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  1. News from Pitt – Pitt Researchers Pursue Reengineering of U.S. Power Grid for Better Efficiency, Integration of Renewable Energy - March 18, 2011
  2. Pitt Chronicle – Pitt Researchers Pursue Reengineering of U.S. Power Grid for Better Efficiency, Integration of Renewable Energy – April 4, 2011
  3. Pittsburgh Tribune Review – Pittsburgh Team Flips Switch on Electric Current – April 9, 2011
  4. Pittsburgh Business Times – Work Being Done to Get more Current with Electrical Current – April 8, 2011
  5. PITT Engineer Magazine – Re-engineering the U.S. Power Grid for Better Efficiency, Integration of Renewable Energy – Spring/Summer 2011
  6. Pitt Chronicle – Pitt/CMU team Developing Materials, Processes to Improve Industrial Transformers for Power Converter Technologies – October 10th, 2011
  7. Pitt University Times – Rethinking AC vs. DC to Ensure Future Power Capacity – October 13, 2011
  8. Pitt Chronicle – Pitt Researchers to Tap the Energy Potential of Offshore Wind – November 7th, 2011
  9. Pitt Chronicle – Pitt Receives Pitt Receives One of Largest Private Foundation Grants in Its History, $22 Million From Richard King Mellon Foundation – February 13, 2012
  10. Pitt News – Engineering Lab Opens in Benedum – January 9th, 2014
  11. KDKA Video – Pitt Engineering Lab Gets a Jolt with New Power Lab – January 9th, 2014
  12. Pittsburgh Tribune Review – Pitt engineering department, Eaton team to give students training, industry exposure – February 22nd, 2014
  13. Pittsburgh Post Gazette – 125 years after the War of the Currents, Pitt promotes DC power again – October 7th 2014
  14. Siemens, “World Changing Innovation: 20 Years after the Launch of Perfect Harmony, the Effect is Still Profound", August 19, 2015
  15. Duquesne Light and University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering Partner to Advance the Electric Power Industry: Program includes financial and physical resources to build an urban microgrid – November 16th 2015
  16. Pitt News – Pitt Project Aims to Turn World On to DC Power: New Hillman Foundation grant could help launch an electric revolution – November 17th 2015
  17. Pitt News – University of Pittsburgh Launches Energy GRID Institute: “Solution center” draws together utility, industry, government, and foundation partners to modernize energy infrastructure – June 23rd 2016
  18. Pitt Ohio Terminal Receives Gold Leed Certification – May 31st, 2017 
  19. The Strait Times, Singapore – Taking the rust off of Pittsburgh – August 22nd, 2017
  20. Innovators Point - The Energy Innovation Center: Leading Pittsburgh’s Energy Transformation – December 13th, 2017 
  21. Microgrid Knowledge – The Good, Bad, and the Ugly of Vehicle to Grid Services – January 5th, 2018
  22. Pitt’s power lab at Energy Innovation Center will be one-of-a-kind – November 28th, 2018 
  23. 2019 Siemens Peter Hammond Scholarship Awarded to Ryan Brody – April 18th, 2019
  24. Mastering a New Level of Success – Swanson School of Engineering Receives $1 Million NSF Award to Fund Master’s Degrees for 30 Low-Income Students – August 13th, 2019
  25. Higher Education Partnerships – The University of Pittsburgh
  26. An EPIC Meeting of the Minds: 14th Annual Electric Power Industry Conference Explores the Challenges and Opportunities of the Electricity Production Industry 
  27. Brandon Grainger Receives the ESWP 2019 Engineer of the Year Award
  28. Michael Sullivan Selected for 2020 Siemens Peter Hammond Scholarship
  29. Thanks for Tuning In: Swanson School Students Present Virtual Dissertation Defense: Pitt engineering graduate students adapt to current work environments and successfully defend dissertations remotely
  30. Solar Power Deal Accelerates Pitt’s Sustainability Progress
  31. EE Graduate Student Nathan Carnovale Receives IEEE Charles Legeyt Fortescue Graduation Scholarship
  32. Following the Current from Idea to Reality: Technology Developed at Pitt’s Swanson School of Engineering Launched into Manufacturing at Mitsubishi Electric Company
  33. Four ECE Students Selected as 2020-2021IEEE Power and Energy Society Scholars
  34. Brandon Grainger elected scientific advisor on Emerge Alliance board
  35. One to Watch: College Student Prepares to Shape the Future of Electrical Engineering
  36. Research on New Magnetic Materials gets Amped
  37. Building a Foundation for High-Power Tech: Pitt Researchers Receive $820k from Office of Naval Research for Work on Ultra-High Frequency Soft Magnet Technology
  38. AMPED Consortium receives suite of equipment from Keysight Technologies to enhance power magnetic research capabilities at the energy innovation center
  39. Designing a more Sustainable Electric Vehicle. Pitt Researchers Partner with Powdermet Inc. to Design More Sustainable Electric Machines for the Department of Energy
  40. AMPED Holds Successful First Meeting
  41. Partnering for a Powerful Future: Pitt Energy GRID Institute Partners with Duquesne Light Co. to Modernize Electric Grid and the Workforce that Maintains It
  42. AMPED Consortium Receives NSF IUCRC Planning Grant
  43. Associate Professor Brandon Grainger Receives Honorable Mention
  44. Powering Up Magnetics Research: AMPED Consortium holds NSF IUCRC Planning Meeting
  45. Five Pitt EE Students Receive IEEE PES Scholarships
  46. The AMPED Consortium Receives a Power Boost: Pitt engineers receive a $1.2 million grant from the Henry L. Hillman Foundation to expand the AMPED consortium
  47. Learning Real-World Simulation: Ansys gifts the Swanson school $25,000 to offer a new course preparing students for a career using simulation software
  48. Don’t Touch that Dial: Local Experts Advise Against Cranking Down the Thermostat During High Heat
  49. In this program, Pitt students are working to protect the electric power grid
  50. Pitt, Vesper Energy cut the ribbon on the largest solar farm in southwestern Pennsylvania – The Pitt News
  51. What this Pitt engineering student learned from a summer spent analyzing the power grid
  52. ECE Professor Brandon Grainger to become Associate Editor for AIP Advances
  53. AMPED at Pitt Celebrates Research Growth at Third Annual Meeting
  54. Our Region’s Business – Energy Innovation Center – WPXI
  55. Striving for the Future – Pitt Engineering’s STRIVE program is helping underrepresented PhD students make meaningful, lasting connections in academia
  56. Gaining Momentum in Physics Education – ECE Associate Professor Brandon Grainger looks to inspire young STEM students in Allegheny County through PJAS Awards
  57. Empowering Tomorrows Innovators: Interdisciplinary Solutions at the Energy Innovation Center | YouTube
  58. Texas Requires Utilities to Plan for Emergencies. That Didn’t Stop the Panhandle Fires.
  59. Making a Positive Impact on Future Talent for the Electric Power Conversion Arena
  60. Strengthening the Core of Manufacturing in PA
  61. The Three Pillars of Teaching Excellence. ECE Associate Professor Brandon Grainger receives Outstanding Engineering Educator Award from the IEEE
  62. ECE Powers Up with New Appointments. ECE seeks to expand its work in electric power engineering research and education with growth in the department 
  63. How to Build EV Motors without Rare Earth Elements. Experimental motors use exotic materials and clever configurations.
  64. The Non-Linear Path to Engineering Success: How a mentor-mentee relationship helped Maurice Sturdivant explore his engineering potential. 
  65. Going from Rare to Plentiful: Pitt Professors Optimizing Electric Machines with New Permanent Magnet Materials to Replace Rare Earth Elements. 
  66. Experts are worried about cyber threats to infrastructure. This Pitt program is raising awareness. 
  67. Ryan Brody, ECE Graduate, Uses his PhD for Dream Career in Sustainable Satellite Launching Systems 
  68. Pitt Swanson’s School of Engineering Selected to Receive 3.3 million to develop new electricity transmission technology
  69. DOE Announces $11M in High Voltage Direct Current Transmission Projects
  70. Swanson School researchers will develop cutting-edge electric grid technologies with a $2.5 million grant
  71. Energy Department Advances U.S. Electric Grid Resilience and Reliability with New Transformer and Silicon Carbide Packaging Projects
  72. Celebrating the Next Generation of Local Innovators: Pitt engineering professor Brandon Grainger recognizes remarkable young scientists at the PJAS award event
  73. Pittsburgh has all the resources to be the next big green energy hub – except the workers to make it happen 
  74. Innomotics and University of Pittsburgh Award Prestigious Engineering Scholarship
  75. A Pitt engineering education took this U.S. Army pilot from the aircraft to the classroom
  76. Pitt engineers are leading the charge to improve the US power grid
  77. Power opportunities and partnerships: Pitt professor Brandon Grainger and two PhD Students develop converter with a $70k PA Manufacturing Innovation Grant
  78. A new art display highlights Pittsburgh’s role in electric power history
  79. Swanson School of Engineering Releases 2025 Annual Report (Heavy Focus on Energy)
  80. Power a Brighter STEM Future: Pitt’s Brandon Grainger promotes STEM education and engineering at annual PJAS event
  81. The Kingdom and The Power: As A.I. hyperscalers and startups around the country scramble to build data center capacity, the energy demands have become increasingly untenable for overburdened utility companies.
  82. Three Swanson Faculty Receive Chancellor’s Distinguished Awards 
  83. 16 Pitt faculty were honored with 2026 Chancellor’s Distinguished Awards
  84. Ten Swanson School of Engineering Professors Among 2026 Faculty Convocation Honorees 
  85. Shapiro Administration Invests More than $3.1 Million to Help Boost Manufacturing Innovation Partnerships Across Pennsylvania
  86. Designing the Future of Power Magnetics: Pitt’s AMPED Consortium and Swanson School to host its fifth annual industry meeting to advance power magnetics, announces keynotes speakers 
  87. Three Pitt Projects Receive $70,000 Grant Funding Through Manufacturing PA Innovation Program 

Pitt engineers are leading the charge to improve the US power grid

As the United States faces an aging electrical grid and rapidly increasing demand for electricity, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh are working to develop technologies that will make the power system more reliable, efficient, flexible, and resilient.

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