Affiliated Researchers: Built Environment

Darryl Thomas

Associate Professor, African American Studies
Top research keywords: Racial Capitalism, Black Internationalism, Cedric J. Robinson, Africa, Eurocentric

Md Faisal Kabir

Assistant Professor of Computer Science, School of Science, Engineering & Technology (Harrisburg)
Top research keywords: Machine Learning, Learning System, Bengali, Association Rules, Breast Cancer Risk Factors

Alandra Kahl

Associate Teaching Professor of Environmental Engineering (Greater Allegheny)

Ashkan Negahban

Associate Professor of Engineering Management, Engineering Division (Great Valley)
Top research keywords: Simulated Environment, Simulation-based Learning, Agent-based Simulation, Simulation Model, Problem-Based Learning

Charles Andrew Cole

Associate Professor, Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: Pennsylvania, Wetlands, United States Of America, Hydrogeomorphic, Flood Plain

Elizabeth Traut

Top research keywords: Public Transit, Charging Infrastructure, Optimal Allocation, Spatial Interaction, Optimal Design

Emily Rosenman

Assistant Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Economic Geography, Finance, USA, Financialization, Investors

Daniel Willis

Stuckman Professor of Advanced Design Studies, Architecture
Top research keywords: Energy, Climate, Environmental Design, Ecodesign, Performance

Sharareh (Sherri) Kermanshachi

Vice Chancellor for Research and Outreach, Penn State Harrisburg
Top research keywords: Transport, Autonomous Vehicles, Construction Industry, Construction Projects, Construction Workers

Richard Stehouwer

Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Soil, Soils, Trace Elements, Nutrients, Compost

Alexandra Staub

Professor, Architecture
Top research keywords: Managers, Germany, India, Modernity, World War II

Wangda Zuo

Professor, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Fluid Dynamics, Air Flow, Fast Fluid Dynamics, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Office Buildings

Roberto Fernández

Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Earth Surface Sediment Transport, Siltation, Mississippi, Bedform, Plastic Pollution

Mook Bangalore

Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy
Top research keywords: Poverty, Climate Change, Natural Disaster, Poor People, Poverty Reduction

Travis Flohr

Assistant Professor, Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: Environmental Justice, Methods Courses, Urban Trees, Mean Radiant Temperature, Virtual Field Trips

Stefan Lewellen

Assistant Professor of Finance, Finance
Top research keywords: Safe Assets, Fair Lending, Mortgage, Bank Productivity, Bank Value

Robert Crane

Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: General Circulation Model, Sea Ice, Downscaling, Climate, Ice

Leann Andrews

Assistant Professor in Landscape Architecture, Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: Peru, Iquitos, Floating Community, Juvenile Salmon, Justice

Ken Tamminga

Distinguished Professor, Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: Rivers, River, Learning, Climate Change, Sustainable Development

Nicolas Choquette-Levy

Assistant Professor, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Risk Transfer, Climate Risk, Smallholder Farmers, Greenhouse Gas, Crude Oil

Eliza Pennypacker

Department Head and Professor, Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: Stormwater Management, Rain Water, Rainwater, Stormwater, Rain

Mariantonieta Gutierrez Soto

Assistant Professor, School of Engineering Design and Innovation
Top research keywords: Vibration Control, Building Structure, Semi-active, Tornado, Actuator

Ryan Thombs

Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Carbon Dioxide, United States, Income Inequality, CO2 Emissions, Economic Growth

Samantha Powers

Assistant Professor of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management, Division of Social Sciences (Abington)
Top research keywords: USA, Local Parks, Campus Recreation, Local Recreation, Recreation Services

George Lesieutre

Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs, College of Engineering
Top research keywords: Damping, Actuators, Actuator, Composite Materials, Helicopters

Zorana Mijic

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

Mihyun Kang

Director of Sustainability, Stuckeman School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: Older Adults, Lighting System, Oklahoma, Field Study, Interior Design

Guha Manogharan

Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Additive Manufacturing, Three Dimensional Printing, Ti-6Al-4V (Ti64), Metal Additive Manufacturing, Binder Jetting

Stephan J. Goetz

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: USA, U.S. Counties, Economic Growth, Rural Areas, County Level

Kaleigh Yost

Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Cone Penetrometer, Thin Layer, Layer Effect, Calibration Chamber, Penetrometers

Ashley Schroeder

Assistant Professor, Recreation, Park and Tourism Management
Top research keywords: Tourism, Risk Perception, Tourists, Social Media, Crisis Communication

James Freihaut

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

Corey Gracie-Griffin

Professor, Division of Arts & Humanities (Altoona)
Top research keywords: Structural System, Embodied Energy, Structural Materials, Existing Buildings, United States

Mary Frecker

Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Compliant Mechanism, Actuation, Actuator, Topology Optimization, Minimally Invasive Surgery

Houtan Jebelli

Assistant Professor, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Electroencephalography, Robots, Robotics, Biosensors, Wearable Sensors

Scarlett Miller

Professor, College of Information Sciences and Technology
Top research keywords: Design For Additive Manufacturing (DfAM), Engineering Design, Concept Selection, Central Venous Catheterization, Engineering Student

Suvrat Dhanorkar

Associate Professor, Supply Chain and Information Systems
Top research keywords: Waste Exchange, Material Exchange, Online Material, Supply Chain Management, Toxic Release

Martin Pietrucha

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Variable Message Signs, Visibility, Highway Systems, Traffic Signs, Travel Time

Nathan Brown

Assistant Professor, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Early Design Phases, Design Space, Early Stage, Architectural Design, Structural Performance

Margaret C. Hoffman

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