Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Male student working on racecar with a few spectators visible in background
Friday, May 4, 2018

Panther Racing Revs Engines for 30th Year
Panther Racing, a student team from the Swanson School of Engineering, is getting its car ready for the annual Formula Society of Automotive Engineers competition May 9-12, all while gaining real-world engineering experience.
Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Robotic Harvester Team Picked to Compete for the ACC InVenture Prize

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

New Glass Could Be Future of Solar Energy
Swanson School of Engineering researchers have been studying and developing new glass technology that aims to increase the light absorbed by solar panels to give them an extra energy boost.
Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Associate Dean Minking Chyu Presented With Distinguished Service Professor Medallion
Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Using Novel Stent, Pitt Researchers Aim to Double Number of Successful Organ Donations
Each year, the United States experiences an extreme shortage of organ donations. Pitt researchers aim to change that.
Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Tevis Jacobs Receives $305,000 From the National Science Foundation
two students from the Roc-ettes team
Thursday, August 10, 2017

Roc-ettes Have Fun, Gain Real-World Experience at Red Bull Flugtag Event
With partly cloudy skies and an inconsistent tail wind, the Pitt team members gave their 24-foot aircraft a running shove off a platform on the Allegheny River. Find out how they did.
Friday, August 4, 2017

Student Engineers Learn on the Fly for Aug. 5 Red Bull 'Flugtag' Contest in Pittsburgh
On Aug. 5, the "Roc-ettes" team of engineers will put their skills to the test at Red Bull Flugtag, a flying-machine competition.
Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Engineering Professor Minking Chyu Appointed Distinguished Service Professor
In honor of Minking Chyu’s significant contributions to Pitt, Chancellor Patrick Gallagher has named him a Distinguished Service...