Affiliated Researchers: Food Production

Ali Demirci

Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Biofilm Reactor, Pulsed UV Light, Fermentation, Plastic Composite Support, Distillers Dried Grains With Solubles

Dave Abler

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: China, Agriculture, Nonpoint, Chesapeake Bay, Climate Change

Daniel Ciolkosz

Associate Research Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Torrefaction, Torrefied, Glucose Yield, Lighting System, Switchgrass

Martina Vecchi

Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Food, Lab Experiment, Local Food, Food Choice, Socioeconomic Status

Elsa Sánchez

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Pennsylvania, Cultivar, Cultivar Evaluation, Muskmelon, Growers

Elizabeth Ransom

Associate Professor, School of International Affairs
Top research keywords: Economic And Social Development, Uganda, Food Systems, Botswana, Food Insecurity

Tom Richard

Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Manures, Composting, Manure, Compost, Composts

Sibel Irmak

Research Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Aqueous Phase Reforming, Hydrogen Production, Hydrolysate, Biomass Hydrolysate, Kenaf

Femeena Pandara Valappil

Assistant Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Duckweed, Lemna, Soil Investigation, Food Security, Biofuel Production

Francesco Di Gioia

Associate Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Disinfestation, Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation, Microgreens, Tomato Production, Fresh Tomato

Christine Costello

Assistant Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Missouri, United States Of America, United States, Land Use, Life Cycle Assessment

Robert D. Shannon

Associate Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Peatland, Methane, Manure Application, Peatlands, Michigan

Yi Zhang

Assistant Professor, Food Science
Top research keywords: Transglutaminase, Protein Glutamine Gamma Glutamyltransferase, Gelatin, Physicochemical Properties, Vegetable Protein

Ken Tamminga

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

Zachary Bitzer

Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
Top research keywords: Free Radical, Free Radicals, Electronic Cigarette, Cigarette, Nicotine

Joshua D. Lambert

Professor, Food Science
Top research keywords: Polyphenol, Epigallocatechin-3-gallate, Epigallocatechin Gallate, Malignant Neoplasm, Tea Polyphenols

Michael G. Jacobson

Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Pennsylvania, Agroforestry, Landowner, Forestry, Landowners

Lara Fowler

Teaching Professor, Penn State Law (University Park)
Top research keywords: USA, Stakeholder Engagement, United States, Water Management, Gasses

Lisa Bolton

Professor, Marketing
Top research keywords: Price, Price Fairness, Consumer Response, Price Increase, Consumer Behavior

Lauren Greenlee

Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Nanoparticles, Iron, Struvite, Magnesium, Wastewater

Sjoerd W. Duiker

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Cover Crop, Soil Health, No-till, Cover Crops, Tillage

Kathy Kelley

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Consumer Preferences, Wine, Pennsylvania, USA, Edible Flowers

Stuart Patton Echols

Associate Professor, Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: Rainwater, Stormwater Management, Rain, Stormwater, Green Wall

David M. Beyer

Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Agaricus Bisporus, Mushroom Substrate, Substrate Preparation, Hypnum, Spawning

Armen Kemanian

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Maize, Cover Crop, Cover Crops, Sorghum, Soil Organic Carbon

Judd Michael

Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Wood, Pallet, USA, Wood Industry, United States

Daniel Cahoy

Department Head and Robert G. and Caroline Schwartz Professor, Risk Management
Top research keywords: Intellectual Property, Courts, Product Information, Human Rights, Business Law

Bradley Cardinale

Department Head and Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Biodiversity, Species Richness, Ecosystem Function, Species Diversity, Polyculture

Sridhar Komarneni

Distinguished Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Hydrothermal Synthesis, Density, Microwave Hydrothermal, Nanocomposite, Sol-Gel

Robert D. Weaver

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

Troy Ott

Professor, Animal Science
Top research keywords: Ovine, Interferon, Interferon-α (IFN-α), Interferon Tau, Conceptus

Jeffrey Catchmark

Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Bacterial Cellulose, Cellulose, Pullulan, Mechanical Property, Cellulose Nanowhiskers

Josephine Wee

Associate Professor, Food Science
Top research keywords: Aflatoxin, Aspergillus Parasiticus, Oxidative Stress, Cell-based Meat, Aflatoxin Biosynthesis

Heather Karsten

Associate Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Manure, Pennsylvania, No-till, Cover Crop, Herbicide

Christopher Scott

Maurice K. Goddard Chair of Forestry and Environmental Conservation, Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Mexico, Economic And Social Development, India, Water Security, United States Of America

Paul Esker

Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Fungicide, Soybean Yield, Cultivar, Plant Diseases, Yield Loss

Gretchen A. Kuldau

Associate Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Maize, Fusarium, Fusarium Verticillioides, Ensiling, Mycotoxins

Paul Shrivastava

Professor, Management and Organization
Top research keywords: Crisis, Sustainable Development, Economic And Social Development, Aesthetics, Education

Kathleen Brown

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Zea Mays, Ethylene, Soil, Phosphorus, Corn

Gamini Mendis

Assistant Professor of Engineering, School of Engineering (Behrend)
Top research keywords: Energy Consumption, Genetic Algorithm, Remanufacturing, Machine Tool, Phosphorus Removal