Eberly College of Science tenure-line faculty promotions, effective July 1, 2025

Fourteen tenured and tenure-line faculty members in the Eberly College of Science have received academic promotions, effective July 1, 2025.

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

The following individuals have been promoted to professor:

• Jacob L. Bourjaily, professor of physics, Department of Physics
• Ephraim M. Hanks, professor of statistics, Department of Statistics
• Wenrui Hao, professor of mathematics, Department of Mathematics
• Heather M. Hines, professor of biology, Department of Biology
• Timothy C. Meredith, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• Timothy Miyashiro, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

The following individuals have been promoted to associate professor:

• Nicole Crowley, associate professor of biology, Department of Biology
• Luiz A. De Viveiros Souza Filho, associate professor of physics, Department of Physics
• Mark Hedglin, associate professor of chemistry, Department of Chemistry
• David A. Kennedy, associate professor of biology, Department of Biology
• Janine L. Kwapis, associate professor of biology, Department of Biology
• Joel Leja, associate professor of astronomy and astrophysics, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics
• Hyung Suk Tak, associate professor of statistics, Department of Statistics
• David P. L. Toews, associate professor of biology, Department of Biology

The full list of Penn State’s academic promotions for tenured and tenure-line faculty members is available on Penn State News.