About:
Mark Fedkin is an associate teaching professor and a lead faculty for the Renewable Energy and Sustainability Systems online Master’s program. His professional expertise is in the areas of electrochemical engineering and renewable energy. After finishing his doctorate degree in Geo-Environmental Engineering at Penn State, Fedkin has worked for the Earth and Mineral Sciences Energy Institute (Penn State) for fifteen years doing research on technologies and materials for energy conversion. Over the past decade, he has been heavily involved in developing curriculum for the two departmental online programs and led initiatives and partnerships to promote sustainability education and workforce training for energy transition.
Awards
- G. Montgomery and Marion Hall Mitchell Award for Innovative Teaching, 2023
- Freiburg-Penn State Virtual Classroom Education Award: Solar Energy Integration and Economics – 2020-2021
- Research Achievement Award, EMS Energy Institute 2007.
- Muan/Wilson Fellow Award. College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, Penn State University, 2003.
- Materials Research Institute Fellow, Penn State University, 1999-2000.