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After discovering a cleaner, more efficient way to produce battery-quality graphite, Pitt researchers @ChemePitt launched Graphonos Materials. This spring the startup won a $20,000 Aramco Innovator Prize and Pitt's $25,000 Big Idea Competition Grand Prize! news.engineering.pitt.edu/fr…
ALT (L - R): Aime Laurent Twizerimana, Götz Veser, Nader Sawtarie, and Christopher Wilmer holding an Aramco prize check for $20,000.
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Now in his third year as a chemical engineering student, Jonathon (Jack) Bender (@ChemePitt) can be found, quite literally, all over Benedum Hall – mentoring, making rubies, or even transforming a 3D printer. news.engineering.pitt.edu/an…
ALT Jonathon (Jack) Bender in a Makerspace in Benedum Hall holding a synthetic ruby he created.
ALT Jonathon (Jack) Bender in a Makerspace in Benedum Hall holding two synthetic rubies he created.
ALT Jonathon (Jack) Bender in a lab, framed by his converted 3D printer.
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Pitt ChemE retweeted
Congratulations to 2026 George Washington Award winner Cailey Dolata (@ChemePitt) and finalists Katie McGuire (@PittMEMS) and Garret Phipps (@PittCivilEnvEng). The ESWP recognized these remarkable students at their annual banquet. news.engineering.pitt.edu/pi…
ALT Mary Besterfield-Sacre, Garret Phipps, Katie McGuire, and Cailey Dolata
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Pitt ChemE retweeted
Engineering in the 412 since 1846 - long before it was the 412.
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Congratulations to Becca Segel (ChemE PhD ’25), founder and CEO of FlowCellutions, for being named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 List for Manufacturing and Industry! news.engineering.pitt.edu/in…
ALT Becca Segel
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Pitt ChemE retweeted
Congratulations to Hseen Baled! The inspiring professor has received the 2025 James Pommersheim Award for Excellence in Teaching Chemical Engineering. news.engineering.pitt.edu/ma…
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Congrats to Pitt alumnus Andrew Ashmar (BS ChemE ’22)! He is the first author of a paper recently published in Green Chemistry highlighting research into dissolvable bioplastics—a project launched by Pitt professors Eric Beckman and Susan Fullerton. news.engineering.pitt.edu/re…
ALT Susan Fullerton and Andrew Ashmar
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Pitt ChemE retweeted
21 Nov 2025
Published this month @NatureComms: scientists from @McMasterU and @ChemePitt create the first functionally complete logic gate in a soft material using only beams of visible light - a step forward in "Materials That Compute." phys.org/news/2025-11-logic-… via @physorg_com
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Pitt ChemE retweeted
10 Nov 2025
Coverage in @physorg_com about the latest findings from @ChemePitt's Oleg Shklyaev and Anna C. Balazs published in @PNASNexus: a synthetic system that on its own directly transforms chemical reactions into mechanical motion. phys.org/news/2025-10-chemic…
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Pitt ChemE retweeted
20 Oct 2025
In a new study in @PNASNexus, @ChemePitt's Anna Balazs and Oleg Shklyaev reveal how chemical networks can mimic nervous systems to power movement in soft materials. news.engineering.pitt.edu/hi…
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6 Oct 2025
Our department is EXCITED to host @tulane Professor Vijay John as this year's Gerald D. Holder Distinguished Lecturer! His topic: “Targeted Delivery through Self Assembly in Environmental Remediation and in Drug Delivery.” news.engineering.pitt.edu/tu…
ALT Dr. Vijay John
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Pitt ChemE retweeted
26 Sep 2025
Pitt to launch 1st-of-its-kind natural gas, renewables and oil engineering degree
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Great to finally launch this program which is part of our comprehensive energy strategy and make our Pitt Engineering students more competitive in a critical global field.
25 Sep 2025
Excited to announce the launch of a new program: the Bachelor's in Natural Gas, Renewables, and Oil Engineering. "GRO" prepares students for a rapidly changing global energy market as the world continues to move from fossil fuels to renewable resources. news.engineering.pitt.edu/un…
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Pitt ChemE retweeted
25 Sep 2025
Excited to announce the launch of a new program: the Bachelor's in Natural Gas, Renewables, and Oil Engineering. "GRO" prepares students for a rapidly changing global energy market as the world continues to move from fossil fuels to renewable resources. news.engineering.pitt.edu/un…
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Pitt ChemE retweeted
13 Aug 2025
Our Swanson School family lost a kind-hearted soul this week - Patricia Park, Senior Administrative Coordinator for @ChemePitt. Throughout her 18 years at Pitt she was a beloved and dedicated co-worker with a keenly sharp wit. She will truly be missed. echovita.com/us/obituaries/p…
ALT Patricia Park
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Pitt ChemE retweeted
23 Jul 2025
Our condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of our @ChemePitt alumnus James Squire BSChE '61. legacy.com/us/obituaries/nam…
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Pitt ChemE retweeted
24 Jul 2025
Thanks to Pitt Magazine for this awesome story about the Swanson School's ongoing contributions to electric power research! pittwire.pitt.edu/magazine/f…
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Pitt ChemE retweeted
18 Jul 2025
Great story by Patrick Monahan for Pittwire about our @CovestroUS Circular Economy program and its growing success, led by Melissa Bilec and Götz Veser, featuring @ChemePitt PhD students Lakshmi Ananthabhotla & Carlan Gray. pittwire.pitt.edu/features-a…
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Pitt ChemE retweeted
23 Jun 2025
#ASEE2025 #Montréal Nous sommes ici! Greetings from Pitt Engineering! Our team is ready for the puck to drop at this year's American Society for Engineering Education (@ASEE_DC) conference!
ALT Pitt Engineering teams in hockey jerseys for ASEE 2025 in Montreal
ALT Pitt Engineering teams in hockey jerseys for ASEE 2025 in Montreal
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Pitt ChemE retweeted
29 May 2025
Kudos to our amazing @ChemePitt Associate Professor, Dr. Susan Fullerton, who was accepted to the prestigious ELATES @DrexelUniv this coming academic year! 🎉 news.engineering.pitt.edu/pi…
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