Affiliated Researchers: Agricultural Production

Ali Demirci

Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Biofilm Reactor, Pulsed UV Light, Fermentation, Electrolyzed Oxidizing Water, Plastic Composite Support

C. Alan Rotz

Agricultural Engineer, US Department of Agriculture
Top research keywords: Farms, Medicago Sativa, Manure, Dairy Farming, Silage

Elsa Sánchez

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Pennsylvania, Cultivar, Cultivar Evaluation, Growers, Muskmelon

Jayson K. Harper

Top research keywords: Growers, Bug, Cultivar, Poland, Maize

Tom Richard

Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Manures, Composting, Manure, Compost, Composts

Juliana Vasco-Correa

Assistant Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Pretreatment, Fungal Pretreatment, Miscanthus, Bioproducts, Feedstock

Daniel Ciolkosz

Associate Research Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Torrefaction, Energy Use, Torrefied, Glucose Yield, Pellet Production

Femeena Pandara Valappil

Assistant Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Duckweed, Watersheds, Lemna, Water Assessment Tool, Soil Investigation

Dave Abler

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

Mark Gagnon

Research Associate, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Human Resources, Supervisors, Supervisory Personnel, Personnel, Cellular Agriculture

Ryan Thombs

Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Fixed Effects, Carbon Dioxide, United States, US States, Economic Growth

Dennis Decoteau

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Watermelon, Far-red Light, Petiole, Common Bean, Snap Bean

Christine Costello

Assistant Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: United States, Missouri, Climate Change, Land Use, Waste Management

Suat Irmak

Department Head and Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Evapotranspiration, Irrigation, Nebraska, Soil Water, Maize

Francesco Di Gioia

Associate Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation, Microgreens, Tomato Production, Fresh Tomato, Cultivar

Felipe Montes

Associate Research Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Emissions, Silage, Volatile Organic Compound, Volatile Organic Compound Emission, Manure

Armen Kemanian

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Maize, Grains, Cover Crop, Soil Organic Carbon, Cultivar

Alexander Hristov

Professor, Animal Science
Top research keywords: Dairy Cows, Methane, Dairy Cow, Rumen, Cow

Robert D. Shannon

Associate Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Peatland, Methane, Manure Application, Peatlands, Michigan

Katherine Zipp

Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: United States, Prescribed Fire, Landowner, Park Visitors, Bioenergy

Sjoerd W. Duiker

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Cover Crops, Soil Health, No-till, Cover Crop, Tillage

Alyssa Collins

Director, Southeast Agricultural Research & Extension Center; Asssociate Research Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: United States, Yield Loss, Ontario Canada, Loss Measurement, Soybean Yield

Heather Karsten

Associate Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Pennsylvania, Cover Crop, Manure, No-till, Grains

Jason Kaye

Distinguished Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Cover Crop, Cover Crops, Carbon Dioxide, Pinus, Ponderosa Pine Forest

Michael G. Jacobson

Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Landowner, Pennsylvania, Forestry, Agroforestry, Landowners

Martina Vecchi

Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Food, Lab Experiment, Local Food, Food Choice, Socioeconomic Status

Carolyn Lowry

Assistant Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Cover Crop, Cover Crops, Weeds, Vicia, Vetch

Cibin Raj

Associate Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Soil And Water Assessment Tool, Water Assessment Tool, Soil Investigation, Watersheds, Water Quality

Yi Zhang

Assistant Professor, Food Science
Top research keywords: Transglutaminase, Gelatin, Bioprocess, Food Enzyme, Alcalase

Sibel Irmak

Research Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Aqueous Phase Reforming, Hydrogen Production, Biomass Materials, Hydrogen Gas Production, Hydrolysate

Rui Shi

Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Life Cycle Assessment, Jet Fuel, Techno-economic Analysis, Greenhouse Gas Abatement, Cold Sintering

Megan Marshall

Research Assistant, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Pretreatment, Corn Stover, Ensilage, Solarization, Silage

Paul Esker

Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Fungicide, Soybean Yield, United States, Yield Loss, Plant Diseases

David M. Beyer

Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Mushroom Substrate, Substrate Preparation, Agaricus Bisporus, Hypnum, Spawning

Stephen Chmely

Assistant Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Lignin, Density Functional Theory, 3D Printing, Mixed Metal Oxide Catalyst, Phosphide

Daniel Cahoy

Department Head and Robert G. and Caroline Schwartz Professor, Risk Management
Top research keywords: Courts, Product Information, Human Rights, Business Law, Technology Transfer

Chris E. Forest

Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Climate Change, Climate Modeling, Climate Models, Climate System, Earth System Model

Robert Nicholas

Associate Research Professor, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute
Top research keywords: Climate Change, Flood Risk, United States Of America, Climate Modeling, United States

Troy Ott

Professor, Animal Science
Top research keywords: Ovine, Interferon-α (IFN-α), Interferon Tau, Conceptus, Endometrium

John Tooker

Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Host Plant, Herbivore, Plant Defense, Neonicotinoid, Silphium