College of Engineering announces faculty promotions
5/13/2021
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Fourteen Penn State College of Engineering tenure-line faculty members have been selected for promotions, effective July 1.
To be considered for tenure or promotion, a faculty member should have accomplishments in the areas of scholarship of teaching and learning; scholarship of research and creative accomplishments; and service and the scholarship of service to the University, society and the profession.
The following faculty members were promoted to the rank of associate professor and granted tenure:
- Xiaojun Lian, biomedical engineering
- Kostas Papakonstantinou, civil and environmental engineering
- Danfeng Zhang, computer science and engineering
- Weihua Guan, electrical engineering
- Xingjie Ni, electrical engineering
- Jing Yang, electrical engineering
- Saptarshi Das, engineering science and mechanics
- Sukwon Choi, mechanical engineering
- Alexander Rattner, mechanical engineering
- Marek Flaska, nuclear engineering
The following faculty members were promoted to the rank of full professor:
- Tong Qiu, civil and environmental engineering
- Ming Xiao, civil and environmental engineering
- Bhuvan Urgaonkar, computer science and engineering
Additionally, Sahin Ozdemir, associate professor of engineering science and mechanics, was granted tenure.
Seven non-tenure line faculty members were also selected for promotions, effective July 1:
- Kyusun Choi, teaching professor, computer science and engineering
- Alan Verbanec, assistant teaching professor, computer science and engineering
- Siu Ling Leung, associate teaching professor, mechanical engineering
- Mark Mahon, teaching professor, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Sean Knecht, associate teaching professor, School of Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs
- Meg Handley, associate teaching professor, School of Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs
- Stephanie Cutler, associate research professor, the Leonhard Center
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