University Times

The Swanson School of Engineering has established an undergraduate certificate program that combines engineering with elements of business, public policy and social science to help aspiring engineers implement technological responses to the world’s humanitarian ills.

The engineering for humanity certificate is a 15-credit program offered through the school’s Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation.

Program adviser Lisa Weiland, a faculty member in mechanical engineering and materials science, said the program’s multidisciplinary approach enjoins students to view such global problems as environmental preservation and water management from perspectives beyond the technical scope of engineering.

For more information on the engineering for humanity certificate, contact Weiland at 412/624-9031 or lmw36@pitt.edu.