The John C. Mascaro Faculty program is designed to enhance the university’s mission of interdisciplinary excellence in sustainability research and education. The goal of these awards is to elevate sustainability across Pitt’s academic landscape and catalyze new cross-disciplinary collaborations.
Read more about John Mascaro, the founder of MCSI.
John C. Mascaro Faculty Fellowships assist faculty in expanding sustainability throughout the University and/or in partnership with external stakeholders. Fellows play key roles in the support and expansion of University-wide sustainability education programs, as well as in catalyzing growth in the University’s sustainability research portfolio.
John C. Mascaro Faculty Scholarships assist faculty seeking to broaden sustainability education and research, either at the University school/college level or within their discipline. Mascaro Faculty Scholars play key roles in supporting interdisciplinary sustainability education programs within a University school/college, as well as catalyzing growth in sustainability research within their school or field.
John C. Mascaro Faculty Lectureships assist faculty looking to incorporate sustainability into a class or program or jumpstart a new sustainability-based initiative. Mascaro Faculty Lecturers are essential to engaging students in sustainability at the University.
2025-26 Faculty Awardees
Richard Henker (Fellow)
Guided Regional Anesthesia Education - A Collaboration Between the University of Pittsburgh and Lao Friends Nurse Anesthesia Hospital for Children
Professor, Nurse Anesthesia
School of Nursing
Liz Caruso (Fellow)
Mission Driven Innovation Lab to Engage Sustainability Challenges for Public Impact
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Swanson School of Engineering
Junyu Liu (Fellow)
Software Toolkit of Estimating and Optimizing Energy Sustainability for Quantum Computers Advancing Sustainability in a Low-Resource Setting
Assistant Professor
School of Computing and Information
Cynthia Ofori-Boateng (Fellow)
Sustainable Utilization of Waste Materials for Green Fuels and Bio-Chemicals
Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
Pitt Johnstown
2024-25 Faculty Awardees
Ryan Shi (Fellow)
AI-based Volunteer Engagement for Crowdsourcing
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science
School of Computing & Information
Sarah Chesney (Lecturer)
Assistant Professor, Education, Pitt Johnstown
The Pitt-Johnstown STEM Endorsement for Current K-12 Teachers
Eric Paljug (Lecturer)
Clinical Associate Professor, Business Administration
Developing and Launching a Course in Sustainability in the Supply Chain
2023-24 Faculty Awardees
Inhee Lee (Scholar)
Assistant Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Creating a Sustainability Network between Engineering and Ecology for Ecosystem Monitoring
Sarah Moore (Scholar)
Teaching Associate Professor, Film & Media Studies
Sustainability Through the Lens of Film and Media Projects
Mohamed Bayoumy (Lecturer)
Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Integrating Green Electronics Education in ECE Classes II
Amr Mahmoud (Lecturer)
Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Green Computing and Sustainable Software Development
Stephen Quigley (Lecturer)
Teaching Professor, English
My Nature Outing Curriculum Development
2022-23 Faculty Awardees
Sarah Moore (Fellow)
Teaching Assistant Professor, Department of Film & Media Studies
Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences
Joaquin Rodriguez Alonso (Fellow)
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering
Swanson School of Engineering
Mohamed Bayoumy (Scholar)
Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Integrating Green Electronics into ECE Classes
Kay Shimizu (Scholar)
Assistant Professor, Political Science
Digital Teaching Module for Sustainable Food Systems
Corey Flynn (Lecturer)
Director, Office of Sustainability in the Health Sciences; Assistant Professor, School of Medicine
Sustainable Food Systems Course
2021-22 Faculty Awardees
Müge Kökten Finkel (Fellow)
Director, Masters in International Development Program
Director, Ford Institute for Human Security
Co-Director, Gender Inequality Research Lab (GIRL)
Assistant Professor
Graduate School of Public & International Affairs
David Fraser (Fellow)
Scholar Mentor
David C. Frederick Honors College
Oliver Hinder (Fellow)
Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering
Swanson School of Engineering
Patrick Shirey (Fellow)
Assistant Professor, Department of Geology & Environmental Science
Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences
Brandon Grainger (Scholar)
Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Paul Ohodnicki (Scholar)
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science
Electric Motor Materials and Designs for a Sustainable Electrified Future
Robert Kerestes (Scholar)
Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Development of a Digital Twin for Green Energy Management and Security in a Picogrid Laboratory
Ian Nettleship (Scholar)
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science
Introduction to Engineering for Humanity
Corey Flynn (Lecturer)
Director, Office of Sustainability in the Health Sciences; Assistant Professor, School of Medicine
Sustainable Food Systems Course
Steven LeMieux (Lecturer)
Teaching Associate Professor, English
Writing Sustainability
Manisha Nigam (Lecturer)
Professor, Chemistry, Pitt Johnstown
Citrus Juices as an Environmentally Benign Catalyst for Chemical Transformations
2020-21 Faculty Awardees
David Finegold (Fellow)
Professor, Department of Human Genetics
Co-Director, Multidisciplinary Masters of Public Health Program
School of Public Health
Tony Kerzmann (Scholar)
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science
Sara Kuebbing (Scholar)
Biological Sciences
Joshua Groffman (Lecturer)
Music, Pitt Bradford
Katherine Hornbostel (Lecturer)
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science
Robert Kerestes (Lecturer)
Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Pamela Stewart (Lecturer)
Senior Research Associate, Anthropology
Andrew Strathern (Lecturer)
Andrew Mellon Professor (retired), Anthropology
2019-20 Faculty Awardees
Michael Blackhurst (Fellow)
Teaching Assistant Professor, Department of Geology and Environmental Science; Environmental Studies Program Coordinator
Former Co-Director, Urban and Regional Analysis
Center for Social and Urban Research
Paul Leu (Fellow)
Associate Professor and B.P. Faculty Fellow
Swanson School of Engineering
Andrea La Nauze (Scholar)
Economics
Justin Kitzes (Scholar)
Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
Robert Kerestes (Lecturer)
Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Ruth Mostern (Lecturer)
Associate Professor, History
2018-19 Faculty Awardees
Michael Blackhurst (Fellow)
Teaching Assistant Professor, Department of Geology and Environmental Science; Environmental Studies Program Coordinator
Former Co-Director, Urban and Regional Analysis
Center for Social and Urban Research
Emily M. Elliott (Fellow)
Professor, Department of Geology & Environmental Science
Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences
John T. Sebastian (Fellow)
McKamish Director, Construction Management Program
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
Swanson School of Engineering
2017-18 Faculty Awardees
Emily M. Elliott (Fellow)
Professor, Department of Geology & Environmental Science
Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences
Shanti Gamper-Rabindran (Fellow)
Professor, School of Public & International Affairs
Professor, Department of Economics
Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences
Alex Jones (Fellow)
Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Swanson School of Engineering
2016-17 Faculty Awardees
Daniel Bain (Fellow)
Associate Professor, Department of Geology & Environmental Science
Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences
Walter Carson (Fellow)
Associate Professor (retired), Department of Biological Sciences
Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences
Jeremy Weber (Fellow)
Professor, School of Public & International Affairs
Director, Shale Gas Governance Center, Center for Governance and Markets