Eberly College of Science tenure-line faculty promotions, effective July 1, 2024

Twenty tenured and tenure-line faculty members in the Eberly College of Science have received academic promotions, effective July 1, 2024.

The college’s nontenure-line faculty promotions have also been announced.

The following individuals have been promoted to professor:

• Cui-zu Chang, professor of physics, Department of Physics
• Joseph A. Cotruvo, professor of chemistry, Department of Chemistry
• Rebekah I. Dawson-Rigas, professor of astronomy and astrophysics, Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics
• Donghui Jeong, professor of astronomy and astrophysics, Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics
• Qunhua Li, professor of statistics, Department of Statistics
• Yingwei Mao, professor of biology, Department of Biology, Eberly College of Science
• Kohta Murase, professor of physics and of astronomy & astrophysics, Department of Physics
• Michael Schweinberger, professor of statistics, Department of Statistics
• Sarah E. Shandera, professor of physics, Department of Physics
• Bharath KK. Sriperumbudur, professor of statistics, Department of Statistics
• Moriah L. Szpara, professor of biology, Department of Biology
• Emily E. Weinert, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
• Lauren D. Zarzar, professor of chemistry, Department of Chemistry

The following individuals have been promoted to associate professor:

• Maria del Carmen Carmona Benitez, associate professor of physics, Department of Physics
• Elizabeth A. Elacqua, associate professor of chemistry, Department of Chemistry
• Joyce Jose, associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
• David Radice, associate professor of physics, Department of Physics
• Alexey Silakov, associate professor of chemistry, Department of Chemistry
• Linda B. Westrick, associate professor of mathematics, Department of Mathematics
• Stephanie Wissel, associate professor of physics and of astronomy & astrophysics, Department of Physics

See the full list of Penn State’s academic promotions for tenured and tenure-line faculty members here.