Affiliated Researchers: Ecosystems

Affiliates are Penn Staters who have a connection to or an interest in the work of the Institute of Energy and the Environment.

Displaying 49 search result(s) for Ecosystems.

Jesse Kreye


Assistant Research Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Fire Behavior, Flammability, Litter, Forest Litter, Fuels (fire Ecology)

Linghao Zhong


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

Charles Andrew Cole


Associate Professor, Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: Wetlands, Wetland, Hydrology, Floodplains, Mitigation

Sarah Ivory


Assistant Professor, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Holocene, Vegetation, Lakes, Pollen, Climate

Kenneth Davis


Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Boundary Layer, Carbon, Carbon Dioxide, Troposphere, Net Ecosystem Exchange

Mónica Medina


Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Anthozoa, Corals, Coral Reefs, Coral, Symbiodinium

Lauren McPhillips


Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Stormwater, Denitrification, Watershed, Infrastructure, Urban Ecosystem

Marc D. Abrams


Nancy and John Steimer Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Quercus, Oak, Dendroecology, Acer Rubrum, Species Recruitment

Erika Machtinger


Associate Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Diptera, Ticks, Musca Domestica, Muscidae, Deer

Katriona Shea


Alumni Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Carduus Nutans, Carduus, Carduus Acanthoides, Invasive Species, Seed

Robert D. Shannon


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

Andrew Warner



Top research keywords: River, Rivers, Prescription, Freshwater Conservation, Planning

Ken Tamminga


Distinguished Professor, Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: Rivers, River, Learning, Climate Change, Sustainable Development

Jason Kaye


Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Soil, Cover Crops, Cover Crop, Pinus Ponderosa, Nitrogen

Erica Smithwick


Distinguished Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Forests, Ecosystem, Ecosystems, Nitrogen, Pinus Contorta Var. Latifolia

Margot Kaye


Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Fire History, Deciduous Forests, Pinus Ponderosa, Climate, Pine

Rebecca Bliege Bird


Professor, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Hunting, Hunters, Foraging, Desert, Deserts

Daniel Allen


Assistant Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Rivers, Ecosystem, River, Mussels, Biodiversity

Bradley Cardinale


Department Head and Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Biodiversity, Ecosystem, Biomass, Ecosystems, Species Richness

Alejandra Domic


Post Doctoral Scholar in Paleoethnobotany

Carolyn Lowry


Assistant Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Cover Crops, Rye, Weeds, Vicia, Tillage

Jonathan Duncan


Associate Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Watershed, Catchment, Nitrate, Hillslope, Nitrogen

Michela Centinari


Associate Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Vineyards, Vines, Vitis, Cover Crops, Fruit

Armen Kemanian


Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Corn, Maize, Crop, Crops, Cover Crops

John Tooker


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

Jeremy Harper


Education Program Associate, Department of Biology
Top research keywords: Drinking Water, Rivers, Impurities, Vernal Pools, Wastewater

William Easterling III


Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Climate Change, Crop, Climate, Erosion Productivity Impact Calculator, Maize

Tyler Groh


Assistant Research Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Nitrates, Buffers, Denitrification, Nitrate, Drainage

Paola C. Ferreri


Associate Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Salvelinus Namaycush, Lake, Great Lakes, Salvelinus Fontinalis, Salmo Trutta

C. Alan Rotz


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

Robert Nicholas


Associate Research Professor, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute
Top research keywords: Climate Change, Climate Modeling, Climate, Flood Protection, Downscaling

Roberto Iglesias-Prieto


Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Anthozoa, Corals, Coral, Coral Reefs, Symbiodinium

Travis Flohr


Assistant Professor, Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: Learning, Online Courses, Pedagogy, Design For Environment, Life Events

Xianzeng Niu


Assistant Research Professor, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute
Top research keywords: Natural Gas, Shale Gas, Water Quality, Oil And Gas Fields, Groundwater

Jayson K. Harper


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

Michael Mashtare


Assistant Professor in BioRenewable Systems, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Wastewater, Biosolids, Waste Water, Pandemics, Estradiol

Heather Karsten


Associate Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Corn, No-tillage, Dairies, Forage, Manure

Gui Becker


Associate Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Chytridiomycota, Amphibian, Amphibians, Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis, Ecosystem

Karen Pham


Ph.D. Candidate

Amber Stilwell


Coastal Outreach Specialist, Pennsylvania Sea Grant