Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development Awards Five Researchers Grants
Bright pink flowers on a tree, with the Cathedral of Learning in the background
Wednesday, April 22, 2020

12 Pitt Students Recognized by NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Givi in a gray coat
Friday, July 26, 2019

Peyman Givi to Deliver Elsevier Distinguished Lecture in Mechanics
studio portraits of each winner, stitched together
Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Jayant Rajgopal and Sylvanus Wosu Honored With American Society for Engineering Education Awards
a circular "trunk" with the computer inside
Friday, April 26, 2019

New Pitt Supercomputer to Launch Into Space
A novel supercomputer developed by a University of Pittsburgh team is set to journey to the International Space Station, continuing a NASA partnership meant to improve Earth and space science.
O'Brien sitting on a table in the Makerspace, holding a 3-D printed Cathedral of Learning
Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Entrepreneurial Engineer Brings Creative Spirit and Connections to Campus, Honda
Senior Sean O’Brien, a member of the first Panthers Forward cohort, just wants to make things work — from bowties to dinner tables to the Pitt Makerspace.
Datta in a red plaid shirt in front of a blue background
Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Bioengineer Moni Datta Receives a $300K DoD Award to Design Biochemical Marker Technology
Chimielus in a suit and tie
Friday, December 21, 2018

Swanson School and General Carbide Team Up for 3D Printing Advancement
three students holding a purple check-sized poster than says Kids' Choice Award
Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Student Team Wins Kids’ Choice Award at 24-hour Hackathon to Solve Pediatric Problems
Getting children to take their medicine in the right dose at the right time is tough. At a recent hackathon, three Pitt students came up with a prototype solution that won over kids themselves.
Sharma head shot
Friday, July 27, 2018

Engineering Team Designs Exoskeleton Technology to Help People Walk Again
It seems like something from a sci-fi movie: humans wearing bionic technology to move more easily. But Pitt researchers are turning fiction into a reality, aiming to help people with paraplegia.