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 industry trends, and emerging opportunities in architectural engineering. IPAC is a forum where ideas are exchanged and recommendations are made. IPAC provides direct linkage and communication between the college and the engineering profession.

The functions of IPAC are to:

act as an advisory group on specific academic and research issues;
serve as a link between the department and its industrial and professional partners, providing an opportunity for communication of current and future industry and professional needs to the department;
identify steps that the department should take to meet special needs; and
provide recommendations on initiatives that the department should explore to improve educational and research programs to meet the needs of the world and the profession.

Current members

Panda Aumpansub

John Bilotta

Phil Clark

Charles Duke

Eric Hart

Pamela Holcomb

William Moyer

Scott Mull

Amy Pastor*

Nick Piteo

Cherish Samuels**

Jacqueline Vinkler

About

Globally recognized as a leading architectural engineering department, the mission of the Department of Architectural Engineering at Penn State is to advance the built environment through the development of world-class architectural engineers and research. The vision of the Department of Architectural Engineering at Penn State is to lead the world in innovative education and research to achieve high-performing built environments. Our program emphasizes the scientific and engineering aspects of planning, designing, and constructing buildings, providing our architectural engineering graduates with outstanding education and research opportunities.