Affiliated Researchers: National Park

George Perry

Professor, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Evolution, Primates, Genomics, Lemur, Copy-Number Variation

Tracy Nixon

Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Top research keywords: Sinorhizobium Meliloti, ATPases Associated With Diverse Cellular Activities, Cellulose Synthase, DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases, Adenosine Triphosphate

Christopher House

Professor, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Mars, Gale Crater, Mars Crater, Methane, Carbon Dioxide

Donald Bryant

Ernest C. Pollard Professor of Biotechnology and Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Top research keywords: Synechococcus, Cyanobacteria, Photosystem I Protein Complex, Chlorobi, Light

William Hancock

Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Top research keywords: Kinesin, Microtubules, Processivity, Processive, Tubulin

Antonia Hadjimichael

Assistant Professor, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Vulnerability, Exploratory Modelling, Water Scarcity, River Basin, Modeller

Max Lloyd

Assistant Professor, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Isotopic Composition, Clumped Isotopes, Calcite, Wood, Dolomite

William Brune

Distinguished Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Atmospherics, Troposphere, Emissions, Isoprene, Oxidant

Daniel Cosgrove

Eberly Family Chair Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Expansin, Cell Wall, Plant Cell Wall, Cellulose, Cellulose Nanofibrils

Larry Gorenflo

Eleanor R. Stuckeman Chair in Design and Professor, Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: Mexico, Basin Of Mexico, Settlement Patterns, Biodiversity Conservation, Pre-Hispanic

Ottar Bjornstad

Distinguished Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Population Dynamics, Density Dependence, Vaccination, Measles, Spatial Synchrony

George Milner

Distinguished Professor, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Skeleton, Cemetery, Dental Calculus, Death, River

Ashley Shay

Assistant Research Professor, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences
Top research keywords: Macrophage, Selenoprotein, Macrophages, Tissue Regeneration, Mediator

Dave Yoxtheimer

Senior Research Assistant, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute
Top research keywords: Natural Gas, Gas Well, Shale Gas, Groundwater, Gases

Taylor Bishop Scott

Associate Research Professor, Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center (PRC)
Top research keywords: Politicians, Research Use, Evidence-based Policy, Policy Making, Use Of Research Evidence

Jonathan Lynch

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

Seth Bordenstein

Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Wolbachia, Cytoplasmic Incompatibility, Bacteriophage, Microorganism, Nasonia

Eileen Kane

Professor, Penn State Law (University Park)
Top research keywords: Vaccinia Virus, Virion, Temperature-sensitive Mutant, Polypeptide, DNA Topoisomerase

Mary K. Shenk

Associate Professor, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Wealth, Kinship, Bangladesh, India, Evolution

Christian Huber

Assistant Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Evolution, Genetic Divergence, Genomics, Population Genetics, Genetic Variation

Kurt Vandegrift

Associate Research Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Virus, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, COVID-19, White-tailed Deer, Rodents

Rebecca Bliege Bird

Professor, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Martu, Australia, Western Desert, Foragers, Hunters

Tom Richard

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

Long-Qing Chen

Hamer Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Ferroelectric Material, Phase-field Model, Phase Field, Thin Films, Phase Field Model

Sarah Assmann

Waller Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Guard Cell, Arabidopsis, Abscisic Acid, G Protein, Heterotrimeric G Protein

Gregory Ferry

Stanley Person Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Top research keywords: Methanosarcina, Archaea, Acetates, Carbonic Anhydrases, Methane

Casey Helgeson

Assistant Research Professor, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute
Top research keywords: Risk Management, Climate Change Adaptation, Climate Risk, Climate Risk Management, Risk Research

Brian Thiede

Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Americas, Sub-Saharan Africa, Population Censuses, United States, Climate Change Impacts

Seth Blumsack

Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Natural Gas, Power Engineering, United States, Power Grid, Joints (Structural Components)

Kathleen Brown

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

Benjamin Cardenas

Assistant Professor, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Mars, United States Of America, Dunes, Stratigraphy, Channel Belt

Scott A. Showalter

Professor, Chemistry
Top research keywords: Intrinsically Disordered Protein, Intrinsically Disordered Proteins, Dynamics, C-Terminus, FCP1

Tak-Sing Wong

Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Surface (Surface Science), Carbon Nanotubes, Carbon Nanotube, Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNTs), Brochosomes

Donghai Wang

Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Anodes, Lithium Sulfur Batteries, Anode, Lithium-ion Batteries, Cathodes

Nina Jablonski

Evan Pugh University Professor of Anthropology, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Skin Pigmentation, Hominidae, Theropithecus, Vitamin D, Ultraviolet Rays

Melik Demirel

Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Film, Protein Repeat, Nanostructures, Thin Films, Superconducting Quantum Interference Device (SQUID)

Derek Elsworth

Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Permeability Evolution, Hydraulic Fracturing, Effective Stress, Shale, Porosity

Reginald Hamilton

Associate Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Shape Memory Effect, NiTi Alloy, Shape Memory Alloy, Single Crystal, Martensite

Shedra "Amy" Snipes

Associate Professor, Biobehavioral Health
Top research keywords: Farmers, Pesticides, Personal Protective Equipment, Mexican Americans, African Americans

Cunjiang Yu

Associate Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Electronic Equipment, Skin, Strain, Electronics, Resonators