic Places →
inception	1913 →
industry	scientific research →
locatedIn	Pennsylvania → Pittsburgh → United States →
locatedOn	Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh →
mergedInto	Carnegie Mellon University →
mergerDate	1967 →
mergerWith	Carnegie Institute of Technology →
namedAfter	Andrew W. Mellon → Mellon family → Richard B. Mellon →
notableFeature	colonnaded façade →
notableFor	contributions to industrial chemistry and materials science → pioneering industrial research fellowships →
operator	Carnegie Mellon University →
partOf	Carnegie Mellon University → Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh →
purpose	to advance industrial science → to conduct industrial research for business and industry →
significantEvent	merger with Carnegie Institute of Technology to form Carnegie Mellon University →
state	Pennsylvania →
use	academic research → university laboratories →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Mellon family →	associatedWithOrganization
Carnegie Mellon University →	formedByMergerOf
Mellon Institute of Industrial Research ("Mellon Institute of Industrial Research of the University of Pittsburgh") →	formerName
Mellon Institute of Industrial Research ("Mellon Institute of Industrial Research of the University of Pittsburgh") →	foundedAs
Andrew W. Mellon →	hasLegacy
CMU →	mergedWith
Carnegie Mellon University →	precededBy