The UE Chemistry Department established an outstanding laboratory assistant award beginning in 2008. The award is desgined to recognize a laboratory assistant for contributions to our department that are above and beyond what we might expect.
Our department has designated the award as the Pitt Outstanding Laboratory Assistant Award to honor a recent graduate, Jason Pitt, who worked as an assistant in our department. A couple of years ago I was stricken quite suddenly with intense, sharp pains on my right side. This forced me to leave lab; I ended up in the hospital and evenually had a kidney stone (3mm by 7mm) removed. Without the slightest hesitation, Jason stepped forward and continued the lab in my absence. Jason's actions lead our faculty to consider establishing an award to recognize those students,like Jason, who do exemplary work in our department.
