The Department of Physics & Astronomy was called out for several honors, including assistant professor Rachel Bezanson for receiving an NSF CAREER Award for studies of massive galaxies, and assistant professor Evan Schneider for winning a Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering for her groundbreaking software code to simulate complex astronomical events. The award made Schneider the first person from Pitt’s astronomy department and the first woman from Pitt to win a Packard Fellowship.

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