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