Affiliated Researchers: Biomass

Daniel Ciolkosz

Associate Research Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Torrefaction, Energy Use, Pellet Production, Greenhouse, Lighting System

Sibel Irmak

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

Stephen Chmely

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

Bruce Miller

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

Juliana Vasco-Correa

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

Ryan Baxter

Associate Teaching Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Double Crop, Biomass Potential, Winter Crops, United States, Energy Crop

Felipe Montes

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

Charles Anderson

Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Cellulose, Pectin, Arabidopsis Thaliana, Arabidopsis, Dynamics

Tom Richard

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

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

Virendra M. Puri

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

Megan Marshall

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

Allyson Muth

Assistant Research Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Landowner, Landowners, High Grading, Microtargeting, Quercus

Margaret C. Hoffman

Assistant Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Biodiversity, Mean Radiant Temperature, Water Storage, Natural Swimming Pool, Stormwater Bioretention

Femeena Pandara Valappil

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

Rachel Brennan

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Chitin, Crab Shell, Duckweed, Mine-impacted Water, Spent Mushroom Compost

Joshua D. Lambert

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

John (Jay) Regan

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

Laura Leites

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

Armen Kemanian

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

Margot Kaye

Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Pinus, Quercus, Fire Regime, Climate Change, Populus

Mort Webster

Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Power Generation, Texas, Air Quality, Electricity Generation, Power Engineering

Katherine Zipp

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

Charles Ray

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

Hong Wu

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

Christine Costello

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

Todd LaJeunesse

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

Mauricio Terrones

George A. and Margaret M. Downsbrough Department Head, Evan Pugh University Professor, and Verne M. Willaman Professor of Physics, Physics
Top research keywords: Carbon Nanotube, Graphene, Nanotube, Carbon Nanotubes, Monolayers

Jude Liu

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

Bradley Cardinale

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

Ali Memari

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

Sarah Princiotta

Assistant Professor, Biology, Penn State Schuylkill
Top research keywords: Mixotroph, Chrysophyta, Food Web, Mixotrophic, Chrysophytes

John A. Pecchia

Associate Research Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Agaricus Bisporus, Composting, Bacterial Communities, Mushroom Cap, Robotic Harvesting

Joel Morrison

Associate Research Professor, EMS Energy Institute
Top research keywords: Coal Water Slurry, Co-firing, Fire Technology, Performance Requirement, Fly Ash Utilization

Hilal Ezgi Toraman

Assistant Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Pyrolysis, Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography, Two Dimensional Gas Chromatography, Bio-Oil, Two-dimensional Gas Chromatography

Gregory Jenkins

Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Climate Modeling, Western Africa, West Africa, Senegal, Troposphere

Michael Janik

Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Density, Density Functional Theory, Surface (Surface Science), Oxidation Reaction, Density Functional Calculations

Wayne Curtis

Professor of Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Root Culture, Hyoscyamus Muticus, Hyoscyamus, Reactor, Cell Suspension