Affiliated Researchers: Biological Control

Paul Esker

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

Katriona Shea

Alumni Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Carduus Nutans, Seeds, Thistle, Life History, Pollinator

John Tooker

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

Joyce Sakamoto

Assistant Research Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Wolbachia, Wolbachia Infection, Vaginal Microbiome, Vagina Flora, Ixodes Scapularis

William Driscoll

Top research keywords: Altruism, Allelopathy, Sociobiology, Eutrophication, Haptophyta

James Freihaut

Professor, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation, Resuspension, Duct, Commercial Building, Lamp

Donald Davis

Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Ozone, Ailanthus Altissima, Ailanthus, Oak, Prunus Avium

Meng Wang

Assistant Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Anaerobic Co-digestion, Wastewater Treatment, Wastewater, Microalgae, Anaerobic Digestion

Zuleima Karpyn

Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Research; Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Relative Permeability, Well Flooding, Wettability, Oil Recovery, Multiphase Flow

Richard Roush

Executive Special Assistant to Interim Dean, College of Agricultural Sciences
Top research keywords: Bacillus Thuringiensis, Diamondback Moth, Plutella Xylostella, Broccoli, Lepidoptera

Jay Stauffer Jr.

Distinguished Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Cichlid, Cichlidae, Teleostei, Lake Malawi, Africa

Jayson K. Harper

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Growers, Bug, Cultivar, Poland, Maize

Gary Perdew

John T. And Paige S. Smith Professor, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Top research keywords: Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor, Aromatic Hydrocarbon Receptor, Ah Receptor, Heat Shock Protein 90 (Hsp90), Receptor Activation

Lauren McPhillips

Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Stormwater, Denitrification, Solar Farm, Methane, Stormwater Management

James Adair

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

Sean Brennan

Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Road, Vehicle Dynamics, Robotics, Vehicle Localization, Kalman Filter

Jules Lindau

Senior Research Associate, Applied Research Laboratory (ARL)
Top research keywords: Computational Fluid Dynamics, Cavitation, Supercavity, Supercavities, Multiphase CFD

Kenneth Brentner

Professor, Aerospace Engineering
Top research keywords: Rotors, Rotorcraft, Noise Prediction, Rotor, Acoustics

Tracy Langkilde

Interim Executive Vice President and Provost, Eberly College of Science
Top research keywords: Lizard, Fences, Sceloporus Undulatus, Fire Ant, Fire Ants

Molly Bletz

Assistant Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Amphibians, Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis, Infectious Agent, Batrachochytrium Salamandrivorans, Microbiome

Howard Salis

Associate Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Genetics, Dynamics, Promoter Region, Messenger RNA, Gene Expression

Stephen Chmely

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

Istvan Albert

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

John Golbeck

Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Top research keywords: Photosystem I Protein Complex, Electrons, Sulfur, Iron, Phylloquinone

Susan Brantley

Dr. Hubert Barnes and Dr. Mary Barnes Professor, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Regolith, Shale Hills, Critical Zone Observatory, Pennsylvania, Shale

William Groves

Associate Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Microsensor, Fatality, Surface Acoustic Wave, Sensor Array, Physiologic

Sibel Irmak

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

Mary Barbercheck

Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Cover Crops, Cover Crop, Entomopathogenic Nematodes, Entomopathogenic Nematode, Tillage

Seogchan Kang

Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Infectious Agent, Fusarium Oxysporum, Magnaporthe Grisea, Magnaporthe Oryzae, Pathogenicity

Dave Biddinger

Associate Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Pollinator, Apoidea, Pennsylvania, Pollinators, Osmia

Ali Demirci

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

Eileen F. Fabian (Wheeler)

Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Manure, Ammonia Emission, Ammonia, Dairy Manure, Emission Rate

Yuefeng Xie

Professor, School of Science, Engineering & Technology (Harrisburg)
Top research keywords: Disinfection, Haloacetic Acid, Byproducts, Byproduct, Potable Water