Pitt | Swanson Engineering
  • A Computational Look at How Genes Change the Human Brain
    Pitt Engineer’s research will focus on better understanding the mechanisms behind Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological disorders
  • Using Advanced Imaging to Study Sickle Cell Disease
    Pitt’s Tamer Ibrahim uses recently optimized 7-Tesla MRI imaging technology to study SCD’s effect on the brain
  • Printing a Better Microgrid
    New Research Shows Particle-Free Silver Microgrid Outperforms Other Flexible High-Performance Transparent Electrodes
  • Seeking Sustainable Solutions for the Global Challenge of Safe Drinking Water
  • Self-Aware Materials for Living Structures
    New Research in Nano Energy Introduces Revolutionary Scalable Material that Senses and Powers Itself
  • Storing the Sun’s Energy
    ChemE’s James McKone will collaborate with small businesses to advance renewable energy and improve storage using solar-powered technology
  • Taking Charge: How to Use a Battery to Prevent Workplace Injury
    Pitt’s Kurt Beschorner develops a test that uses a AA battery to measure shoe tread wear that can lead to slips and falls
  • Swanson School Space Computing Team Heads to Houston
    SHREC delivers new space system to NASA for launch on SpaceX-24 this fall
  • Designing New Alloys for Additive Manufacturing
  • Message of Vaccine Acceptance Can Boost Immunization Rates
    Study Finds People More Likely to Take COVID-19 Vaccine if They Know that Others are Accepting It
  • Connecting the Dots Between Engagement and Learning
    New collaborative research from CMU and Pitt examines how changes in internal states, such as engagement, can affect the learning process using BCI technology
  • Swanson School of Engineering Statement on Anti-Asian Hate
    A message from U.S. Steel Dean James R. Martin II
  • Using a Machine Model to Predict Risk of Human Aneurysms
    Pitt researchers will use an NIH award to create a model that can predict the eventual need for surgical intervention in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
  • Alpha Chi Continues the Conversation on Racial Equality
    Pitt Bioengineer Steven Abramowitch will participate in Alpha Chi’s panel discussion on race, privilege, and responsibility
  • The Business of Bees
    The Economic Value of Insect Pollination Services is Much Higher than Previously Thought in the U.S., New Research Finds
  • A Better Way to Separate Isotopes
    New Research in Nature Communications Introduces Porous Carbon Material to Separate Heavier Isotope Gases
  • Breathing Easier with a Better Tracheal Stent
    Pitt Researchers Demonstrate First Successful Use of Biodegradable Magnesium-alloy Stent for Pediatric Patients