The Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science (MEMS) is the largest in the Swanson School, with more than 40 primary faculty whose expertise spans advanced manufacturing, energy and power systems, solid and fluid mechanics, smart materials, robotics, controls, acoustics, computational engineering, and nanotechnology.
Faculty are active researchers who bring current work directly into the classroom, and the department emphasizes critical thinking and hands-on problem solving at both the undergraduate and graduate level. Learn more about our faculty and their work through the spotlight series.
Congratulations to our Spring 2026 graduates!
News
Pitt’s Susan Fullerton Named a Moore Foundation 2026 Experimental Physics Investigator
Susan Fullerton, Professor and Interim Chair of the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the University...
Pitt Engineering Alumni Help Commercial Street Bridge Slide into the Future
Pittsburgh’s new Commercial Street Bridge reopened on July 27, 2026, after a 17-day closure of the Parkway East, one...
University of Pittsburgh Receives $1.62 Million From Appalachian Regional Commission to Launch the Pittsburgh Laser Engine
The University of Pittsburgh has been awarded $1.62 million by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to establish...
Sending Pitt Undergraduates into ORBIT
The University of Pittsburgh’s Pitt Space is launching Pitt ORBIT (Opportunity, Research, Building, Innovation, and...
Juan José Mendoza-Arenas Found a New Use for an Existing Mathematical Tool
A paper from the lab of Juan José Mendoza-Arenas illustrating an extraordinary example of mathematical efficiency was...
Events
MEMS Department Seminar Series: Dr. Danielle Maddix Robinson
Host: Inanc Senocak Dr. Danielle Maddix Robinson (virtual), Principal Research Scientist, Siemens Physical AI Topic -...
MEMS Department Seminar Series: Prof. Sunčica Čanić
Host: Paolo Galdi Prof. Sunčica Čanić, Professor Mathematics, University of California, Berkeley Topic - Advances in...
MEMS Department Seminar Series: Dr. Vaibhav Yadav
Host: Tatsuya Sakurahara Dr. Vaibhav Yadav, Distinguished Staff Scientist, Idaho National Laboratory Topic - Can...
MEMS Department Seminar Series: Prof. Craig Arnold
Host: Mostafa Bedewy Prof. Craig Arnold, Susan Dod Brown Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton...
MEMS Department Seminar Series: Assoc. Prof. Xiang Yang
Host: Juan Jose Mendoza Arenas Assoc. Prof. Xiang Yang, Kenneth K. & Olivia J. Kuo Early Career Professor, Penn...