Research Institutes and InitiativesBasic Metals Processing Research Institute (BAMPRI)The Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science's BAMPRI focuses on metallurgical research of interest to the basic metals industry. An objective of BAMPRI is to compensate for the reduction of in-house research and development by industry that has occurred in the past decade. The institute develops and implements the latest product and processing technology for producers, fabricators, and end-users. Anthony J. DeArdo, William Kepler Whiteford Professor in Materials Science and Engineering, is director of BAMPRI.
Petersen Institute of NanoScience and EngineeringThe Institute of NanoScience and Engineering is an integrated,
multidisciplinary organization that brings coherence to the University's
research efforts and resources in the fields of nanoscale science
and engineering. The institute's vision is to solve large, complex
scientific and engineering challenges in this burgeoning field by
facilitating interdisciplinary teams drawn from the faculty in the Swanson School of Engineering, Arts and Sciences, and the schools of the
health sciences, and to educate the next generation of scientists
through a world-class integrated program of innovative knowledge
generation.
center for energy The Center for Energy, housed in the Swanson School of Engineering, is dedicated to improving energy technology development and sustainability, including energy efficiency, advanced materials for demanding energy technologies, carbon management, and energy diversification.
John A. Swanson Institute for Technical ExcellenceThe John A. Swanson Institute for Technical Excellence (SITE) houses
two centers—the John A. Swanson Center for Micro and Nano
Systems and the John A. Swanson Center for Product Innovation.
John A. Swanson Center for Product InnovationThe John A. Swanson Center for Product Innovation is a joint initiative
of the Departments of Bioengineering, Industrial Engineering, and
Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science. The center was dedicated on April 18, 2001.
It is a state-of-the-art network comprising three laboratories that
serve as a focal point for product development education within
the school and the University, while working as a one-step shop
for manufacturing and bioengineering companies. The center ties
together three otherwise distinct laboratories that parallel the
new product's developmental life cycle of design, prototyping, and
manufacturing: (1) the Design and Multimedia Laboratory; (2) the
W.M. Keck Rapid Prototyping and Reverse Engineering Laboratory;
and (3) the Kresge Rapid Manufacturing Laboratory. These laboratories
contain design workstations, reverse engineering equipment, and
rapid prototyping equipment (that allow the manufacturing of polymer-based
prototypes), and rapid manufacturing equipment (that will produce
fully functional prototypes and soft tooling). These facilities
allow users to move from concept to real parts in a matter of days.
A collaborative effort with faculty in the Joseph M. Katz Graduate
School of Business allows the center to offer a comprehensive and
integrated package of engineering research, business, and applied
project capabilities in new product development.
John A. Swanson Center for Micro and Nano SystemsThe mission of the Swanson Center for Micro and Nano Systems is
to conduct creative research and develop useful intellectual property
and technology and facilitate the transfer of this intellectual
property and technology to the industrial sector, specifically to
the center's industrial members.
John A. Swanson RFID Center of ExcellenceAs radio frequency identification (RFID) technology expands and improves,
researchers at the University of Pittsburgh are advancing with it. The new RFID Center
Of Excellencein Pitt's Swanson School of Engineering will enable the school to increase its
capabilities and remain a world leader in establishing the direction of radio frequency
identification technology. Pitt's RFID research is world renowned, and its research program has been identified
as one of the top three in the world-with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
and the University of Cambridge in England. The RFID Center of Excellence serves as an
international resource to academics and members of the business community.
Mascaro center for sustainable innovationIn 2003, through funding from the Heinz Endowments, the George Bevier Estate and John C. Mascaro (CEO of Mascaro Construction), the Swanson School of Engineering established the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation (MCSI) as a center of excellence in sustainable engineering, specifically focusing on the design of sustainable communities. The mission of MCSI is to encourage and nurture new collaborative projects based on strong and innovative research helping to translate the fundamental science of sustainability into real products and processes. Research conducted under the auspices of MCSI includes projects on greening the built environment, more sustainable use of water and the design of transportation and distributed power systems. Pittsburgh is widely recognized for being proactive in using green construction technologies, and the focused MCSI program is bringing additional recognition to Pittsburgh as one of the preeminent regions in developing these technologies and establishing the region as a leading center in sustainability research.
McGowan Institute for Regenerative MedicineTo realize the vast potential of tissue engineering and other techniques
aimed at repairing damaged or diseased tissues and organs, the University
of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the University of Pittsburgh
Medical Center have established the McGowan Institute for Regenerative
Medicine. The McGowan Institute serves as a single base of operations
for the University's leading scientists and clinical faculty working
to develop tissue engineering, cellular therapies, biosurgery, and
artificial and biohybrid organ devices. The institute's mission
includes the development of innovative clinical protocols as well
as the pursuit of rapid commercial transfer of its technologies
related to regenerative medicine. Regenerative medicine is an emerging
field that approaches the repair or replacement of tissues and organs
by incorporating the use of cells, genes, or other biological building
blocks along with bioengineered materials and technologies. |
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Research Funding
Doubled annually within five years to more than $40 million.
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