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

Blair Siegfried


Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education, College of Agricultural Sciences
Top research keywords: Zea Mays, Diabrotica Virgifera Virgifera, Ostrinia Nubilalis, Coleoptera, Bacillus Thuringiensis

Justin Silverman


Assistant Professor in Data Sciences, College of Information Sciences and Technology
Top research keywords: Microbiota, Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Microbiome, Datasets , Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

Timothy Simpson


Paul Morrow Professor in Engineering Design and Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Product Family, 3D Printers, Design, Manufacturing, Students

Alok Sinha


Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Rotors, Sliding Mode Control, Statistics, Flexible Structures, Friction

Susan Sinnott


Department Head and Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Molecular Dynamics, Simulation, Many-Body Potential, Density Functional Theory, Computer Simulation

Anand Sivasubramaniam


Distinguished Professor, Computer Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Data Storage Equipment, Servers, Costs, Computer Hardware, Scheduling

Chris Skurka


Assistant Professor, Film-Video and Media Studies
Top research keywords: Tobacco, Nicotine, Intention, Appeal, Tobacco Products

Michael Skvarla


Assistant Research Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Cunaxidae, Acari, Mite, Mites, Arkansas River

Aleksandra Slavković


Professor, Statistics
Top research keywords: Privacy, Contingency Table, Synthetic Data, Disclosure, Logistic Regression

Tania Slawecki


Research Associate, Materials Research Institute (MRI)
Top research keywords: Microwaves, Microwave, Shear, Shearing, Magnetrons

Edward Smith


Professor, Aerospace Engineering
Top research keywords: Rotors, Composite Materials, Helicopters, Fluidics, Actuators

Sanford S. Smith


Teaching Professor in Forest Resources and Natural Resources & Youth Extension Specialist

Erica Smithwick


Distinguished Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Forests, Ecosystem, Ecosystems, Nitrogen, Pinus Contorta Var. Latifolia

Joshua Smyth


Distinguished Professor, Biobehavioral Health
Top research keywords: Ecological Momentary Assessment, Health, Mood, Mindfulness, Depression

Kevin Snider


Campus Chancellor, Penn State New Kensington

Shedra "Amy" Snipes


Associate Professor, Biobehavioral Health
Top research keywords: Farmers, Pesticides, Personal Protective Equipment, Mexican Americans, African Americans

David Snyder


Research Associate, Applied Research Laboratory (ARL)
Top research keywords: Graphene, Chemical Vapor Deposition, Substrates, Vapor Deposition, Chemical Vapour Deposition

Mansour Solaimanian


Associate Research Professor, Larson Pennsylvania Transportation Institute
Top research keywords: Asphalt Concrete, Asphalt, Asphalt Pavements, Binders, Pavements

Fernando Soto


Assistant Professor of Energy Engineering, Penn State Greater Allegheny
Top research keywords: Solid Electrolytes, Density Functional Theory, Solid Electrolyte, Electrolytes, Lithium

Mariantonieta Gutierrez Soto


Assistant Professor, School of Engineering Design and Innovation
Top research keywords: Vibration Control, Earthquakes, Replicator Dynamics, Highway Bridges, Dynamic Models

Emily Southard


PhD Candidate, Rural Sociology & Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Top research keywords: Food-systems, Climate change, International development, Women's empowerment, agriculture

Todd Sowers


Senior Scientist, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute
Top research keywords: Ice Core, Ice, Greenland, Firn, Methane

Kaitlyn Spangler


Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education

Vivek Srikrishnan


Assistant Research Professor, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute
Top research keywords: Uncertainty, Sea Level Rise, Climate, Risk Management, Flood Hazard

Sanjay Srinivasan


Department Head and Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Uncertainty, Seismic Data, Inversion, Drainage, Permeability

Alexandra Staub


Professor, Architecture
Top research keywords: Postwar West Germany, Space Utilization, Routledge Companion, Double Life, Social Stratification

Jay Stauffer Jr.


Distinguished Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Cichlidae, Cichlids, Lake Malawi, Lakes, Teleostei

Richard Stehouwer


Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Soil, Soils, Trace Elements, Nutrients, Compost

Kim Steiner


Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Oak, Quercus, Seedling, Quercus Rubra, Acer Rubrum

Peter Stempel


Associate Professor in Landscape Architecture, Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: Storm Surge, Visualization, Hazards, Sea Level, Hurricane

David Stensrud


Department Head, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Forecast, Convection, Radar, Convective System, Kalman Filter

Susan Stewart


Associate Teaching Professor, Aerospace Engineering
Top research keywords: Wind Turbines, Wind Power, Rotors, Condensers (liquefiers), Condenser Tubes

Amber Stilwell


Coastal Outreach Specialist, Pennsylvania Sea Grant

Martha Strickland


Associate Professor, School of Behavioral Sciences & Education (Harrisburg)
Top research keywords: Immigrant, Teacher, Personal Narratives , Conversation, Student Learning

Dana L. Stuchul


Associate Professor, Curriculum & Instruction
Top research keywords: Racial Violence, Liberation, Climate, Literacy, Anxiety

Mark Stutman


Research Associate, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Air Filters, Electric Power Measurement, HVAC, Fans, Life Cycle

Jodi Sulpizio


Master Watershed Steward Coordinator (York County)