LPE Team
Members of LPE include research and teaching faculty members, COPA-STEP administration, and support staff.
Christine Kirchhoff Ph.D., P.E.
- Director of Law, Policy, and Engineering
- Associate Professor of Law, Policy, and Engineering
Andrea Matwyshyn
- Associate Dean for Innovation and Technology
- Founding Faculty Director, Penn State PILOT Lab
Affiliated Faculty
The LPE initiative and its related programs and degrees are supported by a renowned group of interdisciplinary scholars, including LPE affiliated faculty that expand across five different colleges at Penn State.
Sven Bilén
- Director of the Doctor of Engineering in Engineering Program
- Professor
Rachel Brennan
- Professor
- Interim Associate Department Head of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Laura Cabrera
- Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics
- Philosophy, and Graduate Programs Officer
James Houck
- Vice Admiral, JAG Corps, U.S. Navy (Ret.)
- Distinguished Scholar in Residence, Penn State Law and School of International Affairs
Soundar Kumara
- Allen E. Pearce and Allen M. Pearce Professor of Industrial Engineering
Salvatorre Marsico
- Associate Professor, Engineering
- Associate Professor, Survey Engineering
David Mazyck
- Head of the School of Engineering Design and Innovation
- Graduate Faculty of Environmental Engineering
Matthew Zerphy
- Assistant Dean for Operations
- Professor of Practice, Nuclear Engineering
If you are a Penn State faculty member interested in becoming affiliated with LPE, send your request and a copy of your CV to lpe@engr.psu.edu with the subject line: “LPE faculty affiliate request.”
Explore Faculty Opportunities
View open LPE faculty positions within the College of Engineering
Open Positions