Affiliated Researchers: Chemical Potential

Kelli Hoover

Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Anoplophora Glabripennis, Coleoptera, Insecta, Larva, Baculoviridae

Robert D. Shannon

Associate Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Peatland, Methane, Peatlands, Settling Tanks, Animal Manures

Linxiao Zhu

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Radiative Heat Transfer, Near Fields, Radiative Cooling, Hot Temperature, Cooling

Josephine Wee

Assistant Professor, Food Science
Top research keywords: Aflatoxins, Aspergillus, Aflatoxin, Secondary Metabolism, Oxidative Stress

Jared Ali

Associate Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Herbivores, Herbivory, Herbivore, Nematode, Entomopathogenic Nematodes

Jeffrey Catchmark

Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Cellulose, Pullulan, Nanowhiskers, Polysaccharides, Crystalline Materials

Stefan Thynell

Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Thermolysis, Decomposition, Propellants, Radiation, RDX

John Tooker

Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Insecta, Herbivory, Insect, Herbivores, Neonicotinoids

Susan Brantley

Dr. Hubert Barnes and Dr. Mary Barnes Professor, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Weathering, Dissolution, Shale, Regolith, Soil

Nathaniel Warner

Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Hydraulic Fracking, Radium, Gases, Oils, Gas

Darrell Velegol

Distinguished Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Electrophoresis, Polystyrenes, Force, Sphere, Colloids

William Burgos

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Ferric Oxide, Hematite, Iron, Mine Drainage, Oxidation

Christopher Gorski

Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Battery, Electrode, Clay, Ferric Oxide, Minerals

Derek Hall

Assistant Research Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Electrodes, Electrochemical Sensors, Corrosion, Membranes, Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy

Timothy W. McNellis

Associate Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Erwinia Amylovora, Malus, Arabidopsis, Apples, Seedlings

Ed Rajotte

Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Bees, Malus, Orchard, Orchards, Apples

Yuan Xuan

Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Flame, Soot, Flames, Fuel, Simulation

Linghao Zhong

Professor of Chemistry, Penn State Mont Alto
Top research keywords: Cellulose, Soil, Simulation, Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Trichoderma

John Vanden Heuvel

Professor of Veterinary Science, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Top research keywords: Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors, Conjugated Linoleic Acids, Perfluorodecanoic Acid, Peroxisome Proliferator, Peroxisome Proliferators

Alexander Thames

Ph.D. Candidate, Geosciences and Climate Science
Top research keywords: Dimethyl Sulfide, Troposphere, Tomography, Atmosphere, Hydroxyl Radical

Jayson K. Harper

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Milk Production, Conservation Tillage, Apples, Growers, Corn

Lauren Greenlee

Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Nanoparticles, Iron, Struvite, Magnesium, Wastewater

Helene Hopfer

Associate Professor, Food Science
Top research keywords: Wine, Wines, Odorants, Chocolate, Odors

Ezra Clark

Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Electrochemical Reduction, Nanowires, Reduction, Nanowire, Positive Ions

Fariborz Tavangarian

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, School of Science, Engineering & Technology (Harrisburg)
Top research keywords: Scaffolds, Tissue Engineering, Mechanical Activation, Powders, Nanostructures

Mark Horn

Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Thin Films, Lithography, Vanadium Oxides, Oxide Films, Liquid Film

Rongming Chu

Professor, Electrical Engineering
Top research keywords: High Electron Mobility Transistors, Heterojunctions, Two Dimensional Electron Gas, Breakdown Voltage, Two-Dimensional Electron Gas

Meng Wang

Assistant Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Algae, Waste Water, Wastewater, Digestion, Microalgae

Peter Heaney

Professor, Geosciences
Top research keywords: X-ray Diffraction, Birnessite, Rietveld Refinement, Synchrotrons, Diffraction

Tonya Peeples

Associate Dean of Equity and Inclusion, College of Engineering
Top research keywords: Bioconversion, Extremophiles, Methanocaldococcus, Hydrolysis, Biocatalysis

Surinder Chopra

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Zea Mays, Sorghum, Corn, Sorghum (Poaceae), Alleles

Brian Kelley

Assistant Professor in Geosciences, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Triassic, Carbonate Platform, Permian, Basin, Mass Extinction

Sridhar Komarneni

Distinguished Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Microwaves, Hydrothermal Synthesis, Gels, Positive Ions, Nanocomposites

Hilal Ezgi Toraman

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

Michael Lanagan

Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Permittivity, Dielectric Material, Dielectric Properties, Superconducting Materials, Ceramic

Jian Yang

Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Top research keywords: Citric Acid, Scaffolds, Tissue Engineering, Polymers, Elastomers

Olumide Ogunmodimu

Assistant Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)

Kimberly Lau

Assistant Professor in Geosciences, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Uranium Isotope, Isotope, Triassic, Anoxia, Permian

Susan Sinnott

Department Head and Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Molecular Dynamics, Simulation, Many-Body Potential, Density Functional Theory, Computer Simulation

Anthony Richardella

Assistant Research Professor, Materials Research Institute (MRI)
Top research keywords: Topological Insulators, Insulators, Nonconductor, Ferromagnetism, Thin Films