Swanson School of Engineering releases 2025 Annual Report
From student success and research breakthroughs to the launch of a new undergraduate degree, 2025 was a year of remarkable momentum. This year’s Swanson School of Engineering Annual Report captures some of that excitement and innovation.
Making a Quantum Leap in Modeling Small-Scale Turbulence
Pitt and Penn State professors receive a Charles E. Kaufman Foundation grant to investigate quantum computing’s potential to model multiscale systems
Gripping Robotics Course Fuels Hands-On, Collaborative Learning
For their final project of MEMS 1200: Introduction to Robotic Systems, the students showed off their collaborative, creative problem-solving skills and their technical know-how as their robots collected pens and navigated a maze.
Researchers publish first ever structural engineering manual for bamboo
The detailed design manual draws on the expertise of four international authors from academia and industry. They are all members of the INBAR Bamboo Construction Task Force (BCTF), one of the leading international bodies on the structural uses of bamboo.
Paul Ohodnicki named new Center for Energy Director at Pitt
The Center for Energy is a university-wide endeavor that leverages the energy-related expertise of approximately 100 faculty members across campus from multiple disciplines and departments among the Swanson School of Engineering, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, Law School, Business School and the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs.
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