Swanson School of Engineering Recognizes Patricia Tuite as Its 2026 Distinguished Alumna in Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
Above (L - R): Michele Manuel, Patricia Tuite, and Steven Little
On March 25, the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering held its Distinguished Alumni Banquet at the University Club. Patricia Tuite, BSChE ’83, was recognized at the event as the 2026 Distinguished Alumna in Chemical and Petroleum Engineering.
“Patty’s connection to the University began as a child, when her father enrolled at Pitt to study engineering. As a reward for Patty’s good grades, he would take her to campus in the evening to run his Fortran computer punch cards,” said Steven Little, Distinguished Professor and Department Chair of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering.
“The seed her father planted grew into a career spanning more than four decades," Little added. "Today, she is one of the nation’s leading experts in power generation valuation and energy facility analysis. Her expertise spans virtually every energy technology you can name: nuclear, coal, hydroelectric, gas turbine, solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, and waste to energy.”
About Patricia Tuite, CCP
Patty Tuite, BSChE ’83, is a managing director in Deloitte Transactions and Business Analytics LLP. Patty has over forty years of power and utility expertise, and since joining Deloitte in 2002, she has extensive experience in the valuation of power generation and renewable energy facilities as well as federal tax cost segregation and investment tax credits.
Her experience in power generation includes utilities and independent power producers and spans several technologies, including nuclear, coal, hydroelectric, gas turbine combined cycle, gas turbine simple cycle, waste to energy, geothermal, solar, biomass, and wind. In addition to her power plant and asset life cycle expertise, Patty performs utility studies for manufacturing clients to facilitate a sale and use tax exemption on their energy consumption.
Prior to joining Deloitte, Patty worked with Empyrean Services as a managing director. Empyrean provided technical analyses and technical professionals in the nuclear and fossil fuel industry. She also spent one year with a valuation consulting firm and eighteen years with Duquesne Light Company (DLCO) in both nuclear power generation and transmission and distribution.
Patty is a Certified Cost Professional through the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering International and a Candidate Member of the American Society of Appraisers.
Patty received her Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. She earned her Master of Science in Information Systems Management at Robert Morris University and completed the Advanced Executive Program at Northwestern University.