2021

• Founders’ Award, Society for Biomaterials

2020

• Named by Pittsburgh Business Times to its Power 100 list (people who have defined and are redefining the region, and who are leading and shaping their industries)

2019

• Plenary Lecture, 3rd Sechenov International Biomedical Summit, Moscow, Russia
• Pitt Innovation Challenge 2019, Winning Team: One Valve (self-regenerating heart valve technology)
• Keynote Lecture, Chinese Biomaterials Congress & International Symposium on Advanced Biomaterials
• Co-Chair and Keynote Lecture, Xiangshan Science Conferences on Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
• Appointment to the rank of Distinguished Professor, University of Pittsburgh (highest honor that the University can accord a member of the professoriate)

2018

• Pitt Innovator Award, University of Pittsburgh
• Invited Lecture, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
• Invited Lecture, i3s (Instituto de Investigacao e Inovacao em Saude, Universidade do Porto), Porto, Portugal
• Plenary Lecture at IX Seminario Internacional de Ingenier�a Biom�dica, Bogota, Columbia
• Plenary Lecture at 10th Annual Conference of Chinese Hernia Society, affiliated to the Chinese Medical Association, Changsha, China
• Plenary Lecture, Society for Biomaterials Annual Meeting and Exposition, Atlanta, GA
• Invited Speaker, TERMIS AM Workshop and 4th Annual International Meeting on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
• Inventor of the Year, presented by the Pittsburgh Intellectual Property Law Association

2017

• Plenary Lecture, 6th International Symposium on Surface and Interface of Biomaterials, Chengdu, China
• Keynote Speaker, 2017 China Engineering Technology Forum, Shanghai, China
• Keynote Speaker, 254th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Division of Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering, Washington, DC
• Keynote Speaker, 2nd International Conference on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa
• Invited Lecturer, 9th Annual Meeting of Japan Society for Surgical Wound Care, Nagoya, Japan
• Invited Lecturer, 3rd International Symposium on Vascular Tissue Engineering, Columbus, OH
• Plenary Speaker, International Conference on Medical Textiles & International Forum on Biomedical Textile Materials, Shanghi, China
• Keynote Speaker, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE Annual Event, Washington, DC

2016

• Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
• Keynote Lecturer, 4th Symposium on Innovative Polymers for Controlled Delivery, Suzhou, China
• Keynote Lecturer, 9th European Elastin Meeting 2016, Stuttgart, Germany
• Plenary Lecturer, Biomaterials Day 2016, North Carolina A&T State University
• Keynote Lecturer, European Elastin Meeting 2016, Stuttgart, Germany

2015

• Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) Chairman of the Americas Region
• Plenary Lecturer, Biomaterials International, Kenting, Taiwan
• Keynote Speaker, Summer Undergraduate Research Seminar, Pennsylvania State University
• Elected International Fellow, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS)
• Keynote Speaker, 10th Annual Utah Bioengineering Conference

2014

• Zhu Kezhen Distinguished Lecturer, Zhejiang University, China
• Plenary Speaker, 7th World Congress on Preventive and Regenerative Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
• Pitt Innovator Award, the University of Pittsburgh
• Keynote Speaker, Texas Biomaterials Day, Texas A&M University
• Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) Senior Scientist Award of the Americas Region

2013

• Keynote Speaker, 30th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Biomaterials Society
• Keynote Speaker for Establishment of First Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) chapter in Latin America, Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Columbia
• William H. Schwartz Memorial Lecture, Dept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
• Chairman, 2013 Annual Meeting, Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)

2012

• Chancellor’s Distinguished Research Award, University of Pittsburgh
• Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) Chair-Elect of the Americans Region

2011

• Keynote Presentation at the Materials and Processes for Medical Devices (MPMD) Conference (ASM International)
• Clemson Award for Applied Research, Society for Biomaterials
• Keynote Presentation at the 27th Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference

2010

• Pitt Innovator Award, the University of Pittsburgh
• Selected as Chairman, 2013 Annual Meeting, Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)
• President, American Society for Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO)
• NIH College of Reviewers

2009

• Stevenson Biomaterials Lectureship, Syracuse University
• Pitt Innovator Award, the University of Pittsburgh
• President-Elect, American Society for Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO)
• Keynote Speaker at the 27th Scientific Conference of the Society for Physical Regulation in Biology and Medicine
• Selected as representative from the Society for Biomaterials to the International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering (IUSBSE)
• Selected to Executive Board, International Federation for Artificial Organs (IFAO) (2009-2015)
• Program Chairman, American Society for Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO)

2008

• Keynote Lecture at the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society, European Union (TERMIS-EU) Annual Meeting, Portugal
• National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center (ERC): “Revolutionizing Metallic Biomaterials”, PI of University of Pittsburgh section, Scientific Director of ERC, Deputy Director of ERC
• Pitt Innovator Award, the University of Pittsburgh
• Keynote Speaker at 24th Annual National MD/PhD Student Conference
• Appointed Scientific Director, Armed Forces Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest-Pittsburgh Consortium
• “Professor to Watch”, Pittsburgh Business Times
• Election to the College of Fellows for Biomaterials Science and Engineering by the International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering (IUSBSE)
• Carnegie Science Award in the Life Sciences
• Elected to Executive Board of American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) as Vice President at Large

2007

• Keynote Address, Japanese Society for Biomaterials Annual Congress
• Chairman of Fellows Selection Committee, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)
• Elected Fellow, Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)
• Pitt Innovator Award, the University of Pittsburgh

2006

• Selected as one of the “Scientific American 50″, the magazine’s annual list recognizing leaders in science and technology from the research, business and policy fields.
• Elected to the North American Council of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS); re-elected 2008

2005

• Author of a Top 5 “Hot Talks/Cool Papers” of 2005 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting

2004

• Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), Review Panel for Establishment of a National Research Center in Regenerative Medicine
• Selected as Founding Editor, Acta Biomaterialia

2003

• Chairman, Gordon Conference on Biomaterials: Biocompatibility and Tissue Engineering (Vice-Chairman in 2001)
• First place, American Heart Association Fellows’ Research Day (Advisor)

2002

• First place, American Society for Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO) Paul Malchesky Student Abstract Fellowship (Advisor)

2001

• First place at American Institute for Chemical Engineers National Student Poster Paper Competition (Advisor)
• Fellow, American Heart Association and the Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
• American Society for Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO) Biomedical Engineering Student Fellowship Award (Advisor)

2000

• Biomedical Engineering Society Undergraduate Research and Design Award (Advisor)
• Elected to the College of Fellows, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering(AIMBE)

1997

• 1997 Selected Excellence Paper, Society for Biomaterials Annual Meeting

1996

• Tissue Engineering Society Travel Award, Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative

1992

• Fellowship Travel Award, American Society for Artificial Internal Organs

1989-1990

• Shell Foundation Fellowship, University of Texas
• Engineering Foundation Endowed Presidential Scholarship, University of Texas

1987

• Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, The University of Texas at Austin

1986

• Graduating General and Departmental Honors, The Johns Hopkins University
• 1986 Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, The Johns Hopkins University

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Dr. Sang-Ho Ye

2008

• American Society for Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO) Travel Fellowship Award

2007

• American Society for Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO) Fellowship Award

2004-2005

• 21st Century COE Scholarship Award, Japan

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Dr. Antonio D’Amore

2018

• Winner of the Franco Strazzabosco award for young engineers – ISSNAF (Italian Scientists and Scholars in North America Foundation), #1 Italian engineer working in US, Washington DC 11/23/2018, early stage career award under the high patronage of the Italian president of the Republic
• Aging Cell Best Paper Prize 2017� for: K. Stearns-Reider, A. D’Amore , K. Beezhold , B. Rothrauff , L. Cavalli , W. Wagner , D. Vorp , A. Tsamis , Changqing Zhang , A. Barchowsky , T. A. Rando , R. Tuan , F. Ambrosio. Aging of the skeletal muscle extracellular matrix drives a stem cell fibrogenic conversion�, Aging Cell 2017 16 (3),518-528. The paper was judged to be the most outstanding one published during 2017. The prize is awarded by the Anatomical Society
• Honorable mention for the 2018 Carnegie Science Awards in the Advanced Manufacturing and Materials category. Carnegie Science Award program recognizes outstanding science and technology achievements in western Pennsylvania, 04-05-2018, Pittsburgh PA

2017

• Finalist for the Franco Strazzabosco award for young engineers – ISSNAF (Italian Scientists and Scholars in North America Foundation), best 3 engineers with less than 40 years old, Washington DC
• Italian national board qualification for associate professor in biomedical engineering (ASN seconda fascia, ING/IND 34)
• Keynote speaker, �Engineering micro-architecture to enhance de novo extracellular matrix elaboration in an elastomeric scaffold model.�. International symposium on Nanoengineering for Mechanobiology, Camogli, Italy

2016

• Coulter translational research partners II, winner of the 2016 edition, project fully funded for $ 100,000, title: “OneValve, the self-generating heart valve”
• Chairman, LIAC Vascular research 2016 meeting, Ustica Italy

2015

• French national board qualification for associate professor (Ma�tre de conf�rences) in biomedical engineering (class 85) and mechanical engineering (class 60)
• Keynote speaker for session 3 : biomaterials and tissue engineering, XXXI (LIAC) Meeting on vascular research, September 9-12, 2015, Lisbon, Portugal. Title: �Bi-layer polyurethane-extra cellular matrix cardiac patch improves ischemic ventricular wall remodelling on a rat model”

2014

• Winner of the scholarship for the course in technology transfer: �From benchtop to bedside: what every scientist needs to know.� University of Pittsburgh, January-April 2014, course fees fully covered ($700)

2013

• “Titolare assegno ricerca” , post-doctoral award from MIUR (� 22,000 / year for 4 years) research areas: tissue engineering, biomechanics and biomaterials, award successfully re-granted in 2015 (conferma assegno per il secondo biennio)

2011

• First place winner McGowan institute for regenerative medicine retreat 2011 poster competition, modelling category
• Ri.MED post-doc fellowship + research grant ($ 375,000 = $75,000/year for 5 years) sponsored by Fondazione Ri.MED in partnership with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)

2010

• McGowan institute for regenerative medicine travel award offered to PhD students presenting their research work in major international conferences ($500)

2009

• University of Pittsburgh research scholar award offered to PhD students from University of Palermo spending a research/study period at the University of Pittsburgh

2004

• Winner of the scholarship (�6,000) offered to young engineers who are specializing in a foreign country, being classified among the top ten students of the Engineering Faculty of Palermo (Imperial College London MSc tuition fees fully covered)
• Best final ranking among the graduates from the department of mechanics, University of Palermo in the 2004