16 Pitt students will research electrical grid sustainability through SHURE-Grid

This summer, 16 University of Pittsburgh students from a variety of disciplines will perform research focused on improving electrical grid sustainability, developing verified vignettes and creating new knowledge building on cyber-informed engineering through SHURE-Grid.

The program is a collaborative partnership between the David C. Frederick Honors College, Swanson School of Engineering, Pitt’s Office of Research and the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) that provides students with experience solving real-world problems while engaging with one of the 17 national U.S. Department of Energy labs.

It’s among 90 Frederick Honors College summer fellowship and internship awards — including the prestigious Brackenridge Fellowship as well as opportunities in community research, creative arts, health sciences research and public service. Students from across all disciplines can apply by proposing a research topic, finding a faculty sponsor and committing to completing and presenting their research by the end of summer.

The sixteen SHURE-Grid participants are:

• Kenneth Barrett, a computer science major in the School of Computing and Information
• Alex Bennett, a media and professional communications major in the College of General Studies
• Erin Clark, a communication rhetoric major in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
• Ethan Crosby, a computer science major in the School of Computing and Information
• Michael Estocin, a film and communication major in the Dietrich School
• Katie Fitzpatrick, a political science and psychology major in the Dietrich School and the Frederick Honors College
• Aidan Gresko, a computer engineering major in the Swanson School
• Aditya Madupur, a neuroscience major in the Dietrich School and the Frederick Honors College
• Abigail Magistro, a computer engineering major in the Swanson School and the Frederick Honors College
• Cameron Mickey, a computer science major in the School of Computing and Information
• Karlynn Riccitelli, a digital narrative and interactive design major in the School of Computing and Information and the Frederick Honors College
• James Ross, a political science and history major in the Dietrich School and the Frederick Honors College
• Naomi Taylor, a film and media studies major in the Dietrich School
• Casey Withers, a political science and statistics major in the Dietrich School and the Frederick Honors College
• Amy Zhang, a digital narrative and interactive design major in the School of Computing and Information and the Frederick Honors College
• Lambert Zhang, an engineering science major in the Swanson School and the Frederick Honors College