Affiliated Researchers: Case Study

Mihyun Kang

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

Corey Gracie-Griffin

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

Mariantonieta Gutierrez Soto

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

Theodore R. Alter

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Community Development, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Tax Capitalization, Performance Evaluation

Mallika Bose

Professor, Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: India, Transport, United States, Low Income, Focus Group

Louisa Holmes

Associate Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Older Adults, Young Adults, Narcotic Drugs, San Francisco Bay Area, San Francisco

Charles Ray

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

Samantha Powers

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

Timothy Michael Murtha Jr.

Associate Professor, Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: Mexico, Guatemala, Vegetation, Land Use, Tikal

Felipe Montes

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

Tieyuan Zhu

Associate Professor, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Wave Equation, Viscoacoustic, Attenuation, Fractional Laplacian, Reaction Time

Yan Lin

Associate Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Texas, Low Birth Weight, New Mexico, Confidence Interval, PM2.5 Concentration

Lisa Iulo

Professor, Architecture
Top research keywords: Ecodesign, Energy Consumption, Integrative Design, Energy Performance, Affordable Housing

Shirley Clark

Professor, School of Science, Engineering & Technology (Harrisburg)
Top research keywords: Stormwater, Pollutants, Stormwater Runoff, Infiltration, Stormwater Treatment

Mark Brennan

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Community Development, Youth Engagement, Social Support, Communities, Ireland

Robert Leicht

Associate Professor of Architectural Engineering, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Building Information Modeling, Construction Industry, Construction Projects, Information Modeling, Robotics

Anil Kumar Chaudhary

Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Program Evaluation, Extension Program, Water Conservation, Extension Professionals, Florida

Mary K. Shenk

Professor, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Kinship, Wealth, Bangladesh, India, Evolution

Tom Richard

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

Andrew Read

Senior Vice President for Research, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
Top research keywords: Plasmodium, Plasmodium Chabaudi, Infectious Agent, Malaria Parasite, Virulence

Olumide Ogunmodimu

Assistant Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Concentrated Solar Power Technologies, Vibrating Screen, Concentrated Solar Power, Energy Integration, Renewable Energy

Chris Fowler

Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: USA, Population Censuses, United States, Zones Boundary, Poverty

Thandazile Moyo

Assistant Professor, Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Leaching, Electronic Waste (E-waste), Chalcopyrite, Electrochemistry, Urban Mining

Xun Cao

Professor, Political Science
Top research keywords: China, Democracy, Trade Competition, Environmental Regulation, Chinese

Sharareh (Sherri) Kermanshachi

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

Xuemei Huang

Associate Dean for Physician-Scientist Development, Penn State College of Medicine
Top research keywords: Parkinson Disease, Substantia Nigra, Manganese, Fingers, Welding

Megan Schall

Top research keywords: Smallmouth Bass, Susquehanna River, Pennsylvania, Micropterus Dolomieu, Fisheries

Melissa Bopp

Professor, Kinesiology
Top research keywords: Physical Activity, College Students, Active Commuting, University Students, USA

Colin Zarzycki

Associate Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Tropical Cyclone, Tropical Cyclones, Climate Modeling, Earth System Model, Variable Resolution

Daniel Foster

Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Educators, Agriculture, Global Learning, Professional Development, Communities Of Practice

Vikash Gayah

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Macroscopic Fundamental Diagram, Traffic Signal, Safety Performance, Urban Network, Traffic Network

Bladimir Ramos-Alvarado

Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Flow Distribution, Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells, Computer Simulation, Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC), Heat Sink

John Yilin Wang

Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Shale Gas, Gas Reservoir, Fracturing Fluid, Proppants, Hydraulic Fracturing

Jennifer Kraschnewski

Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Department of Medicine
Top research keywords: Pennsylvania, Obesity, Health Systems, Patient-centered, Primary Medical Care

Alan MacEachren

Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Visualization, Map Symbols, Geographic Information Systems, Cartography, Decision Making

Mark Klima

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

Andris Freivalds

Lucas Professor, Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Top research keywords: Ergonomics, Tendons, Hand Strength, Rating, Hand Tools

Autumn Sabo

Assistant Professor of Biology, Penn State Beaver
Top research keywords: Deer, Understory, Plant Community, Deer Herbivory, White-tailed Deer

José Duarte

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

Ute Poerschke

Professor of Architecture, Architecture
Top research keywords: Environmental Sensitivity, Microclimate, Building Information Modeling, Building Performance, Energy Storage