CMU Researching Ways to Convert Shale Gas to Petrochemicals Allegheny County | Industrywide Issues | Pennsylvania | Research December 3, 2012December 3, 2012 Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh is hard at work figuring out how to convert Marcellus Shale gas directly into “aromatic” chemical compounds used by chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturers. From a CMU press release: Please Login to view this content. (Not a member? Join Today!) Related