Affiliated Researchers: Design Optimization

Nathan Brown

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

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

Mary Frecker

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

George Lesieutre

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

Timothy Simpson

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

Gordon Warn

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

Cengiz Camci

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

Gregory Pavlak

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

Simon Miller

Research Assistant, Applied Research Laboratory (ARL)
Top research keywords: Decision Process, Sequential Decision Process, Design Space, Model Fidelity, Data Visualization

Susan Stewart

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

Mehdi Kiani

Dorothy Quiggle Career Development Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering
Top research keywords: Wireless Power Transfer, Power Transmission, Implant, Ultrasonics, Biomedical Implants

Michael Yukish

Research Associate, Applied Research Laboratory (ARL)
Top research keywords: Trade Space Exploration, Trade Space, Decision Maker, Data Visualization, Decision Process

Douglas Werner

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

Sohail Anwar

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

Ashkan Negahban

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

Julian Wang

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

Rahman Azari

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

Yuqing Hu

Assistant Professor in Architectural Engineering, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Information Modeling, Building Information Modeling, Construction Robot, Clash Detection, Learning System

Ute Poerschke

Professor of Architecture, Architecture
Top research keywords: Environmental Sensitivity, Microclimate, Building Information Modeling, Building Performance, Technical System

Somayeh Asadi

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

James Adair

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

Robert Leicht

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

Mariantonieta Gutierrez Soto

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

Bladimir Ramos-Alvarado

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

Lisa Iulo

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

Daning Huang

Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering
Top research keywords: Hypersonic, Aerothermoelastic, Aerothermoelastic Analysis, Reduced Order Model, Hypersonic Flows

Wenjie Li

Assistant Research Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Thermoelectrics, Thermoelectricity, Sintering, Thermoelectric Materials, Yb3+

Zoubeida Ounaies

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

Gregory Huff

Professor, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Top research keywords: Antenna, Fluidics, Microstrip Patch Antenna, Reconfiguration, Reconfigurable

Houtan Jebelli

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

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

Dassou Nagassou

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

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

Asok Ray

Distinguished Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Control System, Data Series, Symbolics, Time Series Data, Symbolic Dynamics

Mansour Solaimanian

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

Seth Blumsack

Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Natural Gas, Power Engineering, United States, Power Grid, Joints (Structural Components)

Reginald Hamilton

Associate Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Shape Memory Effect, NiTi Alloy, Shape Memory Alloy, Single Crystal, Martensite

Hong Wu

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

Tonya Peeples

Harold and Inge Marcus Dean, College of Engineering
Top research keywords: Bioconversion, Aqueous Two-phase System, Methanocaldococcus Jannaschii, Extremophiles, Summer Bridge Programs

Xianbiao Hu

Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Connected Vehicles, Autonomous Vehicles, Case Study, Multi Agent Systems, Global Positioning System