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Pittsburgh, PA
Joined September 2011
Congratulations to Piervincenzo Rizzo (@PittCivilEnvEng)! He received a $234,017 grant through the Federal Railroad Administration supporting his new rail-monitoring technology designed to stop heat-related train derailments before they happen. engineering.pitt.edu/news/20…
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In Pitt class Innovating for Public Impact, students collaborate with community partners to solve problems. Last spring, they worked with the PA National Guard, Pittsburgh Technology Council, and City of Pittsburgh. This spring, new challenges await. engineering.pitt.edu/news/20…
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A team of Pitt researchers (@PittMEMS) traveled to the Idaho National Laboratory to field-test a new fiber-optic ultrasonic acoustic-sensing system designed to keep spent nuclear fuel canisters safe, successfully demonstrating the technology’s feasibility. engineering.pitt.edu/news/20…
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A team of researchers at Pitt’s Swanson School (@ChemePitt) and @Pitt_Chemistry have found a way to make computer predictions about hard-to-model metals more accurate. Their research is published in Nature Communications (@NatureComms). engineering.pitt.edu/news/20…
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Pitt’s Lei Fang (@PittCivilEnvEng) and his research into turbulence have been featured in @QuantaMagazine. Check out this great article: quantamagazine.org/sea-monke…
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Over a 38-year career at Boeing, Swanson School Distinguished Alumnus Tony Parasida (BS CE '78) (@PittCivilEnvEng) helped develop aircraft like the V-22 Osprey and the F/A-18 Super Hornet, rising from the drawing board to the Executive Council. engineering.pitt.edu/news/20…
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The Swanson School (@PittCivilEnvEng) welcomed PennDOT and HDR engineers Nicholas Burdette (BS CE ’04), Keith Cornelius (BS CE ’02), Jason Zang (BS CE ’97), and Mike Szurley (UPJ BS CET ’03) to discuss their work replacing the Commercial Street Bridge. engineering.pitt.edu/news/20…
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Juan Jose Mendoza-Arenas (@PittMEMS) and his research team have shown that a method originally developed to analyze correlated quantum systems can be used to calculate the properties of an entirely different kind of quantum system: quantum turbulence. engineering.pitt.edu/news/20…
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Thanks to a $100,000 Howmet Aerospace Foundation grant, Pitt Space and STEMNetX are partnering to launch Pitt ORBIT, a summer research program immersing Pitt undergrads in space engineering research (@PittECE) and preparing them for careers in the field. engineering.pitt.edu/news/20…
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📷 Pitt’s IDEA Lab (@PittMEMS) collaborated with Silly Surfacing and Innovation Works’ Robotics Factory to develop and demonstrate the tech for a pothole-filling robot. See what happens when Pitt alumni, staff, and students work with industry partners: engineering.pitt.edu/news/20…
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With the fall semester in full swing, we're happy to have Jangwon Park as a new assistant professor in Industrial Engineering @Pitt_IE. He uses IE methods to strengthen healthcare systems and improve patient care. engineering.pitt.edu/news/20…
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Brandon Grainger (@PittECE) has been named the Deputy Editor-in-Chief (Academia) of IEEE Power Electronics Magazine! 🎉 For Grainger, it’s an opportunity to continue giving back to the IEEE community and to build stronger networks worldwide. news.engineering.pitt.edu/br…
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Three years after converting its Formula SAE car to electric power, Pitt’s Panther Racing finished third overall at the Michigan International Speedway this past June, its best finish in team history. news.engineering.pitt.edu/pl…
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Recognized for contributions to the field of fluid-structure interaction and his mathematical analysis of the Navier–Stokes equations, Pitt's G. Paolo Galdi (@PittMEMS) will be officially welcomed into the Learned Society of the Czech Republic on Sept. 15! news.engineering.pitt.edu/pi…
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Prahlad Pant (MS CE ’77, PhD CE ’80) @PittCivilEnvEng and his wife, Bindu, have launched the Prahlad and Bindu Pant Endowed Student Resource Fund in Civil Engineering to support Swanson School students pursuing degrees in civil engineering. news.engineering.pitt.edu/tw…
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The Pitt Engineering community mourns the loss of a true IE legend: @Pitt_IE Distinguished Professor & Department Chair Emeritus, Dr. Harvey Wolfe. He received the Frank & Lillian Gilbreth IE Award from @iisenet, the organization's highest honor. schugar.com/obituaries?id=34…
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Pitt’s IDEA Lab has partnered with Pittsburgh startup Silly Surfacing and Innovation Works’ Robotics Factory to develop a pothole-filling robot! Check out the Pittsburgh Technology Council’s story. pghtech.org/news-and-publica…
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Tatsuya Sakurahara (@PittMEMS ) served as technical program chair for the PSAM 18 Conference, helping bring over 200 researchers to Pittsburgh. For students Emmie Stouffer and Krzysztof Radziszewski, the conference illuminated new pathways to research. news.engineering.pitt.edu/a-…
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Congratulations to @PittMEMS Associate Professor Mostafa Bedewy, winner of the 2026 @NSF Manufacturing Blue Sky Competition! Silk is tough and flexible because of the amino acid sequence in the protein. His team wants engineers designing that sequence. news.engineering.pitt.edu/pr…
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Congratulations to Dr. Susan K. Fullerton on her promotion to full professor and appointment as Interim Chair of @ChemePitt! Also, join us in thanking Dr. Steven Little @think_little, who is returning to faculty after serving 14 years as chair. news.engineering.pitt.edu/su…
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