Affiliated Researchers: Optimization

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)

Mohamad Darayi

Associate Professor of Systems Engineering, Engineering Division (Great Valley)
Top research keywords: Network Components, Vulnerability, Disruptions, Multi-industry, Freight Transportation

Alfredo Bellon

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
Top research keywords: Schizophrenia, Neuronal Cells, Neurite, Melatonin, Cell Transdifferentiation

Jose Ventura

Professor, Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Top research keywords: Supplier Selection, Programming Model, Refuelling Station, Transportation Cost, Price-dependent Demand

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

Rachel Brennan

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Chitin, Crab Shell, Duckweed, Mine-impacted Water, Spent Mushroom Compost

Susan Trolier-McKinstry

Steward S. Flaschen Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Film, Thin Films, Piezoelectricity, Piezoelectric, Ferroelectric Material

Shujie Wang

Assistant Professor in Geography, Geography
Top research keywords: Land Ice, Ice Shelves, Ice Sheet, Ice, Cloud And Land Elevation Satellite, Antarctic Region

Robert Leicht

Associate Professor of Architectural Engineering, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Building Information Modeling, Construction Industry, Construction Projects, Information Modeling, Retrofit

Zuleima Karpyn

Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Research; Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Relative Permeability, Well Flooding, Wettability, Oil Recovery, Multiphase Flow

Bladimir Ramos-Alvarado

Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Flow Distribution, Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells, Computer Simulation, Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC), Heat Sink

Reginald Hamilton

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

Michael Yukish

Research Associate, Applied Research Laboratory (ARL)
Top research keywords: Trade Space Exploration, Trade Space, Decision Maker, Data Visualization, Decision Process

Daniel Haworth

Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Flame, Turbulence, Radiation, Simulation, Probability Density Function

Simon Miller

Research Assistant, Applied Research Laboratory (ARL)
Top research keywords: Decision Process, Sequential Decision Process, Design Space, Model Fidelity, Data Visualization

Houtan Jebelli

Assistant Professor, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Electroencephalography, Robots, Robotics, Biosensors, Wearable Sensors

Sairam V. Rudrabhatla

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

Aron Laszka

Assistant Professor, College of Information Sciences and Technology
Top research keywords: Blockchain, Attackers, Attacker, Smart Contract, Adversary

Farshad Rajabipour

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Alkali Silica Reaction, Portland Cement, Cementitious Material, Fly Ash, Phase Composition

Marek Flaska

Associate Professor, Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering
Top research keywords: Neutron, Gamma Radiation, Scintillation Counter, Pulse Shape Discrimination, Pulse Shape

Daning Huang

Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering
Top research keywords: Hypersonic, Aerothermoelastic, Aerothermoelastic Analysis, Hypersonic Flows, Reduced Order Model

Megan Schall

Top research keywords: Smallmouth Bass, Susquehanna River, Pennsylvania, Micropterus Dolomieu, Fisheries

Amrita Basak

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Epitaxy, Scanning Laser Epitaxy, Three Dimensional Printing, Powder Bed Fusion, Additive Manufacturing

Zhen Lei

Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: China, Patent Citations, Patent Examination, Citation Network, Academic Innovation

Gregory Huff

Professor, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Top research keywords: Antenna, Fluidics, Beamforming, Microstrip Patch Antenna, Reconfiguration

Gamini Mendis

Assistant Professor of Engineering, School of Engineering (Behrend)
Top research keywords: Energy Consumption, Genetic Algorithm, Energy Conservation, Energy Efficiency, Machine Tool

Stephan J. Goetz

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: USA, U.S. Counties, Economic Growth, Rural Areas, County Level

Stephen Lynch

Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Turbine, Heat Transfer, Cooling Hole, Endwall, Additive Manufacturing

Heather Preisendanz

Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Pennsylvania, Agricultural Fields, Wastewater, Estrogen, Polyfluoroalkyl Substances

Yuefeng Xie

Professor, School of Science, Engineering & Technology (Harrisburg)
Top research keywords: Disinfection, Haloacetic Acid, Byproducts, Byproduct, Potable Water

Vikash Gayah

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Macroscopic Fundamental Diagram, Traffic Signal, Safety Performance, Urban Network, Traffic Network

Tonya Peeples

Harold and Inge Marcus Dean, College of Engineering
Top research keywords: Bioconversion, Aqueous Two-phase System, Engineering Students, Methanocaldococcus Jannaschii, Extremophiles

Wenjie Li

Assistant Research Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Thermoelectrics, Thermoelectricity, Sintering, Thermoelectric Materials, Yb3+

Jennifer Gray

Assistant Research Professor, Materials Characterization Lab
Top research keywords: Quantum Dot, Si(111), SiGe, Film, Surface (Surface Science)

Zi-Kui Liu

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

Kostas Papakonstantinou

Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Partially Observable Markov Decision Process, Reinforcement Learning, Deep Reinforcement Learning (deep RL), Lifecycle, Markov Decision Process

Lisa Iulo

Professor, Architecture
Top research keywords: Ecodesign, Energy Consumption, Energy Performance, Affordable Housing, Microgrid

Chris Forest

Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Climate Change, Climate Modeling, Climate Models, Climate System, Earth System Model

Julian D. Avery

Assistant Research Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Sexual Ornament, Lizard, Biodiversity, Body Condition, Eastern Bluebird

Iain Murray

Top research keywords: Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor, Aromatic Hydrocarbon Receptor, Ah Receptor, Receptor Activation, Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Activity