Mechanical & Materials Science News
In Pitt course Innovating for Public Impact, students learn to understand a real-world problem before rushing to solve it
Pitt team field-tests fiber-optic sensors for spent-fuel canisters at Idaho National Laboratory
His paper on quantum turbulence was named Editor’s Choice
Startup Silly Surfacing collaborates with Pitt’s IDEA Lab and the Innovation Works’ Robotics Factory to develop, prototype, and demonstrate a pothole-filling robot
Engineering jumps 11 places to No. 46
Three years after converting its Formula SAE car to electric power, Panther Racing posted its best finish in team history
Tatsuya Sakurahara helps organize international PSAM conference in Pittsburgh, illuminating new research pathways for Pitt students in his RARE Lab
Rory A. Cooper opens speaker series with story of building HERL into a lasting research enterprise
Two Pitt professors and collaborators earn three 2026 R&D 100 Awards
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
Nikhil Bajaj's $649K NSF CAREER Award reverses the design process for devices from microsensors to aircraft wings
Tatsuya Sakurahara receives ORAU Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award to develop a more robust risk-analysis framework
Pitt engineering professors share their experiences of taking sabbaticals at home in Pittsburgh
Slip prevention research earns Swanson School team a best paper award
Pittsburgh Hosts the Power Magnetics Field Aug. 18
Pitt engineering professors reflect on their sabbaticals in different states, institutions, and labs
Pitt students find community, gain hands-on experience designing, building, programming, and racing a sailbot