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Penn State announces non-tenure-line faculty promotions, effective July 1
June 30, 2022
Editor’s note: This article originally appeared on Penn State News.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State announced academic promotions for non-tenure-line faculty members at the University. The promotions will take effect on July 1. The below lists are for non-tenure-line faculty promotions in engineering.
The following individuals have been promoted to assistant teaching professor:
- Jeff Barr, Division of Business, Engineering, and Information Sciences and Technology, Penn State Altoona
- Jordan Bittner, Division of Business, Engineering, and Information Sciences and Technology, Penn State Altoona
- Jill Johnson, School of Engineering, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
- Gary Neal, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
The following individuals have been promoted to associate teaching professor:
- Brittany Anderson, School of Science, Engineering and Technology, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
- Ola El-Rashiedy, Division of Science and Engineering, Penn State Abington
- Mahfuza Farooque, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Engineering
- Melanie Ford, School of Engineering, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
- George Gehring, School of Science, Engineering and Technology, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
- Derek Hall, Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
- Christine Krewson, Division of Science and Engineering, Penn State Abington
- Daonian Liu, Division of Engineering, Business and Computing, Penn State Berks
- Joie Marhefka, engineering, Penn State New Kensington
- Lori Miraldi, School of Engineering Design, Technology and Professional Programs, College of Engineering
- Eugene Morgan, Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
- Steven Nozaki, School of Engineering, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
- Shobha Potlakayala, School of Science, Engineering and Technology, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
- Patrick Tunno, School of Engineering Design, Technology and Professional Programs, College of Engineering
- Jason Williams, School of Engineering, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
The following individual has been promoted to teaching professor:
- David Clippinger, School of Engineering, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
The following individuals have been promoted to associate research professor:
- Mohamed Almekkawy, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Engineering
- Benjamin Stewart Beck, Applied Research Laboratory
- Reid Berdanier, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
- Sawyer Campbell, Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering
- Daniel Finke, Applied Research Laboratory
- Shanhai Ge, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
- Amanda Hanford, Applied Research Laboratory
- Michael Manahan, Jr., Applied Research Laboratory
The following individuals have been promoted to research professor:
- Suresh Iyer, Larson Transportation Institute, College of Engineering
- Bed Poudel, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences