Affiliated Researchers: Molecular Composition

Thomas Litzinger

Assistant Dean for Educational Innovation and Accreditation, College of Engineering
Top research keywords: Soot, Fuel, Students, Flame, Flames

Siela Maximova

Research Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Cacao, Theobroma Cacao, Somatic Embryogenesis, Infectious Agent, Arabidopsis

Joshua D. Lambert

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

Mark J. Guiltinan

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Cacao, Theobroma Cacao, Somatic Embryogenesis, Infectious Agent, Starch

Shunli Shang

Research Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: First-principles Calculations, Density, Density Functional Theory, Alloying, Thermodynamic Properties

Linghao Zhong

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

Zi-Kui Liu

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: First-principles Calculations, Density, Thermodynamics Modeling, Thermodynamic Modeling, Thermodynamic Properties

Semih Eser

Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Jet Fuel, Carbon Deposition, Carbonization, Thermal Stressing, Decant Oil

Kristen Fichthorn

Merrell R. Fenske Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Surface (Surface Science), Density, Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Nanowire, Nanoparticle

Liana Burghardt

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

Yun Kyung Shin

Associate Research Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Surface (Surface Science), ReaxFF, ReaxFF Reactive Force Field, Computer Simulation, Force Field

Abu Asaduzzaman

Associate Professor of Chemistry, Science, Engineering, & Technology, School of Science, Engineering & Technology (Harrisburg)
Top research keywords: Density, Surface (Surface Science), Adsorption, Electronic Property, Electronic Properties

Bruce Miller

Research Professor, EMS Energy Institute
Top research keywords: Coal, Adsorbents, Flue Gases, Adsorption, Fuel

Robert Hickey

Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Block Copolymer, Nanoparticle, Copolymer, Self Assembly, Nanoparticles

Katherine Freeman

Evan Pugh University Professor of Geosciences, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Carbon 14, Carbon Isotopes, Eocene, N-alkanes, Organic Matter

Yuka Imamura

Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics
Top research keywords: Gene Expression, Carcinogenesis, Transcriptome, Mouse Model, Macrophages

Marcia Maria de Oliveira Buanafina

Research Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Cell Wall, Esterase, Tall Fescue, Ferulic Acid, Festuca Arundinacea

Erin Connolly

Department Head and Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Arabidopsis, Ferric Reductase, Oxidoreductase, Reductase, Iron Uptake

Sairam V. Rudrabhatla

Professor of Biology, School of Science, Engineering & Technology (Harrisburg)
Top research keywords: Hemp, Cannabis Sativa, Explant, Callus, Plant Regeneration

Shelby Fleischer

Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Chrysomelidae, Beetle, Coleoptera, Acalymma Vittatum, Potato

Randy L. Vander Wal

Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Nanomaterial, Soot, Nanostructures, Laser-induced Incandescence, Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNTs)

Wayne Curtis

Professor of Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Root Culture, Hyoscyamus Muticus, Hyoscyamus, Reactor, Cell Suspension

Etya Amsalem

Associate Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Bumblebee, Queen, Bombus Impatiens, Apoidea, Social Insect

John Mauro

Department Head and Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Phase Composition, Aluminosilicate, Glass Transition, Silicate Glass, Glass Transition Temperature

David Toews

Associate Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Warbler, Genomics, Setophaga, Genetics, Hybrid Zone

Charles Anderson

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

Gui Becker

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

Lauren Zarzar

Professor, Chemistry
Top research keywords: Surface Active Agent, Surfactant, Hydrogel, Microscale, Surface (Surface Science)

Phillip Savage

Distinguished Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Supercritical Water, Hydrothermal Liquefaction, Biocrude, Reaction Pathway, Pyrolysis

Raymond E. Schaak

DuPont Professor of Materials Chemistry, Chemistry
Top research keywords: Nanoparticle, Nanoparticles, Nanocrystals, Nanorod, Cation Exchange

Tracy Langkilde

Verne M. Willaman Dean, Eberly College of Science
Top research keywords: Lizard, Fences, Sceloporus Undulatus, Fire Ant, Fire Ants

Joyce Sakamoto

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