Affiliated Researchers: North America

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

Displaying 51 search result(s) for North America.

Melissa Gervais


Associate Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: North Atlantic, Sea Surface Temperature, Self Organizing Map, Atmospherics, Warming Hole

Jacob Holland-Lulewicz


Assistant Professor, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Southeast, American Southeast, Archeology, Bayesian Modeling, Archaeology

Pengfei Zhang


Assistant Research Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Arctic Sea, Temperate Region, Eurasia, Climate Modeling, Arctic Sea Ice

Jesse Kreye


Assistant Research Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Fire Behavior, Quercus, Flammability, Pinus, Fuel Bed

William Easterling III


Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Climate Change, Crop, Climate, Erosion Productivity Impact Calculator, Maize

Dave Biddinger


Associate Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Pollinator, Apoidea, Pennsylvania, Pollinators, Osmia

David Toews


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

Kelli Hoover


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

Sarah Allen



Top research keywords: Angiosperm, Western North America, Paleoecology, Paullinieae, Leaf Area

Mihail Kantor


Assistant Research Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Nematode, Nematodes, Molecular Characterization, Morphological Characterization, Nematoda

George Milner


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

Andrew Deans


Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Hymenoptera, Ceraphronoidea, Gall Wasp, Cynipidae, Evaniidae

Lara Fowler


Teaching Professor, Penn State Law (University Park)
Top research keywords: Stakeholder Engagement, United States, Water Resources Management, Water Management, Climate Change

Melik Demirel


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

Kim Steiner


Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Oak, Quercus, Seedling, Quercus Rubra, Acer Rubrum

Junjun Yin


Assistant Research Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Twitter Data, Spatial Interaction, Mobile Device, Twitter User, Social Media

Erika Machtinger


Associate Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Diptera, House Fly, Muscidae, Tick Control, Filth Flies

Bernd J. Haupt


Senior Research Associate, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute
Top research keywords: Conveyor, North Atlantic, Global Ocean, Ocean Circulation, Sea Surface Salinity

Isabelle Holland-Lulewicz


Assistant Professor, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Florida, United States Of America, Mounds, Calusa, Native American

Jill Hamilton


Associate Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Hybrid Zone, Genetic Divergence, Genetics, Seeds, Evolution

Laura Leites


Associate Research Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Climate Change, Quercus, Growth Potential, Response To Climate, Pseudotsuga Menziesii

Mark J. Guiltinan


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

Justin Brown


Professor, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Top research keywords: Avian Influenza, Pennsylvania, Influenza Virus, Avian Influenza Virus, Wild Birds

John Tooker


Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Host Plant, Herbivore, Plant Defense, Neonicotinoid, Silphium

Lisa Emili


Associate Professor, Division of Mathematics & Natural Sciences (Altoona)
Top research keywords: Peatland, Creek, British Columbia, Surface Water, National Memorial

Rui Shi


Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Greenhouse Gas, Feedstock, Life Cycle Assessment, Life Cycle Engineering, Jet Fuel

David A.W. Miller


Associate Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Amphibians, Life History, Occupancy, Species Distribution, Climate Change

Kurt Vandegrift


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

Alan Taylor


Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Fire Regime, Fire Severity, Coniferous Forests, Mixed Forests, Wildfires

Colin Zarzycki


Associate Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Tropical Cyclone, Tropical Cyclones, Earth System Model, Climate Modeling, Variable Resolution

Benjamin Cardenas


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

Shelby Fleischer


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

José M. Capriles


Associate Professor, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Bolivia, Andes, Chile, Altiplano, Radiocarbon Dating

Patrick Drohan


Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Pennsylvania, United States, Watersheds, United States Of America, Shale Gas Development

Tom Richard


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

James Schupp



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

Sarah Nilson


Associate Professor, Penn State Beaver
Top research keywords: Allium Tricoccum, Heterotrimeric G Protein, G Protein, Wild Food, Stewardship

Kenneth Davis


Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Carbon Dioxide, Atmospherics, Emissions, Methane, Boundary Layer

Michael Skvarla


Assistant Research Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Coleoptera, Mite, Acari, Water Mites, Hemiptera

Samantha Powers


Assistant Professor of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management, Division of Social Sciences (Abington)
Top research keywords: USA, Local Parks, Campus Recreation, Protected Areas, Local Recreation