Innovation and Research
A Pitt physics student conducted research at CERN with a ThinkSwiss Scholarship
Andrew Aukerman spent the summer researching at the world’s largest particle physics lab.
Pitt Cyber announces the first awardees of its Accelerator Grants Program
Honorees will receive funding for projects designed to advance the mission to investigate critical questions surrounding technology law, policy and security.
A Swanson School pair received a Gilliam Fellowship
They're one of 45 doctoral student-advisor pairs selected for the program by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
Mostafa Bedewy was awarded a $330K National Science Foundation grant
The assistant professor will study how to better understand and control the internal structure of nanotube-based materials for emerging applications.
Jennifer Pruskowski received a new clinical practitioner award
This annual American College of Clinical Pharmacy award recognizes a member who has made outstanding contributions to the practice and the health of patients.
Vanitha Swaminathan will serve as president of the American Marketing Association’s Academic Council
The group represents the diversity of scholarly interests in managerial, behavioral, modeling and public policy perspective with attention to strategic marketing implications.
Giannis Mpourmpakis is named an emerging investigator by the American Chemical Society
The American Chemical Society (ACS) Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data named Giannis Mpourmpakis, assistant professor of chemical and petroleum engineering at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering, an “Emerging Investigator” in a special issue of the publication.
Robert Brandom earns a Fellowship of the British Academy
The distinguished professor of philosophy is one of 20 academics outside the UK elected.
Art by PhD student Yasemin Başdoğan was featured in Chemical Science
She used tools and skills she learned in the Swanson School's Advanced Scientific Visual Communication course.
Kar-Hai Chu is awarded an NIH grant to study technology and substance use
His project's ultimate goal is to optimize cancer prevention and control.

