Pitt ChemE Promotes Two to Associate Professor with Tenure
PITTSBURGH (April 19, 2019) – Two professors in the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering department at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering received promotions this week. John Keith, PhD, and Giannis (Yanni) Mpourmpakis, PhD, have both received promotions to Associate Professor with tenure.
“John and Yanni have made outstanding contributions to the department, its students and our reputation,” says Steven R. Little, PhD, professor and chair of the department. “Their letters of support from around the world were truly inspiring, and they made the Promotion and Tenure Committee’s decision an easy one.”
About John Keith:
John A. Keith, PhD, is an R.K. Mellon Faculty Fellow and
associate professor in the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at
the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering. His Computational Chemistry lab studies atomic
scale reaction mechanisms to understand how to design solar fuels catalysts,
environmentally green chemicals, and anti-corrosion coatings. Dr. Keith earned
his PhD in Chemistry from the California Institute of Technology and pursued
postdoctoral research in electrochemistry at the University of Ulm in
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Princeton University.
About Giannis Mpourmpakis:
Giannis Mpourmpakis, PhD, is the Bicentennial Alumni Faculty
Fellow and associate professor in the Department of Chemical and Petroleum
Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering. His Computer-Aided Nano and Energy Lab (CANELa)
uses theory and computation to investigate the physiochemical properties of
nanomaterials with potential applications in diverse nanotechnology areas,
ranging from green energy generation and storage to materials engineering and
catalysis. Dr. Mpourmpakis earned his PhD at Theoretical and Computational
Chemistry from the University of Crete and was a Marie-Curie Postdoctoral
Fellow at the University of Delaware.
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Contact: Maggie Pavlick