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
 

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