Affiliated Researchers: Energy

Alandra Kahl

Associate Teaching Professor of Environmental Engineering (Greater Allegheny)

Ross Pifer

Clinical Professor, Penn State Law (University Park)
Top research keywords: Climate Change, Cap-and-trade, Greenhouse Gas, India, Coal-fired Power Plant

Tamy Guimarães

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Vortex Flow, Swirling Flow, Turbofan Engines, Velocity Measurement, Engines

Eugene Morgan

Assistant Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Data Analytics, Big Data, Landslides, Sediments, Shale Gas

Xinwei Niu

Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, School of Science, Engineering & Technology (Harrisburg)
Top research keywords: Hardware/software Co-design, Video Coding, Embedded Systems, Energy Consumption, Chip

Michael Janik

Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Density Functional Theory, Adsorption, Catalysts, Oxidation, Surface

Sulin Zhang

Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Lithiation, Carbon Nanotubes, Lithium-ion Batteries, Lithium, Electric Batteries

Akhlesh Lakhtakia

Evan Pugh University Professor and Charles G. Binder Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Thin Films, Surface Plasmons, Dielectric Material, Plane Wave, Wave

Richard Yetter

Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Pressure, Oxidation, Ignition, Flame, Fuel

Hamid Emami-Meybodi

Associate Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Shale, Oils, Shale Gas, Surface Diffusion, Sorption

Fan-Bill Cheung

George L. Guillet Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Boiling Liquids, Heat Transfer, Heat Flux, Film Boiling, Natural Convection

Azaree Lintereur

Assistant Professor, Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering
Top research keywords: Neutrons, Gamma Rays, Neutron Counters, Detectors, Lithium Fluoride

David Klinikowski

Assistant Research Professor, Larson Pennsylvania Transportation Institute
Top research keywords: Weigh-in-motion (WIM), Dynamometers, Chassis, Bus, Information Management

Thandazile Moyo

Assistant Professor, Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Chalcopyrite, Electronic Waste, Dissolution, Ammonia, Electrochemistry

Megan Marshall

Research Assistant, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Composting, Soil, Biomass, Biofuels, Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis

Luis Ayala

William A. Fustos Family Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Gases, Gas Condensates, Fluids, Gas, Gas Reservoir

Ralph Colby

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Ionomers, Ionomer, Polymers, Polyelectrolytes, Ions

Clive Randall

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Sintering, Ceramic, Ferroelectric Materials, Temperature, Dielectric Material

Baiou Shi

Top research keywords: Wetting, Molecular Dynamics, Spreading, Simulation, Drop

Daniel E. Walters

Assistant Professor, Penn State Law (University Park)
Top research keywords: Administrative Law, Doctrine, Market Reaction, Transnational Law, Supreme Court

Sven Schmitz

Professor, Aerospace Engineering
Top research keywords: Rotors, Wind Turbines, Drag, Atmospheric Boundary Layer, Vortex Flow

Mark Klima

Associate Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Coal, Refuse, Bituminous Coal, Slurry, Coal Preparation

T.C. Mike Chung

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Copolymers, Organometallics, Polypropylenes, Polyolefins, Polymers

Yashar Mehmani

Assistant Professor, Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Porous Materials, Kerogen, Direct Numerical Simulation, Multiscale Methods, Porous Medium

Barbara Arnold

Professor Of Practice in Energy and Mineral Engineering, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Coal, Flotation, Froth Flotation, Coal Preparation, Density (specific Gravity)

Russell T. Johns

Professor and FCMG Chair in Fluid Behavior and Rock Interactions, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Phase Behavior, Oils, Solubility, Recovery, Microemulsions

Richard Ciocci

Associate Professor, School of Science, Engineering & Technology (Harrisburg)
Top research keywords: Lead-free Solders, Lead, Electronics Industry, Students, Naphthalene

Amanda Johnsen

Assistant Professor, Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering
Top research keywords: Neutron Activation Analysis, Irradiation, Trace Elements, Gas Cooled Fast Reactors, Plutonium

Robert D. Weaver

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Innovation Capacity, Pesticides, Relationship Quality, Markets, Price

Sibel Irmak

Research Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Biomass, Reforming Reactions, Catalysts, Hydrogen, Catalyst Supports

Ashkan Negahban

Associate Professor of Engineering Management, Engineering Division (Great Valley)
Top research keywords: Agent-based Simulation, New Products, Hybrid Simulation, Problem-Based Learning, Sales

Dave Yoxtheimer

Senior Research Assistant, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute
Top research keywords: Natural Gas, Gas Well, Shale Gas, Groundwater, Gases

Daniel Cahoy

Dean's Faculty Fellow of Business law, Penn State Law (University Park)
Top research keywords: Human Rights, Firm, Patents, Business Law, Patent Law

Vincent Meunier

Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Nanoribbon, Electronic Properties, Graphene Nanoribbon, Graphene, Density Functional Theory

Richard Stehouwer

Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Soil, Soils, Trace Elements, Nutrients, Compost

Zhezhen Fu

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, School of Science, Engineering & Technology (Harrisburg)
Top research keywords: Sintering, Powders, Specific Density, Fracture Toughness, Garnets

Fred Cannon

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Activated Carbon, Perchlorate, Coal, Adsorption, Removal

Alok Sinha

Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Rotors, Sliding Mode Control, Statistics, Flexible Structures, Friction

Fernando Soto

Assistant Professor of Energy Engineering, Penn State Greater Allegheny
Top research keywords: Solid Electrolytes, Density Functional Theory, Solid Electrolyte, Electrolytes, Lithium

Jose Ventura

Professor, Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Top research keywords: Scheduling, Supply Chains, Costs, Supplier Selection, Alternative Fuels