Affiliated Researchers: Design Optimization

Nathan Brown

Associate Professor, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Early Design Phases, Design Space, Early Stage, Embodied Carbon, Architectural Design

Anirudh Subramanyam

Assistant Professor, Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Top research keywords: Vehicle Routing, Optimization Problem, Realization, Routing Problem, Computational Experiment

George Lesieutre

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

Gordon Warn

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Sequential Decision Process, Decision Process, Trade Space Exploration, Finite Element Modeling, Structural System

Mary Frecker

Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Compliant Mechanism, Actuation, Actuator, Topology Optimization, Design Optimization

Gregory Pavlak

Assistant Professor, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Thermal Comfort, Heat Storage, Energy Use, Thermal Energy Storage, Energy Systems

Timothy Simpson

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

Guha Manogharan

Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Additive Manufacturing, Metal Additive Manufacturing, Ti-6Al-4V (Ti64), Binder Jetting, 3D Sand Printing

Cengiz Camci

Professor, Aerospace Engineering
Top research keywords: Turbines, Heat Transfer, Aerodynamics, Turbomachine Blades, Axial Flow

Zoubeida Ounaies

Distinguished Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Carbon Nanotube, Piezoelectricity, Composite Material, Actuator, Elastomer

Susan Stewart

Associate Teaching Professor, Aerospace Engineering
Top research keywords: Wind Turbine, Condenser, Condenser Design, Exchanger, Finned-tube Condenser

Michael Yukish

Top research keywords: Trade Space Exploration, Trade Space, Decision Maker, Data Visualization, Decision Process

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

Robert Leicht

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

Douglas Werner

John L. and Genevieve H. McCain Chair Professor, Electrical Engineering
Top research keywords: Antenna, Metamaterials, Metasurface, Genetic Algorithm, Dielectrics

Sukwon Choi

Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Nitride, Transistor, GaN HEMT, Electron Mobility, Gallium Nitride

Sohail Anwar

Professor, Division of Business, Engineering, and Information Sciences & Technology (Altoona)
Top research keywords: Engineering Technology, Engineering, Penn State, Baccalaureate Degree, Electromechanical Engineering

Yuan Xuan

Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Aromatics, Soot, Sooting Tendency, Flamelets, Pyrolysis

Jacqueline O'Connor

Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Combustor, Combustion Instability, Vortex, Nozzle, Shear Layer

Julian Wang

Professor, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Energy Conservation, Thermal Comfort, Thermal Performance, Building Envelope, Energy Performance

Ilgin Guler

Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Connected Vehicles, Traffic Signal, Signalized Intersection, Pavement, Pre-signal

Simon Miller

Top research keywords: Decision Process, Sequential Decision Process, Model Fidelity, Design Space, Additive Manufacturing

Somayeh Asadi

Associate Professor, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Energy Utilization, Scheduling, Renewable Energy Resources, Hot Temperature, Asphalt Pavements

David K. Hall

Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering
Top research keywords: Boundary Layer, Propulsion System, Transport Aircraft, Propulsor, Boundary Layer Ingesting

James Adair

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Nanoparticle, Nanoparticles, Powder, Zirconia, Reverse Micelles

Wenjie Li

Assistant Research Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Thermoelectrics, Thermoelectricity, Sintering, Thermoelectric Materials, Density

Lisa Iulo

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

Ute Poerschke

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

Amanda Johnsen

Assistant Professor, Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering
Top research keywords: Reactor, Irradiation, Neutron Activation Analysis, Fast Neutron, Pennsylvania

Wesley Reinhart

Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Learning System, Machine Learning, Nanochannel, Finite Element Analysis, Thin Films

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

Joseph Najem

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Memristor, Droplet Interface Bilayer, Hydrogel, Lipid Bilayer, Biomembranes

Derek Hall

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Corrosion Rate, Electrochemical Sensor, Membrane-based, Copper Chloride, Electrolyzer

Brian Fronk

Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Microchannel, Supercritical Carbon Dioxide, Pressure Drop, Condensation, Exchanger

Hong Wu

Associate Professor, Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: China, Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Stormwater, Public Perception, Green Infrastructure

Dassou Nagassou

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, School of Science, Engineering & Technology (Harrisburg)
Top research keywords: Carbon Dioxide, Plasmas, Decomposition, Solar Energy, Plasma

Houtan Jebelli

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

Mehdi Kiani

Professor, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Top research keywords: Wireless Power Transfer, Power Transmission, Ultrasonics, Implant, Transducer

Rahman Azari

Associate Professor in Architecture, Architecture
Top research keywords: Embodied Carbon, Lifecycle, Building Envelope, Environmental Impact, Life Cycle Assessment

Marek Flaska

Associate Professor, Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering
Top research keywords: Neutron, Gamma Radiation, Scintillation Counter, Pulse Shape Discrimination, Pulse Shape