Swanson School of Engineering Graduate & Online Programs

🚨: Calling all students interested in a MS or PhD in Chemical Engineering at the Swanson School of Engineering - please join us for one of four virtual informational sessions! We will introduce our research, discuss program requirements, and answer your questions. Grad students will be on the call to answer questions about grad student life at the University of Pittsburgh Come join our vibrant department! RSVP BELOW ‼️ https://lnkd.in/eWzycwr7

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Relentlessly Paying it Forward If you had told college-aged David Sanchez that he would be an engineering professor today, he would not have believed you. “I almost left engineering a year and a half into undergrad because I couldn’t see the application. I couldn’t see how triple integrals were relevant to addressing the w...

1 in 3 Pennsylvania drinking water systems exceed new EPA limits for ‘forever chemicals’ The federal government warned that the potential health impacts of a group of chemicals known as PFAS are much more pervasive than previously acknowledged.

How a Knee Replacement Impacts the Planet A total knee replacement can greatly improve a patient’s quality of life, but first the procedure itself will create nearly 30 pounds of waste, about half of which presents a biohazard and requires energy-intensive treatment for safe disposal. A cataract surgery can give the gift of clear sight, ...

A Sustainable Solution for Oil and Gas Wastewater As demand for new energy sources grows, the wastewater co-produced alongside oil and gas (produced water) shows no signs of slowing down: The current volume of wastewater - the result of water forced underground to fracture rock and release the deposits -  is estimated at 250 million barrels per da...

Recycle, Reuse, Reimagine Pitt’s Melissa Bilec is into reuse and recycling — big time. With her engineering students, and through her research, she’s identifying ways to strengthen the economy and address global challenges through sustainability.

The Mascaro Center helps students bring their passions for sustainability to the surronding community and world. Learn more about MCSI projects and partnerships here. https://bit.ly/2SP5mmJ

Turning Non-Conventional Into Non-Negotiable Above: Bamboo schoolhouse construction in Darjeeling region of NE India (Kent Harries)

Sparking Sustainable New Chemical Catalysts New research led by the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering could lead to the creation of new, sustainable catalysts based on tungsten oxide and similar compounds. The project used computational simulations to understand how tungsten oxide interacts with hydrogen at the molecular....

Sharing Dean Martin's thoughts about the tragedy in Buffalo this past weekend. https://www.engineering.pitt.edu/buffalo_statement

A Mission to Monitor Migrating Monarchs Millions of monarch butterflies migrate each fall to a specific cluster of mountain peaks in central Mexico. How exactly they navigate to their winter home, and the way they choose their path, is a topic of great interest to scientists—especially as climate change redirects their chosen path.Inhee...

12 Pitt students won a competitive NSF research fellowship And University Honors College mentors want to help even more STEM students at Pitt win Graduate Research Fellowships next year.