Former Dietrich School Graduate Student Awarded Heroes of Chemistry Award from the American Chemical Society
A former undergraduate student in the Department of Chemistry, Barbara Skinner, received this year’s Heroes of Chemistry Award from the
Awards and Accolades
Diana Khoi Nguyen’s poetry collection was named a must-read by Time magazine
“Root Fractures” by Diana Khoi Nguyen, has been named to Time magazine’s 100 Must-Read Books of 2024 list. Nguyen is an assistant professor in the Dietrich School's Department of English.
Michael Giazzoni Featured in Inside Higher Ed
Michael Giazzoni, the Director of College in High School, was featured in an Inside Higher Ed article this week.
Justin Kitzes received funding from Google for his high-tech approach to ecology and conservation
Justin Kitzes, an associate professor of biological sciences in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, received $29,000 from Google as part of an effort by the company to support academic research.
A leader in bioacoustics research, Kitzes uses audio recordings to study ecology and conservation. Using large networks of audio recorders, Kitzes and his lab collect vast amounts of data in the wild.
Two Dietrich School Researchers Made Clarivate’s Annual Highly Cited List
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 Wins SEM Alan Merriam Prize
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 Awarded ACHA Award
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 won an NSF CAREER Award
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 Recieves the American Physical Society (APS) 2025 Meenakshi Narain Mentoring Award
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 Has Recieved a Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Grant
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.