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Duquesne University | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 2015
John Pollock has been making an impact on education, both inside and outside of the classroom, for over 30 years. At the university level, over 200 students have been directly mentored by Dr. Pollock in both his neuroscience research group as well as his STEM education outreach partnership. His mentees have gone forward as leaders in the fields of law, science, medicine, biomedical research, digital visualization and teaching, especially with underserved populations. Outside of the classroom, he has organized science summer camps, has developed a wide range of educational resources including iOS/Android apps, videos and games for classrooms or at home. Dr. Pollock's awards are extensive and include Duquesne's Presidential Awards for Excellence in Teaching and also for Service to the Mission, two Emmy Awards for children/teen programing, elected an Apple Distinguished Educator by the Apple Corp, elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and recipient of the Science Educator Award, Society for Neuroscience & Dana Foundation. He is now the Lambert F. Minucci Endowed Chair in Engineering & Computational Sciences in the Department of Biology.