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Major National and Regional Awards Received by the Swanson School of Engineering Faculty

(Note: Faculty members also receive many internal awards which are not listed here.)

 

AY2009-2010

  1. New Innovator Award, National Institutes of Health - Ipsita Banerjee
  2. Lecturer, Midwest Mechanics Seminar Series - Peyman Givi
  3. Elected Member of the Council of International Institute of FRP in Construction - Kent Harries
  4. Krumb Lecturer, Society of Mining Engineers - Anthony Iannacchione

 

AY2008-2009

  1. Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award, Oak Ridge Associate Universities - Ipsita Bannerjee
  2. Henske Lecturer at Yale University - Eric Beckman
  3. Fellow, American Society for Engineering Education - Dan Budny
  4. Outstanding Teaching Award from the North Central Section of the American Society for Engineering Education - Dan Budny
  5. International Engineering Educator Award, presented by The International Society for Engineering Education - Dan Budny
  6. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency People, Prosperity, and the Planet for Sustainability Award - Di Gao and Jason Monnell
  7. YCOSST P3 Award sponsored by the AIChE Institute for Sustainability and SustainUS - Di Gao and Jason Monnell
  8. Gold Medal from ASM International - Howard A. Kuhn
  9. Department of Energy Hydrogen Program R & D Award—Karl Johnson
  10. Fellow, American Ceramics Society - Prashant Kumta
  11. Class of Fellows, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering - Patrick Loughlin
  12. Chancellor’s Distinguished Research Award in the Senior Scholar Category – Michael Sacks
  13. ASME Van C. Mow Medal – Michael Sacks
  14. Keynote Speaker for the Richard Skalak Bioengineering Colloquium at Columbia University - Michael Sacks
  15. Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers - Michael Sacks
  16. The 100 People Who Are Changing America, Rolling Stone - Alan Russell
  17. Fellowship, The Air Force Summer Faculty Fellowship Program - Albert To
  18. Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineering – Jeffery Vipperman
  19. BMES Class of 2008 Fellows – David Vorp
  20. Fellow, International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering - William Wagner
  21. Representative, Society for Biomaterials to the International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering (IUSBSE) - William Wagner
  22. Honorary Professorship, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics - Savio Woo
  23. Keynote Address, Pre-Olympic Congress of the International Convention on Science Education and Medicine in Sports - Savio Woo
  24. Honorary Degree of Doctor of Engineering, University Council of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Savio Woo
  25. Honorary Member of the European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedic Sports Traumatology - Savio Woo

 

AY2007-2008

  1. Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Award, Carnegie Science Center – Steven Badylak
  2. Engineering Education Excellence Award, International Conference on Engineering and Computer Education – Dan Budny
  3. Richard M. Emberson Award, IEEE – Tom Cain
  4. Lifetime Achievement Award, American Filtration and Separations Society – Shiao-Hung Chiang
  5. Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics – Minking Chyu
  6. Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers – William Clark
  7. Gary Leach Award, The American Institute of Chemical Engineers - James Cobb
  8. DaVinci Lifetime Achievement Award, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Michigan Chapter – Rory Cooper
  9. NSF Career Award – Tracy Cui
  10. BMES Class of 2007 Fellows – William Federspiel, Sanjeev Shroff, Rory Cooper, and William Wagner
  11. NSF Career Award – Di Gao
  12. Engineer of the Year, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pittsburgh Chapter – Peyman Givi
  13. Fellow, American Physical Society—Peyman Givi
  14. NSF CAREER Award - Willie Harper
  15. ESWP William Metcalf Award, for lifetime contributions to engineering – Gerald Holder
  16. Fellow, American Institute of Chemical Engineers – Gerald Holder
  17. Advances in Hydraulics, Biomechanics and Fluid Dynamics Symposium, University of Taiwan, Honoring Professor T.K. Hung
  18. Department of Energy Hydrogen Program R & D Award—Karl Johnson
  19. Young Investigator Award, Beckman Foundation—Steve Little
  20. Excellence in Higher Education Award, Carnegie Science Center (team award) – Joseph McCarthy, Robert Parker, Mary Besterfield-Sacre
  21. Application to Practice Award, TMS – Frederick S. Pettit
  22. Faculty Grant Award, ASNT – Piervincenzo Rizzo
  23. Resident/Fellow Scholarship Award, Arthroscopy Association of North American – Patrick Smolinski
  24. R.A. Glenn Award, Division of Fuel Chemistry, American Chemical Society—Goetz Veser
  25. Professor of the Year, American Society of Civil Engineers, Pittsburgh Chapter  – Radisav Vidic
  26. Life Sciences Award, Carnegie Science Center – William Wagner
  27. College of Fellows, Biomaterials Science and Engineering by the International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering (IUSBSE) - William Wagner
  28. Vice President at Large, Executive Board of American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) - William Wagner
  29. IEEE Trasaction UFFC-S 2007 Outstanding Paper Award – Qing-Ming Wang
  30. NSF Career Award—Lisa Weiland
  31. Visiting Scientist Fellowship, NCEM – Jorg Wiezorek
  32. Best Poster Paper Award, MRS Spring Meeting 2008 – Jorg Wiezorek
  33. University Professor of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh—Savio Woo
  34. International Society of Biomechanics XXI Annual Meeting, Opening Plenary Lecture – Savio Woo
  35. Diamond Award for Distinguished Achievement in Academia, University of Washington – Savio Woo
  36. Life Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASME) – Savio Woo
  37. Hall of Fame of the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Washington – Savio Woo
  38. NSF Career Award – Jun Yang

 

AY2006-2007

  1. Achilles Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Research Award – Steven D. Abramowitch
  2. Member, Advisory Committee for the Division of Medical Engineering Research, National Health Research Institutes (MED/NHRI) of the Republic of China (Taiwan) – Harvey Borovetz
  3. Carnegie Science Center Life Sciences Award – Harvey Borovetz
  4. Meritorious Service Award by the International Network for Engineering Education and Research – Daniel D. Budny
  5. ASEE ERM Division Distinguished Service Award - Dan Budny
  6. NSF Career Award – Kevin Chen
  7. Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics – Minking Chyu
  8. Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers – William W. Clark
  9. Special Tribute to Giovani Paulo Galdi – Special International Conference on Mathematical Fluid Mechanics honoring Dr. Galdi’s career achievements
  10. Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers – Peyman Givi
  11. Fellow, American Concrete Institute – Kent Harries
  12. American Institute of Chemical Engineers Gary Leach Award – George E. Klinzing
  13. Fellow, International Association for Pattern Recognition – C.C. Li
  14. Olympus/NCIIA Award for Innovation – Michael R. Lovell
  15. Application to Practice Award, TMS – Frederick S. Pettit
  16. Fellow, American Chemical Society – Donald J. Plazek
  17. Civil Engineer of the Year, American Society of Civil Engineers Pittsburgh Section – John L. Richards
  18. Board of Editors of Scientific American Magazine, Scientific American 50—Michael Sacks and William Wagner
  19. University/Post-Secondary Educator Award at the 11th Annual Carnegie Science Center Awards for Excellence -Sanjeev Shroff
  20. Fellow, American Society for Engineering Education – Larry J. Shuman

 

AY2005-2006

  1. Engineer of the Year, ESWP – Eric Beckman
  2. Founding Fellow BMES - Harvey Borovetz
  3. Computing Sciences Accreditation Board Fellow – J.T. Cain
  4. American Institute of Chemical Engineers Gary Leach Award – James Cobb
  5. NSBE, Golden Torch Award for Lifetime Achievement in Academia – Karl Lewis
  6. Chancellor’s Distinguished Research Award (Sr.) – Scott Mao
  7. College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering – Michael Sacks
  8. Founding Fellow BMES - Michael Sacks
  9. NSF CAREER Award – Andrew Schaefer
  10. College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering - George Stetten
  11. College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering – David Vorp
  12. Biomedical Engineering Society Distinguished Lecture - Savio Woo
  13. Founding Fellow BMES - Savio Woo
  14. Awards for Excellence Life Sciences Award, Carnegie Science Center – Savio Woo

 

AY2004-2005

  1. Society for Biomaterials, Clemson Award - Steve Badylak
  2. Distinguished Professorship in Chemical and Petroleum Engineering - Anna Balazs
  3. Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Outstanding Young Alumni Award at Virginia Tech – Chris Earls
  4. NASA, Public Service Award - Peyman Givi
  5. NSF CAREER Award - John Leonard
  6. ASME Burt L. Newkirk Award - Mike Lovell
  7. Award for Excellence in Corporate Innovation – 10th Annual Carnegie Science Award for Excellence – Marlin Mickle
  8. Nigerian National Merit Award – Bart Nnaji
  9. Dedicatee of Tenth International Symposium on Superalloys – Fred Pettit
  10. Awarded Distinguished Life Membership in Alpha Sigma Mu, The Professional Honor Society of Material Science and Engineering – Fred Pettit
  11. Andrew Heiskell Award for Innovation in International Education – Larry Shuman
  12. ASEE Fellow – Marwan Simaan
  13. NSF CAREER Award - Sachin Velankar
  14. NSF CAREER Award - Gotz Veser
  15. BMES Distinguished Lecturer Award - Savio Woo
  16. ASME Robert Henry Thurston Lecture Award – Savio Woo
  17. Chancellor’s Distinguished Research Award (Jr.) - Judith Yang

 

Swanson School Staff Awards


The Swanson School Staff Awards Program was created in 2008 to recognize staff who provide outstanding performance and service to the Swanson School. For more details about the awards program, please contact the Swanson School dean's office.

2008 Recipients

  1. Betty Victor’s role as Director/Office of Administration requires diligent management for the fiscal activities of the University budgets, gifts, research, endowments, and cost centers. She also controls faculty and staff personnel actions, undergraduate probation and dismissal, as well as legal and audit issues. Betty has served in various capacities at the Swanson School of Engineering for nearly 50 years. Her presence has also been felt in various University of Pittsburgh boards, where she has played an active role in various scholarship, accounts payable, compliance, and advisory committees. 

  2. Richard Colwell first started working with the University in August 1985, when he was hired as an electronic technician. In his current role, Rich is responsible for maintaining the computer systems, network, servers for several of the School’s departments, in addition to three state-of-the-art computer teaching labs and various other high-tech labs. Rich’s impressive volunteer efforts include serving two years in the United States Army, helping the Peace Corps via web communication, as well as playing significant roles in the Staff Association Council and various search and audit committees.

  3. Brittany Guthrie has been with the University since August 2002. Despite the fact that the undergraduate student body has doubled since she began, Brittany has continued to maintain an extensive student database, develop solutions to students’ academic concerns, and serve as the department web editor, in which she has assisted in the designing of information architecture and created an undergraduate resource section.  In addition to serving on the Staff Association Council and the University Senate, Brittany is responsible for the strengthening of various subcommittees.

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