College Leadership
Dean
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Anthony Atchley Learn more: College of Engineering names acting dean Dean Atchley oversees the College of Engineering and leads the efforts to implement and execute the college’s Strategic Plan, which focuses on four cornerstones: excellence, equity, sustainability, and social mobility, as well as the capstone of impact. |
Senior Associate Dean
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Learn more: Peeples named College of Engineering's inaugural associate dean for equity and inclusion Senior Associate Dean Peeples provides considered, strategic, and inclusive leadership and advice in support of the Dean of Engineering. She will serves in capacity of the Dean of Engineering in the Dean’s absence and leads the college’s diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging activities. |
Associate Deans
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Eric Donnell Learn more: Eric Donnell named college’s associate dean for research Associate Dean Donnell promotes and coordinates support for research—from identifying opportunities to managing projects—including pre- and post-award research administration, cost share, IP, export control, data security, and other issues. Associate Dean Donnell is also responsible for those aspects of graduate student affairs and programs which are closely aligned with research, including recruiting and graduate faculty membership. |
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Learn more: Vijaykrishnan Narayanan named college’s associate dean for innovation Associate Dean Narayan leads major initiatives focused on faculty/team development and resource planning for research and entrepreneurship opportunities. This includes coordinating faculty and proposal development to increase extramural research funding, as well as developing seed grant programs, new faculty mentorship programs, and research centers. |
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Learn more: Associate dean of education for the College of Engineering named Associate Dean Rabb supports the college’s resident and online undergraduate and graduate educational programs and associated student academic support. Associate Dean Rabb is also responsible for charting strategic initiatives in the college around academic program development and assessment, innovative and inclusive pedagogies, initiatives to enhance curricular and co-curricular experiences, academic advising, interdisciplinary curricula, student success, accreditation, and continuous quality improvement of academic programs. |
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Learn more: Shelley Stoffels named associate dean of faculty Associate Dean Stoffels has primary responsibility for tenure-line and professional track faculty affairs in the College of Engineering. Associate Dean Stoffels provides collaborative leadership for faculty development, assessment, support of faculty governance, and for proposing innovative and inclusive initiatives to advance faculty experiences. |
Assistant Deans
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Ivan Esparragoza Learn more: College of Engineering names newly established assistant dean Assistant Dean Esparragoza identifies opportunities and supports curricular innovations at the undergraduate and graduate levels through an in-depth assessment of current programs, coordinates and evaluates first-year seminars across the college, as well as assists departments in delivering high-quality first and second-year education to College of Engineering students. Assistant Dean Esparragoza also coordinates accreditation processes for undergraduate programs in the College of Engineering and serves as the institutional representative during accreditation reviews. |
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Learn more: Christine Masters named assistant dean Assistant Dean Masters leads the College of Engineering teams supporting academic advising, global engineering engagement, academic integrity, and undergraduate student records. Assistant Dean Masters guides collaboration among these teams and other units across the college to provide a comprehensive array of student support and engagement, with a focus on increasing equitable access and promoting an inclusive culture of belonging. |
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Learn more: New Leonhard Center director, assistant dean in engineering named Assistant Dean Zappe serves as director of the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education and leads the efforts to maintain excellence and chart innovative directions in the educational experiences of undergraduate and graduate students and in professional development programs for faculty. |
School, Department, and Program Heads
Acoustics
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Andrew R. Barnard Learn more: New director of Penn State's Graduate Program in Acoustics named |
Aerospace Engineering
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Amy Pritchett Learn more: Amy Pritchett appointed head of aerospace engineering |
Agricultural and Biological Engineering
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Suat Irmak Learn more: Irmak to lead Penn State Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering |
Architectural Engineering
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James Freihaut
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Biomedical Engineering
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Daniel Hayes Learn more: Alumnus and professor named new head of biomedical engineering |
Chemical Engineering
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Michael Janik Learn more: Interim associate vice president for research named |
Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Patrick Fox Learn more: Fox named head of civil and environmental engineering |
School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Thomas La Porta Learn more: La Porta named director of School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science |
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Learn more: Madhavan Swaminathan named new head of electrical engineering |
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Engineering Design and Innovation
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David Mazyck Learn more: Penn State engineering alumnus named head of SEDTAPP |
Engineering Science and Mechanics
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Vincent Meunier Learn more: Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics welcomes new head |
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
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Steven Landry Learn more: New department head named to lead industrial engineering |
Mechanical Engineering
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Mary Frecker Learn more: New department head to lead mechanical engineering |
Nuclear Engineering
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Jean Paul Allain Learn more: Head named for Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering |