Affiliated Researchers: Building Material

Benay Gürsoy Toykoç

Associate Professor, Architecture
Top research keywords: Robotics, Mycelium Composites, Mycelium, Clay, Formwork

Amin Mehrabian

Associate Professor, Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Wellbore, Poroelastic, Porosity, Pore Fluid, Analytical Solution

Timothy Simpson

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

Shihui Shen

Distinguished Professor, Division of Business, Engineering, and Information Sciences & Technology (Altoona)
Top research keywords: Asphalt Pavements, Asphalt Mixture, Pavement, Asphalt Pavement, Hot Mix Asphalt

Aly Said

Top research keywords: Column Joint, Beam-Column, Reinforced Concrete Beam, Beam-column Joint, Fiber-Reinforced Polymer

Jon Schwantes

Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Neutron Capture, Nuclear Forensics, Fission Products, Spent Nuclear Fuel, Noble Metals

Mark Klima

Associate Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Coal, Refuse, Bituminous Coal, Slurry, Coal Preparation

Raymond E. Schaak

DuPont Professor of Materials Chemistry, Chemistry
Top research keywords: Nanoparticle, Nanoparticles, Ion Exchange, Nanocrystals, Intermetallics

Farshad Rajabipour

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Fly Ash, Alkali Silica Reaction, Cementitious Material, Portland Cement, Alkali-silica Reaction

Wesley Reinhart

Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Machine Learning, Data Science, Molecular Beam Epitaxy, Structural Identification, High-entropy Alloy

Kusumal Ruamsook

Assistant Research Professor, Center for Supply Chain Research
Top research keywords: Supply Chain Management, Transport, USA, Harbours, Low-cost Countries

Gordon Warn

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Sequential Decision Process, Decision Process, Elastomeric Bearing, Lateral Displacement, Finite Element Modeling

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

Bryan Vogt

Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Film, Polymer, Thin Films, Copolymer, Block Copolymer

Arash Dahi Taleghani

Professor, Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Hydraulic Fracturing, Wellbore, Hydraulic Fracture, Lost Circulation Material, Natural Fracture

Christopher Gorski

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Iron Oxide, Fe2+, Fe(II), Battery-type Electrode, Fe(III)

Jon-Paul Maria

Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Thin Films, Film, Oxide Compound, Ferroelectric Material, Dielectric Material

Sarah Zappe

Associate Research Professor, Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education
Top research keywords: Engineering, Entrepreneurship, Economic And Social Development, Engineering Students, Education

Zoubeida Ounaies

Distinguished Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Polymer, Carbon Nanotube, Piezoelectricity, Actuator, Nanocomposite

Esther Obonyo

Professor, School of Engineering Design and Innovation
Top research keywords: Construction Workers, Posture Recognition, Case Study, Deep Neural Network, Building Materials

Fred Cannon

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Activated Carbon, Perchlorate, Coal, Adsorption, Removal

Aleksandra Radlińska

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Material Properties, Drying Shrinkage, Alkali-activated Slag, Compression Strength, Ordinary Portland Cement

Xiawa Wu

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering (Behrend)
Top research keywords: Cellulose Nanocrystals, Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Molecular Dynamics Study, Pectin, Microcrystalline Cellulose

John Hellmann

Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Research, College of Earth & Mineral Sciences
Top research keywords: Fibers, Sapphire, Fiber, Composite Materials, Float Glass

Jing Du

Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Finite Element Method, X-Ray Computed Tomography, Mechanical Testing, Organic Light-emitting Diodes, Density

Christopher Kube

Associate Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Ultrasound, Polycrystalline, Polycrystal, Ultrasonics, Ultrasonic Scattering

Andrea Argüelles

Associate Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Ultrasonic Testing, Attenuation, Stainless Steel, Polycrystal, Ultrasonic Attenuation

Amir Sheikhi

Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Hydrogel, Nanocellulose, Gelatin, Cellulose Nanocrystals, Gelatin Methacryloyl (GelMA)

Stephanie Law

Associate Professor and Norris B. McFarlane Faculty Career Development Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Molecular Beam Epitaxy, Film, Topological Insulator, Thin Films, Bismuth Telluride

Kristen Fichthorn

Merrell R. Fenske Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Nanocrystals, Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Density, Nanowire, Nanoparticle

Zorana Mijic

Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, School of Science, Engineering & Technology (Harrisburg)
Top research keywords: Hydraulic Conductivity, Liquefaction, Ejecta, Asphalt Pavements, Gravel

David Snyder

Top research keywords: Graphene, Film, Chemical Vapor Deposition, Epitaxial Graphene, Vapor Deposition

John Asbury

Professor, Chemistry
Top research keywords: Ultrafast, Organic Photovoltaics, Electron Transport, Organic Solar Cells, Excited State

Juan Pablo "JP" Gevaudan

Assistant Professor, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Cementitious Material, Magnesium Oxide, Alkali-activated Cement, Activated Cement, Metakaolin

Kaleigh Yost

Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Thin Layer, Cone Penetrometer, Cone Penetration Test, Layer Effect, Correction Procedure

José Duarte

Professor and Stuckeman Chair in Design Innovation, Stuckeman School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: Shape Grammar, Grammar, Urban Design, Design System, Mass Customization

Mansour Solaimanian

Associate Research Professor, Larson Pennsylvania Transportation Institute
Top research keywords: Asphalt Concrete, Pavement, Asphalt Mixture, Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement, Superpave

Vincent Meunier

Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Graphene, Nanoribbon, Electronic Properties, Density, Electronic Property

Ryan Harne

Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Energy Harvesting, Harvesters, Vibration, Metamaterials, Energy

Na Liu

Postdoctoral Scholar