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With $160 million in new government funding, WVU partners with Pitt and CMU to develop industrial energy innovation hub opens in new window
The Resilient Energy Technology and Infrastructure Consortium — led by West Virginia University and in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University — will develop hardware, software and AI technologies with a goal of helping secure the nation’s energy supply, strengthen the grid and power U.S. industry, school leaders say.
16
Jul
2026
www.post-gazette.com
Rob A. Rutenbar: Pitt partnership addressing energy inflection pointopens in new window
Together, as the leading research universities in the region, we proposed forming a new regional engine focused on stabilizing and modernizing the industrial energy base in Southwestern Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The Resilient Energy Technology and Infrastructure Consortium (RETI) would bring top energy scholars together and connect them with partners from the energy sector and technology investment world.
14
Jul
2026
community.triblive.com
NYC Tower Failure Offers Warning for Contractorsopens in new window
Dr. Kent Harries, FASCE, FACI, FIIFC, P.Eng., professor of structural engineering in the University of Pittsburgh’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, said a typical cold-formed steel partition is not designed to carry the building’s structural loads.
13
Jul
2026
www.buildingenclosureonline.com
Lubrizol, University of Pittsburgh Advance Continuous Chemical Manufacturing Processopens in new window
The collaboration converted a specialty chemical production process from batch to continuous manufacturing, reducing capital and operating costs.
29
Jun
2026
www.chemicalprocessing.com
Harvey Borovetz: An ‘odyssey’ in bioengineeringopens in new window
When the first artificial heart implant in Pittsburgh took place more than 40 years ago, Harvey Borovetz was the only engineer in the room. His job was to make sure the technical equipment involved worked — and it did. “I haven’t had a career,” Borovetz said. “I’ve had an odyssey.”
22
Apr
2026
pittnews.com
In the Spotlight | Richland Township man honored for contributions to state's transportation infrastructureopens in new window
A Richland Township man has received a prestigious award from the Engineers’ Society of Western Pennsylvania for his contributions to improving Pennsylvania's transportation infrastructure.
19
Apr
2026
www.tribdem.com
Pitt researchers say Artemis II mission can advance medical and technological research on Earthopens in new window
NASA recently sent a crewed spaceship around the moon. Why?
NASA’s Artemis II mission launched April 1 and safely returned to earth on April 10, with a goal of testing human capability in deep space while setting a record for human distance away from the Earth. Pitt researchers specializing in space explain why the mission is relevant to furthering research in biomedicine, earth science and future space explorations.
14
Apr
2026
pittnews.com
NASA recruited Pitt to track the Artemis II missionopens in new window
As NASA’s Artemis II mission got underway this week, students and faculty from the Swanson School of Engineering, with support from Pitt Space, brought their ham radios to the roof of Benedum hall to tune in to the Orion spacecraft.
10
Apr
2026
www.pittwire.pitt.edu
Why Pitt students are tracking Artemis IIopens in new window
Yinzers are tracking Artemis.
Big picture: Artemis II set a distance-from-Earth record for human spaceflight Monday, and it's providing important learning opportunities for students in Pittsburgh and around the globe.
10
Apr
2026
www.axios.com
Pitt medical researchers get a ‘signing day’ to recognize their work in the marketplaceopens in new window
Rebecca Price, a psychiatry professor at the University of Pittsburgh, diagnosed a problem: Patients with depression were suffering too long until finding the right treatment. So she developed technology that helps them change habits and thinking patterns, working alongside traditional treatments like medication.
09
Apr
2026
triblive.com
Pitt’s National Society of Black Engineers chapter won big at a recent conferenceopens in new window
The University of Pittsburgh’s chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) didn’t just attend this year’s national convention in Baltimore — the students made history.
09
Apr
2026
www.pittwire.pitt.edu
Pitt selected to follow Artemis II’s Orion spacecraft journeyopens in new window
The University of Pittsburgh was one of eight universities worldwide chosen by NASA to track Artemis II’s Orion spacecraft.
Pitt engineering students, faculty and the Panther Amateur Radio Club will use a mix of analog devices and artificial intelligence to track Orion in real time.
08
Apr
2026
triblive.com
Graduate programs in health sciences and engineering rose in U.S. News & World Report rankingsopens in new window
Pitt’s graduate programs are among the best in the nation — including a No. 1 ranking in occupational therapy and improvements across the health sciences, engineering, law, public affairs and more — according to the 2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings.
07
Apr
2026
www.pittwire.pitt.edu
Brain Power May Hold the Key to Predicting Cognitive Declineopens in new window
Like a sudden flash illuminating a dark room, each firing neuron in our brain demands an immediate surge of energy—an intrinsic metabolic cost fundamental to brain function. Dr. Bistra Iordanova, an assistant professor of bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh, has spent much of her career probing the intricate relationship between neural activity and brain metabolism. However, as she delved deeper into the mechanisms underlying brain function across the aging spectrum, she encountered a vexing challenge: the profound complexity of the brain’s metabolic processes and how they shift with age remain largely unexplored. Existing models fell short, and the vast crisscrossing of biochemical pathways defied simple interpretation.
02
Apr
2026
bioengineer.org
30 Under 30: Get to know the 2026 honoree Terrell Gallowayopens in new window
Terry Galloway cites a lesson his mother instilled in him early on as the main driver for how he approaches work and life: Always leave a place better than you found it. With a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University, his career so far spans engineering, construction and now his current role at Pro Max Fence Systems, where he is leading the fence contracting company's Pittsburgh expansion.
02
Apr
2026
www.bizjournals.com
30 Under 30: Get to know 2026 honoree Benjamin Leslieopens in new window
Currently in his third year of medical school at the University of Pittsburgh, Benjamin Leslie is making an early impact on the medical field. Over the past few years, in collaboration with UMPC neurosurgeons, he founded Malleous.
02
Apr
2026
www.bizjournals.com
Paul Ohodnicki Leads Team Developing Transformers for High-Voltage DC Power Gridsopens in new window
The University of Pittsburgh, in collaboration with North Carolina State University, has embarked on a groundbreaking project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E). This ambitious initiative, known as the Disruptive DC Converters for Grid Resilient Infrastructure to Deliver Secure Energy (DC-GRIDS), aims to dramatically enhance the capacity and reliability of the power grid by pioneering novel transformer and converter technologies for high-voltage direct current (HVDC) systems.
01
Apr
2026
bioengineer.org
Cutting-edge BioInterphase moves into Troy Hill’s historic firehouseopens in new window
When Noah Snyder walks into his new office and laboratory space at a historic firehouse in Pittsburgh’s Troy Hill neighborhood, he’s met with a “whimsical” mix of old and new.
26
Mar
2026
triblive.com
After deadly Hong Kong fire, the art of bamboo scaffolding hangs in the balanceopens in new window
Kent A. Harries, professor of structural engineering at the University of Pittsburgh, said up until the building boom in the Middle East and Dubai, some of the most impressive structures in the world were built in Hong Kong using bamboo scaffolding, pointing to the iconic Bank of China building.
07
Mar
2026
www.cbc.ca
The Picket Fence: Evaluating Systems-Built Housing Approaches in Pittsburgh opens in new window
he University of Pittsburgh research team is collecting design documents, production schedules, installation records, and other construction data from the project partners to better understand how these benefits manifest in practice.
05
Mar
2026
www.huduser.gov
How an old Troy Hill firehouse's rebirth could be a model for the cityopens in new window
Troy Hill’s historic firehouse — which sat empty for years, and had multiple investors pull out — finally has a new tenant, and local leaders say that what happened in this neighborhood could soon happen elsewhere, on a large scale.
26
Feb
2026
www.post-gazette.com
The secret that explains the Quad God’s Olympic chokeopens in new window
A team of neuroscientists at Carnegie Mellon and the University of Pittsburgh have discovered that when the prize gets too big — like Olympic gold — the brain becomes overly cautious, slowing down the neuron activity that prepares the body for motor movements the body usually does smoothly and without hesitation.
18
Feb
2026
nypost.com
Pitt taps CorePower Magnetics CTO to lead Center for Energy opens in new window
The University of Pittsburgh has found a new director for its Center of Energy.
The University-wide Center for Energy has named Paul Ohodnicki its new director. Ohodnicki is an associate professor of mechanical engineering and materials science at Pitt's Swanson School of Engineering, and co-founder and chief technology officer of CorePower Magnetics, a local manufacturer of transformers, inductors and motors for a variety of uses, including electric vehicle charging and data center optimization.
18
Feb
2026
www.bizjournals.com
NASA Selects Participants to Track Artemis II Missionopens in new window
NASA has selected 34 global volunteers to track the Orion spacecraft during the crewed Artemis II mission’s journey around the Moon.
23
Jan
2026
www.nasa.gov
What exactly are data centers?opens in new window
Masoud Barati, an assistant professor in the Swanson School of Engineering, said data centers are essentially large-scale factories for data, with computers and storage devices doing the heavy lifting instead of assembly-line machines.
13
Jan
2026
pittnews.com
Wireless metamaterial spinal implants that feel, heal, and communicateopens in new window
A collaboration between civil engineering and neurosurgery at the University of Pittsburgh could change how spinal fusion surgery is performed and monitored.
01
Nov
2025
www.todaysmedicaldevelopments.com
The Rise of Smart Materials in Infrastructureopens in new window
These smart concretes essentially turn the whole structure into a sensor, relaying health data in real time. As Dr. Amir Alavi of University of Pittsburgh explains, there is a push for “a new generation of concrete materials that are more economical and sustainable, yet offer advanced functionalities” beyond what ancient Roman concrete could dream of.
29
Oct
2025
highways.today
How water providers in Delaware, PA and NJ are tackling ‘forever chemicals’opens in new window
“There is a proliferation of ever-more confusing structural types of PFASs,” University of Pittsburgh associate professor Carla Ng said during a recent SciLine webinar, pointing to the challenges regulators face in addressing emerging contaminants. “Part of it is because they find new uses, and part of it is because one thing gets banned, something else comes along.”
15
Oct
2025
www.njspotlightnews.org
Billions of bacteria lurk in your shower, just waiting to spray you in the face - should you be worried?opens in new window
In full-scale tests, Sarah-Jane Haig, an associate professor of environmental engineering and microbiology at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, US, and a colleague showed "antimicrobial" heads didn't lower overall microbial loads compared to conventional models.
12
Oct
2025
www.bbc.com
Pitt announces new natural gas, renewables and oil engineering programopens in new window
Pitt announces new natural gas, renewables and oil engineering program
06
Oct
2025
pittnews.com
Fossil fuels and renewable energy meet in new Pitt degree opens in new window
The University of Pittsburgh is launching a new program that seeks to future-proof degrees for people who want to work in the energy fields.
The Natural Gas, Renewables, and Oil Engineering degree combines courses in traditional fossil fuel production with renewable technologies.
06
Oct
2025
www.wesa.fm
University of Pittsburgh Students Successfully Deploy Applications to Geosynchronous Satellite 22,236 Miles Above Earthopens in new window
Dikchhya and Nischal Kharel, have made significant strides in space technology by developing and deploying applications on a geosynchronous satellite.
04
Oct
2025
news.ssbcrack.com
Pitt to launch 1st-of-its-kind natural gas, renewables and oil engineering degreeopens in new window
University of Pittsburgh officials say a new undergraduate degree will prepare future engineers for the evolving, global energy market.
26
Sep
2025
triblive.com
University of Pittsburgh launches new Natural Gas, Renewables and Oil Engineering undergrad degreeopens in new window
“Industry and society are at a pivot point as our energy portfolio adapts to a complex balance of components, whether traditional oil and natural gas to solar, wind, biomass, hydroelectric or geothermal,” said Robert Enick, professor and vice chair of research who led the program design. “We developed a hands-on program that meets current needs while future-proofing our graduates’ careers, enabling them to move seamlessly between industries.”
25
Sep
2025
www.solarpowerworldonline.com
Pitt to launch innovative energy engineering degree blending fossil fuels and renewablesopens in new window
The natural gas, renewables and oil engineering degree will draw on the Swanson School of Engineering’s more than a century old experience in petroleum engineering as well as the newer forms of energy production that are taking a larger part of the global energy mix.
25
Sep
2025
www.bizjournals.com
Big beams on the go: the journey to build the Commercial St. Bridge opens in new window
“A bridge is essentially a big erector set — in this case a big steel one,” said Kent Harries, professor of structural engineering and mechanics at University of Pittsburgh.
22
Sep
2025
www.wesa.fm
Pittsburgh startup aims to make food waste recycling easy and affordable opens in new window
Ecotone Renewables started out as a group of students from Carnegie Mellon University, University of Pittsburgh and University of Michigan building a small-scale aquaponics system. This sparked an interest in food waste solutions, which evolved into on-site anaerobic digesters.
20
Sep
2025
www.wesa.fm
WVU with CMU, Pitt named finalist for $160M NSF Engines Award to supercharge regional energy technology, infrastructure opens in new window
Robert K. Cunningham, vice chancellor for research infrastructure at the University of Pittsburgh, said Pitt started the first Department of Petroleum Engineering back in 1910 to help the region lead in energy research and production.
18
Sep
2025
wvutoday.wvu.edu
Surface Design Solutions wins $100k pitch competition at AI Horizons Summit opens in new window
In its pitch, the company demonstrated that its AI-powered platform is ready for large-scale adoption, and this win starts a new chapter for the startup, said president and cofounder Tevis Jacobs.
15
Sep
2025
technical.ly
PennDOT and American Society of Civil Engineers Recognize Liberty Tunnels Ventilation System as a Historic Landmarkopens in new window
The tunnel design engineers, led by civil engineer Almos D. Neeld (an 1875 civil engineering graduate of the University of Pittsburgh), engaged and collaborated with the U.S. Bureau of Mines research lab, which was in Pittsburgh.
04
Sep
2025
www.pa.gov
As extreme weather worsens in Pittsburgh area, ‘Superman isn’t showing up’ opens in new window
The project, led by University of Pittsburgh engineering students who designed rain gardens to soak up water in low-lying portions of the site, relied on a terminated $930,000 EPA grant that would have also funded nine other projects in Allegheny County.
26
Aug
2025
www.publicsource.org
Expert Advice to Parents of Teen Driversopens in new window
In Wallethub’s report on the best and worst states for teen drivers (2025), Aleksandar Stevanovic from the University of Pittsburgh provides expert advice to parents to help keep their children safe behind the wheel.
26
Aug
2025
wallethub.com
What’s next for U.S. Steel?opens in new window
Wei Xiong, associate professor of mechanical engineering and materials science and a metallurgy and materials design expert, about what technology Nippon Steel Corporation might bring to the table after the deadly explosion at the Clairton Coke Works.
21
Aug
2025
www.bizjournals.com
These interns are learning the Pa. Turnpike from the inside this summer opens in new window
Kayla Franchetti says she's having a unique summer, even if it's not always easily understood. A junior studying industrial engineering at the University of Pittsburgh, Kayla reminds people that the Turnpike no longer has toll collectors. In fact, during her internship, she's seen the demolition of several toll booths as the highway moves to open-road tolling.
03
Aug
2025
www.audacy.com
Experts weigh environmental trade-offs of Pittsburgh's single-use plastic bag banopens in new window
"Plastic bags are a way worse option than paper bags," Savitz said.
However, Vikas Khanna, professor and interim chairperson of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Pittsburgh, offered another perspective.
Khanna explained that paper bags must be reused at least three to four times to be environmentally beneficial.
30
Jul
2025
www.wtae.com
S&B USA Recognized by Pa. Chamber as 'Greatest Place to Intern' in Pa.opens in new window
Angelina Sweeney, a senior civil engineering major at the University of Pittsburgh's Swanson School of Engineering who is now in her second summer internship with S&B USA, said: "During my two internships at S&B USA, I gained valuable experience in the field of civil engineering both technically and professionally."
29
Jul
2025
www.constructionequipmentguide.com
‘Forever Chemicals’ May Be Lurking in Eco-Friendly Menstrual Productsopens in new window
Carla Ng, PhD, an associate professor of chemistry, biology, and engineering at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, says a helpful follow-up study could be “to test the blood of users of different products to see whether there is really exposure occurring from their use.”
28
Jul
2025
www.everydayhealth.com
How small temperature shifts lead to more blooms and beesopens in new window
“There is wide variation in temperature across the field, which could be as high as 10℃,” said Dr. Vikas Khanna, a professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh and co-author of the study. “There were also differences in relative humidity, which is close to 30%.”
22
Jul
2025
www.alleghenyfront.org
EPA cuts could stall ‘forever chemicals’ progressopens in new window
On a call with reporters, the researchers — Carla Ng, Julia Varshavsky and Alissa Cordner — criticized the administration’s proposed reconfiguration of the Office of Research and Development and its plans to move EPA scientists into different agency offices.
“I think everybody agrees it would be devastating,” said Ng, an associate professor of engineering at the University of Pittsburgh.
14
Jul
2025
www.eenews.net
China’s optical chip advances such as Meteor-1 light the way for AI developmentopens in new window
Optical computing is a promising alternative or addition to electronic computing, potentially improving system efficiency, says Pitt Professor Nathan Youngblood
08
Jul
2025
www.scmp.com
Pitt symposium tackles the connection between biomedicine and outer spaceopens in new window
The University of Pittsburgh hosted a symposium of astronauts, biochemists and researchers to discuss one of the most unique spaces in biomedicine — space.
07
Jul
2025
www.bizjournals.com
Sensible Photonics bets its tech can shorten blackouts — and has $1M to prove itopens in new window
When applied to the power grid, fiber optic sensors can give utilities real-time updates on the condition of equipment like transformers, helping spot problems early, but there are two major barriers to widespread implementation that Sensible Photonics is working to address, according to cofounder Paul Ohodnicki, associate professor of mechanical engineering and materials science at Pitt.
30
Jun
2025
technical.ly
Pitt Alumna Brooke M. Odle, PhD, Connects Classroom Learning With Real-World Impactopens in new window
As the assistant professor of engineering at Hope College, Dr. Odle always asks how things work, how they help, and whom they serve. This intellectual curiosity has been the driving force behind her impressive 11-year career.
25
Jun
2025
gritdaily.com
100 billion tiny ‘seeds’ grow carbon nanotubes to beat heat in small devicesopens in new window
Mostafa Bedewy from the University of Pittsburgh and Ahmed Aziz Ezzat from Rutgers University have teamed up. The team has been granted $549,947 from the National Science Foundation to understand the formation of these tiny particles for better electronics.
19
Jun
2025
interestingengineering.com
Pittsburgh’s Neighborhood 91 Advances as a Comprehensive Additive Manufacturing Ecosystemopens in new window
Neighborhood 91 was initially announced in late 2019, by Pittsburgh International Airport and the University of Pittsburgh. Launched to help make Pittsburgh a world leader in additive manufacturing, Neighborhood 91 is a new concept attempting to “condense and connect all components of the AM/3D Printing supply chain into one powerful production ecosystem.”
18
Jun
2025
3dprintingindustry.com
Pitt Director of Career and Industry Engagement provides expert job-hunting adviceopens in new window
The University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering’s Dana Romano, Director of Career and Industry Engagement, Experiential Learning and Professional Engagement (ELPE), provides expert advice to young people looking for summer jobs and internships in a Wallethub article "The Best Places for Summer Jobs (2025)."
28
May
2025
wallethub.com
University of Pittsburgh researcher among recipients of $13M for Alzheimer's studiesopens in new window
BrightFocus Foundation awards $13 million for Alzheimer's, macular degeneration, and glaucoma research. University of Pittsburgh researcher Jr-Jiun Jean Liou studies Alzheimer's in Down syndrome, and her research aims to identify biomarkers and clarify early disease mechanisms.
14
May
2025
www.bizjournals.com
Silk Iron Microparticles Could Steer Drugs Directly to Hard-To-Reach Placesopens in new window
An interdisciplinary collaboration at the University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering is bringing that concept closer to reality with the development of silk iron microparticles (SIMPs)—tiny, magnetic, and biodegradable carriers designed to precisely deliver drugs and treatments to sites in the body like aneurysms or tumors.
01
May
2025
www.technologynetworks.com
'Its strength is its simplicity': The benefits of cleaning with vinegaropens in new window
Reassuringly, Eric Beckman, a chemical engineer and emeritus professor at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, told me that the best cleaning use for acetic acid – the main component of vinegar – is exactly what I had been using it for: as a descaler.
24
Apr
2025
www.bbc.com
Pitt Engineering alumna Kate Gundlach is still racing toward her dreamsopens in new window
When racing giant Arrow McLaren wanted to promote its longtime performance engineer Kate Gundlach to her dream job last year, she immediately said … no.
“I just didn’t feel ready,” Gundlach (ENGR ’06) explained. She wanted more time to observe her colleagues and get a better idea of what would be expected in the new role. She worried about how the change would upend her comfortable life. She wondered who was going to take care of her four dogs.
“That inner saboteur — she always gets you,” Gundlach said.
15
Apr
2025
www.pittwire.pitt.edu
Sports Pittsburgh-area professors explain benefits of Yankees' new torpedo batsopens in new window
"The wood out [at the end of the bat] is kind of wasted. It's not really helping you. They're putting in a place that is more helpful," Pitt mechanical engineering and materials science professor Dr. Buddy Clark said.
31
Mar
2025
www.cbsnews.com
2024 Sustainable Futures Initiative Grant Program Winners Announcedopens in new window
Carla Ng – Associate Professor at the University of Pittsburgh
Project Title: Unlocking Safer Alternatives: Top-Down and Bottom-Up Thermodynamics for More Sustainable Molecular Design
13
Mar
2025
communities.acs.org
Pitt professor to speak about bioengineeringopens in new window
The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford will host Dr. William Wagner, distinguished professor at the University of Pittsburgh, for a public lecture March 13 as part of the Dr. Carol A. Baker Speaker Series.
04
Mar
2025
www.bradfordera.com
Woman Donated Her Brain to Science—Alzheimer's Experts Shocked by Discoveryopens in new window
After she passed away, her brain was examined at the University of Pittsburgh's 7T Bioengineering Research Program, where Jr-Jiun Liou, a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Bioengineering, conducted high-resolution imaging using a 7 Tesla MRI scanner.
04
Mar
2025
www.newsweek.com
Tarentum man says Peace Corps still critical even after 64 yearsopens in new window
Since 2016, he has served as vice president of programs for Engineers Without Borders, through which he mentors students at the University of Pittsburgh and Ohio State.
01
Mar
2025
community.triblive.com
Three years after Fern Hollow, local leaders grapple with bridge repairsopens in new window
Neither bridge has reopened since, leading to nightmares for thousands of commuters and other drivers who want to get around the Oakland area. It’s something nationally known bridge expert and University of Pittsburgh Professor Kent Harries knows intimately.
27
Feb
2025
www.bizjournals.com
Pittsburgh has all the resources to be the next big green energy hub — except the workers to make it happenopens in new window
Southwestern Pennsylvania has the industrial capacity and hard-working heritage to be a bedrock of green energy manufacturing and development at a time when climate-friendly projects awaiting connection to the grid could go a long way toward addressing energy supply challenges.
24
Feb
2025
technical.ly
Still In the Factory Crateopens in new window
While Erik Buell was racing he worked as a motorcycle mechanic by day, and attended classes in engineering at the University of Pittsburgh by night. He graduated in 1979, then famously went to the Harley-Davidson headquarters in Milwaukee and insisted they give him a job. He succeeded, and they employed him on the spot, though no one could have guessed what would come next.
27
Dec
2024
silodrome.com
Chad Parish Enhances Materials for Nuclear Safetyopens in new window
Parish would find himself applying such skills during his master's studies at the University of Pittsburgh. In research funded by U.S. Steel, he explored ways of optimizing the galvanizability of steel for the automotive industry.
24
Dec
2024
www.miragenews.com
Potentially harmful bacteria slip through antimicrobial showerheadsopens in new window
Sarah-Jane Haig and colleagues wanted to see how showerheads containing silver affected the microbial composition of the water.
18
Dec
2024
www.acs.org
Study Discovers Antimicrobial Showerheads May Increase Risk of Harmful Bacteriaopens in new window
Researchers led by Sarah-Jane Haig, an assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering, have scrutinized the efficacy of these fixtures under real-world conditions, with surprising results.
18
Dec
2024
www.tun.com
No silver bulletopens in new window
Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh are throwing cold water on the claims that these high-tech showerheads kill dangerous microbes before they reach showering individuals. Instead, the team claims these trendy antimicrobial fixtures might be more marketing magic than a medical marvel.
18
Dec
2024
studyfinds.org
Contractor agrees to work with Pitt engineering, business school to train students to not be ‘enginerds’ opens in new window
As a civil engineer for more than 40 years, Peter MacKenna knows all too well that substantially more engineers are retiring than are entering the work force, and the numbers for laborers are even worse.
05
Dec
2024
www.unionprogress.com
Pitt's Swanson School of Engineering, Pitt Business, S&B USA Forge Collaborationopens in new window
A formal memorandum of understanding signed Dec. 4 by Pitt and S&B USA leaders establishes areas of collaboration.
05
Dec
2024
www.constructionequipmentguide.com
Four Growers’ autonomous GR-100 picker harvests tomatoes and cucumbers in greenhouses worldwide. The Turtle Creek-based startup recently closed a $9 million founding round to help scale its commercialization. 1 Four Growers, a Turtle Creek-based agtopens in new window
Four Growers started with cucumbers and tomatoes. Soon it could tackle the full salad.
“We actually have some designs and concepts for how we could do lettuce as well,” said cofounder and chief executive Brandon Contino, a Swanson School of Engineering alumnus.
22
Nov
2024
www.post-gazette.com
University of Pittsburgh awarded $3.3 million to develop electrical transmission technologyopens in new window
Pitt's Swanson School of Engineering will lead the $3.3 million university-industry partnership to utilize artificial intelligence to optimize an HVDC converter design with the goal of increasing power density and decreasing cost.
13
Nov
2024
www.bizjournals.com
The Next Generation of Adaptive Architecture Using AI and Origamiopens in new window
The project is led by John Brigham, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering, with co-investigators Dale Clifford, professor of architecture at California Polytechnic State University, and Evgueni Filipov, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Michigan.
05
Nov
2024
www.azobuild.com
A personalised approach to engineering education is needed, researchers say opens in new window
Associate professors Renee Clark and Ahmed Dallal at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering, in collaboration with the University of Central Florida and the University of South Florida, received a $254,966 grant from the US National Science Foundation to advance research on personalising STEM education, utilising their sophomore-level statistics and circuit classes.
31
Oct
2024
www.theengineer.co.uk
Q&A: Monitoring pulmonary diseases, lung function at home via smartphoneopens in new window
With support from an NIH/National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) grant, recruitment for research testing the tool in both children and adults is underway.
31
Oct
2024
www.healio.com
Agility Robotics' Digit named a Best Invention of 2024 by TIME opens in new window
Damion Shelton (BSBioE BAHPS ‘01) is President, Acting CFO, and Co-Founder of Agility Robotics. Digit, the company's humanoid robot and the most advanced Mobile Manipulation Robot (MMR) on the market, is featured on the cover of TIME Magazine's Best Inventions of 2024.
30
Oct
2024
time.com
Photonics Offers a Boost for AI Processingopens in new window
In the latest work, Nathan Youngblood, University of Pittsburgh, USA; Paolo Pintus, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA, and the University of Cagliari, Italy; and colleagues in the United States and Japan have obtained impressive values of all the necessary parameters by using magnetic fields to control the phase of microring resonators covered with a magneto-optical layer.
29
Oct
2024
www.optica-opn.org
NETL-Led Project Funded To Develop Hydrogen Emission Quantification Technology October 23, 2024opens in new window
NETL will partner with the University of Pittsburgh, which has previously collaborated with NETL to advance the development of state-of-the-art sensors for use in the energy sector, and Hope Gas, a local distribution company that provides gas service to residential, industrial and commercial customers in 35 counties in West Virginia.
23
Oct
2024
netl.doe.gov
Residents, PWSA disagree on Polish Hill landslide issues opens in new window
Daniel Bain, a University of Pittsburgh associate professor and sustainability faculty fellow, said the region’s high risk for landslides is due to the area’s soil makeup and slope.
15
Oct
2024
www.post-gazette.com
Tech firms increasingly look to nuclear power for data center opens in new window
Talabi, who is also an adjunct faculty member in nuclear engineering at the University of Pittsburgh and University of Michigan, said that SMRs' modular nature will allow for rapid deployment and substantial cost savings as time goes on.
15
Oct
2024
www.voanews.com
6 Circular Design Strategies to Consideropens in new window
Shortly after announcing their commitment to adopting circular principles in 2020, Covestro began working with the University of Pittsburgh’s Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation and Swanson School of Engineering to develop a graduate program focused on the advancement of circular economy design solutions.
14
Oct
2024
gbdmagazine.com
How do QR codes work?opens in new window
How does your phone know what all those random little dots mean? We asked University of Pittsburgh computer engineer Sam Dickerson to help us find the answer.
11
Oct
2024
www.momentofum.org
‘A part of something’: Students and staff celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with the Engineering Office of Diversityopens in new window
Students gathered on Wednesday afternoon in room 102 of Benedum Hall for a Hispanic Heritage Month celebration hosted by the Engineering Office of Diversity. The “Leveraging Cultural Competency for Student Success” event featured speaker Dr. Belkys Torres, associate vice provost for Inclusive Excellence in Education and teaching assistant professor of Latinx and gender studies, who spoke on student inclusion, identification and culture.
11
Oct
2024
pittnews.com
What makes a computer a computer?opens in new window
We asked computer engineer Sam Dickerson to help us find the answer.
08
Oct
2024
www.momentofum.org
How are computers programmed with ones and zeros? opens in new window
Computers do all that thanks to something called “binary code”, which is a code that is made up of only two numbers, 1 and 0. But exactly how does it all work? We asked computer engineer Sam Dickerson to help us find the answer.
07
Oct
2024
www.momentofum.org
'Space University': Pitt launches a new initiative as the city looks more to the cosmos opens in new window
The University of Pittsburgh launched a school-wide initiative last month called Pitt Space designed to organize and promote research from students and faculty. The effort includes a few new classes and a new graduate certificate. It will focus initially on biomedicine, engineering and science.
05
Oct
2024
www.post-gazette.com
After success in targeting immune system to treat gum disease in mice, researcher hopes for future human trialopens in new window
Research in dentistry is evolving from merely addressing symptoms. A study conducted by the University of Pittsburgh has shown that targeting the immune system in mice can prevent or treat periodontal disease (PD).
03
Oct
2024
www.oralhealthgroup.com
Pittsburgh’s innovation efforts don’t prioritize climate tech. Leaders are trying to change that.opens in new window
Despite Pittsburgh’s well-integrated robotics, precision and personalized medicine, connected medical devices and advanced manufacturing ecosystems, nothing like that exists here for climate tech, Luther said at the event.
Given the entrepreneurship and commercialization potential at local universities like the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), there is a significant gap where deep tech and climate tech could converge.
30
Sep
2024
technical.ly
Immune modulation as a new strategy to combat periodontal diseaseopens in new window
Sfeir teamed up with Steven Little, Ph.D, distinguished professor and chair of the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering in the Swanson School of Engineering and member of McGowan, who developed microparticles that provide sustained release of CCL2.
30
Sep
2024
www.news-medical.net
Your Smartphone Could Soon Measure Your Blood Pressure With Just a Touchopens in new window
Developed by a team led by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh, the app works by taking a variety of readings from the accelerometer, camera, and touch sensors built into modern smartphones.
28
Sep
2024
www.sciencealert.com
Here’s the Actual Deal With Filtered Showerheadsopens in new window
Sarah Haig, a researcher and professor at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering, said if a filter is changed too infrequently, you might risk exposing yourself to the very stuff you’ve been filtering out, like heavy metals.
16
Sep
2024
www.nytimes.com
Experts Are Worried About Cyber Threats To Infrastructure opens in new window
This past summer, 16 interdisciplinary Pitt students worked to create solutions and inform action related to cyber-informed engineering (CIE) through the Summer Honors Undergraduate Research Experience in Electric Grid, or SHURE-Grid.
12
Sep
2024
www.eurasiareview.com
New book ‘City Steps of Pittsburgh’ chronicles a hilly city’s hidden staircasesopens in new window
Bob Regan, an adjunct professor of industrial engineering at Pitt, wrote the foreword for “City Steps of Pittsburgh.” Regan is arguably Pittsburgh’s leading expert on the city’s staircases — he’s written two books documenting the vast, labyrinthine network. According to Regan, before he moved to Pittsburgh three decades ago, there was no comprehensive city-wide effort to count and map the steps.
09
Sep
2024
pittnews.com
Swanson School official co-chairing national advising summitopens in new window
“This is a big deal for us regionally,” says Chris Kirchhof, the Swanson School of Engineering’s director of Undergraduate Recruitment and Transfer Student Services. Kirchhof is co-chairing the event — which has been five years in the making — with an academic advisor from the University of Maryland.
06
Sep
2024
www.utimes.pitt.edu
There’s a big disconnect between beef eaters and pollutionopens in new window
University of Pittsburgh researchers are the first to trace one of those pollutants, nitrogen, along the US beef supply chain at the county level.
04
Sep
2024
www.futurity.org
University Grant Could Fund Device to Measure Lung Healthopens in new window
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Indiana University have recently been awarded a federal grant to support research of a device to measure lung health using a smartphone.
21
Aug
2024
www.govtech.com