Distinguished Honors, Awards and Professional Service

Distinguished Honors

Penn State Awards

Professional Service Commitments

 

DISTINGUISHED HONORS

Members, National Academy of Engineering
      
Frank F. Aplan, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Metallurgy 
            and Mineral Processing (1989)
      Charles L. Hosler, Professor Emeritus of Meteorology and Senior Vice
            President Emeritus for Research and Dean of the Graduate School
            (1978)
      Kwadwo Osseo-Asare, Distinguished Professor of Metallurgy and
           Energyand Geo-Environmental Engineering (2004)
      Raja V. Ramani, Emeritus George H., Jr., and Anne B. Deike Chair in Mining
            Engineering and Emeritus professor of Mining and Geo-Environmental
            Engineering (2005)
      Della Roy, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering (1987)
      Rustum Roy, Professor of Geosciences (1973)

Members, National Academy of Sciences
      Richard B. Alley, Evan Pugh Professor of Geosciences (2007)
      Hubert L. Barnes, Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Geochemistry (1976)

Members, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
      
James Kasting, Distinguished Professor of Geosciences
      Richard B. Alley, Evan Pugh Professor of Geosciences

Magrath Award for University and Community Engagement
      Lakshman Yapa, Professor of Geography (2008)

Faculty Fellows (External to Penn State)
      

      American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
      Richard Alley, Evan Pugh Professor of Geosciences
      Michael Arthur, Professor of Geosciences
      William E. Easterling, Dean, College of Earth and Mineral Sciencs
            and Professor of Geography
      Anne M. Thompson, Professor of Meteorology

      American Ceramic Society
     
 James Adair, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
      David Green, Professor of Ceramic Science and Engineering
      John R. Hellmann, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
      Gary L. Messing, Distinguished Professor of Materials Science
            and Engineering
      Carlo Pantano, Distinguished Professor of Materials Science
            and Engineering
      Clive Randall, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
      Susan Troiler-McKinstry, Professor of Materials Science and
            Engineering

      American Chemical Society
      Harold Schobert, Professor of Fuel Science Emeritus (2010)
      Chunshan Song, Distinguished Professor of Fuel Science (2010)

      American Congress of Surveying and Mapping
      Alan MacEachren, Professor of Geography

      American Geophysical Union (AGU)
      William H. Brune, Head and Distinguished Professor of Meterology
      Alfred K. Blackadar, Professor Emeritus of Meteorology
      Anne M. Thompson, Professor of Meteorology
      Susan L. Brantley, Director of Earth and Environmental Systems Institute
      Richard Alley, Evan Pugh Professor of Geosciences

      American Meteorological Society (AMS)
      Alfred K. Blackadar, Professor Emeritus of Meteorology
      William H. Brune, Head and Distinguished Professor of Meteorology
      John J. Cahir, Professor Emeritus of Meteorology, and Vice President 
            Emeritus and Dean for Undergraduate Education
      Toby N. Carlson, Professor Emeritus of Meteorology
      John W. Diercks, Retired, Senior Research Associate
      John A. Dutton, Professor Emeritus of Meteorology and Dean Emeritus,
            College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
      Jenni L. Evans, Professor of Meteorology
      William M. Frank, Professor Emeritus of Tropical Meteorology
      J. Michael Fritsch, Distinguished Professor of Meteorology Emeritus
      Jose D. Fuentes, Professor of Meteorology
      Charles L. Hosler, Professor Emeritus of Meteorology and Senior Vice
            President Emeritus for Research and Dean of the Graduate School
      Anne M. Thompson, Professor of Meteorology
      Dennis W. Thomson, Professor Emeritus of Meteorology
      John C. Wyngaard, Professor Emeritus of Meteorology

      American Physical Society
      Long-Qing Chen, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
      Ralph Colby, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
      Paul Painter, Professor of Polymer Science
      James Runt, Professor of Polymer Science

      ASM International
      Tarasankar DebRoy, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
      Zi-Kui Liu, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
      Digby Macdonald, Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and
            Engineering

      American Vacuum Society
      Carlo Pantano, Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and
            Engineering

      American Welding Society
      Tarasankar DebRoy, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering

      Canadaian Institute for Advanced Research
      Katherine H. Freeman, Professor of Geosciences

      David and Lucile Packard Fellow in Science and Engineering
      Richard B. Alley, Evan Pugh Professor of Geosciences
      Susan L. Brantley, Distinguished Professor of Geosciences , 
      Peter Wilf, Associate Professor of Geosciences

      The Electrochemical Society
      Digby Macdonald, Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and
            Engineering

       Exceptional Scholarly Contributions to the Practice of
       Catography, Canadian Cartographic Association

       Alan MacEachren, Professor of Geography

       The Geochemical Society
       Katherine H. Freeman, Professor of Geosciences

       The Geological Society of America
       Katherine H. Freeman, Professor of Geosciences
       Richard Alley, Evan Pugh Professor of Geosciences

       Guggenheim Fellow
       Hubert L. Barnes, Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Geochemistry (1966-67)
       Long-Qing Chen,  Professor of Materials Science and Engineering (2005)
 

       International Cartographic Association
       Alan MacEachren, Professor of Geography

       International Society of Electrochemistry
       Digby Macdonald, Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and
             Engineering

       National Council for Geographic Education
       Alan MacEachren, Professor of Geography

       Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration
       R. Larry Grayson, Professor of Energy and Mineral Engineering
       Raja V. Ramani, Emeritus professor of Mining and Geo-Environmental
             Engineering

      Society of Petroleum Engineers
      Turgay Ertekin, Professor of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering

       IEEE
       Susan Trolier-McKinstry, Professor of Materials Science and
             Engineering

       Institute of Corrosion
       Digby MacDonald, Distinguished Professor of Materials Science
             and Engineering

      NACE - International
      Digby MacDonald, Distinguished Professor of Materials Science
            and Engineering

     The Paleontological Society
     Peter Wilf, Associate Professor of Gesociences

      Royal Society of Canada
      Digby MacDonald, Distinguished Professor of Materials Science
            and Engineering
      
      Royal Society of New Zealand
      Digby MacDonald, Distinguished Professor of Materials Science
            and Engineering

      World Academy of Ceramics
      David J. Green, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
      Gary L. Messing, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
      James H. Adair, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
      Carlo G. Pantano, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
      Clive A. Randall, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
      Susan Trolier-McKinstry, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
      Della M. Roy, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
      Rustum Roy, Professor of Geosciences

      World Innovation Foundation
      
Digby MacDonald, Distinguished Professor of Materials Science
            and Engineering

PENN STATE AWARDS            

 Evan Pugh Professors
      Richard Alley, Evan Pugh Professor of Geosciences (2000)
      Rustum Roy, Solid State (1981)

Distinguished Professors
      Frank F. Aplan, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Metallurgy
            and Mineral Processing
      Hubert L. Barnes, Distinguished Professor of Geochemistry
      Craig F. Bohren, Distingiushed Professor Emeritus of Meteorology 
      Susan L. Brantley, Distinguished Professor of Geosciences (2007)
      William H. Brune, Distinguished Professor of Meteorology (2007)
      J. Michael Fritsch, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Meteorology
      James Kasting, Distinguished Professor of Geosciences (2002)
      Digby D. Macdonald, Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and 
            Engineering (2002)
      Gary L. Messing, Distinguished Professor of Ceramic Science and
            Engineering (2002)
      Kwadwo Osseo-Asare, Distinguished Professor of Metallurgy 
      Carlo G. Pantano, Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and
            Engineering (2000)
      Howard J. Pickering, Distinguished Professor of Materials Science
            and Engineering
      Chunshan Song, Distinguished Professor of Fuel Science        

Holders of Endowed Positions
      Turgay Ertekin, George E. Trimble Chair in Earth and Mineral Sciences
      R. Larry Grayson, George H., Jr., & Anne B. Deike Chair in Mining Engineering

Penn State Faculty Fellows
      
Michael Adewumi, Quentin E. and Louise L. Wood Faculty Fellow in 
            Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
      William H. Brune, E. Willard and Ruby S. Miller Faculty Fellow
            (7/1/07 to 6/30/13)
      Yongsheng Chen, Virginia S. and Philip L. Walker, Jr. Faculty Fellow
            (7/1/07 to 6/30/10)
      Maureen Feineman, E. Willard and Ruby S. Miller Faculty Fellow
            (7/1/08 to 6/30/13)
      Andrew N. Kleit, MICASU Faculty Fellow in the College of Earth and
            Mineral Sciences
      Alan MacEachren, Center for Academic Computer at the Penn State University
            (1998-2000)
      Christopher Muhlstein, Corning Faculty Fellowship in Ceramic Science
            Engineering (7/1/07 to 6/30/10)
      Sarma V. Pisupati, John T. Ryan, Jr. Faculty Fellow (7/1/08 to 6/30/11)
      Peter Wilf, John T. Ryan, Jr. Faculty Fellow (7/1/05 to 7/1/08)
      Lakshman S. Yapa, John T. Ryan, Jr. Faculty Fellow (7/1/08 to 6/30/11)

Faculty Scholar Medals
      
Tarasankar DebRoy, Professor of Materials Science and Egnineering (1997)
      Kwadwo Osseo-Asare, Distinguished Professor of Metallurgy (1999) 
      Clive A. Randall, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering (2009)
      Alan MacEachren, Professor of Geography (2010)
      Richard Alley, Evan Pugh Professor of Geosciences (1990)
      Chunshan Song, Distinguished Professor of Fuel Science (2011)
      Long-Qing Chen, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering (2003)

Faculty Outreach Award
      Robert Brooks, Professor of Wildlife and Wetlands (2009)

Administrators
     
 Michael Adewumi, Vice Provost for Global Programs and Professor of
            Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
      William E. Easterling, Dean, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences and
            Professor of Geography
      Rodney A. Erickson, Executive Vice President and Provost and Professor
            of Geography
      Tanya Furman, Assistant Vice President/Associate Dean for Undergraduate
            Education
      John R. Hellman, Associate Dean for Education, College of Earth and
            Mineral Sciences and Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
      Cathy Lyons, Associate Dean for Educational Equity, College of Earth and
            Mineral Sciences
      Carlo Pantano, Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and
            Engineering and Director, Materials Research Institute
      Alan W. Scaroni, Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Research,
            College of Earth and Mineral Science

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Professional Service Commitments  

      Kenneth J. Davis, Director, Northeastern Regional Center, National Institute
            for Climatic Change Research of the U.S. Department of Energy

      William E. Easterling, Chair, External Advisory Board, Center for Research
            on Environmental Decisions, Columbia University, New York, NY 
            (2004-present)

      William E. Easterling, Member, Board of Visitors, Institute for the Environment,
            University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC (2009-2013)

      Katherine H. Freeman, Member, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, 
            U.S. National Research Council (2005-present)

      Katherine H. Freeman, Geological Sciences Advisory Board, Department of
            Geological Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN (2007-present)

      Katherine H. Freeman, Corporation Visiting Committee for Department 
            of Earth Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute
            of Technology (2009-present)

      Paul G. Knight, Pennsylvania State Climatologist