Technology & Science
Undergraduate Aryana Nakhai receives a Society of Women Engineers scholarship
The Swanson School senior is studying electrical engineering with a concentration on power systems.
Alumnus Andy Rhodes is named chief information officer at UNICEF USA
He is responsible for the organization's technology and digital and data strategy.
Mostafa Bedewy earns Society of Manufacturing Engineers award
A member of the society since 2017, Bedewy is among 18 recipients from the U.S. and China.
Angela Gronenborn is elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The academy’s projects and publications generate ideas and offer recommendations to advance the public good in the arts, citizenship, education, energy, government, the humanities, international relations, science and more.
Swanson School names 2018 Covestro Distinguished Lecturer
Presented annually by Pitt’s Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, the series recognizes excellence in chemical education, outreach and research.
Four Pitt undergraduates received Goldwater Scholarship honorable mentions
The program encourages thousands of students each year to pursue careers in mathematics, the natural sciences and engineering.
A robotic harvester team was picked to compete for the ACC InVenture Prize
The annual event pits one team of undergraduates from each Atlantic Coast Conference university in competition for $30,000 in prizes.
Diane Litman was named an Association for Computational Linguistics Fellow
The director of Pitt's Intelligent Systems Program is one of six recognized for contributions to the field.
Joanna Rivero earned a scholarship from the Universities Space Research Association
The senior in the Swanson School of Engineering is one of six scholars nationwide to receive the annual award.
Ervin Sejdić was named editor of Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
The associate professor will lead the Electrical and Electronics Engineers publication.