Affiliated Researchers: Economic Systems

Karen Fisher-Vanden

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: China, Integrated Assessment Model, Climate Change Impacts, Energy Intensity, Carbon Tax

Ryan Thombs

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

Mohamad Darayi

Associate Professor of Systems Engineering, Engineering Division (Great Valley)
Top research keywords: Network Components, Vulnerability, Disruptions, Multi-industry, Freight Transportation

James Freihaut

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

Peter Idowu

Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies, Penn State Harrisburg
Top research keywords: Power Engineering, Energy Conversion, Energy Systems, Power System, Stabilizer

C. Alan Rotz

Agricultural Engineer, US Department of Agriculture
Top research keywords: Farms, Medicago Sativa, Manure, Dairy Farming, Silage

Brian Black

Division Head and Distinguished Professor, History, Division of Arts & Humanities (Altoona)
Top research keywords: Energy Landscape, Petroleum, Human Living, World War I, Apparatus

Brian Fronk

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

Melissa Kreye

Associate Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Landowner, Forest Owners, Landowners, Florida, Private Forests

Michela Centinari

Associate Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Grapevine, Grape, Vineyard, Vine, Wine

William Bahnfleth

Professor, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation, Chilled Water, Storage Tank, Air Quality, Irradiation System

Ilgin Guler

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

Mort Webster

Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Power Generation, Texas, Air Quality, Electricity Generation, Power Engineering

Greg Krawczyk

Research Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Lepidoptera, Oriental Fruit Moth, Tortricidae, Hemiptera, Pentatomidae

Minghui Zhu

Professor, Electrical Engineering
Top research keywords: And-States, Multiple Robot, Motion Planning, Reinforcement Learning, Robot

Guangqing Chi

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: China, Population Dynamics, Population Change, Land Use, Population Increase

Jeremy Gernand

Associate Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Pulmonary Toxicity, Dose-response, Occupational Safety And Health, Nanomaterials, Pennsylvania

Brian King

Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: South Africa, AIDS/HIV, Okavango Delta, Botswana, Diseases

Anne Menefee

Assistant Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Carbon Dioxide, Basalt, Shale, Carbonate, Greenhouse Gas

Dave Abler

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: China, Agriculture, Nonpoint, Susquehanna River, Meta-analysis

Tamie L. Veith

Agricultural Engineer, USDA-ARS-Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit
Top research keywords: Watershed, Watersheds, Soil And Water Assessment Tool Model, Soil And Water Assessment Tool, Phosphorus

Harland Patch

Assistant Research Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Pollinator, Honey Bees, Apis Mellifera, Apoidea, Honey Bee

Katherine Zipp

Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: United States, Prescribed Fire, Park Visitors, Bioenergy, Marginal Land

Armen Kemanian

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Maize, Grains, Cover Crop, Soil Organic Carbon, Cover Crops

John E. Carlson

Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Genome, Magnoliopsida, Populus, Genes, Coleoptera

Jayson K. Harper

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Growers, Bug, Cultivar, Poland, Maize

Gamini Mendis

Assistant Professor of Engineering, School of Engineering (Behrend)
Top research keywords: Energy Consumption, Genetic Algorithm, Energy Conservation, Energy Efficiency, Machine Tool

Meng Wang

Assistant Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Anaerobic Co-digestion, Wastewater Treatment, Wastewater, Microalgae, Anaerobic Digestion

Jeffrey Hyde

Director of Extension and Associate Dean, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Dairy Farm, Maize, Wine, Pennsylvania, Cow

David K. Hall

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

Chiara Lo Prete

Associate Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Microgrid, Crossed Product, Financial Transmission Rights, Power Engineering, Game Analysis

Tom Richard

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

Beth Gugino

Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Fungicide, Phytophthora Infestans, Soil Health, New York, Carrot

Daniel Willis

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

Anthony Kwasnica

Professor, Risk Management
Top research keywords: Auctions, Ascending Auctions, Seller, Sealed-bid Auction, Double Auction

Stephan J. Goetz

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

Xun Cao

Professor, Political Science
Top research keywords: China, Democracy, Trade Competition, Chinese, Public Goods

Mark Brennan

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

Alyssa Collins

Director, Southeast Agricultural Research & Extension Center; Asssociate Research Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: United States, Yield Loss, Loss Measurement, Ontario Canada, Soybean Yield

Mary Barbercheck

Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Cover Crops, Cover Crop, Entomopathogenic Nematodes, Entomopathogenic Nematode, Tillage