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2025.11 - Congratulations to "Dr. B" Patrick Albert Burkhart on receiving the 2025 Geological Society of America (GSA) Distinguished Service Award.
GSA Honors and Awards
2025 GSA Distinguished Service Award
2025.04 - Congratulations to our 2024-2025 Outstanding Students and Scholarship Recipients!
Outstanding Students
- Environmental Geosciences Freshman: Luke Nicholson
- Environmental Geosciences Freshman: Legend Wilkinson
- Environmental Geosciences Sophomore: Ella Malogrino
- Environmental Geosciences Junior: Spencer Clifford
- Environmental Geosciences Senior: Zachary Streza
- Geography Freshman: Dylan Billock
- Geography Sophomore: William Battaglia
- Geography Junior: Rachel Dickey
- Geography Senior: Sophie Laich
- Outstanding Service: Sabrina Sutej
Scholarship Recipients
- Robert A. Davis Scholarship: Nathan Colwell
- Robert A. Davis Scholarship: Evan Pierce
- Robert A. Davis Scholarship: Abi Lushefski
- Robert A. Davis Scholarship: Dylan Billock
- Geology Alumni Scholarship: Clayton Buell
- Geology Alumni Scholarship: Niles Gardner
- Flash Yarger Scholarship: Saige Stewart
- Timothy Trautman Scholarship: John Westwood
- Timothy Trautman Scholarship: Ella Malogrino
- Timothy Trautman Scholarship: Zane Landis
- Kate Anderson Scholarship: Nicole Datta
- Kate Anderson Scholarship: Spencer Clifford
- Citizens against Toxic Sites Scholarship: Rachel Dickey
- Veltri Scholarship: Olivia Whaling
- Gene and Joanne Wilhelm: Rachael Schilling
2025.04 - Congratulations to Dr. Heike Hartmann on receiving the 2025 President’s Award for Outstanding Scholarly/Creative Achievement, in recognition of her article “Comparison of Precipitation Rates from Global Datasets for the Five-Year Period from 2019-2023,” published in the journal Hydrology (DOI). This award honors the impact and excellence of Dr. Hartmann's scholarship in the field of climate and hydrological studies. Link
2025. 04 - Congratulations to Dr. Stentor Danielson on the recent publication of Pittsburgh in 50 Maps by Belt Publishing (March 18, 2025). In this book, Dr. Danielson offers a fresh and engaging look at the city’s character through colorful, data-rich maps. From neighborhood boundaries and steel industry legacies to bike lanes, tree cover, and even fiberglass dinosaurs, the book reveals surprising layers of life in the Steel City. Join us in congratulating Dr. Danielson on this exciting achievement that bridges scholarship, design, and local storytelling.
2025. 03 - Dr. Heike Hartmann publishes "Comparison of Precipitation Rates from Global Datasets for the Five-Year Period from 2019-2023" in the journal Hydrology 2025, 12(1).