Industrial and Professional Advisory Council

The Industrial and Professional Advisory Council (IPAC) is a select group of representatives from industry, government agencies, academia, and the profession who advise the department on academic issues, current trends, and future directions in engineering. IPAC is a forum where ideas are exchanged and recommendations are made. IPAC provides direct linkage and communication between the department and the engineering profession.

Current Membership

• Narayan Ramesh – Chair
  DOW Solar Associate R&D Director
  DOW Chemical Company
• Howard Welsh – Vice Chair
  Chief Financial Officer (retired)
  Ford China
• Lisa Callender
  Harbor Beach Site Leader
  Corteva™ Agriscience
• Jane Clampitt
  Immediate Past President, Penn State Engineering Alumni Society
  Customer Experience & Loyalty Center of Excellence Lead (retired), DuPont
• Kevin Dorfman
  Professor, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
  University of Minnesota
• Amy Ericson
  Vice President for Packaging Coatings & Specialty Materials
  PPG Industries
• Christopher I. Halliday
  Partner
  Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
• John E. Palamara
  Development Manager, Global Gases Technology
  Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
• Divakar Ramakrishnan
  Chief Technology Officer
  ConvaTec
• Todd Reppert
  Vice President, Commercial/Technical Upstream Ventures (Retired)
  Exxon Mobil Corporation
• Suzette Schultz
  Senior Project Manager
  AstraZeneca Global Supply Chain