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Nitin Sharma
MEMS
2018
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Joseph Samosky
Bioengineering
2018
Elected Fellow
American Heart Association
David Vorp
Bioengineering
2018
Outstanding Educator of the Year
Swanson School of Engineering
Joseph Samosky
Bioengineering
2018
Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award
Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
Mostafa Bedewy
Industrial
2018
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Pittsburgh Intellectual Property Law Association
William Wagner
Bioengineering
2018
Elected to Board of Directors
American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE)
Joel Haight
Industrial
2018
Ruth and Howard Mickle Endowed Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Pittsburgh
Alan George
Electrical & Computer
2018
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American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)
Lance Davidson
Bioengineering
2018
Elected Fellow
American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)
Jonathan Vande Geest
Bioengineering
2018
Elected Fellow
American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)
Richard Debski
Bioengineering
2018
Chancellor’s Distinguished Research Award - Junior Scholars
University of Pittsburgh
Ervin Sejdic
Electrical & Computer
2018
Elected Inaugural Fellow
Orthopaedic Research Society
Savio L-Y. Woo
Bioengineering
2018
Provost’s Personalized Education Grant
University of Pittsburgh
Robert Kerestes
Electrical & Computer
2018
Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Award
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Albert To
MEMS
2018
IISE Fellow
Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers
Jeff Kharoufeh
Industrial
2018
Innovation in Energy Honorable Mention
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Gregory Reed
Electrical & Computer
2018
Swanson School of Engineering Faculty Diversity Award
Office of Diversity
Melissa Bilec
Chemical & Petroleum
2018
Microscopy Society of America Fellow
Microscopy Society of America
Judy Yang
Chemical & Petroleum
2018
MSA Fellow
Microscopy Society of America
Judy Yang
Chemical & Petroleum
2018
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Engineers’ Society of Western Pennsylvania (ESWP)
Gregory Reed
Electrical & Computer
2018
Distinguished Service Award
Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers
Gerald Holder
Chemical & Petroleum
2018
James Pommersheim Award for Excellence in Teaching
Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
Robert Parker
Chemical & Petroleum
2017
Chancellor's Staff Award for University Engagement
University of Pittsburgh
Lindsay Rodzwicz
Bioengineering
2017
RCSA Fellow
The Research Corporation for Science Advancement
James McKone
Chemical & Petroleum
2017
RCSA Fellow
The Research Corporation for Science Advancement
Christopher Wilmer
Chemical & Petroleum
2017
30 Under 30 In Science
Forbes Magazine
Hao Sun
Civil & Environmental
2017
Year of Diversity Award
Swanson School of Engineering Office of Diversity
Harvey Borovetz
Bioengineering
2017
2017 Board of Visitors Award
Swanson School of Engineering
Robert Parker
Chemical & Petroleum
2017
Distinguished University Professor Emeritus
University of Pittsburgh Chancellor Patrick Gallagher
Savio Woo
Bioengineering
2017
Distinguished Service Professor
The University of Pittsburgh
Minking Chyu
MEMS
2017
2016-17 President's Award
The American Society of Safety Engineers
Joel Haight
Industrial
2017
Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award
Oak Ridge Associated Universities
Leanne Gilbertson
Civil & Environmental
2017
Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award
Oak Ridge Associated Universities
Mostafa Bedewy
Industrial
2017
Junior Investigator Award
Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation
Abhijit Roy
Bioengineering
2017
Pitt Innovator Award
University of Pittsburgh Innovation Institute
Bryan Brown
Bioengineering
2017
Honorable Mention - University/Post-Secondary
Carnegie Science Center
Peyman Givi
MEMS
2017
Information Technology Award
Carnegie Science Center
Alex Jones
Electrical & Computer
2017
Innovation in Energy Award
Carnegie Science Center
Kevin Chen
Electrical & Computer
2017
AIChE Fellow
The American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Taryn Bayles
Chemical & Petroleum
2017
Outstanding Contributions in Bioengineering
Department of Bioengineering Bourns College of Engineering, University of California Riverside
Harvey Borovetz
Bioengineering
2017
Outstanding Faculty Advisor for the Northeast Region
The Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers
Bopaya Bidanda
Industrial
2017
2017 Outstanding Paper
American Society for Nondestructive Testing
Piervincenzo Rizzo
Civil & Environmental
2017
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Eindhoven University of Technology
Lisa Maillart
Industrial
2017
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National Science Foundation
Kyle Bibby
Civil & Environmental
2017
NSF Career Award
National Science Foundation
Ervin Sejdic
Electrical & Computer
2017
Distinguished Alumni Award
The Swanson School of Engineering
Vibha Rustagi
Electrical & Computer
2017
NSF Career Award
National Science Foundation
John Keith
Chemical & Petroleum
2017
NSF Career Award
National Science Foundation
Giannis Mpourmpakis
Chemical & Petroleum
2017
NSF Career Award
National Science Foundation
Christopher Wilmer
Chemical & Petroleum
2017
3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award
3M
Cee Leanne
Civil & Environmental
2017
Professor of the Year
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Pittsburgh Section
Andrew Bunger
Civil & Environmental
2017
2016 ASSE Safety Professional of the Year Award for the Engineering Practice Specialty
American Society of Safety Engineers
Joel Haight
Industrial
2016
ES&T Excellence in Review Award
Environmental Science & Technology
Kyle Bibby
Civil & Environmental
2016
ES&T Excellence in Review Award
Environmental Science & Technology
Leanne Gilbertson
Civil & Environmental
2016
Elected Fellow
American Physical Society
Judith Yang
Chemical & Petroleum
2016
Frontiers of Engineering Education (FOEE) symposium participant
National Academy of Engineering
Samuel Dickerson
Electrical & Computer
2016
Birks Award for Best Contributed Paper
Microbeam Analysis Society
Jörg Wiezorek
MEMS
2016
WEPAN Betty Vetter Research Award
Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN)
Mary Besterfield-Sacre
Industrial
2016
UPS Award for Minority Advancement in Industrial Engineering
Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers' (IISE)
Paul Leu
Industrial
2016
Mentor Award
University of Pittsburgh Postdoctoral Association (UPPDA)
Melissa Bilec
Civil & Environmental
2016
Pittsburgh Innovation Challenge (PInCh) Winner ($100k award)
University of Pittsburgh, Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute
Bryan Brown
Bioengineering
2016
Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award
Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU)
Susan Fullerton
Chemical & Petroleum
2016
Faculty Diversity Award
Swanson School of Engineering Office of Diversity
David Sanchez
Civil & Environmental
2016
Carnegie Science Award for Advanced Manufacturing & Materials
Carnegie Science Center
Prashant Kumta
Bioengineering
2016
Jerry Silver AWard for Best Paper
Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST)
C. Isaac Garcia
MEMS
2016
2016 Energy Leadership Award
Pittsburgh Business Times
Robert Enick
Chemical & Petroleum
2016
2016 Energy Leadership Award
Pittsburgh Business Times
Götz Veser
Chemical & Petroleum
2016
2016 Energy Leadership Award
Pittsburgh Business Times
David Sanchez
Civil & Environmental
2016
2016 Energy Leadership Award
Pittsburgh Business Times
Joel Haight
Industrial
2016
Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers
The White House - Office of Science and Technology Policy
Ervin Sejdic
Electrical & Computer
2016
Distinguished Research Award
University of Pittsburgh Chancellor Patrick Gallagher
Xu Liang
Civil & Environmental
2016
Distinguished Research Award
University of Pittsburgh Chancellor Patrick Gallagher
Piervincenzo Rizzo
Civil & Environmental
2016
Distinguished Teaching Award
University of Pittsburgh Chancellor Patrick Gallagher
Zhi-Hong Mao
Electrical & Computer
2016
Professor of the Year
American Society of Civil Engineers - Pittsburgh Section
John Brigham
Civil & Environmental
2016
Inducted into College of Fellows
American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)
Xinyan Tracy Cui
Bioengineering
2016
Inducted into College of Fellows
American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)
Steven Little
Chemical & Petroleum
2016
Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award
National Science Foundation
Paul Leu
Industrial
2016
Seventh annual Frontiers of Engineering Education Symposium
National Academy of Engineering
Kyle Bibby
Civil & Environmental
2015
2016 Polymer Physics Prize
American Physical Society
Anna Balazs
Chemical & Petroleum
2015
2015 Marlin J. Knutson Award for Technical Achievement
American Concrete Pavement Association
Julie Vandenbossche
Civil & Environmental
2015
DAAD Research Ambassador for the 2015/2016 academic year
German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst – DAAD)
Markus Chmielus
MEMS
2015
Establishment of the ASME Savio L-Y. Woo Translational Biomechanics Medal
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Savio L-Y. Woo
Bioengineering
2015
Distinguished Service Professor
University of Pittsburgh Chancellor Patrick Gallagher
Eric Beckman
Chemical & Petroleum
2015
Fellow
American Meteorological Society
Xu Liang
Civil & Environmental
2015
Pittsburgh Innovation Challenge (PInCh) Winner ($25K award)
University of Pittsburgh, Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute
Richard Debski
Bioengineering
2015
One of 100 Women in STEM Award
INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine
Anne Robertson
MEMS
2015
Structural Health Monitoring Person of the Year Award
International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring (IWSHM)
Piervincenzo Rizzo
Civil & Environmental
2015
Robert E. Abbott Award for Lifetime Service
ASME Design Engineering Division
William Clark
MEMS
2015
Fellow
Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)
Steven Little
Chemical & Petroleum
2015
Faculty Fellow
University of Pittsburgh Honors College
Harvey Borovetz
Bioengineering
2015
Energy Leadership Awards: Educator
Pittsburgh Business Times
Gregory Reed
Electrical & Computer
2015
S. F. Boys - A. Rahman Award
Royal Society of Chemistry's (RSC) Faraday Division
Anna Balazs
Chemical & Petroleum
2015
Outstanding Educator of the Year
Swanson School of Engineering
George Stetten
Bioengineering
2015
Outstanding Educator of the Year
Swanson School of Engineering
Götz Veser
Chemical & Petroleum
2015
Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering
University of Pittsburgh Chancellor Patrick Gallagher
Peyman Givi
MEMS
2015
Contest Finalist
Shale Gas Innovation & Commercialization Center
Radisav Vidic
Civil & Environmental
2015
Sheth Distinguished Faculty Award for International Achievement
University of Pittsburgh Center for International Studies
Minking Chyu
MEMS
2015
Duncan Fraser Global Award
International Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES)
Bopaya Bidanda
Industrial
2015
40 Under 40
Pittsburgh Magazine
Steven Little
Chemical & Petroleum
2015
College of Fellows
American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering: Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)
Yadong Wang
Bioengineering
2015
Professor of the Year
American Society of Civil Engineers Pittsburgh Section
Julie Vandenbossche
Civil & Environmental
2015
Outstanding Paper Award
IEEE Industry Application Society (IAS)
John Pittner
Electrical & Computer
2015
Outstanding Paper Award
IEEE Industry Application Society (IAS)
Marwan Simaan
Electrical & Computer
2015
Carnegie Science Award for Advanced Materials
Carnegie Science Center
Steven Little
Chemical & Petroleum
2015
Carnegie Science Award for Life Sciences
Carnegie Science Center
Yadong Wang
Bioengineering
2015
Curtis W. McGraw Research Award
American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE)
Steven Little
Chemical & Petroleum
2015
Elected Fellow
IEEE
Steven Levitan
Electrical & Computer
2014
Doctorate of Engineering, honoris causa
University of Newcastle
George Klinzing
Chemical & Petroleum
2014
Who's Who in Energy
Pittsburgh Business Times
John Keith
Chemical & Petroleum
2014
3rd Place, University Technology Showcase
3 Rivers Venture Fair
Joseph Samosky
Bioengineering
2014
Who's Who in Energy
Pittsburgh Business Times
Prashant Kumta
Bioengineering
2014
Who's Who in Energy
Pittsburgh Business Times
Götz Veser
Chemical & Petroleum
2014
Who's Who in Energy
Pittsburgh Business Times
Andrew Bunger
Civil & Environmental
2014
Who's Who in Energy
Pittsburgh Business Times
Radisav Vidic
Civil & Environmental
2014
Who's Who in Energy
Pittsburgh Business Times
Gregory Reed
Electrical & Computer
2014
Who's Who in Energy
Pittsburgh Business Times
Brian Gleeson
MEMS
2014
Award for Excellence in the Chemical Sciences
Greater Pittsburgh Women Chemists Committee
Anna Balazs
Chemical & Petroleum
2014
Division of Mathematical and Physical Sciences Distinguished Lecturer
National Science Foundation
Anna Balazs
Chemical & Petroleum
2014
Mercator Professorship, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
German Research Foundation
Giovanni Galdi
MEMS
2014
Elected Fellow
International Institute for Fiber Reinforced Polymer in Construction
Kent Harries
Civil & Environmental
2014
Elected Leader, Focused Interest Group on Electron Crystallography and Automated Mapping Techniques
Microscopy Society of America (MSA)
Jörg Wiezorek
MEMS
2014
Frontiers of Engineering Education Symposium participant
National Academy of Engineering
Irvin Jones
Electrical & Computer
2014
Educational Award
TERMIS-Americas Awards Program
Bryan Brown
Bioengineering
2014
IIE Outstanding Early Career IE in Academia Award
Institute of Industrial Engineers
M. Ravi Shankar
Industrial
2014
Elected to the World Council of Biomechanics
World Council of Biomechanics
David Vorp
Bioengineering
2014
Rolls Technology Award for Best Paper
Association for Iron & Steel Technology
C. Isaac Garcia
MEMS
2014
Rolls Technology Award for Best Paper
Association for Iron & Steel Technology
Jeffrey Vipperman
MEMS
2014
Outstanding New Faculty Award
ACM SIGDA
Yiran Chen
Electrical & Computer
2014
Langmuir Lecturer
ACS Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry
Anna Balazs
Chemical & Petroleum
2014
Graduate of the Executive Leadership in Academic Technology and Engineering
Drexel University
Anne Robertson
MEMS
2014
Invited to serve on the Mine Safety and Health Research Advisory Committee
Department of Health and Human Services
Anthony Iannacchione
Civil & Environmental
2014
Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching Award
University of Pittsburgh Office of the Chancellor
Steven Levitan
Electrical & Computer
2014
Chancellor’s Distinguished Public Service Award
University of Pittsburgh
Bopaya Bidanda
Industrial
2014
Materials Research Society Fellow
Materials Research Society
Anna Balazs
Chemical & Petroleum
2014
Carnegie Science Center Environmental Award
Carnegie Science Center
Xu Liang
Civil & Environmental
2014
Carnegie Science Center Honorable Mention: Start-Up Entrepreneur
Carnegie Science Center
William Federspiel
Bioengineering
2014
Carnegie Science Center Honorable Mention: University/Post-Secondary Educator
Carnegie Science Center
Steven David Abramowitch
Bioengineering
2014
Innovation in Ophthalmic Research Award
Research to Prevent Blindness
Steven Little
Chemical & Petroleum
2014
Board of Visitors Award
Swanson School of Engineering
Harvey Borovetz
Bioengineering
2013
Albert Holzman Distinguished Educator Award
Institute of Industrial Engineers
Bopaya Bidanda
Industrial
2013
ASNT Outstanding Paper Award
American Society for Nondestructive Testing
Piervincenzo Rizzo
Civil & Environmental
2013
Best Paper (Graduate student Mengjie Mao, lead author)
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) GLSVLSI 2013
Yiran Chen (advisor to Mengjie Mao)
Electrical & Computer
2013
Best Paper (Graduate student Mengjie Mao, lead author)
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) GLSVLSI 2013
Alex K. Jones (Presenter)
Electrical & Computer
2013
Best Paper (Graduate student Mengjie Mao, lead author)
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) GLSVLSI 2013
Helen Li
Electrical & Computer
2013
Carnegie Science Award for Emerging Female Scientist
Carnegie Science Center
Xinyan Tracy Cui
Bioengineering
2013
Carnegie Science Award for Life Sciences
Carnegie Science Center
David A. Vorp
Bioengineering
2013
Carnegie Science Award for the Environment
Carnegie Science Center
Robert Enick
Chemical & Petroleum
2013
Carnegie Science Award for University/Post-Secondary Educator
Carnegie Science Center
Steven R. Little
Chemical & Petroleum
2013
DARPA Young Faculty Award
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Hai Li
Electrical & Computer
2013
Edison Awards Gold Medal, Surgical Aids Category
Edison Awards
Eric Beckman
Chemical & Petroleum
2013
Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award
National Science Foundation
Yiran Chen
Electrical & Computer
2013
Fellow
American Society of Civil Engineers
Jeen-Shang Lin
Civil & Environmental
2013
Innovation in Educational Excellence Award
University of Pittsburgh
Lance Davidson
Bioengineering
2013
Innovative Ophthalmic Research Award
Research to Prevent Blindness
George Stetten
Bioengineering
2013
J.T. Oden Faculty Fellow
Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences, University of Texas at Austin
John Brigham
Civil & Environmental
2013
Mines Medal
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Anna Balazs
Chemical & Petroleum
2013
One of top 25 most influential papers
IEEE Field Programmable and Custom Computing Machines Conference
Alex Jones
Electrical & Computer
2013
Professor of the Year
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Pittsburgh Section
Anthony Iannacchione
Civil & Environmental
2013
Society for Health Systems 25th Anniversary Honored Member
Society for Health Systems
Harvey Wolfe
Industrial
2013
Elected Fellow
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Richard Debski
Bioengineering
2012
Top 18 Scientists Who Are Changing the World
Forbes India
Prashant Kumta
Bioengineering
2012
Outstanding Minority Engineering Program Administrator Award
National Association of Multicultural Engineering Program Advocates (NAMEPA)
Sylvanus Wosu
MEMS
2012
Best Paper Award
American Society for Engineering Education, Entrepreneurship Division
Mary Besterfield-Sacre
Industrial
2012
Board of Visitors Award
Swanson School of Engineering
George Stetten
Bioengineering
2012
Achenbach Medal
International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring
Piervincenzo Rizzo
Civil & Environmental
2012
Adaptive Structures and Material Systems Best Paper Award in Mechanics and Material Systems
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Lisa Weiland
MEMS
2012
Adolf Martens Memorial Steel Lecture Award
Association for Iron & Steel Technology
Anthony DeArdo
MEMS
2012
ASME Fellow
ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers)
Richard Debski
MEMS
2012
Carnegie Science Award for Advanced Materials
Carnegie Science Center
Eric Beckman
Chemical & Petroleum
2012
Carnegie Science Award for University/Post-Secondary Educator
Carnegie Science Center
Melissa Bilec
Civil & Environmental
2012
Chancellor’s Distinguished Research Award (Senior Scholar Category)
University of Pittsburgh
William Wagner
Bioengineering
2012
Chancellor's Distinguished Research Award
University of Pittsburgh
Steven Little
Chemical & Petroleum
2012
Distinguished Achievement Award
Clarion University
Janet Stout
Civil & Environmental
2012
Educational Award
Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS)
Kacey Marra
Bioengineering
2012
EWB-USA Premier Project Award
Engineers Without Borders
Daniel Budny
Civil & Environmental
2012
Fellow
Water Environment Federation
Ronald Neufeld
Civil & Environmental
2012
Frontiers of Engineering Symposium Participant
National Academy of Engineering
Ipsita Banerjee
Chemical & Petroleum
2012
Global Award for Excellence in Engineering Education
International Federation of Engineering Education Societies
Bopaya Bidanda
Industrial
2012
John L. Imhoff Global Excellence Award for Industrial Engineering Education
American Society for Engineering Education
Bopaya Bidanda
Industrial
2012
NCRP Established Investigator Award (EIA)
American Heart Association
Yadong Wang
Bioengineering
2012
President's Award
The International Institute for Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) in Construction (IIFC)
Kent Harries
Civil & Environmental
2012
Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Achievement Award
Oak Ridge Associated Universities
Paul Leu
Industrial
2012
Sharon Keillor Award for Women in Engineering Education
American Society for Engineering Education
Mary Besterfield-Sacre
Industrial
2012
Sports Leadership Award
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Dapper Dan Charities
Freddie Fu
MEMS
2012
State-of-the-Art of Civil Engineering Award (co-recipient)
American Society of Civil Engineers
Kent Harries
Civil & Environmental
2012
STEM College Award
Youngstown State University
Peyman Givi
MEMS
2012
Wiley-Blackwell Award (co-recipient)
British Society for Geomorphology
Jorge Abad
Civil & Environmental
2012
William E. Brown Outstanding Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) Mentor Award
Medical Science Training Program
George Stetten
Bioengineering
2012
Young Investigator Award
Society For Biomaterials
Steven Little
Chemical & Petroleum
2012
Elected Fellow
Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Patrick Loughlin
Bioengineering
2011
Richard Skalak Award
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Bioengineering Division
Richard Debski
Bioengineering
2011
Elected Fellow
American Society for Engineering Education
Mary Besterfield-Sacre
Industrial
2011
Owens Corning Early Career Award
American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Materials Engineering and Sciences Division (MESD)
Di Gao
Chemical & Petroleum
2011
Professor of the Year
American Society of Civil Engineers Pittsburgh Section
Daniel Budny
Civil & Environmental
2011
Ted Williams Award in Electrical Engineering
AIDC 100
Marlin Mickle
Electrical & Computer
2011
Van C. Mow Medal
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
David Vorp
Bioengineering
2011
Wesley W. Horner Award
American Society of Civil Engineers
Jorge Abad
Civil & Environmental
2011
Lorenz G. Straub Award
St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, University of Minnesota
Jorge Abad
Civil & Environmental
2010
Board of Visitors
Prashant Kumta
Bioengineering
2010
Elected Fellow
American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineers
Prashant Kumta
Bioengineering
2010
Elected Fellow
Royal Society of Chemistry
Anna Balazs
Chemical & Petroleum
2010
Elected Fellow
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
David Vorp
Bioengineering
2010
AAAS Mentor Award
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Rory Cooper
Bioengineering
2010
AIST Benjamin F. Fairless Award
Association for Iron & Steel Technology
Anthony DeArdo
MEMS
2010
Andrew P. Sage Best Transactions Paper Award
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Zhi-Hong Mao
Electrical & Computer
2010
Best Paper Award
American Society for Engineering Education Biomedical Engineering Division
Mary Besterfield-Sacre
Industrial
2010
Best Paper Award
American Society for Engineering Education North Central Section
Daniel Budny
Civil & Environmental
2010
Best Paper Award
American Society of Mechanical Engineers Design Engineering Division
Daniel Cole
MEMS
2010
Elected Fellow
Acoustical Society of America
Patrick Loughlin
Bioengineering
2010
Elected Fellow
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Peyman Givi
MEMS
2010
Gold Medal for Innovations in Healthcare Technology
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Savio L.-Y. Woo
Bioengineering
2010
Richard E. Morley Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Ravi Shankar
Industrial
2010
Young Investigator Award
United States Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Oleg Prokopyev
Industrial
2010
Elected Fellow
American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
Patrick Loughlin
Bioengineering
2009
Inducted Fellow
American Ceramic Society
Prashant Kumta
Bioengineering
2009
Mercator Professorship, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
German Research Foundation
Giovanni Galdi
MEMS
2009
Elected Fellow
Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)
David Vorp
Bioengineering
2008
Best Paper Award
IIE Annual Conference and Expo 2007, Industrial Engineering Research Conference Education Track
Mary Besterfield-Sacre
Industrial
2007
Chancellor's Distinguished Research Award (Junior Scholar Category)
University of Pittsburgh
Richard Debski
Bioengineering
2006
Elected Fellow
American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
George Stetten
Bioengineering
2006
Elected Fellow
American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
David Vorp
Bioengineering
2005
Y.C. Fung Young Investigator
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Bioengineering Division
Richard Debski
Bioengineering
2004
Chancellor's Distinguished Research Award (Junior Scholar Category)
University of Pittsburgh
George Stetten
Bioengineering
2004
Chancellor's Distinguished Research Award (Junior Scholar Category)
Patrick Loughlin
Bioengineering
1999