Penn State announces tenure-line faculty promotions, effective July 1, 2023
June 12, 2023
Editor’s note: This article originally appeared on Penn State News.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State announced academic promotions for tenured and tenure-line faculty members at the University, effective July 1, 2023. Engineering promotions are listed below.
The following individuals have been promoted to professor:
- Issam Abu-Mahfouz, professor of mechanical engineering, School of Science, Engineering, and Technology, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
- Allison Beese, professor of materials science and engineering and of mechanical engineering, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
- Rongming Chu, professor of electrical engineering, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering
- Vikash Gayah, professor of civil engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering
- Gregory Huff, professor of electrical engineering, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering
- Yun Jing, professor of acoustics, Department of Acoustics, College of Engineering
- Paul Medvedev, professor of electrical engineering, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering
- Elia Merzari, professor of nuclear engineering, Ken and Mary Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering, College of Engineering
- Chetan Nikhare, professor of mechanical engineering, School of Engineering, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
- Jacqueline O'Connor, professor of mechanical engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
- Alicyn Rhoades, professor of engineering, School of Engineering, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
- Syed Rizvi, professor of information sciences and technology, Division of Business, Engineering, and Information Sciences and Technology, Penn State Altoona
- Julio Urbina, professor of electrical engineering, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering
The following individuals have been promoted to associate professor:
- Abdallah Abdallah Abousheaisha, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, School of Engineering, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
- Bladimir Ramos Alvarado, associate professor of mechanical engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
- Anilchandra Attaluri, associate professor of mechanical engineering, School of Science, Engineering, and Technology, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
- Catherine Berdanier, associate professor of mechanical engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
- Seyedehaida Ebrahimi, associate professor of electrical engineering, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering
- Sri-Rajasekhar Kothapalli, associate professor of biomedical engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
- Grady Mathews, associate professor of civil engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
- Jessica Menold, associate professor of engineering design, School of Engineering Design and Innovation, College of Engineering
- Yaw Osseo-Asare, associate professor of architecture and engineering design, Department of Architecture, College of Arts and Architecture
- Christian Pester, associate professor of chemical engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering
- Justin Pritchard, associate professor of biomedical engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
- Cibin Raj, associate professor of agricultural and biological engineering and of civil and environmental engineering, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, College of Agricultural Sciences
- Seyed Reza Sanei, associate professor of mechanical engineering, School of Engineering, Penn State Erie, the Behrend College
- Julianna Simon, associate professor of acoustics, Department of Acoustics, College of Engineering
- Spencer Szczesny, associate professor of biomedical engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
- Yiqi Zhang, associate professor of industrial and manufacturing engineering, Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, College of Engineering
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