Liu received $1.5 million from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research
W. Vincent Liu, professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, was awarded $1.5 million to develop models in orbital physics.
Academic Accolades
Anyango earned Harvard University’s Derek Bok Public Service Award
Leonora Anyango, a faculty fellow in the David C. Frederick Honors College, was honored for mentoring college students, working with refugees and other international students in Pittsburgh, and financing education for blind youth in Kenya.
Sahel won the International Prize for Translational Neuroscience
José-Alain Sahel, distinguished professor and chairman of Pitt’s Department of Ophthalmology, was awarded alongside longtime collaborator Botond Roska.
2 Pitt students earned Voyager Scholarships
Erin Lancaster and Anjolaoluwa Oludayo have been named among the second cohort of recipients of the Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service, also known as the Voyager Scholarship.
Overacre-Delgoffe earns award from National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Abby Overacre-Delgoffe, assistant professor in the Department of Immunology, earned a New Innovator Award for her project “Microbiota initiation of lymphangiogenesis.”
6 faculty earned NSF CAREER Awards
Six Pitt faculty members earned National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award, one of the foundation’s most prestigious in support of early-career faculty.
Bursic elected as American Society for Engineering Education fellow
Karen Bursic, professor of industrial engineering and undergraduate program director at the Swanson School of Engineering, was elected a fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).
Napierala recognized with ASBMR Esteemed Award
Dobrawa Napierala, associate professor in the School of Dental Medicine Department, received the ASBMR Adele l. Boskey Esteemed Award, which recognizes outstanding scientific contributions, leadership and mentorship in the area of bone and mineral research.
Joshi received NSF Director's Award
James Joshi, professor in the School of Computing and Information, received the National Science Foundation Director's Award.
2 graduate students, advisors named Gilliam Fellows
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) named Rachael Kramp and Crystal Lara Santos, both studying biological sciences in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, and their advisors as Gilliam Fellows.