Affiliated Researchers: Biomass

Daniel Ciolkosz

Associate Research Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Torrefaction, Torrefied, Glucose Yield, Lighting System, Switchgrass

Juliana Vasco-Correa

Assistant Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Pretreatment, Miscanthus, Fungal Pretreatment, Non-sterile, Feedstock

Sibel Irmak

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

Bruce Miller

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

Stephen Chmely

Assistant Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Lignin, Catalyst, Resin, Switchgrass, Density Functional Theory

Ryan Baxter

Associate Teaching Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Winter Rye, Double Crop, Biofuel, Biomass Production, Biomass Potential

Tom Richard

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

Michael G. Jacobson

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

Felipe Montes

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

Megan Marshall

Research Assistant, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Pretreatment, Solarization, Corn Stover, Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis, Ensilage

Jude Liu

Associate Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Herbaceous Biomass, Biomass Feedstock, Switchgrass, Straw, Harvest-assist

Femeena Pandara Valappil

Assistant Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Duckweed, Lemna, Soil Investigation, Food Security, Biofuel Production

Virendra M. Puri

Distinguished Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Powders, Hot Temperature, Moisture, Heat Exchangers, Temperature

William Burgos

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Fe(II), Iron Oxide, Low PH, Bioreduction, U(VI)

Margaret C. Hoffman

Associate Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Stormwater, Aesthetics, Biodiversity, Water Quality, Mean Radiant Temperature

David Eissenstat

Professor Emeritus, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Fine Roots, Soil, Citrus, Fine Root, Vitis

Allyson Muth

Assistant Research Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Landowners, Natural Resource, Forestry, USA, High Grading

John (Jay) Regan

Professor of Environmental Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Microbial Fuel Cell, Biofilm, Reactor, Bacterium, Acetate

Jonathan Mathews

Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Bituminous Coal, Vitrinite, High-resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HRTEM), Carbon Dioxide, Coal Char

Charles Anderson

Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Cellulose, Pectin, Arabidopsis Thaliana, Arabidopsis, Cell Wall

Jennifer Macalady

Professor, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Microbial Community, Biofilm, Sulfide, Microorganism, Bacterium

Randy L. Vander Wal

Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Soot, Nanostructures, Nanomaterial, Soot Nanostructure, High-resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HRTEM)

Jason Kaye

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

Laura Leites

Associate Research Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Climate Change, Quercus, Growth Potential, Response To Climate, Pseudotsuga Menziesii

Phillip Savage

Distinguished Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Supercritical Water, Hydrothermal Liquefaction, Chemical Kinetics Characteristics, Biocrude, Gasification

Joshua D. Lambert

Professor, Food Science
Top research keywords: Polyphenol, Epigallocatechin-3-gallate, Epigallocatechin Gallate, Malignant Neoplasm, Tea Polyphenols

Margot Kaye

Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Pinus, Deciduous Forest, Aspen, Fire History, Climate Change

Katherine Zipp

Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: United States, Prescribed Fire, Landowners, USA, Bioenergy Crops

Charles Ray

Associate Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Lumber, Kilns, Hardwoods, Wood, Drying

Bradley Cardinale

Department Head and Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Biodiversity, Species Richness, Ecosystem Function, Species Diversity, Polyculture

Mort Webster

Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Climate Change, Texas, Under Uncertainty, Emission Reduction, Electricity Generation

Burcu Ozden

Assistant Professor of Engineering, Division of Engineering and Science (Abington)
Top research keywords: Polaritons, AlGaN/GaN High Electron Mobility Transistor, Carbon Dots (C-dots), Electrical Characteristics, TiO2 Photocatalyst

Meng Wang

Associate Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Wastewater Treatment, Anaerobic Digestion, Nitrogen, Methane, Biogas

Todd LaJeunesse

Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Symbiodinium, Symbiont, Dinoflagellate, Coral, Reef-building Corals

Hong Wu

Associate Professor, Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: Green Stormwater Infrastructure, China, Chinese, Public Perception, Sponge City

David A.W. Miller

Associate Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Amphibian, Amphibians, Life History, Species Distribution, Occupancy

Suat Irmak

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

Sarah Princiotta

Associate Professor, Penn State Schuylkill
Top research keywords: Mixotroph, Mixotrophic, Chrysophytes, Chrysophyta, Bacterivory

Ali Memari

Professor and Bernard and Henrietta Hankin Chair in Residential Building Construction, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Curtain Wall, Curtain Wall Systems, Residential Building, Structural Sealant Glazing, Glazing Systems

Onur Apul

Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Adsorption, Carbon Nanotube, Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, Graphene, Microbubbles