Undergrad Degree Starting Fall 2026
Interest Related to GRO Advisory Board Roles Curriculum Emphasizes Natural Gas Production and Distribution in Western Pennsylvania Designed to be ABET-accredited as Petroleum Eng 12 courses focused on natural gas and oil First Pitt program focusing on the decades-long Energy Transition from fossil fuels toward renewables 8 courses in Renewables and CO2 disposal; far more than any PetE school in the US
Production of natural gas and oil; Midstream gathering, dehydration, transmission and distribution of natural gas; Renewable natural gas, solar energy Curriculum development Internships and fulltime jobs Field trips, seminars and classes at Pitt
GRO Update 4-10-2026
14 first year students selected GRO and will be sophomores in Fall 2026
We interviewed 4 candidates for the AS Natural Gas & Oil Assistant Professor position in March 2026
2 on-campus interviews will occur in April 2026
The GRO Advisory Board has members from Range Resources, EQT, Geopetro, Marcellus Shale Coalition, NextEra Energy, Deloitte, Oriden and Marathon
Our most pressing need is providing a path forward for our GRO students to succeed, therefore we hope to set up as many as 14 internship opportunities for GRO students in Summer 2027
Summer 2027 internships/coops are being coordinated with Chris Frankovic and Tyler Kimmel of the Coop/Internship office with Range Resources, EQT, Geopetro, Marathon, Deloitte, Oriden, NextEra Energy with pending internship discussions with other companies