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Uncovering Patterns amid Chaos

Prof Lei Fang receives $372,882 NSF grant to use data-driven methods to understand and model self-competition and weak asymmetry in turbulent flows

Transforming the Ties That Bind

Pitt’s Albert To and Wei Xiong receive $400,000 DARPA award to develop intelligent interlocking interfaces

Five Pitt Electrical Engineering Students Receive IEEE PES Scholarships

An Open Source Breakthrough in Hemodynamics

Shiwarski’s HemoLens introduces low cost, open source pressure myography tool for researchers

In Fearless Pursuit of Technological Innovation

Pitt alumnus Robert Colwell reflects on people and lessons essential to his success

Researchers publish first ever structural engineering manual for bamboo

Pitt's Kent Harries among manual authors

Swanson School of Engineering releases 2025 Annual Report

In the Flow to Reduce Carbon Emissions

Pitt alumna Becca Segel, CEO and founder of FlowCellutions, named to 2026 Forbes 30 Under 30

Harnessing the Light

Pitt’s Nathan Youngblood receives prestigious Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award to continue his pioneering work in optical computing

Putting Quantum Computing to the Test

Pitt researchers demonstrate the potential of quantum computers to solve complex, real-world engineering problems

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Since 1846, engineering programs at the University of Pittsburgh have helped to transform our region, the nation, and the world. Swanson School faculty and students are at the forefront of developing solutions to create a better future. The Swanson School focuses on our health, our planet, and the ingenuity that keeps us competitive with recognized programs in sustainability, energy systems, advanced manufacturing, bioengineering, micro- and nanosystems, computational modeling and advanced materials development.

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