Affiliated Researchers

Affiliates are Penn Staters who have a connection to or an interest in the work of the Institute of Energy and the Environment. Currently, 1015 faculty and researchers from across Penn State, including the Commonwealth campuses, are affiliates of IEE.

Abdallah S. Abdallah Abousheaisha


Associate Professor Of Electrical And Computer Engineering, School of Engineering (Behrend)
Top research keywords: Internetwork, Machine Learning, Internet-Of-Things, Learning System, Internet Of Things Device

Dave Abler


Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: China, Agriculture, Nonpoint, Susquehanna River, Meta-analysis

Marc D. Abrams


Nancy and John Steimer Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Quercus, Oak, Dendroecology, Acer Rubrum, Species Recruitment

James Adair


Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Nanoparticle, Nanoparticles, Powder, Zirconia, Reverse Micelles

Paul R. Adler


Research Agronomist, USDA-ARS-Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit

Kofi Adu


Professor of Physics, Division of Mathematics & Natural Sciences (Altoona)
Top research keywords: Carbon Nanotube, Nanowire, Carbon Nanotubes, Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNTs), Thermoelectrics

Peter Aeschbacher


Associate Professor, Landscape Architecture

Lee Ahern


Associate Professor, Advertising and Public Relations
Top research keywords: Environmental Advertising, Government Policy, Communication Campaign, Advertising, National Geographic Magazine

Istvan Albert


Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Top research keywords: Jamming, Granular Drag, Drag Force, Granular Media, Nucleosome

Nasim Alem


Norris B. McFarlane Faculty Career Development Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Monolayers, Film, Graphene, Thin Films, Boron Nitride

Konstantinos Alexopoulos


Assistant Research Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: ZSM-5, Microkinetic Modeling, Single-atom Catalysts, Butene, Formation

Monty Alger


Professor of Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Liquid Metal, Metal Solutions, Gibbs Free Energy, Polycarbonate, Phase Composition

Jared Ali


Associate Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Herbivore, Plant Defense, Entomopathogenic Nematodes, Host Plant, Herbivore-induced Plant Volatiles

Daniel Allen


Associate Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Mussels, United States, Terrestrial Ecosystem, Biodiversity, Streamflow

Sarah Allen



Top research keywords: Angiosperm, Western North America, Paleoecology, Paullinieae, Leaf Area

Richard Alley


Evan Pugh University Professor, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Ice Sheet, Greenland, Antarctic Region, Ice Stream, West Antarctica

Theodore R. Alter


Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Community Development, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Tax Capitalization, Performance Evaluation

Shantu Amin


Professor, Department of Pharmacology
Top research keywords: Epoxy Compounds, DNA Adducts, 5-methylchrysene, Benzo(a)pyrene, Adduct

Etya Amsalem


Associate Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Bumblebee, Queen, Bombus Impatiens, Apoidea, Bombus Terrestris

Sridhar Anandakrishnan


Professor, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Antarctic Region, West Antarctica, Ice Sheet, Ice Stream, Greenland

Charles Anderson


Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Cellulose, Pectin, Arabidopsis Thaliana, Arabidopsis, Dynamics

Leann Andrews


Assistant Professor in Landscape Architecture, Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: Dental Caries, Peru, Iquitos, Floating Community, Juvenile Salmon

Joel Anstrom


Associate Research Professor, Larson Pennsylvania Transportation Institute
Top research keywords: Battery Pack, Hybrid Electric Vehicle, Lithium-Ion Batteries, Hybrid-Electric Vehicle, Battery (Electrochemical Energy Engineering)

Rohith Anthanahalli Nanjegowda


Post-Doctoral Scholar, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Sohail Anwar


Professor, Division of Business, Engineering, and Information Sciences & Technology (Altoona)
Top research keywords: Engineering Technology, Engineering, Penn State, Baccalaureate Degree, Electromechanical Engineering

Chiamaka Anyanwu


Ph.D. Student

Andrea Argüelles


Associate Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Ultrasonics, Additive Manufacturing, Polycrystal, Porosity, Polycrystalline Material

Barbara Arnold


Professor Of Practice in Energy and Mineral Engineering, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Froth Flotation, Coal Flotation, Fine Coal, Dewatering, Electric Power Plant

Luciana Aronne


Associate Teaching Professor, Chemistry

Jill M. Arriola


Assistant Research Professor, Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

Somayeh Asadi


Associate Professor, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Energy Utilization, Scheduling, Renewable Energy Resources, Hot Temperature, Asphalt Pavements

Abu Asaduzzaman


Associate Professor of Chemistry, Science, Engineering, & Technology, School of Science, Engineering & Technology (Harrisburg)
Top research keywords: Density, Surface (Surface Science), Adsorption, Electronic Property, Electronic Properties

John Asbury


Professor, Chemistry
Top research keywords: Ultrafast, Organic Solar Cells, Excited State, Nanocrystalline, Organic Photovoltaics

Sarah Assmann


Waller Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Guard Cell, Arabidopsis, Abscisic Acid, G Protein, Heterotrimeric G Protein

Sez Atamturktur


Harry and Arlene Schell Professor, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Uncertainty, Calibration, Numerical Models, Experiment, Model Calibration

Julian D. Avery


Assistant Research Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Sexual Ornament, Lizard, Eastern Bluebird, Tree Swallow, Nestling

Pep Aviles


Associate Professor, Architecture
Top research keywords: Italian, Iron, Italy, Architecture, Modern Materials

Osama Awadelkarim


Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Silicon, Oxide Compound, Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor, Gate Oxide, Transistor

Luis Ayala


William A. Fustos Family Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Gas Reservoir, Gas Well, Gas Condensate Reservoir, Production Data, Condensate Gas