This committee meets bi-annually, near the end of the Fall and Spring semesters, respectively. IPAC reviews the General Engineering (GE) Applied Materials (APMTL) curriculum including the program educational objectives and student outcomes. This review is done in every meeting and it is documented in the minutes of the IPAC meeting.
The mission of the IPAC is to advise the campus in establishing, achieving, and assessing the goals of the program. In carrying out its mission, the IPAC assists the program in continuous improvement of the program, the recruitment of a competent faculty and capable students, the placement of graduates, obtaining financial aid and part-time employment for needy students, obtaining financial and material resources for the campus and in assuring a high level of community awareness and support of the program offerings.
Industrial and Professional Advisory Council Members
Name | Company |
Mr. James Adams | MPIF/APMI |
Mr. James Aiello | St. Marys Pressed Metals |
Mr. Rob Biemel | JIT Tool and Die |
Mr. Andrew Bigley | Contact Technologies, Inc. |
Mr. Ron Cuneo | Alpha Sintered Metals |
Ms. Sharon Engle | Human Capital Consulting Company |
Dr. Stephen Feldbauer | Abbott Furnace Company |
Mr. Jason Forester | Metco Industries Inc. |
Dr. Leonid Frayman | Allegheny Coatings & Pamlico Coatings Group |
Mr. Mark Freeman | Metaldyne Sintered Components |
Mr. Robert Fye | Metaltech, Inc. |
Mr. Alex Gasbarre | Gasbarre Products, Inc. |
Mrs. Jackie Lenox | GKN Sinter Metals, Inc. |
Mr. Kasey Macro | GKN Sinter Metals, Inc. |
Ms. Renee McKimm | GKN Sinter Metals, Inc. |
Mr. Daniel Merritt | Arc Metals Corporation |
Mr. Michael Roselli | GKN Sinter Metals, Inc. |
Mr. Raymond Ruppecht | PMG Pennsylvania LLC |
Mr. Raymond Serafini | Linde LLC |
Mr. Joel Simbeck | MPP Falls Creek |
Mr. Brian Smith | Assured Testing Services |
Dr. Craig Stringer | Atlas Pressed Metals |
Mr. John Weible | Miller Fabrication Solutions |
Mr. Jim Wimer | Metco Industries Inc. |
Mr. Eric Wolfe | Horizon Technologies Inc. |
Dr. Sven Bilen | Penn State University |
Mr. Nicholas Carrier | Penn State University |
Mr. John Brennan | Penn State DuBois |
Dr. Vibhor Chaswal | Penn State DuBois |
Mr. Bradley Lashinsky | Penn State DuBois |
Dr. M. Scott McBride | Penn State DuBois |
Dr. Douglas Miller | Penn State DuBois |
Ms. Kathy Neureiter | Penn State DuBois |
Dr. Ramasrishnan Rajagopalan | Penn State DuBois |
Mr. Glenn Rishel | Penn State DuBois |
Dr. Daudi Waryoba | Penn State DuBois |
Dr. Ping Werner | Penn State DuBois |