Affiliated Researchers: Food Production

Ali Demirci

Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Biofilm Reactor, Pulsed UV Light, Fermentation, Plastic Composite Support, Electrolyzed Oxidizing Water

Bruce Logan

Evan Pugh University Professor and Kappe Professor of Environmental Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Microbial Fuel Cell, Microbial Electrolysis Cell, Power Generation, Reactor, Power Density

Edward C. Jaenicke

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Private Label, United States, Organic Food, Household Level, Food Waste

Linlin Fan

Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Obesity Prevalence, Mississippi, Oral Nutritional Supplements, 30-day Readmission, Supplementary Feeding

Dave Abler

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: China, Agriculture, Nonpoint, Susquehanna River, Meta-analysis

Elsa Sánchez

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

Martina Vecchi

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

Tom Richard

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

Elizabeth Ransom

Associate Professor, School of International Affairs
Top research keywords: Food Systems, Botswana, Food Insecurity, Food Security, Livestock

Femeena Pandara Valappil

Assistant Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Duckweed, Watersheds, Lemna, Water Assessment Tool, Soil Investigation

Francesco Di Gioia

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

Christine Costello

Assistant Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: United States, Missouri, Climate Change, Land Use, Waste Management

Michael G. Jacobson

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

Armen Kemanian

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

Rachel Brennan

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Chitin, Crab Shell, Duckweed, Mine-impacted Water, Spent Mushroom Compost

Robert D. Shannon

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

Stuart Patton Echols

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

Lisa Bolton

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

Ken Tamminga

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

Lauren Greenlee

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

Joshua D. Lambert

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

Kathy Kelley

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

Stephan J. Goetz

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: USA, U.S. Counties, Economic Growth, Rural Areas, County Level

Heather Karsten

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

Sjoerd W. Duiker

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

Jeffrey Catchmark

Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Bacterial Cellulose, Cellulose, Surface (Surface Science), Pullulan, Composite Material

David M. Beyer

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

Charles Anderson

Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Cellulose, Pectin, Arabidopsis Thaliana, Arabidopsis, Dynamics

Margarita López-Uribe

Lorenzo L. Langstroth Early Career Professor and Associate Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Apoidea, Pollinator, Hymenoptera, Pollinators, Apidae

Lara Fowler

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

Daniel Cahoy

Department Head and Robert G. and Caroline Schwartz Professor, Risk Management
Top research keywords: Product Information, Human Rights, Business Law, Technology Transfer, Patent Law

Bradley Cardinale

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

Sibel Irmak

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

Sarah Princiotta

Assistant Professor, Biology, Penn State Schuylkill
Top research keywords: Mixotroph, Chrysophyta, Food Web, Mixotrophic, Chrysophytes

Josephine Wee

Assistant Professor, Food Science
Top research keywords: Aspergillus Parasiticus, Aflatoxin, Oxidative Stress, Transcription Factors, Transcription Factor

Troy Ott

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

Judd Michael

Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Wood, Pallet, Wood Industry, Wood Products, Organizational Commitment

Robert D. Weaver

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

Gretchen A. Kuldau

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

Christine J. Kirchhoff

Associate Professor, School of Engineering Design and Innovation
Top research keywords: Climate Information, Climate Change, Decision Making, Boundary Organization, United States