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Carnegie Mellon Scholar Alums
University of Pittsburgh Scholar Alums
Penn State University Scholar Alums
Carnegie Mellon University Scholar Alums |
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2018, 2019, 2020 Scholar Alums | |
Kevin Edelson | The Martin-Ragni-Stover Award 2019-2020 Carnegie Mellon University, Computer Science Rhobotics Institute |
Samuel Foley | The Leslie and Hans Fleischner Award 2018-2020 Carnegie Mellon University, Mellon College of Science, Physics Research: The theoretical and computational modeling of lipid membranes. |
Christopher Kottke | Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2018-2020 Carnegie Mellon University, Mellon College of Science, Theoretical Chemistry Research: Biological systems modeling, drug design, and machine learning. |
Thomas Magelinski | Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2018-2020 Carnegie Mellon University, School of Computer Science, Societal Computing Research: Computational analysis of social systems, currently focused on The Ukrainian Government. |
2017, 2018, 2019 Scholar Alums | |
Alyssa Lawler |
Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2017-2019
Carnegie Mellon University, Mellon College of Science, Biological Sciences Research: Understand the gene expression and epigenetic landscape of different types of neurons in the brain. |
Amanda Quay |
The Berdik-Unkovic Award 2018-2019
Carnegie Mellon University, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Dept. of Engineering and Public Policy and Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research: Remotely sensed data for environmental policy analysis at the Water-Energy-Food Nexus.
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Ziv Scully
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The Susan and Roy Dorrance Award 2017-2019
Carnegie Mellon University, School of Computer Science, Computer Science Research: Queueing theory – the study all sorts of systems that involve queues, lines, or waiting—for example, how to manage line lengths at a grocery store.
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Katherine Ye |
Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2017-2019
Carnegie Mellon University, School of Computer Science Research: Techniques for programming language design and domain-specific language design to invent declarative and principled modes of information visualization. |
Diana Zhang |
The Alicia M. Avery and Virgil D. Gilgor Award 2017-2019
Carnegie Mellon University, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Electrical and Computer Engineering Research: Sensing using commodity wireless communication devices.
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2016, 2017, 2018 Scholar Alums |
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Dean Alderucci |
Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2016-2018
Carnegie Mellon University, Carnegie Institute of Technology / Engineering & Public Policy/ School of Computer Science / Language Technologies Institute
Research: application of machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques to patent documents and the patent system.
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Timothy Bartholomew |
The Heppner-Testoni-Young Award 2016-2018
Carnegie Mellon University, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Research: improving water treatment and management for the energy sector
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Ryan Wagner |
Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2016-2018
Carnegie Mellon University, School of Computer Science, Institute for Software Research Research: graceful degradation of computer systems in response to adversarial attacks
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Zoe Wright |
The PPG Industries/Templeton Award 2016-2018
Carnegie Mellon University, Mellon College of Science, Chemistry
Research: Designing new medical adhesives from the molecular level up, using principles from both organic chemistry and materials science engineering.
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2015, 2016, 2017 Scholar Alums
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Stephanie Biedka | The Roche/ARCS Foundation Scholar Award 2015-2017 Carnegie Mellon University, Mellon College of Science Research: Biological sciences |
Michael Craig, PhD |
The Lockheed Martin Award 2015-2017 |
Hannah Gommerstadt |
The Auclair-Unkovic Award 2015-2017 Carnegie Mellon University, School of Computer Science Research: Programming languages and information security |
William Herlands |
The Hans and Leslie Fleischner Award (V) 2015-2017 |
Amy Shannon Cook, PhD |
The Jared L. and Maureen B. Cohon Award 2015-2017 Carnegie Mellon University, School of Computer Science Research: Human-comp |
2014, 2015, 2016 Scholar Alums
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Daniel Gingerich, PhD |
Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2014-2016 Carnegie Institute of Technology, Engineering and Public Policy |
Devin Griffith |
Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2014-2016 Carnegie Institute of Technology, Chemical Engineering |
Clay Long |
Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2014-2016 |
Momin Malik, PhD | The Gookin-Stockman Award 2014-2016 Carnegie Mellon University, School of Computer Science |
Joseph Tassarotti, PhD | The Susan and Roy Dorrance Award (II) 2014-2016 Carnegie Mellon University, Computer Science Department |
2013, 2014, 2015 Scholar Alums
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Peter Chapman |
The Kirwin-Leckey Award 2013-2015 Carnegie Mellon University, School of Computer Science |
Tom Jackson |
Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2013-2015 |
Peter Lund |
The BNY Mellon Award 2013-2015 Carnegie Mellon University, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Department of Biomechanical Engineering |
Lauren Strahs Bergman |
The Heppner-Testoni-Young Award 2013-2015 Carnegie Mellon University, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering |
2011, 2012, 2013 Scholar Alums
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David Bamman, PhD |
Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2011-2013 Carnegie Mellon University, Computer Science/Language Technologies Institute |
Shawn Burton |
The Hans and Leslie Fleischner Award (III) 2011-2013 |
Amy Dale, PhD |
Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2011-2013 |
Samantha Finkelstein, PhD. |
The Hans and Leslie Fleischner Award (IV) 2011-2013 |
Rachel Jackson, PhD |
The Berdik-Elliott Award (III) 2011-2013 |
2010, 2011, 2012 Scholar Alums
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Andrew DeYoung |
Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2010-2012 |
Michael McCann, PhD |
The Susan and Roy Dorrence Award 2010-2012 Carnegie Institute of Technology, Biomedical Engineering Department Research: Improving biomedical image reconstruction algorithms using tools from signal processing, optimization, and machine learning |
Manya Sleeper, PhD |
The Thomas W. and Carol K. Henderson Family Fund Award 2010-2012 |
Stephen Spagnol, PhD |
The PPG Industries Award 2010-2012 |
Jason Tsay, PhD |
The Catalyst/Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2010-2012 Carnegie Mellon University, School of Computer Science |
2009, 2010, 2011 Scholar Alums
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Melissa Day, PhD |
The Dr. Arnold O. Beckman Award 2009-2011 |
Robert Fisher, PhD |
The Fine Foundation Award 2009-2011 Carnegie Mellon University, School of Computer Science, Machine Learning Department |
Lauren Jackson |
The Jeanne Berdik Founder Chapter Award 2009-2011 |
William Levine, PhD |
Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2009-2011 Carnegie Mellon University, Mellon College of Science, Department of Physics |
Julia Schwarz, PhD |
The BNY Mellon Award 2009-2011 |
2008, 2009, 2010 Scholar Alums
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Chase Hetherington Butler |
The Hans and Leslie Fleischner Award 2008-2010 Carnegie Mellon University, Mellon College of Science, Inorganic Chemistry/Astronomy |
Mark DeBlois |
Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2008-2010 Carnegie Mellon University, Mellon College of Science, Biological Sciences, Neuroscience |
Lindsey Hines, PhD |
The Highmont Foundation Award 2008-2010 |
Stephen Oney |
The Heitzenroder-Stockman-Woodward Award 2008-2010 Carnegie Mellon University, School of Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction Institute/Astronomy |
Andrew Rape, PhD |
The Carol and Richard Heppner Award 2008-2010 |
Robert Smith | The MSA Charitable Foundation Award 2008-2010 Carnegie Mellon University, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Chemical Engineering |
Enrique Suarez |
Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2008 |
Jessica Wilson, PhD |
The Berdik-Elliott Award 2008-2010 |
2007, 2008, 2009 Scholar Alums
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Brian Becker, PhD |
The Westinghouse Electric Company Award 2007-2009 |
Katherine Fu, PhD |
The Lawrence J. Rhoades Memorial Award 2007-2009 Carnegie Mellon University, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering |
Katharine Ricke, PhD |
The Abraham-Wainwright Award 2007-2009 |
Nathaniel Shank, PhD |
Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2007-2009 |
James Arthur Tolbert II |
Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2007-2009 |
David Whitney, PhD |
Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2007-2009 |
Christopher Wirth, PhD |
The PPG Industries Award 2007-2009 |
2006, 2007, 2008 Scholar Alums
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Armen Arevian, MD, PhD |
The Thomas W. and Carol K. Henderson Family Fund of the Pittsburgh Foundation 2006-2008 |
Thomas C. Diaz |
Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2006 |
Kevin Gimpel, PhD |
Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2006-2008 Carnegie Mellon University, School of Computer Science, Computer Science, Language Technologies Institute |
Alysha J. Grenko |
Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2006-2008 |
2005, 2006, 2007 Scholar Alums
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Michael H. Dinitz, PhD |
The Vicki and Tom Griffin Award 2005-2007 Carnegie Mellon University, School of Computer Science, Computer Science |
Gabriella Engelhart Farnham, PhD |
Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2005-2007 Carnegie Mellon University, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Chemical Engineering |
Kathleen Spees, PhD |
The Berdik-Elliott Award 2005-2007 |
Daniel J. Wendlandt |
The Hans and Leslie Fleischner Award 2005-2007 |
2004, 2005, 2006 Scholar Alums
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Elisabeth A. Gilmore, PhD |
Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2004-2006 |
University of Pittsburgh Scholar Alums |
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2018, 2019, 2020 Scholar Alums | |
Mason Donnell, PhD | Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2018-2020 University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Cellular and Molecular Pathology Research: Immunology of asthma and cystic fibrosis. |
Stephanie Frisch, PhD | The McGough-Dunn-Unkovic Award 2018-2020 University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, Department of Acute and Tertiary Care Research: The development of models for recognition and prediction of critical illness early in the disease course. |
Gary Yu, PhD | The Burke-Harter Award 2018-2020 University of Pittsburgh, Swanson School of Engineering, Bioengineering Research: The use of therapeutic ultrasound and injected lipid microbubbles to physically destroy microvessel clots and restore blood flow as a minimally invasive therapy. |
2017, 2018, 2019 Scholar Alums |
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Christopher Lee Hughes, MS |
The Beukema-Wainwright-Wood Award 2017-2019
University of Pittsburgh, Swanson School of Engineering, Bioengineering .
Research: Electrical stimulation in the human brain for the restoration of tactile perception.
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Tyler Meder
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Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2017-2019
University of Pittsburgh, Swanson School of Engineering, Bioengineering
Research: Peripheral nerve repair, specifically by using an injectable hydrogel meant to modulate the immune response to be more constructive rather than destructive.
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Michelle Scribner |
The Fromm-Payne-Stockman Award 2017-2019
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology Research: The evolution of antimicrobial resistance in bacterial pathogens during chronic respiratory infection in cystic fibrosis patients.
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Alex White |
Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2017-2019
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Pharmacology and Chemical Biology
Research: G-protein coupled receptor signaling biology.
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2016, 2017, 2018 Scholar Alums | |
Ethan Bassin |
Chapter-Ragni-Ryan Award 2016-2018
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology
Research: Developing Treg mimicking microparticles with the goal of treating type 1 diabetes
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Katerina Clemens Acar |
The Fine Foundation Award 2016-2018
University of Pittsburgh, Center for Neuroscience
Research: Neural population activity across visual and oculomotor regions underlying the selection of targets for saccadic eye movements
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Michelle Heusser |
Freed-Jones-Meadowcroft Award 2016-2018
University of Pittsburgh - Swanson School of Engineering, Bioengineering
Research: Mechanisms of population coding in the oculomotor system
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Alexis Nolfi |
Pittsburgh Chapter Award, 2016-2018
University of Pittsburgh, Swanson School of Engineering, Bioengineering
Research: Women’s health research, specifically the disease endometriosis and the conditions of pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinences
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Michael Oddo |
Pittsburgh Chapter Award, 2016-2018
University of Pittsburgh, Swanson School of Engineering, Bioengineering
Research: Mechanisms of breast cancer metastasis and chemotherapy resistance
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2015, 2016, 2017 Scholar Alums | |
Shelby Hemker, PhD |
The Berdik-Pappas Award 2015-2017 |
Daniel Long |
The Roche/ARCS Foundation Scholar Award in Life Sciences 2015-2017 |
2014, 2015, 2016 Scholar Alums | |
Jennifer Boatz, PhD | Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2014-2016 University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Molecular Biophysics and Structural Biology Research: Aggregate Polymorphism in Protein Deposition Diseases: Investigations by Magic Angle Spinning Solid State NMR and Transmission Electron Microscopy |
Victoria Corbit, PhD |
The Beukema-Wainwright-Wood Award 2014-2016 |
Michelle Guaragno |
Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2014-2016 |
2013, 2014, 2015 Scholar Alums | |
Courtney Andersen, PhD | The Woodard-Ryan Award 2013-2015 University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Interdisciplinary Biomedical Graduate Program Research: TARGETING ESTROGEN RECEPTOR AS A STRATEGY FOR PERSONALIZED MEDICINE IN OVARIAN CANCER |
Whitney Lane, PhD |
The Jeanne Berdik Founder Award 2013-2015 |
Nick Pavlovsky | The Abraham-Martin-Ragni Award 2013-2015 University of Pittsburgh, Swanson School of Engineering |
Brooke Sullivan Thomas | The Fine Foundation Award 2013-2015 University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Department of Immunology Research: How the immune system keeps the herpes virus latent and hiding in our neurons |
2011, 2012, 2013 Scholar Alums
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Denver Faulk, PhD |
The Stockman-Paul Award 2011-2013 |
Adam Large, PhD | Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2011-2013 University of Pittsburgh, Center for Neuroscience Research: The role of somatostatin-expressing interneurons in anterior piriform cortex |
R. Matthew Miller, PhD |
The Burke-Harter Award 2011-2013 |
Austin Nuschke, PhD | Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2011-2013 University of Pittsburgh, Interdisciplinary Biomedical Graduate Program, College of Medicine Research: Improving the clinical utility of mesenchymal stem cells through enhancing cell survival: engineered and cellular approaches |
2010, 2011, 2012 Scholar Alums | |
Anny Caceres, PhD |
The Joy-Linhart Award 2010-2012 |
Katharine Harris, PhD | The Beukema-Carrow-Wainwright Award 2010-2012 University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology Research: Manipulation of host cell death and innate immune signaling pathways by Coxsackievirus B3 |
Megan Jamiolkowski, PhD |
The Westinghouse Electric Company Award 2010-2012 |
Tyler Tarr, PhD |
Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2010-2012 |
2009, 2010, 2011 Scholar Alums | |
Berook Alemayehu, PhD |
The Burke-Harter Award 2009 |
Mahlon Collins, PhD |
The Huntington-Testoni Award 2009-2011 |
Sarah Cook |
Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2009 |
Douglas Marvel, PhD |
Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2009-2011 |
Callie Norris |
The McCague-Munchmeyer-Ragni Award 2009-2011 |
2008, 2009, 2010 Scholar Alums
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Pittsburgh Chapter Award |
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The Gookin Family Foundation Award 2008-2010 |
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Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2008-2010 |
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Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2008-2010 |
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The Granito-M. Ryan Award 2008-2010 |
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Penn State University Scholar Alums |
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2015, 2016, 2017 Scholar Alums
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Jenna Reeger |
Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2015-2017 |
2014, 2015, 2016 Scholar Alums
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The Bennett-Coppersmith-Palmer Award 2014-2016 |
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2013, 2014, 2015 Scholar Alums
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Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2013-2015 |
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2011, 2012, 2013 Scholar Alums
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Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2011-2013 |
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2010, 2011, 2012 Scholar Alums
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Whitney Coyle, PhD |
The Bennett-Coppersmith-Palmer Award 2010-2012 |
Denise M. Finney, PhD |
The Maureen Emily Ryan Award 2010-2012 |
Meredith Hanlon, PhD |
Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2010-2012 |