For our last day in Greece we took a trip to AlphaOmega to see their warehouse facility and learn about their logistics company. While walking through the warehouse it looked like a well orchestrated symphony between each of the employees. As you went from room to room it was near silent as they all worked…

Today we went on a company visit to Titan Cement and the Athens Airport. While visiting Titan Cement I learned truly how much these companies were working towards sustainability because they plan to add a 600 million euro carbon capture development that will decrease carbon emissions to zero. Additionally, they were using alternative fuels-about 50%…

For one of our more interesting visits this week our group visited the Piraeus Port. Piraeus Port is the largest port in the Mediterranean and it is a deep sea port as well. It was very interesting to see just how colossal the mother vessels and the port is. The 20×40 crates were insignificant compared…

After a long ride to the town of Nafplion, Greece we travelled a bit farther to find the Theatre of Epidaurus. In this theatre we learned how people from Greece long before us were able to present theatre and arts to large crowds without microphones. They used acoustics and math to create exceptional sound to…

Today after a long bus ride, we made our way to Poseidon’s Temple while learning about the history surrounding it. The landscape and scenery was genuinely the most beautiful site I had ever seen in my entire life. The way the Aegean sea looked back at me left me speechless. If I ever have the…

After making our way through Athens using the metro the group had a lecture at UNIC learning about peptides. This was by far my favorite lecture of the trip, I was truly intrigued by the endless amount of uses and applications. One part I liked was that certain peptides can be used for antibacterial applications…

Throughout the past few days we had the privilege of learning and experiencing many different parts of Greek culture. For instance, we learned how to cook authentic Greek gyros while learning about the different types of ingredients that go into it. Another day we took a tour of the acropolis while learning about the history…

Today we visited Lambda Development group which is one of the main project leaders for the Ellinikon Park. We learned about BIM, building information modeling, which allows architects, engineers, and contractors to reduce costs, share data, improve efficiently, and optimize workflow. Shortly after we got a tour of some of the park from Tasos Papapostolou,…

The first day in Athens after taking the red line was interesting to say the least. We saw the biggest project in all of Greece at Ellinikon with astonishing builds underway in the next ten years. The new park is going to be 6.2 million square meters including 600,000 square meters of dedicated green space….

Hello! My name is Wyatt Catchen and I am from Wexford, Pa. I am a freshman engineering student at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering planning to major in mechanical engineering in the fall. I enjoy a lot of different physical activities like soccer, working out, swimming, and spikeball. Lastly, I enjoy traveling…