Affiliated Researchers: Microbial Community

Affiliates are Penn Staters who have a connection to or an interest in the work of the Institute of Energy and the Environment.

Displaying 29 search result(s) for Microbial Community.

John (Jay) Regan


Professor of Environmental Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Microbial Fuel Cell, Biofilm, Reactor, Air-cathode Microbial Fuel Cell, Acetate

Linghao Zhong


Professor of Chemistry, Penn State Mont Alto
Top research keywords: Cellulose, Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Cellulose Surface, Cellulose Nanofibrils, CBH I

Francisco Dini-Andreote


Associate Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Microbiome, Taxon, Bacterial Communities, Microorganism, Rhizosphere

Jennifer Macalady


Professor, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Biofilm, Microorganism, Microbial Community, Sulfide, Frasassi Caves

Estelle Couradeau


Assistant Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Cyanobacteria, Biological Soil Crust, Microorganism, Microbialites, Microbiome

Kevin Hockett


Associate Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Pseudomonas Syringae, Bacteriocin, Infectious Agent, Pseudomonas, Bacteriophage

Jordan Bisanz


Assistant Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Top research keywords: Intestine Flora, Microbiome, Gut Microbiome, Microflora, Gut Microbiota

Jason Kaye


Distinguished Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Cover Crop, Cover Crops, Carbon Dioxide, Pinus, Ponderosa Pine Forest

Jon Sweetman


Assistant Research Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Wetlands, Canada, Cladocerans, Prairie Wetlands, Ponds

Mary Ann Bruns


Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Soil, Manure, Dairy Manure, Odorants, Bacteria

Laura Weyrich


Associate Professor, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Microbiome, Microflora, Microorganism, Oral Microbiome, Ancient DNA

John A. Pecchia


Associate Research Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Agaricus Bisporus, Composting, Bacterial Communities, Mushroom Cap, Robotic Harvesting

Liana Burghardt


Assistant Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Rhizobiaceae, Rhizobium, Nodule, Phenology, Dormancy

Sharifa Crandall


Assistant Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Fungal Spores, Plant Diseases, Vegetation Type, Plant Pathogen, Airborne Spores

Francesco Di Gioia


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

Carolyn Lowry


Assistant Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Cover Crop, Cover Crops, Weeds, Vicia, Vetch

Meng Wang


Associate Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Anaerobic Co-digestion, Wastewater Treatment, Wastewater, Microalgae, Anaerobic Digestion

Gui Becker


Associate Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis, Amphibians, Anura, Chytridiomycosis, Infectious Agent

Bradley Cardinale


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

Susan Brantley



Top research keywords: Regolith, Shale Hills, Critical Zone Observatory, Pennsylvania, Shale

Todd LaJeunesse


Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Symbiodinium, Dinoflagellate, Symbiont, Coral, Reef-building Corals

Justin Silverman


Assistant Professor, College of Information Sciences and Technology
Top research keywords: Microbiota, Microbiome, Human Gut Microbiota, Gut Microbiota, COVID-19

Sjoerd W. Duiker


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

Erica Smithwick


Distinguished Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Climate Change, Pinus, Pennsylvania, Carbon Sink, Prescribed Fire

Joyce Sakamoto


Assistant Research Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Wolbachia, Wolbachia Infection, Vaginal Microbiome, Vagina Flora, Ixodes Scapularis

Kelli Hoover


Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Asian Long-Horned Beetle, Anoplophora Glabripennis, Spotted Lanternfly, Baculovirus, Hemiptera

Megan Marshall


Research Assistant, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Pretreatment, Corn Stover, Ensilage, Solarization, Silage

Jill Felker


Lecturer of Biochemistry & Lab Manager, Penn State Berks

Molly Bletz


Assistant Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Amphibians, Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis, Infectious Agent, Anura, Batrachochytrium Salamandrivorans