Academic Excellence Center (AEC)
The Academic Excellence Center (AEC) is an educational space within the College of Engineering providing drop-in (no scheduling required) one-on-one and group tutoring by an experienced upper-division student tutor. The service is open to all students and is free of charge. We offer tutoring across a variety of course levels in the subjects of mathematics, chemistry, physics, computer science, and engineering mechanics.
The AEC is located in 323 Sackett Building, and the hours of operation during the academic year are Sunday, 2:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., and Monday through Thursday, 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
The AEC is located in 323 Sackett Building, and the hours of operation during the academic year are Sunday, 2:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., and Monday through Thursday, 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. The AEC offers both in-person and virtual (via Zoom) hours. You can view tutors, the courses for which they tutor, and their hours of availability below once operational. To access AEC services, drop-in to 323 Sackett during in-person hours for the tutor/classes you need assistance with or log-in to the appropriate Zoom room during a tutor's virtual hours. No appointment, scheduling, or emails beforehand required!
Don’t see a course offered by the tutors below that you need tutoring support for? Make a request here! Please contact one of our AEC Coordinators listed below if you have any questions.
AEC Coordinators:
Itzel Segura-Ortiz (izs5145@psu.edu) and Maria Alvarez-Rodriguez (mja6047@psu.edu)
Emaan Ali
Major: Chemical Engineering
Email: eza5243@psu.edu
Subjects Tutored: CHEM 110, 111, 112, 113
Zoom ID: 922 048 9394
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-Person: 6:00PM-10:00PM | - | In-Person: 5:00PM-7:00PM | - | - | - | Virtual: 2:00PM-6:00PM |
Maria Alvarez-Rodriguez
Major: Aerospace Engineering
Email: mja6074@psu.edu
Subjects Tutored: EDSGN 100; MATH 140, 141, 220, 250; PHYS 211
Zoom ID: 820 083 1797
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virtual: 7:00PM-9:00PM | In-person: 7:00PM-9:30PM | - | In-person: 5:30PM-9:00PM | - | - | - |
Anthony Bufanio
Major: Chemical Engineering
Email: abb5985@psu.edu
Subjects Tutored: CHEM 110, 111, 112, 113; MATH 140, 141
Zoom ID: 686 846 5605
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-Person: 5:00PM-8:00PM | In-Person: 5:00PM-7:00PM | In-Person: 6:00PM-8:00PM | - | - | - | Virtual: 6:00PM-9:00PM |
Pingxu Hao
Major: Computer Science
Email: pvh5251@psu.edu
Subjects Tutored: MATH 140, 141; PHYS 211, 212; CMPSC 131, 132, 221, 360; CMPEN 270
Zoom ID: 288 132 6864
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-Person: 5:00PM-9:00PM | Virtual: 6:00PM-7:00PM | In-Person: 5:00PM-9:00PM | Virtual: 6:00PM-7:00PM | - | - | In-Person: 2:00PM-9:00PM |
Reese Holl
Major: Electrical Engineering
Email: rml5725@psu.edu
Subjects Tutored: CMPEN 270; EE 200, 210, 211; MATH 140, 141, 250; PHYS 212, 213, 214
Zoom ID: 641 443 8619
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-Person: 7:45PM-10:00PM | In-Person: 8:15PM-10:00PM | In-Person: 7:45PM-10:00PM | In-Person: 8:15PM-10:00PM | - | - | - |
Jonathon Hope
Major: Aerospace Engineering
Email: juh305@psu.edu
Subjects Tutored: EMCH 210, 211, 212, 213; MATH 140, 220, 230, 231
Zoom ID: 671 816 3800
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | In Person: 5:00PM-9:00PM | - | In Person: 5:00PM-9:30PM | - | - | In Person: 2:00PM-9:00PM |
Trisha Poorbaugh
Major: Biological Engineering
Email: tup147@psu.edu
Subjects Tutored: CHEM 202; EMCH 212; MATH 140, 141, 251
Zoom ID: 362 844 3076
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-Person: 7:15PM-10:00PM | In-Person: 7:00PM-10:00PM | In-Person: 5:00PM-7:00PM | - | - | - | Virtual: 7:00PM-9:00PM |
Itzel Segura-Ortiz
Major: Industrial Engineering
Email: izs5145@psu.edu
Subjects Tutored: EDSGN 100; CHEM 110, 111
Zoom ID: 960 369 3503
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-Person: 5:00PM-10:00PM | - | In-Person: 7:15PM-10:00PM | - | - | - | Virtual: 6:00PM-8:00PM |
Ellen Shea
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Email: ess5468@psu.edu
Subjects Tutored: MATH 141, 220, 231, 251; EMECH 211; CHEM 110; PHYS 211
Zoom ID: 810 887 3561
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virtual: 8:00PM-10:00PM | In-Person: 7:00PM-10:00PM | - | In-Person: 5:00PM-9:00PM | - | - | In-Person: 2:00PM-6:00PM |
Elijah Shifflett
Major: Aerospace Engineering
Email: eps5632@psu.edu
Subjects Tutored: MATH 140E, 141, 220, 250; EMECH 210; PHYS 211; CMPSC 200
Zoom ID: 807 809 2278
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | In-Person: 7:45PM-10:00PM | Virtual: 5:00PM-6:30PM | In-Person: 7:45PM-10:00PM | - | - | In-Person: 2:00PM-6:00PM |
Sarah Swope
Major: Chemical Engineering
Email: ses6430@psu.edu
Subjects Tutored: CHEM 110, 111, 112, 113, 210; MATH 140; PHYS 211, 212
Zoom ID: 558 042 8778
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-Person: 5:30PM-7:00PM | In-Person: 5:00PM-9:00PM & Virtual: 9:00PM-10:00PM | In-Person: 5:30PM-6:30PM | - | - | - | In Person: 2:30PM-4:00PM & Virtual: 4:00PM-5:00PM |
Muhsin Wahi-Anwar
Major: Computer Science
Email: mkw5629@psu.edu
Subjects Tutored: CMPSC 131, 132, 221, 465; MATH 140
Zoom ID: 599 559 9955
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Person: 7:00PM-9:00PM | In Person: 6:00PM-10:00PM | - | In-Person: 8:00PM-10:00PM | - | - | Virtual: 2:00PM-4:00PM |
Jiabao Zhao
Major:
Email: jpz5469@psu.edu
Subjects Tutored: Math 140, 141, 231, 251; PHYS 211, 212; EMCH 211, 212, 213
Zoom ID: 290 178 3824
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
