Affiliated Researchers: Growth

Mary Barbercheck

Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Cover Crops, Entomopathogenic Nematodes, Soil, Tillage, Zea Mays

Tara Felix

Associate Professor, Animal Science
Top research keywords: Zea Mays, Feedlots, Cattle, Carcass Characteristics, Distillers Grains

Kristen Fichthorn

Merrell R. Fenske Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Molecular Dynamics, Simulation, Nanocrystals, Surface, Density Functional Theory

Susan Perrine

Research Assistant, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Acrocephalosyndactylia, Craniofacial Dysostosis, Skull, Craniosynostoses, Mutation

Seogchan Kang

Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Fusarium, Magnaporthe, Fungi, Oryza, Verticillium

Stephanie Law

Associate Professor and Norris B. McFarlane Faculty Career Development Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Topological Insulators, Plasmonics, Nonconductor, Plasmons, Semiconductor Materials

Robert D. Berghage

Associate Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Roofs, Roof, Green Roofs, Stormwater, Runoff

James Schupp

Top research keywords: Apples, Rootstocks, Fruit Size, Thinning (plants), Cultivars

Rachel Brennan

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

Roberto Fernández

Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Sediments, Rivers, Ports And Harbors, Siltation, Sediment

Anthony Richardella

Assistant Research Professor, Materials Research Institute (MRI)
Top research keywords: Topological Insulators, Insulators, Nonconductor, Ferromagnetism, Thin Films

Robersy Sanchez

Associate Research Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Genetic Code, Amino Acids, Epigenome, DNA Methylation, Arabidopsis

Arthur Motta

Professor, Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering
Top research keywords: Zircaloy, Zirconium Alloys, Zirconium Alloy, Hydrides, Cladding

Dennis Decoteau

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Ozone, Far-red Light, Watermelons, Tomatoes, Petioles

Steven Feldstein

Research Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: North Atlantic Oscillation, Teleconnection, Madden-Julian Oscillation, Winter, Convection

Joan Redwing

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Nanowires, Chemical Vapor Deposition, Nanowire, Sapphire, Silicon

Yunji Zhang

Assistant Research Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Convection, Tropical Cyclone, Thunderstorm, Forecast, Brightness Temperature

Laura Leites

Associate Research Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Climate, Quercus, Oak, Pseudotsuga Menziesii, Pinus Ponderosa

Sulin Zhang

Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Lithiation, Carbon Nanotubes, Lithium-ion Batteries, Lithium, Electric Batteries

Rick Bates

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Abies Fraseri, Fans (equipment), Ammonia, Farms, Phytophthora Drechsleri

Timothy Ryan

Professor, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Cancellous Bone, Bones, Bone, Hominidae, Primates

John (Jay) Regan

Professor of Environmental Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Bioelectric Energy Sources, Microbial Fuel Cells, Fuel Cell, Electrodes, Cathodes

William Hancock

Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Top research keywords: Kinesin, Microtubules, Dyneins, Head, Kinetics

Greg Barber

Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Division of Mathematics & Natural Sciences (Altoona)
Top research keywords: Photonic Crystals, Surface Plasmons, Photonic Crystal, Solar Cells, Dye-sensitized Solar Cells

Sally Mackenzie

Lloyd and Dottie Huck Chair for Functional Genomics and Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Mitochondrial Genome, Arabidopsis, Fertility, Plastids, Male Infertility

Joshua D. Lambert

Professor, Food Science
Top research keywords: Tea, Polyphenols, Epigallocatechin Gallate, (-)-Epigallocatechin 3-Gallate, Polyphenol

David Snyder

Research Associate, Applied Research Laboratory (ARL)
Top research keywords: Graphene, Chemical Vapor Deposition, Substrates, Vapor Deposition, Chemical Vapour Deposition

Carolyn Lowry

Assistant Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Cover Crops, Rye, Weeds, Vicia, Tillage

Gretchen A. Kuldau

Associate Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Fusarium, Zea Mays, Mycotoxins, Deoxynivalenol, Fusarium Verticillioides

Daniel Cosgrove

Eberly Family Chair Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Cell Wall, Plant Cells, Expansins, Cellulose, Cell Walls

Anil Kulkarni

Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Spark Plasma Sintering, Sintering, Tungsten, Fires, Heat

Alyssa Collins

Director, Southeast Agricultural Research & Extension Center; Asssociate Research Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Ontario, Canada, Soybeans, Deoxynivalenol, Soft Red Winter Wheat

Jonathan Lynch

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

Ying Gu

Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Top research keywords: Cellulose Synthase, Arabidopsis, Cellulose, Pollen Tube, Microtubules

Stefan Lewellen

Assistant Professor of Finance, Finance
Top research keywords: Mortgages, High-growth Firms, Consumer Credit, Fair Lending, Cross Section

Melanie Hetzel-Riggin

Professor, School of Humanities & Social Sciences (Behrend)
Top research keywords: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders, Dissociative Disorders, Trauma, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Wounds And Injuries

William Driscoll

Top research keywords: Altruism, Allelopathy, Sociobiology, Eutrophication, Haptophyta

Peter Idowu

Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies, Penn State Harrisburg
Top research keywords: Students, Energy Storage, Electrical Engineering, Battery, Storage System

Jules Lindau

Senior Research Associate, Applied Research Laboratory (ARL)
Top research keywords: Cavitation, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Multiphase Flow, Volume Fraction, Gases

Arash Dahi Taleghani

Professor, Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Cements, Hydraulic Fracturing, Fluids, Hydraulics, Rocks