is the Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering and Biochemistry at the California Institute of Technology. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Arnold received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2018 for pioneering directed evolution methods used to make enzymes for applications across medicine, consumer products, agriculture, fuels and chemicals. She was appointed Co-Chair of the Presidential Council of Advisors for Science and Technology by President Biden in 2021. She will receive an Honorary Doctor of Science and Technology degree.

serves as Chief of Army Reserve and Commanding General, U.S. Army Reserve Command. She leads a community-based force of more than 200,000 soldiers and civilians encompassing all 50 states and more than 23 countries across the globe. A CMU alumna, Daniels received her bachelor's degree in applied mathematics in 1983. Her recognitions include the Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, three Legions of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, five Meritorious Service Medals, Joint Service Commendation Medal, four Army Commendation Medals, Combat Action Badge, and Knowlton Award. She will receive an Honorary Doctor of Science and Technology degree.

has served as Portugal's Minister for Science, Technology and Higher Education since November 2015. From 2005-2011, he served as Secretary of State of Science, Technology and Higher Education. Among many other initiatives, he has promoted the Program Go-Portugal — Global Science and Technology Partnerships Portugal and has been particularly involved in the development of the Portuguese and European Space strategies, as well as the enforcement of research and innovation policies, including advanced computing. Heitor is a full professor at Instituto Superior T�cnico, IST, the engineering school of the University of Lisbon and was founder and director of the IST´s Center for Innovation, Technology and Policy Research. He will receive an Honorary Doctor of Science and Technology degree.

is the Victor S. Thomas Professor of History and of African and African American Studies at Harvard University. A tenured faculty member at Harvard since 1993, she chaired the Department of African and African American Studies from 2006-2013 and founded and coordinated the department's Social Engagement Initiative. From 2018-2020, Higginbotham served as chair of Harvard's history department, the first African American to hold this position. She has played a prominent role in broadening public awareness of the historical contributions of Black people to the United States and world through her leadership of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), where she served as national president from 2016- 2021. She authored the prizewinning book "Righteous Discontent: The Women's Movement in the Black Baptist Church 1880-1920." Higginbotham received the National Humanities Medal from President Barack Obama at the White House in 2015 for "illuminating the African American journey." She will receive an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree.

has won Emmy, Tony and Grammy awards and been nominated for Golden Globes for his work on stage and screen. The Pittsburgh native received his bachelor's degree from CMU's School of Drama in 1991. Known for his role as Pray Tell in FX's "Pose" and Lola in the Broadway musical "Kinky Boots," Porter recently returned to Pittsburgh to direct his first feature film, "Anything's Possible." Porter released his first literary project, "Unprotected," in 2021. The memoir is described as "a powerful and revealing autobiography about race, sexuality, art and healing." He will receive an Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree.

is a University Professor of Computer Science and Robotics and Moza Bint Nasser Chair in the School of Computer Science at CMU, where he served as the founding director of the Robotics Institute(opens in new window) and as the dean of the School of Computer Science. He served as co-chair of President Clinton's Information Technology Advisory Committee from 1999 to 2001. Reddy is the recipient of the Legion of Honor, Padma Bhushan, Honda Prize, Vannevar Bush Award and the 1994 Turing Award(opens in new window) (jointly with Edward Feigenbaum) "for pioneering the design and construction of large-scale artificial intelligence systems, demonstrating the practical importance and potential commercial impact of artificial intelligence technology." He will receive an Honorary Doctor of Science and Technology degree.

is the retired executive chairman and former CEO of The PNC Financial Services Group, one of the largest diversified financial services companies in the United States. A legendary business icon, Rohr held various positions in his more than 40 years with the company and as CEO, oversaw the company's expansion into one of the largest financial institutions in the country. Rohr is past chairman and a current member of the Board of Trustees of Carnegie Mellon University and is also a member of the Board of Trustees of The University of Notre Dame. Through his leadership in Pittsburgh, where he has served on the boards of several philanthropic and cultural institutions, Rohr has been influential in a wide array of initiatives that sparked the region's revival. He will receive an Honorary Doctor of Business Practice degree.