Awards and Highlights
Pitt Faculty Honors and Awards
253
AAAS Fellows
39
Sloan Fellows
12
NAI Fellows
53
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Members
22
American Academy of Arts & Sciences Members
105
NSF CAREER Awards
46
Guggenheim Fellows
9
National Book Award Finalists/Winners
320
Fulbright Grantees
2
MacArthur Fellows
2
Presidential National Medals of Science/Technology
and Innovation
Initialisms:
AAAS: American Association for the Advancement of Science
NSF: National Science Foundation
NAI: National Academy of Inventors
Honorific recognitions awarded to Pitt individuals throughout the history of the university. This list includes all awards announced before the date of publication.
Source: Official websites of awarding organizations
National Academy of Inventors Fellows
Joseph Glorioso, Distinguished Professor of microbiology and molecular genetics and pioneer in gene therapy – 23 issued patents; startup companies raised more than $200 million to bring his therapies for cancer and pain to market.
Ronald Montelaro, professor emeritus in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics – focus on challenges presented by mutating viruses that complicate vaccine development; Peptilogics in clinical trial to treat and prevent prosthetic joint infections.
National Inventors Hall of Fame
Rory Cooper, founding director of the Human Engineering Research Laboratories and Distinguished Professor in Pitt’s School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences – focus on inventions in mobility technology.
Chancellor’s Distinguished Research Awards
Annually recognizes outstanding scholarly accomplishments of members of the University of Pittsburgh’s faculty.
Senior Scholars
Peter Brusilovsky,
School of Computing and Information
Jeanne Marie Laskas, Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Anuradha Ray, School of Medicine
Junior Scholars
Salah Al-Zaiti, School of Nursing
Greer Donley, School of Law
Aidan G.C. Wright, Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences