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Personnel Directory

Susan Sinnott

Susan Sinnott

Department Head and Professor, Materials Science and Engineering and Chemistry Editor in Chief, Computational Materials Science
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Marty Sliwinski

Marty Sliwinski

Professor of Human Development and Family Studies Director, Center for Healthy Aging
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Edward Smith

Edward Smith

Professor
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Stacy Smith

Stacy Smith

Administrative Staff
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Josh Smyth

Josh Smyth

Distinguished Professor of Biobehavioral Health and Medicine
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Jorge Sofo

Jorge Sofo

Professor of Physics, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
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Chunshan Song

Chunshan Song

Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Fuel Science and Professor of Chemical Engineering; Director, EMS Energy Institute; Associate Director, Penn State Institutes of Energy and the Environment
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Fernando Soto

Fernando Soto

Assistant Professor of Energy Engineering
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David Spaar

David Spaar

Programmer/Analyst
Portrait of Laurie Sparks

Laurie Sparks

Financial Assistant
Sadie Spicer

Sadie Spicer

Administrative Assistant
Joshua Stapleton

Joshua Stapleton

Associate Research Professor, MCL Director
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Shelley Stoffels

Shelley Stoffels

Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Samia Suliman

Samia Suliman

Associate Teaching Professor of Engineering Science & Mechanics
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Hongtao Sun

Hongtao Sun

Assistant Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
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Madhavan Swaminathan

Madhavan Swaminathan

Department Head and William E. Leonhard Professor
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Spencer Szczesny

Spencer Szczesny

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
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Gino Tambourine

Gino Tambourine

Technical Staff, Xray/Particle/Thermal
Fariborz Tavagarian

Fariborz Tavagarian

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Mauricio Terrones

Mauricio Terrones

George A. and Margaret M. Downsbrough Department Head, Evan Pugh University Professor, Professor of Chemistry and Materials Science and Engineering
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Donald Thompson

Donald Thompson

Professor Emeritus of Food Science
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Stefan Thynell

Stefan Thynell

Professor of Mechanical Engineering
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Tim Tighe

Tim Tighe

Associate Research Professor, Surface Analysis
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Susan Trolier-McKinstry

Susan Trolier-McKinstry

Evan Pugh University Professor and Steward S. Flaschen Professor of Ceramic Science and Engineering, and Professor of Electrical Engineering
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Kenan Unlu

Kenan Unlu

Director of the Radiation Science and Engineering Center Professor of Nuclear Engineering
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Adri Van Duin

Adri Van Duin

Distinguished University Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Engineering Science and Mechanics, Chemistry, Materials Science and Engineering and Director of the Materials Computation Center
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Randy Vander Wal

Randy Vander Wal

Professor of Energy and Mineral Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering
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Juliana Vasco-Correa

Juliana Vasco-Correa

Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
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Darrell Velegol

Darrell Velegol

Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering
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Robert Voigt

Robert Voigt

Professor of Industrial Manufacturing Engineering
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Paris Von Lockette

Paris Von Lockette

Professor of Mechanical Engineering
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Bruce Walker

Bruce Walker

Receiving Building Services, MRI Technical Services
Benjamin Walls

Benjamin Walls

Part time IT Support
Kai Wang

Kai Wang

Assistant Research Professor
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Donghai Wang

Donghai Wang

Professor of Mechanical Engineering
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Qing Wang

Qing Wang

Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
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Chao-Yang Wang

Chao-Yang Wang

William E. Diefenderfer Chair of Mechanical Engineering Director of the Electrochemical Engine Center
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Ke Wang

Ke Wang

Associate Research Professor, TEM
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Julian Wang

Julian Wang

Associate Professor of Architecture
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Yong Wang

Yong Wang

Professor of Biomedical Engineering
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