Tao Han recieves two awards
Tao Han, a distinguished professor of high-energy physics in the Department of Physics & Astronomy, recently received the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Distinguished Alumni Award.
Awards and Accolades
Announcing the 2025 Ampco-Pittsburgh Prize for Excellence in Advising winners!
The Dietrich School would like to congratulate our 2025 Ampco-Pittsburgh Prize for Excellence in Advising winners!
The Ampco-Pittsburgh Prize for Excellence in Advising is an annual award that recognizes outstanding faculty and staff academic advising for undergraduate students. The awardees receive a one-time cash prize of $4,000. This year’s winners are:
Announcing the 2025 Tina & David Bellet Teaching Excellence Award winners!
The Dietrich School would like to congratulate our 2025 Tina & David Bellet Teaching Excellence Award winners!
The Bellet Awards were established in 1998 by Dietrich School alumnus David Bellet (A&S ’67) and his wife, Tina. The award is presented annually to faculty members who demonstrate outstanding and innovative teaching in undergraduate studies at the Dietrich School. Each honoree receives a one-time cash prize of $10,000.
The Dietrich School congratulates all of the Student Awards winners
Since 2022, the Dietrich School and CGS have been recognizing graduating seniors for important achievements within and beyond the classroom in the areas of scholarship, research, service, and leadership.
The Student Awards were held on Thursday, March 27, and we're delighted to congratulate all of the winners.
Dietrich School Dean’s Scholar Award:
A Dietrich faculty member is one of the Provost’s Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring winners
Now in its 20th year, the Provost’s Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring recognizes outstanding mentors who substantially impact University of Pittsburgh students seeking research doctorate degrees.
The honor, presented annually by the Office of the Provost to up to four faculty members, includes a $2,500 prize.
One member of the Dietrich School was named an awardee:
Nastasia Mauger won the 2024 PRACE Ada Lovelace Award
Nastasia Mauger, a postdoctoral researcher in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded the 2024 Ada Lovelace Award from the Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe (PRACE). The award is given annually to a female scientist who makes an outstanding contribution to high-performance computing and who serves as a role model for women at the start of their scientific careers.
Lise Vesterlund will receive an honorary doctorate from Copenhagen Business School
Lise Vesterlund, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Economics in Pitt’s Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, will receive an honorary doctorate from Copenhagen Business School.
Vesterlund is a co-author of the critically acclaimed book “The No Club: Putting a Stop to Women’s Dead-End Work.”
Dietrich School alumni named Pittsburgh Business Times Woman of Influence
The annual award “honors the region's most impactful businesswomen who are helping to lead their organizations into the future, making significant change in the region and getting involved in their communities.”
This year’s winners will be recognized in a special edition of the magazine on May 16 and during a ceremony at Acrisure Stadium on May 21.
The 2024 Provost’s Awards for Diversity in the Curriculum Have Been Announced
The 2024 Provost’s Awards for Diversity in the Curriculum were recently announced and included three Dietrich School Faculty members. The award is given to faculty who have worked to integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) concepts into their courses and curriculum.