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Eberly College of Science nontenure-line faculty promotions, effective July 1, 2020

2 July 2020

Nineteen nontenure-line faculty members in the Eberly College of Science have received academic promotions, effective July 1.

The College's tenured and tenure-line faculty promotions have also been announced.

The following individuals have been promoted to assistant teaching professor:

  • Russ DeForest, Department of Mathematics

The following individuals have been promoted to associate teaching professor:

  • Gregory Broussard, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Neena Chopra, Department of Mathematics
  • Aaron Garner, Department of Chemistry
  • Heather Giebink, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Tracey Hammel, Department of Statistics
  • James Howell, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Glenna Malcolm, Department of Biology
  • Megan Romer, Department of Statistics
  • Albena Zikatanova, Department of Mathematics

The following individuals have been promoted to teaching professor:

  • Meredith Defelice, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Katherine Masters, Department of Chemistry
  • Bratoljub Milosavljevic, Department of Chemistry
  • Reena Roy, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Eric Simring, Department of Mathematics

The following individuals have been promoted to associate research professor: 

  • Maria Krasilnikova, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Andrew Monson, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Anna Perederina, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Kurt Vandegrift, Department of Biology



See the full list of Penn State’s academic promotions for fixed-term faculty members here.