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August 19, 2025
Fall 2025 PQI Fellows
Congratulations to the Fall 2025 PQI Fellowship winners!
Mahmoud Ibrahim
Ann Marie Paterno
Sayanwita Biswas
Elizabeth Shiby
Xin Jin
August 1, 2025
Pitt Engineers Win Manufacturing PA Innovation Awards
Six Pitt Engineering professors received $70,000 each in the 2025 Manufacturing PA Innovation Awards to support research benefiting Pennsylvania manufacturers.
August 1, 2025
Tevis Jacobs Redefines Surface Topography Standards
Pitt professor Tevis Jacobs co-led a global challenge to improve how scientists measure and define surface roughness, a key factor in technologies from robotics to medical devices. Working with international collaborators and graduate student Arushi Pradhan, Jacobs distributed real-world sample surfaces to over 150 participants across 20 countries, revealing major inconsistencies in measurement results.
August 1, 2025
Rewiring the Future with Pitt Engineering
Pitt engineers are leading a nationwide effort to modernize the aging U.S. power grid, with a focus on building smarter, more resilient, and efficient systems.
August 1, 2025
Jeremy Levy's Quantum Chirality Study Published in Science Advances
Pitt physicist and director of the Pittsburgh Quantum Institute, Jeremy Levy, led a new study, published in Science Advances, that introduces a nanoscale platform for creating and controlling artificial chiral systems.
August 1, 2025
CMU Team Extends Life of Air Quality Sensors
Reeja Jayan, a mechanical engineering professor at Carnegie Mellon, led a team that developed a low-cost, long-lasting formaldehyde sensor using MXene materials coated with a unique polymer layer.
August 1, 2025
CMU Researchers Use AI to Predict Chemical Pollution and Guide Safer Design
Carnegie Mellon researchers are addressing the overlooked environmental impact of synthetic chemicals by predicting how they transform and persist. Leading the computational side, Olexandr Isayev is using machine learning to model chemical behavior and bioaccumulation.
June 24, 2025
Fedder Co-Authors Study on Precise Water-Repellent Surface Method
Professor Gary Fedder co-authored a study on a new aerosol jet printing method that rapidly creates superhydrophobic surfaces by using gelled droplets to form water-repellent textures for applications like cooling, water conservation, and environmental cleanup.
June 17, 2025
Peng Liu Recognized for Excellence in Graduate Mentoring
Professor Peng Liu has received the 2025 Award for Excellence in Graduate Mentoring for his outstanding support of graduate students in Pitt’s Department of Chemistry. His guidance has helped many students earn top honors and launch successful careers in academia and industry.
June 17, 2025
Transue Lab’s Molecular Magnetism Study
Professor Wesley Transue and his lab published their first paper in JACS, revealing new design principles for molecules that exhibit optically induced magnetization. Their findings, using tungsten-based molecules and a custom MCD instrument, could support future quantum technologies.
June 17, 2025
INSITES Launches Under Ohodnicki’s Leadership
Paul Ohodnicki, PhD, is helping to launch INSITES, a new consortium that advances infrastructure sensing through AI, machine learning, and digital twins. He sees it as a key step toward smarter systems, predictive monitoring, and workforce development.
June 17, 2025
Susan Fullerton Selected for Prestigious ELATES Leadership Program
Susan Fullerton, associate professor at Pitt’s Swanson School of Engineering, has been selected for Drexel’s 2025–2026 ELATES leadership program, recognizing her work in research, mentorship, and education innovation. She will help advance personalized engineering education through cross-institutional collaboration.
May 21, 2025
Mostafa Bedewy Advances Nanotube Manufacturing
Mostafa Bedewy, a Pitt engineering professor, is leading an NSF-funded project to improve nanomanufacturing by studying how iron nanoparticles grow carbon nanotubes. His team uses advanced microscopy and machine learning to predict which particles act as “nano-seeds” to enable more efficient and scalable production of these high-performance materials.
April 30, 2025
Simranjeet Singh and Jyoti Katoch Advance Spintronics at CMU
Carnegie Mellon professors Simranjeet Singh and Jyoti Katoch developed a novel method to electrically read magnetic states using out-of-plane spin currents, advancing spintronic technology. Their two-layer system enables compact, energy-efficient data storage, with Katoch emphasizing the importance of atomically clean interfaces in detecting tunable signals.
April 30, 2025