宾州大学公园. — Penn State's Office of the Vice Provost for 教师 Affairs has named seven 特聘教授s for 2023.
的 特聘教授 title recognizes outstanding academic contribution to the University. This special academic title is bestowed upon a limited number of professors who are leaders in their fields of 研究或创造性活动 and who have demonstrated significant leadership with respect to teaching, 研究或创造性活动, 和服务.
的 University's 2023 特聘教授s are:
埃里克·福特, professor of astronomy and astrophysics, 埃伯利理学院
Ford has made numerous contributions in the field of exoplanets, and is noted for playing a central role in bringing computing practices, 数据科学, 高性能计算技术, 以及贝叶斯统计学. Nominators also emphasized Ford’s commitment to teaching and mentoring students in addition to holding leadership positions with many national organizations.
荷马·吉尔Zúñiga, professor of film-video and media studies, 贝利萨里奥传媒学院
Gil de Zúñiga has conducted research around the world on the effects of online media on politics and culture. 除了 to his outstanding scholarship, Gil de Zúñiga has contributed to the 贝利萨里奥传媒学院 by serving as a guest on a podcast/radio show and to a teacher education webinar series, and he also plays many service roles in the college. This year he received the Penn State 教师 Scholar Medal in the Social and Behavioral Sciences.
朗尼·格雷厄姆他是视觉艺术教授, 艺术与建筑学院
Graham’s work can be found in permanent collections in the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Datz Museum in Seoul, 韩国, where he was artist in residence in 2021. 除了, his work on the “Conversation with the World” project has helped give a voice to Native Americans in Canada and other marginalized or displaced peoples around the world. Graham’s nominators attest to his inspirational teaching methods.
Patricia McLaughlin, professor, Department of Neural and Behavioral Sciences, 医学院
Nominators noted that McLaughlin is a highly productive scientist whose work has been featured in many prominent publications. She has received more than 30 grants since 1993 and has 16 U.S. 专利及四项国际专利. In 2018, the Center for Medical Innovation in the 医学院 named her Innovator of the Year for licensing her diabetic dry-eye technology to Ocunova Inc. 除了, she has supervised more than 60 graduate students and has received awards for mentoring and teaching.
格兰特Risha, professor of mechanical engineering, Penn State Altoona
Risha has made many important contributions in the field of combustion and propulsion and is known as a leader in his field. He has established the Advanced Combustion and Energetics Laboratory, through which he hires many undergraduate researchers. 除了, Risha’s nominators noted that he mentors many students and junior faculty and has demonstrated outstanding teaching skills.
珍妮特·范·海尔, professor of psychology and linguistics, 文理学院
Van Hell studies the neural and cognitive processes underlying language learning, in particular second language learning and bi/multilingualism. She is a prominent scholar in the field — van Hell has received more than 30 grants during her time at Penn State and most of her work is collaborative and multidisciplinary. She also is known as a dedicated mentor and teacher.
Pingjuan沃纳工程学教授, 365英国上市杜波依斯分校
Werner is one of the originators of the Computational Electromagnetics and Antennas Research Laboratory, which has received millions of dollars in government research funding and is internationally recognized as an authority on global optimization techniques. She also has pioneered research in the area of fractal antenna engineering. 除了, Werner is a dedicated and inspirational teacher.
