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