Affiliated Researchers: Energy Building

Wangda Zuo

Professor, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Fluid Dynamics, Air Flow, Fast Fluid Dynamics, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Office Buildings

Julian Wang

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

Gregory Pavlak

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

Rahman Azari

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

James Freihaut

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

Corey Gracie-Griffin

Professor, Division of Arts & Humanities (Altoona)
Top research keywords: Structural System, Embodied Energy, Structural Materials, Existing Buildings, United States

Yuqing Hu

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

Lisa Iulo

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

Ute Poerschke

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

Rebecca Napolitano

Assistant Professor in Architectural Engineering, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Masonry Structure, Structural Health Monitoring, Historic Structures, Masonry Structures, Masonry Building

Ali Memari

Professor and Bernard and Henrietta Hankin Chair in Residential Building Construction, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Curtain Wall, Curtain Wall Systems, Glazing System, Glazing Systems, Structural Sealant Glazing

Donghyun Rim

Associate Professor, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Computational Fluid Dynamics, Ultrafine Particles, Indoor Environment, Indoor Air, Human Exposure

Anand Sivasubramaniam

Distinguished Professor, Computer Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Energy Consumption, Computer Hardware, Caching, Input/Output, Response Time

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

Monty Alger

Professor of Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Liquid Metal, Metal Solutions, Gibbs Free Energy, Polycarbonate, Phase Composition

Clare Hinrichs

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Food, Bioenergy, Research Ethics, Farmer, Agriculture

Wesley Reinhart

Assistant Professor in Materials Science and Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Learning System, Nanochannel, Machine Learning, Triblock, Unsupervised Learning

Esther Obonyo

Professor, School of Engineering Design and Innovation
Top research keywords: Construction Worker, Posture Recognition, Recognition Model, Construction Workers, Injury Prevention

Rui Shi

Assistant Professor in Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Greenhouse Gas, Feedstock, Life Cycle Assessment, Life Cycle Engineering, Jet Fuel

Hannah Wiseman

Professor of Law, Penn State Law (University Park)
Top research keywords: Legislation, Energy Law, Federalism, Energy Governance, Hydraulic Fracturing

Darrell Velegol

Distinguished Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Colloidal Particles, Electrophoresis, Non-uniformity, Colloidal Particle, Doublet

Erica Smithwick

Distinguished Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Climate Change, Pinus, Carbon Sink, Pennsylvania, Lodgepole Pine

Soundar Kumara

Allen E. Pearce and Allen M. Pearce Professor, Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Top research keywords: Supply Chain, Multi Agent Systems, Product Family, Multi-agent Systems, Product Family Design

Stephanie Buechler

Top research keywords: Mexico, Climate Change, Feminist Political Ecology, Environmental Degradation, Sonora

Timothy Simpson

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

Travis Flohr

Assistant Professor, Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: Environmental Justice, Methods Courses, Urban Trees, Mean Radiant Temperature, Virtual Field Trips

Yan Li

Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering
Top research keywords: Microgrid, Networked Microgrids, Power Engineering, Transients, Distributed Energy Resource

William Bahnfleth

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

Saurabh Basu

Associate Professor, Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Top research keywords: Surface (Surface Science), Machining, Plastic Deformation, Microstructure Evolution, Additive Manufacturing

Zoubeida Ounaies

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

Brian Fronk

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

Dale Litwhiler

Associate Professor, Division of Engineering, Business & Computing (Berks)
Top research keywords: Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering, LabVIEW, Energy Harvesting, Accelerometer

Lara Fowler

Senior Lecturer, Penn State Law (University Park)
Top research keywords: Stakeholder Engagement, Water Resources Management, Water Management, Climate Change, Washington

Ryan Harne

Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Energy Harvesting, Harvesters, Vibration, Metamaterials, Energy

Aly Said

Associate Professor of Architectural Engineering, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Column Joint, Beam-Column, Reinforced Concrete Beam, Beam-column Joint, Fiber-Reinforced Polymer

Juliet Pinto

Associate Professor, Journalism
Top research keywords: Climate Change, Journalism, Latin America (LATAM), Latin America, Environmental Issue

Linxiao Zhu

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Radiative Heat Transfer, Near-field, Radiative Cooling, Near-field Radiative Heat Transfer, Thermal Radiation

Somayeh Asadi

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

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

Todd LaJeunesse

Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Symbiodinium, Dinoflagellate, Symbiont, Coral, Reef-building Corals