Internship and Co-op Contacts
Department Career Contacts
Department career contacts are designated faculty or staff members within different departments in the Colleges of Engineering and Earth and Mineral Sciences (University Park campus) who can answer student questions about how to use co-op and internship credits toward degree requirements.
College of Engineering
Aerospace Engineering (AERSP)
Robert Melton
Faculty Coordinator
229 Hammond Building
814-865-1185
Email: rgmelton@psu.edu
Amy Custer
Staff Assistant
229 Hammond Building
814-865-6432
Email: asm1@psu.edu
Architectural Engineering (AE)
Kevin Parfitt
Faculty Coordinator
104 Engr. Unit A
814-863-3244
Email: mkp@psu.edu
Richelle Weiger
Staff Assistant
104 Engr. Unit A
814-865-6664
Email: rbw11@psu.edu
Biological Engineering (BE)
Megan Marshall
Faculty Coordinator
305 Agricultural Engineering Building
814-865-3392
Email: mnm11@psu.edu
Wendy Thomas
Staff Assistant
112A Research A Building
814-863-1524
Email: wjt11@psu.edu
Biomedical Engineering (BME)
Justin Brown
Faculty Coordinator
229 Hallowell Building
814-865-5190
Email: jlb92@psu.edu
Angela Hall
Staff Assistant
122H Chemical and Biomedical
814-863-6614
Email: ajh48@psu.edu
Chemical Engineering (CHE)
Michael Janik
Faculty Coordinator
51 Greenberg Indoor Complex
814-863-9366
Email: mjj13@psu.edu
Rachel Smith
Staff Assistant
158 Fenske Laboratory
814-865-2574
Email: rdr15@psu.edu
Civil Engineering (CE)
Martin Pietrucha
Faculty Coordinator
201 Transportation Research Building
814-863-3954
Email: mtp5@psu.edu
Heather Hamby
Staff Assistant
218 Sackett Building
814-867-0470
Email: hqh3@psu.edu
Computer Engineering (CMPEN)/Computer Science (CMPSC)
Mark Mahon
Faculty Coordinator
W209A Westgate Building
814-867-5396
Email: mpm114@psu.edu
Amanda Collins
Staff Assistant
W209L Westgate Building
814-865-9191
Email: arc88@psu.edu
Electrical Engineering (EE)
Mike Pusateri
Faculty Coordinator
121 EE East
814-863-0676
Email: map244@psu.edu
Gabi Rhinehart
Staff Assistant
115 EE East
814-865-7272
Email: gbr6@psu.edu
Engineering Science (ESC)
Akhlesh Lakhtakia
Faculty Coordinator
212 Earth Engr Sciences Building
814-863-4319
Email: axl4@psu.edu
Sarah Jones
Staff Assistant
212 Earth Engr Sciences Building
814-865-4523
Email: sas519@psu.edu
Industrial Engineering (IE)
Sarah Root
Faculty Coordinator
310 Leonhard Building
814-865-7601
Email: ser41@psu.edu
Mandy Engel-Herbert
Staff Assistant
113 Leonhard Building
814-865-7602
Email: moe5126@psu.edu
Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering (ME/NUCE)
Eric Marsh
Faculty Coordinator
139 Reber Building
814-863-1503
Email: erm7@psu.edu
Lori Yarger
Staff Assistant
139 Reber Building
814-863-1503
Email: lay1@psu.edu
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Energy and Mineral Engineering (EME)
Sanjay Srinivasan
Faculty Coordinator
118 Hosler Building
814-863-9470
Email: szs27@psu.edu
Judi Hite
Staff Assistant/
108 Hosler Building
814-863-1707
Email: jah53@psu.edu
Geography
Jodi Vender
Academic Adviser
305 Walker Building
814-863-7943
Email: jvender@psu.edu
Geosciences
Nicole Stocks
Alumni and Industry Relations
503 Deike Building
814-863-7072
Email: nms13@psu.edu
Online Geospatial Education Programs
Beth King
Program Manager
2217 Earth and Engineering Sciences Building
814-865-9164
Email: bethking@psu.edu
Online B.A. in Energy and Sustainable Policy
Haley Sankey
Lecturer
2217 Earth and Engineering Sciences Building
814-863-1009
Email: hjs142@psu.edu
Materials Science & Engineering (MATSE)
Allen Kimel
Faculty Coordinator
124 Steidle Building
814-865-5397
Email: rak189@ems.psu.edu
Cindy Lake
Undergraduate Records Specialist
124 Steidle Building
814-865-5766
Email: lake@matse.psu.edu
Campus Career Contacts
Campus career contacts are faculty or staff members at Penn State campuses other than University Park who are designated as first points of contact for students at their campuses who have questions about co-op or internship experiences.
Penn State Abington
Janice Margle
215-881-7472
Email: jmm8@psu.edu
Bob Avanzato
215-881-7358
Email: rla5@psu.edu
Penn State Altoona
Tom Shaffer
814-949-5789
Email: tls24@psu.edu
Richard Singer
814-949-5183
Email: ras963@psu.edu
Penn State Beaver
Jim Hendrickson
724-773-3859
Email: jah64@psu.edu
Penn State Berks
Jenifer Shannon
610-396-6442
Email: jms1167@psu.edu
Tish Jepsen
610-396-6019
Email: paj7@psu.edu
Alexa Wojciechowski
610-396-6335
Email: atw3@psu.edu
Penn State Brandywine
Asad Azemi
610-892-1421
Email: axa20@psu.edu
Penn State Dubois
Daudi Waryoba
814-375-4835
Email: drw29@psu.edu
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Courtney Steding
814-898-6164
Email: cns14@psu.edu
Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus
David Meredith
724-430-4268
Email: dxm15@psu.edu
Penn State Greater Allegheny
Eric Lipsky
412-675-9041
Email: eml13@psu.edu
Penn State Harrisburg
Katie Rush
717-948-6260
Email: kmb37@psu.edu
Penn State Hazleton
Ken Dudeck
570-450-3085
Email: ked2@psu.edu
Penn State Lehigh Valley
Harold (Hal) Scholz
610-285-5000
Email: hns12@psu.edu
Penn State Mont Alto
Khaled Amleh
717-749-6208
Email: kaa13@psu.edu
Penn State New Kensington
Ronald Land
724-334-6730
Email: rel9@psu.edu
Penn State Scranton
Majid Chatsaz
570-963-2578
Email: mrc2@psu.edu
Mostafa Tossi
570-963-2566
Email: mat5@psu.edu
Penn State Shenango
Indu Das
724-983-2966
Email: isd1@psu.edu
Penn State Wilkes-Barre
Maureen Ciliberto
570-675-9124
Email: mac79@psu.edu
Penn State York
Charles Gaston
717-771-4155
Email: cag9@psu.edu
