Scaling Grants
- Eric Beckman: Attacking the Global Plastics Waste Problem
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D-Scholarship: Attacking the Global Plastics Waste Problem
Team members include:
- Eric Beckman (team lead), School of Engineering
- Melissa Bilec, School of Engineering
- Vikas Khanna, School of Engineering
- Götz Veser, School of Engineering
- Peng Liu, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
- Amy Wildermuth, School of Law
- Joshua Galperin, School of Law
- Shandong Wu: Pittsburgh Center for Artificial Intelligence Innovation in Medical Imaging
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D-Scholarship: Pittsburgh Center for Artificial Intelligence Innovation in Medical Imaging
Team members include:
- Shandong Wu (team lead), School of Medicine
- David Vorp, School of Engineering
- Ashok Panigrahy, School of Medicine
- John Gilbertson, School of Medicine
- Seong Jae Hwang, School of Computing and Information
- Wendie Berg, School of Medicine
- Kayhan Batmanghelich, School of Medicine
- Rivka Colen, School of Medicine
- Michael Becich, School of Medicine
- Jules Sumkin, School of Medicine
- Robert Nishikawa, School of Medicine
Teaming Grants
- Dara Mendez: A Black Women’s Health Agenda: Applying an Intersectional Systems Approach and Reproductive Justice Lens
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Team members include:
- Dara Mendez (team lead), School of Public Health
- Tiffany Gary-Webb, School of Public Health
- Esa Davis, School of Public Health
- Abi Fapohunda, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
- Tomar Pierson-Brown, School of Law
- Jada Shirriel, Healthy Start, Inc.
- Alysia Tucker, Allegheny County Health Department
- Dannai Wilson, Allegheny County Health Department
- La’Tasha Mayes, New Voices for Reproductive Justice
- Yuri Bunimovich: Deciphering Redox Free Radical Mechanisms of 15LOX/PEBP1-Driven Ferroptosis in Skin
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D-Scholarship: Deciphering Redox Free Radical Mechanisms of 15LOX/PEBP1-Driven Ferroptosis in Skin
Team members include:
- Yuri Bunimovich (team lead), School of Medicine
- Valerian Kagan, School of Public Health
- Sunil Saxena, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
- Kevin Binning: Developing University Infrastructure to Foster Equity and Inclusion in College Classrooms
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Team members include:
- Kevin Binning (team lead), Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
- Lorna Kearns, University Center for Teaching and Learning
- Linda DeAngelo, Department of Administrative and Policy Studies
- Christian Schunn, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
- Erica McGreevy, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
- Mari Webel: History and Future of the “Neglected Tropical Diseases”: Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Research to Improve Public Health Outcomes
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Team members include:
- Mari Webel (team lead), Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
- Sarah Krier, School of Public Health
- Thuy Bui, School of Medicine
- Matiangai Sirleaf, School of Law
- Michael R. Dietrich, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
- Wilbert Van Panhuis, School of Public Health
- Richard Boyce: Identification of Factors Associated with Subsequent Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis Using Machine Learning over Complex Large-scale Longitudinal Health Data
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Team members include:
- Richard Boyce (team lead), School of Medicine
- Steven Albert, School of Public Health
- Paul Munro, School of Medicine
- John Williams: Pittsburgh Phage Project
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D-Scholarship: Pittsburgh Phage Project
Team members include:
- John Williams (team lead), School of Medicine
- Jennifer Bomberger, School of Medicine
- Vaughn Cooper, School of Medicine
- Tim Corcoran, School of Medicine
- Yohei Doi, School of Medicine
- Balasubramani Goundappa, School of Medicine
- Graham Hatfull, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
- Ghady Haidar, School of Medicine
- Alina Iovleva, School of Medicine
- Geoff Kurland, School of Medicine
- Seema Lakdawala, School of Medicine
- Marian Michaels, School of Medicine
- Stephanie Mitchell, School of Medicine
- Lisa Parker, School of Public Health
- Joe Pilewski, School of Medicine
- Jim Pipas, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
- Doug Reed, School of Medicine
- Ryan Shields, School of Medicine
- Fernanda Silveira, School of Medicine
- Daria Van Tyne, School of Medicine
- Anna Wang-Erickson, School of Medicine
- Steve Wisniewski, School of Public Health
- Michele Reid-Vazquez: Transnational Dialogues in Afro-Latin American and Afro-Latinx Studies
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D-Scholarship: Transnational Dialogues in Afro-Latin American and Afro-Latinx Studies
Team members include:
- Michele Reid-Vazquez (team lead), Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
- Shawn Alfonso-Wells, Dietrich School Advising Center
- George Reid Andrews, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
- Jerome Branche, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
- Gina Garcia, School of Education
- Martha Mantilla, Hillman Library
- Luis Van Fossen Bravo, Center for Latin American Studies
Seeding Grants (now Priming)
A Vile, Filthy Book: The Sensational Trial Prosecuting Birth Control in Victorian England
Michael Meyer, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Achieve Real-time Object Detection for 4K and 8K Endoscopes with FPGA
Jingtong Hu, Swanson School of Engineering
D-Scholarship: Achieve Real-time Object Detection for 4K and 8K Endoscopes with FPGA
Alzheimer’s Disease and the Axon Initial Segment: A Powerful New Disease Model
Karl Herrup, School of Medicine
Benjamin Benosman, School of Medicine
D-Scholarship: Alzheimer's Disease and the Axon Initial Segment: A Powerful New Disease Model
Building Workplace Democracy
Trevor Young-Hyman, College of Business Administration
D-Scholarship: Building Workplace Democracy
Chemistries for Targeted Delivery of Agrochemicals: Development and Feasibility Testing
Leanne Gilbertson, Swanson School of Engineering
Closed Circuit Electronic Playground
Zachary Horton, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
D-Scholarship: Closed Circuit Electronic Playground
Common Sense for Visual Reasoning Tasks
Adriana Kovashka, School of Computing and Information
D-Scholarship: Common Sense for Visual Reasoning Tasks
Determinants of Executive Function Development: A Motor Training Study
Klaus Libertus, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
D-Scholarship: Determinants of Executive Function Development: A Motor Training Study
Development of Real Gas Kinetic Chemistry at High Pressures
Shervin Sammak, Swanson School of Engineering
D-Scholarship: Development of Real Gas Kinetic Chemistry at High Pressures
Diophantine Geometry and Galois Representations
Carl Wang-Erickson, Department of Mathematics
D-Scholarship: Diophantine Geometry and Galois Representations
Dynamic Repositioning of Condition-based and Opportunistic Maintenance Resources
Lisa Maillart, Swanson School of Engineering
D-Scholarship: Dynamic Repositioning of Condition-based and Opportunistic Maintenance Resources
Economic Inequality, “Status” Threat, and Support for Exclusionary Rhetoric among Right-wing Populists in the United States and Europe
Emily West, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
D-Scholarship: Economic Inequality, “Status” Threat, and Support for Exclusionary Rhetoric among Right-wing Populists in the United States and Europe
Epigenetic Aging and Cognitive Health: A Pilot Study
Rebecca Reed, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Anna Marsland, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Steve Manuck, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
D-Scholarship: Epigenetic Aging and Cognitive Health: A Pilot Study
Evaluating Prescription Drug Subsidies for Diabetics: Effects on Medication Adherence and Health Outcomes
Eric Roberts, School of Medicine
Inmaculada Hernandez, School of Medicine
Fuel Recycling at Copper Catalysts
Raúl Hernández Sánchez, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
D-Scholarship: Fuel Recycling at Copper Catalysts
Genetic Tools for Identifying Regulators of Cell Morphology
Jeffrey Hildebrand, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
D-Scholarship: Genetic Tools for Identifying Regulators of Cell Morphology
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: A Strength-Based Perspective and Intervention
Fengyan Tang, School of Social Work
Elizabeth Farmer, School of Social Work
D-Scholarship: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: A Strength-Based Perspective and Intervention
Investigating Targettable Pathways in Robinow Syndrome
Heather Szabo Rogers, School of Dental Medicine
D-Scholarship: Investigating Targettable Pathways in Robinow Syndrome
Killing “Nicely”
Elizabeth Pitts, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
D-Scholarship: Killing "Nicely"
Laser-induced Formation of Nanocarbons with Tunable Morphology Directly on Polymers
Mostafa Bedewy, Swanson School of Engineering
D-Scholarship: Laser-induced Formation of Nanocarbons with Tunable Morphology Directly on Polymers
Locomotor Adaptability for Community Mobility of Older Adults: The Role of Gait Automaticity
Andrea Rosso, School of Public Health
Gelsy Torres-Oviedo, Swanson School of Engineering
Andrea Weinstein, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Naval Nostalgia and Racial Memory in the United States, United Kingdom, and the Netherlands
Peter Campbell, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Plasticity and Possibility in Regenerative Biology: Model Organisms and New Human Biologies
Emily Wanderer, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Proposal for Support of the UPJ Soil Judging Team
Mitzy Schaney, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
D-Scholarship: Proposal for Support of the UPJ Soil Judging Team
Reimagining Silent Film through Screenshot: Silent Asia
Charles Exley, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
D-Scholarship: Reimagining Silent Film through Screenshot: Silent Asia
Russian Sovereign, Islamic Dynast: Papering Over Semicolonialism in 19th Century Central Asia
James Pickett, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Safely Staging Sex and Violence for the Academic Performer
Karen Gilmer, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
D-Scholarship: Safely Staging Sex and Violence for the Academic Performer
Scalable Artificial Synapses with Tunable Spatiotemporal Dynamics for Neuromorphic Computing
Feng Xiong, Swanson School of Engineering
The Bonn Lancelot Manuscript and Its Illustrations
Alison Stones, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
D-Scholarship: The Bonn Lancelot Manuscript and Its Illustrations
The Emergence of Corporate Venture Capital in China: A Field Study
Ravi Madhavan, College of Business Administration
D-Scholarship: The Emergence of Corporate Venture Capital in China: A Field Study
The Evolutionary Potential of the Determinants of Species Coexistence
Martin Turcotte, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
D-Scholarship: The Evolutionary Potential of the Determinants of Species Coexistence
Pitt Seed Special Cycle: Prevention of Sexual Misconduct (2020)
Adrian Ballard, School of Social Work
Mary Besterfield-Sacre, Swanson School of Engineering
Eddie Buggie, Office of the President, Pitt-Bradford
Carla Chugani, School of Medicine
Christy Clark, Office of the President, Pitt-Bradford
Ronna Colland, Administrative Services, Pitt-Greensburg
Matthew Comito, Office of Public Safety and Emergency Management
Sheila Confer, Student Services and Humanities, Pitt-Greensburg
Ann Emmerling, Blackburn Center
Laura Fink, Department of Athletics
Rachel Gartner, School of Social Work
Ashley Hill, School of Medicine
Tim Holler, Division of Behavioral Sciences, Pitt-Greensburg
Holger Hoock, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Jackie Horrall, Academic Affairs, Pitt-Greensburg
Ron Idoko, Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Adam Lee, School of Computing and Information
Mandi Mahramas, Department of Athletics
Chase McIntyre, Department of Athletics
Elizabeth Miller, School of Medicine
Michele Montag, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Lauren Risser, School of Medicine
Penny Semaia, Department of Athletics
Briar Somerville, Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Lynissa R. Stokes, School of Medicine
Katie Stumpp, Department of Athletics
Janine Talis, School of Medicine
Michelle Therminy, Office of the President, Pitt-Bradford
Anthony Verardi, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Graduate Student Organization
Darren Whitfield, School of Medicine