Swanson School of Engineering

05/28/2026

This April, 55 members of Pitt’s ASCE Student Chapter competed at the ASCE Mid-Atlantic Student Symposium, and the collective effort paid off. The team designed and built bridges, surveyed land, solved problems, and created and raced a concrete canoe – and won first place overall! Congratulations! https://news.engineering.pitt.edu/building-momentum-community-bridges-and-the-andy-war-hull/

05/28/2026

Right before submitting his application to Pitt, Jonathon (Jack) Bender changed his intended major to engineering. Now in his third year as a chemical engineering student, he can be found, quite literally, all over Benedum Hall – mentoring, making rubies, or even transforming a 3D printer. https://news.engineering.pitt.edu/an-exponential-cascade-upwards-and-out/

05/21/2026

Pitt researchers Melissa Bilec, Federica Geremicca, and John Brigham, with UCF’s Alessandro Fascetti, have built an interactive digital twin of Pitt’s Mascaro Center that allows users to “walk” through the building and assess energy use, air quality, and the materials in real time. Their research is advancing how we build, maintain, and automate buildings more sustainably. https://news.engineering.pitt.edu/digital-twin-studies/

05/20/2026

Join the Department of Bioengineering for the Annual "Be Like B" 5K! 🏃‍♀️‍➡️

Inspired by Distinguished Professor and former Bioengineering Department Chair, Harvey Borovetz, Graduate BMES is hosting this fundraiser on June 6th, 10:30am to 1:00 pm at the Drug Discovery Institute (700 Technology Dr, Pittsburgh).

All proceeds benefit the Best of the Batch Foundation, an organization dedicated to unlocking potential in communities to build the best future for kids and families by providing choices, motivation, and education.

Details:
• $10 / person
• Refreshments included 🍽️
• Bring your furry friends 🐾
• Prizes for top finishers, best pet, and most creative race name 🏆

RSVP by May 26th, and contact us with any questions!

🔗 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdoBJT8l5sb9zgZ0mvchTZmJVZys6oF_gLDSa3AP6wEQ_FNWw/viewform

05/14/2026

Pitt’s own Kent Harries recently joined British TV producer and director Tom Gorham on the YouTube channel “Why Stuff Fails” to discuss the collapse of Pittsburgh’s Fern Hollow Bridge and what it teaches us about design, inspection, and maintenance. https://news.engineering.pitt.edu/why-a-pittsburgh-bridge-failed/

05/14/2026

Congratulations to Pitt’s Soumik Chakraborty! He was awarded a prestigious SMART Scholarship by the U.S. Department of War, which covers tuition and provides an annual stipend, an internship, and guaranteed employment after graduation. https://news.engineering.pitt.edu/pitts-soumik-chakraborty-receives-smart-scholarship/

05/11/2026

For every professor who has boarded a plane and crossed many time zones to take a sabbatical, there are others who stayed in the United States or who found a way to do both, to travel abroad and conduct research closer to home. In this second of a three-part series, Pitt professors Richard Debski, Christopher Wilmer, Anne M. Robertson, and Mark Redfern reflect on spending time somewhere new, researching something new. https://news.engineering.pitt.edu/something-new-somewhere-new/

05/07/2026

The 12th edition of Ingenium: The Journal of Undergraduate Research, is hot off the press! Congratulations to this years undergrad researchers and thanks to the editorial team for their hard work!

Dive into our extensive resources on the topic that interests you. It's like a masterclass to be explored at your own pace.

05/06/2026

Since 2019, the challenge of creating an autonomous robot sailboat from scratch has drawn students across majors, backgrounds, and experience with sailing and robotics to join Pitt SailBot. In June, the club will take its sailbot to Ithaca, NY, to participate in the annual SailBot regatta. https://news.engineering.pitt.edu/the-robot-sets-sail/

05/04/2026

While we gather all of the photos and memories from this 2026 Commencement weekend, May the 4th be with you, always.

04/30/2026

Congratulations to Pitt's 2026 George Washington Award winner Cailey Dolata and finalists Katie McGuire and Garret Phipps! The Engineers’ Society of Western Pennsylvania recognized these remarkable students at their annual banquet. https://news.engineering.pitt.edu/pitts-cailey-dolata-receives-the-2026-george-washington-prize-at-eswp-annual-banquet/