Jacqueline O’Connor, associate professor of mechanical engineering at Penn State, recently delivered an invited presentation at the Gordon Research Conference on Laser Diagnostics in Energy and Combustion Science, highlighting her work in laser diagnostics in engine technologies.
Alumni, friends and colleagues have created the Dr. William Blair Leadership Fund to honor William Blair, outgoing director of the Richards Civil War Era Center at Penn State.
Amy Greenberg, George Winfree Professor of American History and Women’s Studies at Penn State, recently conducted a week-long seminar on the history of early U.S. diplomacy at Fujian Normal University in China. She was one of only three U.S. historians selected to participate in the 2019 residency program sponsored by the Organization of American Historians and the American History Research Association of China with support from the Ford Foundation.
The Penn State Smeal College of Business has named Janet Duck as its director of excellence in teaching and learning, a newly formed role to benefit Smeal’s fast-growing portfolio of professional graduate programs.
It was through the Boy Scouts of America that Josh Kirby found education, and the Penn State assistant professor of education remains devoted to making things better for others in both of those fundamentally vital facets of his life.
The objective of the new position of professor of practice in education and engineering is for Penn State to be a thought leader in preK-12 engineering education by creating research-based and classroom-tested resources for students and teachers that enable high-quality engineering experiences.
Ted Alter, professor of agricultural, environmental and regional economics in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, is among an international group of community, industry, government and academic leaders who are being lauded for their work to help manage an invasive and destructive species in Australia.
Kurt Lundeen, a former foreman in the commercial construction industry and an expert in new construction technology, joined Penn State’s Department of Architectural Engineering on July 1 as assistant professor.
Brian Black 's opinion piece, “The Most Important Road Trip In American History” was recently published in the "New York Times."
Carolyn Mahan, professor of biology and environmental studies at Penn State Altoona, has been awarded a grant from the nonprofit Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund for the expansion of her study on how plants and animals respond to right-of-way management.
Alexandra Staub, a professor in the Department of Architecture, has been elected to the 2019-20 Architectural Research Centers Consortium (ARCC) board of directors.
Bruce Logan and Erica Smithwick have been named associate directors for the Institutes of Energy and the Environment.
Tak-Sing Wong, the Wormley Early Career Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Penn State, has been named a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers — the highest honor bestowed by the United States government to outstanding early-career scientists and engineers — by President Donald Trump.
The following is a list of Penn State nontenure-line faculty promotions, effective July 1.
Jeremy Engels, associate professor of communication arts and sciences, has been named the Rick and Sue Barry Director of the Paterno Fellows Program in the College of the Liberal Arts.
