Sunil Saxena, a professor in the Dietrich School's Department of Chemistry, has been recognized with the 2024 Provost’s Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring.
The Provost's Award honors outstanding mentors who substantially impact students seeking research doctorate degrees.
Each year, the Pitt office presents up to four awards, including a $2,500 prize to the graduate faculty member responsible for training the next generation of researchers. The prize is in its 19th year.
Saxena is a past recipient of the NSF CAREER Award, the Tina and David Bellet Teaching Excellence Award, and the Crano Memorial Award and Lecture from the Akron section of American Chemical Society. He is also an Associate Editor of Applied Magnetic Resonance, and on the Editorial Advisory Board of Analysis and Sensing.