Today, we visited the company working on the Ellinikon, Lambda Development. We first learned about Building Information Modelling, or BIM, and Geographic Information Systems, GIS, which are used to allow different contributors to the project to share data. This technology is integral to the project because of how large of a scale it is on,…

After many hours of travelling and not so many hours of sleep, we finally made it to Greece! Today we visited the University of Nicosia in Athens and the Ellinikon Experience Center. During our visit to UNIC, the CEO of UNIC spoke about the lack of research into the food that we eat on a…

Hi! My name is Kate Henchir, and I am a first-year Chemical Engineering student from Pittsburgh, about 30 minutes from campus. Outside of academics, I am a very creative person and have multiple art-related hobbies such as dance, painting, and music. At Pitt, I am involved in Ballet Club and Ballroom Dance Club, as well…