Affiliated Researchers: Environmental Sustainability

Leland Glenna

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Biotechnology, Farmer, Research Ethics, Neoliberalism, Plant Breeding

Heather Randell

Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Brazilian Amazon, Ethiopia, Livelihood, Migration, Dams

Janet Swim

Professor, Psychology
Top research keywords: Sexism, Climate Change, Discrimination, Psychology, Racism

Karl Zimmerer

Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Agrobiodiversity, Peasant, Bolivia, Smallholder, Global Change

Darryl Farber

Assistant Professor, School of Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs
Top research keywords: Decommissioning (nuclear Reactors), Environmental Restoration And Remediation, Nuclear Industry, Radioactive Wastes, Nuclear Reactors

Christopher Rahn

Associate Dean for Innovation, College of Engineering
Top research keywords: Fluidics, Actuators, Damping, Composite Materials, Lithium-ion Batteries

Jacqueline McLaughlin

Associate Professor of Biology, Penn State Lehigh Valley
Top research keywords: Biology, College Students, Biological Sciences, Students, Teachers

Chiara Lo Prete

Associate Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Power Markets, Microgrids, Electricity, Sustainable Development, Market

Sez Atamturktur

Department Head and Harry and Arlene Schell Professor, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Uncertainty, Calibration, Numerical Models, Experiment, Model Calibration

Linghao Zhong

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

Christine Costello

Assistant Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Food, Watershed, Land, Land Use Change, Soil And Water Assessment Tool Model

Carter Hunt

Associate Professor, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Tourism, Ecotourism, Nature-based Tourism, Resident, Tourism Development

Caitlin Grady

Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Water, Food, Potable Water, Best Management Practice, Drinking Water

Christopher Scott

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

Mark Klima

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

James Shortle

Distinguished Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Nonpoint Pollution, Water Quality, Nonpoint Source Pollution, Pollution Control, Cost

Jessica Myrick

Associate Professor, Film-Video and Media Studies
Top research keywords: Tanning, VIP, Cancer, Emotion, Social Media

Ken Tamminga

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

Peter Kleinman

Top research keywords: Phosphorus, Manure, Runoff, Manures, Soils

Rebecca Henn

Associate Professor, Architecture
Top research keywords: Psychological Barriers, Green Building, Architectural Design, Tax Reform, Construction Industry

Fred Cannon

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

Rahman Azari

Associate Professor in Architecture, Architecture
Top research keywords: Life Cycle, Environmental Impact, Office Buildings, Algae, Daylighting

Ute Poerschke

Professor of Architecture, Architecture
Top research keywords: Studios, Ecodesign, Solar Buildings, Zero Energy Buildings, Architect

Heather Karsten

Associate Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Corn, Grazing, Pastures, Forage, Dairies

Meng Wang

Assistant Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Algae, Wastewater, Digestion, Alga, Nitrogen Removal

Hong Wu

Stuckeman Career Development Assistant Professor in Design, Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: Stormwater, Development Planning, Audiovisuals, Geographic Information Systems, Capacity Building

Clare Hinrichs

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

Judd Michael

Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Wood, Human Resources, Personnel, Wood Products, Wood Product

Jayson K. Harper

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

Daniel Brent

Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Social Comparison, Water Use, Conservation Programs, Randomized Trial, Willingness To Pay

Sherri Mason

Sustainability Coordinator, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Top research keywords: Microplastics, Lake, Pollution, Plastic, Particle

Yuefeng Xie

Professor, School of Science, Engineering & Technology (Harrisburg)
Top research keywords: Disinfection, Haloacetic Acid, Byproduct, Byproducts, Acids

Erica Smithwick

Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Ecosystems, Pinus Contorta Var. Latifolia, Nitrogen, Pine, Carbon Sinks

Rachel Brennan

Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Chitin, Crab, Remediation, Shell, Mushroom

Sai Kakuturu

Associate Professor, School of Science, Engineering & Technology (Harrisburg)
Top research keywords: Embankment Dams, Soils, Snow And Ice Removal, Earth Dam, Salt

Marc D. Abrams

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

Alfonso Mejia

Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Streamflow, Forecast, Basin, Water Flow, Water Footprint

Aleksandra Radlinska

Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Slags, Slag, Concretes, Drying, Fly Ash

Asher Rosinger

Assistant Professor, Biobehavioral Health
Top research keywords: Water, Household, Urine, Drinking, Nutrition Surveys

Rui Shi

Assistant Professor in Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Jet Fuel, Jet, Life Cycle, Fuel, Feedstocks