MEMS News

Stronger Sensing, Smarter Energy Systems

Two Pitt professors and collaborators earn three 2026 R&D 100 Awards

Pitt’s Cyber Energy Center and Pitt Cyber to Host Their Second Transforming Cybersecurity Workshop

Summer Research Cements Career in Sustainability

MCSI summer research rounds out Pitt alumnus Pocket Pizzutillo’s education, sets him on a path to a job turning scrap metal into high-performance powders

Three Pitt Projects Receive $70,000 Grant Funding Through Manufacturing PA Innovation Program

Mostafa Bedewy Selected for NAE’s 2026 Frontiers of Engineering Symposium

Sensible Photonics and Pitt Selected by U.S. DOE for Demonstration at Idaho National Laboratory

Flipping engineering design on its head

Nikhil Bajaj's $649K NSF CAREER Award reverses the design process for devices from microsensors to aircraft wings

Beyond Probabilities

Tatsuya Sakurahara receives ORAU Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award to develop a more robust risk-analysis framework

The Many Shapes of Sabbaticals

Pitt engineering professors share their experiences of taking sabbaticals at home in Pittsburgh

Slip prevention research earns Swanson School team a best paper award

From Westinghouse to Now

Pittsburgh Hosts the Power Magnetics Field Aug. 18

Pitt’s Soumik Chakraborty Receives SMART Scholarship

Something New, Somewhere New

Pitt engineering professors reflect on their sabbaticals in different states, institutions, and labs

The Robot Sets Sail

Pitt students find community, gain hands-on experience designing, building, programming, and racing a sailbot

Pitt’s Cailey Dolata Receives the 2026 George Washington Prize at ESWP Annual Banquet

Real Problems, Engineered Solutions

Pitt Engineering Students Showcase Their Breadth and Depth at Spring 2026 Design Expo

Connecting Sectors for More Intelligent Sensing

UPISC to host 2026 Workshop, bring together leaders in industry, government, and academia to transform sensing technology

Two Pitt Materials Science Students Receive Ellwood Scholarships

Swanson School of Engineering climbs in U.S. News graduate rankings

Electrical engineering posts largest gain; school maintains Top 25 public ranking

Stitching Precise Patterns - with Lasers

Pitt engineers develops new control over laser-made bioelectronics

Swanson School of Engineering Recognizes Timothy Knavish as Its 2026 Distinguished Alumnus in Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering

CMU Honors Alumnus and Pitt Distinguished Professor Peyman Givi

Designing Transparent Armor

Pitt engineers use laser kirigami and nanomaterials to develop a shield against harmful invisible waves

From Research to Real-World Testing

Pitt’s Cyber Energy Center enters second phase of its work to secure critical infrastructure

Transforming the Ties That Bind

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