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, 999 faculty and researchers from across Penn State, including the Commonwealth campuses, are affiliates of IEE.

Jonathan Marks


Professor, Philosophy
Top research keywords: Opioid Epidemic, Hydraulic Fracking, Poverty, Public Health, Natural Gas

Chris Marone


Professor, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Slip, Earthquakes, Fault Gouge, Shear, Friction

Paul Daniel Marriott


Associate Professor, Stuckeman School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: Architect, 20th Century, Road, Roads, New England

Matt Marshall



Top research keywords: Songbird, Bird, Nest, Birds, Caterpillar

Megan Marshall


Research Assistant, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Composting, Soil, Biomass, Biofuels, Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis

Michael Mashtare


Assistant Professor in BioRenewable Systems, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Wastewater, Biosolids, Waste Water, Pandemics, Estradiol

Sherri Mason


Sustainability Coordinator, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Top research keywords: Microplastics, Lakes, Pollution, Lake, Plastic

Robert Mathers


Professor, Penn State New Kensington
Top research keywords: Polymerization, Monomers, Polymers, Monomer, Hydrophobicity

Jonathan Mathews


Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Coal, Bituminous Coal, Molecules, Simulation, Vitrinite

Mark Maughmer


Professor, Aerospace Engineering
Top research keywords: Airfoils, Aerodynamics, Drag, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Boundary Layers

John Mauro


Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Glass, Aluminosilicate Glass, Aluminosilicates, Glass Transition, Silicate Glass

Siela Maximova


Research Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Cacao, Theobroma Cacao, Somatic Embryos, Arabidopsis, Somatic Embryogenesis

Marc E. McDill


Associate Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Harvest, Forest Management, Planning, Oak, Quercus

Bryan McDonald


Sherwin Early Career Professorship and Associate Professor, History
Top research keywords: Ban, Wilderness, Urban Planning, Human Security, Infectious Disease

Shannon McGee


Graduate Student, Chemistry

Jacqueline McLaughlin


Professor of Biology, Penn State Lehigh Valley
Top research keywords: College Students, Biology, Students, Biological Sciences, Teachers

Timothy W. McNellis


Associate Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Erwinia Amylovora, Malus, Arabidopsis, Apples, Seedlings

Lauren McPhillips


Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Stormwater, Denitrification, Watershed, Infrastructure, Urban Ecosystem

Mónica Medina


Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Anthozoa, Corals, Coral Reefs, Coral, Symbiodinium

Scott H. Medina


Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Top research keywords: Peptides, Peptide, Cells, Proteins, Membranes

Yashar Mehmani


Assistant Professor, Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Porous Materials, Kerogen, Direct Numerical Simulation, Multiscale Methods, Porous Medium

Amin Mehrabian


Associate Professor, Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Fluids, Rocks, Geomechanics, Porosity, Shale

Alfonso Mejia


Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Streamflow, Forecast, Basin, Water, Water Flow

Ali Memari


Professor and Bernard and Henrietta Hankin Chair in Residential Building Construction, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Sealants, Glass, Earthquakes, Mockups, Curtain

Gamini Mendis


Assistant Professor of Engineering, School of Engineering (Behrend)
Top research keywords: Machining, Bauxite, Recovery, Lignin, Energy Utilization

Anne Menefee


Assistant Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Shale, Basalt, Mineral, Fluid, Carbonate

Nikhil Menon


Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, School of Science, Engineering & Technology (Harrisburg)
Top research keywords: Automated Vehicle, Autonomous Vehicles, Vehicle, Statistical Analysis, Traffic

Edouard Mensah


Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics

Elia Merzari


Professor, Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering
Top research keywords: Large Eddy Simulation, Direct Numerical Simulation, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Turbulence, Bundles

John Messner


Charles and Elinor Matts Professor, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Students, Planning, Cyber Physical System, Industry, Construction Industry

Vincent Meunier


Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Nanoribbon, Electronic Properties, Graphene Nanoribbon, Graphene, Density Functional Theory

Judd Michael


Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Wood, Human Resources, Personnel, Wood Products, Wood Product

Zorana Mijic


Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, School of Science, Engineering & Technology (Harrisburg)
Top research keywords: Hydraulic Conductivity, Liquefaction, Ejecta, Asphalt Pavements, Gravel

Natasha Miles


Associate Research Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Fluxes, Methane, Greenhouse Gases, Greenhouse Gas, Atmospheric Inversion

Bruce Miller


Research Professor, EMS Energy Institute
Top research keywords: Coal, Adsorbents, Flue Gases, Adsorption, Fuel

David Miller


Assistant Research Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Optical Radar, Isoprene, Oxidation, Hydroxyl Radical, Ozone

David A.W. Miller


Associate Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Amphibians, Salamander, Amphibian, Branta Canadensis, Nest

Douglas A. Miller


Senior Scientist, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute
Top research keywords: River Basin, Agricultural Watersheds, Geographic Information Systems, Remote Sensing, Simulation