Affiliated Researchers: Energy Transition

Mauricio Terrones

George A. and Margaret M. Downsbrough Department Head, Evan Pugh University Professor, and Verne M. Willaman Professor of Physics, Physics
Top research keywords: Carbon Nanotube, Nanotube, Graphene, Carbon Nanotubes, Monolayers

Chris Marone

Professor, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Fault Gouge, Fault Zone, Friction, Earthquake, Fault Slip

Venkatraman Gopalan

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Ferroelectric Material, Thin Films, Domain Wall, Film, Lithium Tantalate

Ralph Colby

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Ionomer, Rheology, Polyethylene Glycol, Copolymer, Glass Transition Temperature

Zhen Lei

Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Patent Citations, China, Patent Examination, Citation Network, Academic Innovation

Joshua Robinson

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Graphene, Monolayers, Transition Metal Dichalcogenide, Two-Dimensional Material, Heterojunction

Ryan Harne

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

Rahman Azari

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

Vincent Crespi

Distinguished Professor, Physics
Top research keywords: Carbon Nanotube, Monolayers, Nanotube, Graphene, Single Crystal

Monty Alger

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

Zuleima Karpyn

Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Research; Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Relative Permeability, Well Flooding, Wettability, Oil Recovery, Multiphase Flow

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)

Somayeh Asadi

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

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

Shunli Shang

Research Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: First-principles Calculations, Density, Elastic Moduli, Thermodynamic Properties, Alloying

Derek Elsworth

Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Permeability Evolution, Hydraulic Fracturing, Shale, Effective Stress, Porosity

Darrell Velegol

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

Rui Shi

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

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

Zi-Kui Liu

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: First-principles Calculations, Density, Thermodynamics Modeling, Thermodynamic Modeling, Thermodynamic Properties

Christopher Scott

Maurice K. Goddard Chair of Forestry and Environmental Conservation, Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Mexico, India, Water Security, Water Scarcity, Irrigation

Hongtao Sun

Assistant Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Graphene, Anode, Composite Material, Lithium Ion Battery, Density

Saurabh Basu

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

Kofi Adu

Professor of Physics, Division of Mathematics & Natural Sciences (Altoona)
Top research keywords: Carbon Nanotube, Nanowire, Carbon Nanotubes, Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNTs), Thermoelectrics

Jude Liu

Associate Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Herbaceous Biomass, Switchgrass, Hemp, Harvest-assist, Apple Harvest

Fernando Soto

Assistant Professor of Energy Engineering, Penn State Greater Allegheny
Top research keywords: Surface (Surface Science), Solid Electrolyte, Density, Solid Electrolyte Interphase, Density Functional Theory

Esther Obonyo

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

Sridhar Komarneni

Distinguished Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Hydrothermal Synthesis, X-Ray Diffraction, Density, Composite Material, Nanocomposite

Zhiwen Liu

Professor, Electrical Engineering
Top research keywords: Supercontinuum, Raman Spectra, Fiber Taper, Supercontinuum Generation, Holography

Sulin Zhang

Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Carbon Nanotube, Lithiation, Silicon, Nanoparticle, Lithium Ion Battery

Joan Redwing

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Film, Chemical Vapor Deposition, Nanowire, Thin Films, Silicon

Christian Pester

Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Brushes, Polymer Brush, Block Copolymers, Polymers, Polymerization

Saptarshi Das

Associate Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Field Effect Transistor, Monolayers, Field-effect Transistors, Two-Dimensional Material, Two Dimensional Materials

Jennifer Baka

Associate Professor and John T. Ryan, Jr. Faculty Fellow, College of Earth & Mineral Sciences
Top research keywords: Biofuel, Wasteland, Hydraulic Fracturing, India, USA

Hannah Wiseman

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

Nasim Alem

Norris B. McFarlane Faculty Career Development Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Monolayers, Film, Graphene, Thin Films, Boron Nitride

Robert Hickey

Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Block Copolymer, Nanoparticle, Copolymer, Self Assembly, Polyethylene Glycol

Yimin Zhu

Associate Professor, Division of Mathematics & Natural Sciences (Altoona)
Top research keywords: Monolignol, Lignification, Lignin, P-coumarate, Facile Synthesis

Michael Janik

Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Density, Density Functional Theory, Surface (Surface Science), Oxidation Reaction, Density Functional Calculations

Yi Wang

Research Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Phonons, Phonon, Thermodynamic Properties, Thermodynamic Property, Thermodynamics