Twenty-four University of Pittsburgh researchers have been named to this year’s Highly Cited Researchers list, an annual compilation of researchers whose work has made a significant impact across a broad range of disciplines.
Last year, 23 Pitt researchers were included.
Adriana Helbig, Professor of Music and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies and College of General Studies in the Dietrich School, has won the Alan Merriam Prize from the Society for Ethnomusicology for her book “ReSounding Poverty: Romani Music and Development Aid” (Oxford University Press, 2023). The Alan Merriam Prize recognizes the most distinguished English-language monograph in the field of ethnomusicology, published as the author’s second or later monograph.
Paula Kane, a professor in the Department of Religious studies and a John and Lucine O'Brien Marous Chair of Contemporary Catholic Studies, has been awarded this year’s
Chengcheng Huang, assistant professor of neuroscience and mathematics in the Dietrich School, has won a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award. The CAREER Award is the NSF’s most prestigious honor and it supports junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through research and education.
You can read the full write up in PittWire.
Tao Han, a Distinguished Professor of High Energy Physics in the Department of Physics and Astronomy in the Dietrich School is the recipient of the American Physical Society (APS
Pernille Røge, an associate professor and the associate chair of the Department of History has received a Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Grant from the Department of Education. She’s the PI/Project Director on the project.
Raed (El) Rafei, an assistant professor in the Film and Media Studies Program at the Dietrich School, has a feature documentary film called Tripoli/A Tale of Three Cities, which will have its world premiere at the International Documentary Film Festival (IDFA) in Amsterdam this November.
Thirteen faculty members from the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh were invited by Pitt women’s soccer student-athletes to attend their match against Clemson at Ambrose Urbanic Field on Thursday, Oct. 3.
The student-athletes welcomed their favorite faculty members, named “Most Valuable Professors,” onto the pitch to take celebratory photos with the team following the match, which the Panthers won, 4-1.
Ten faculty members from the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh were invited by Pitt men’s soccer student-athletes to attend their match against Howard at Ambrose Urbanic Field on Wednesday, Oct. 2.
