Second Year Scholars

Carroll- Pittsburgh Chapter Named Award
The University of Pittsburgh
Research Interest: Swanson School of Engineering, Bioengineering. Developing and applying both experimental and computational methods to solve cardiovascular/vascular health problems, focused on the computational optimization of a compliance matched tissue engineered vascular graft (TEVG)

Pittsburgh Chapter Award
Carnegie Mellon University
Research Interest: Department of Computer Science, Robotics Institute, The development of adaptable centimeter-scale robots for search and rescue applications and their multi-agent collaboration

John* and Missy Unkovic ARCS Pittsburgh Endowed Scholar Award,  
Supporting research at the Mellon College of Science 
Carnegie Mellon University
Research Interest: Mellon College of Science, Physics, Theoretical cosmology and gravitational waves, specifically in the purview of theories of massive gravity and how we may constrain the gravitational mass using pulsar timing arrays.

Pittsburgh Chapter Award
Carnegie Mellon University
Research Interest: Mellon College of Science, Chemistry Chemical transformations happening inside of atmospheric aerosol particles and their impacts on the climate and environment using Raman spectroscopy and mass spectro-scopy

Beukema-Carrow/Kyper-Kemerer-Wainwright ARCS Pittsburgh Endowed Scholar Award
University of Pittsburgh
Research Interest: Swanson School of Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Microbial communities present in drinking water distribution systems and their impact on public health.

Heppner-Verghis Named Award
Carnegie Mellon University
Research Interest: College of Engineering, Bioengineering, Growth and motion-preserving treatment plans for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and the effects of physical activity on orthopaedic tissue health.

Hoffman- Pittsburgh Chapter Named Award
University of Pittsburgh
Research Interest: School of Nursing, Doctor of Philosophy, Exploring the social, epigenetic, and inflammatory pathways underpinning long-term physical health outcomes and frailty in cancer survivors 

Pittsburgh Chapter Award
University of Pittsburgh
Research Interest:  Department of Geology and Environmental Science, The effects of clay mineral formation and organic carbon oxidation on the global carbon cycle and near-term impacts of climate change.

Gookin Family Foundation ARCS Pittsburgh Endowed Scholar Award 
Carnegie Mellon University
Research Interest: Mellon College of Science, Chemistry, Development of novel pharmaceuticals for treatment of cancer and genetic diseases.

Catharine and John Ryan ARCS Pittsburgh Endowed Scholar Award,  
Supporting research at the Mellon College of Science
Carnegie Mellon University 
Research Interest: Department of Biology, Host-pathogen interactions, metabolism, and bacterial evolution.

Simpson-Thier Children's Hospital Named Award
University of Pittsburgh
Research Interest: School of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology, How host genetics influence severe disease manifestation following infection with Rift Valley fever virus, a virus endemic to Africa and the Middle East

Pittsburgh Chapter Award
University of Pittsburgh
Research Interest: School of Medicine, Integrative Systems Biology, Harnessing machine learning models to understand how inflammatory signals modulate cell survival or death and learn how to induce certain cell fates by fine tuning these signals.