Taking Inventory of a Sustainable Campus

Greenhouse Gas Inventory Shows Pitt’s Progress Toward Carbon Neutrality

Windows that Outsmart the Elements

New Research Introduces Adaptable Smart Window Design that Can Heat or Cool a House

Partnering for a Powerful Future

Pitt Energy GRID Institute Partners with Duquesne Light Co. to Modernize Electric Grid and the Workforce that Maintains It

Swanson School Ties for Most 2021-22 IEEE PES Scholars

Seven Pitt Electrical Engineering students receive IEEE PES Scholarship Plus awards, and three-time recipient Eli Brock is named the John W. Estey top scholar in the region

Michael Cowan Receives 2021 CoMSEF Award from AIChE

Swanson School of Engineering Professors Named Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors

MEMS' William "Buddy" Clark and ChemE's Steven Little are the 9th and 10th Pitt faculty to be selected as NAI Fellows since its inaugural class named in 2015

Up, Up and Away: ChemE undergrads participate in hot-air balloon challenge

Reshaping the Plastic Lifecycle Into a Circle

360 million metric tonnes of new plastic was produced in 2018. Here’s where it all went, and why the world must transform plastic use from linear to circular.

Creating Good Friction: Pitt engineers aim to make floors less slippery

Swanson School collaborators Kurt Beschorner and Tevis Jacobs will use a NIOSH award to measure floor-surface topography and create a predictive model of friction

FDA Approval a Breath of Fresh Air for Pitt Startup ALung

Welcome to the Swanson School of Engineering

For 175 years, engineering at Pitt has had a singular mission: To create new knowledge which improves the human condition. And this new knowledge is not simply lab experiments, or journal articles, or textbooks. New knowledge lives in people, most especially in our outstanding students.

Throughout our academic, research, and community programs, we seek to build a culture of collaboration and inclusivity, supported by pillars of People, Partnerships, and Translation. Our focus is the holistic success of our students and alumni through life-long learning and engagement.

Our path forward is challenging, but our future lights the way. Forge Ahead.

James R. Martin II
U.S. Steel Dean of Engineering