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Governance

The Institutes of Energy and the Environment (IEE) is organized under the Office of the Senior Vice President for Research. IEE's advisory structure includes an Executive Committee comprised of the deans of the core colleges. IEE's Strategic Plan provides guidance and a statement of our vision and goals for a five-year period.

Executive Committee

Ex Officio Members

Kelly Austin
Vice President, Commonwealth Campuses
B. Stephen Carpenter II
Dean, College of Arts and Architecture
Jenifer Cushman
Chancellor, Penn State Beaver
Marie Hardin
Dean, Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications
Lee Kump
Dean, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Clarence Lang
Susan Welch Dean, College of the Liberal Arts
Tracy Langkilde
Verne M. Willaman Dean, Eberly College of Science
John Mason
Chancellor, Penn State Harrisburg
Craig J. Newschaffer
Raymond E. and Erin Stuart Schultz Dean, College of Health and Human Development
Victor Romero
Associate Dean and Professor of Law, Penn State Law
Richard Roush
Dean, College of Agricultural Sciences
Justin Schwartz
Interim Executive Vice President and Provost
Ruth Weber
Assistant Vice President for Research Operations, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
Lora Weiss
Senior Vice President for Research, Office of the Vice President for Research

Non-Voting Members

Bruce Logan
Director, Institutes of Energy and the Environment
Erica Smithwick
Associate Director, Institutes of Energy and the Environment