Affiliated Researchers: Physics

Christopher Kube

Associate Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Ultrasonics, Polycrystalline Materials, Polycrystal, Polycrystalline Material, Ultrasound

Sven Schmitz

Professor, Aerospace Engineering
Top research keywords: Rotors, Rotor Hub, Compressed Air Motors, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Rotor

Alexander Thames

Ph.D. Candidate, Geosciences and Climate Science
Top research keywords: Dimethyl Sulfide, Troposphere, Tomography, Atmosphere, Hydroxyl Radical

John Cimbala

Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Vortex, Heat Pipes, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Water Turbine, Hydro Turbine

Suzanne Mohney

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Ohmic Contact, Contact Resistance, Ohmic Contacts, Annealing, Film

Julio Urbina

Professor, Electrical Engineering
Top research keywords: Meteors, Radar Systems, Radar Tracking, Radar Observations, Radar System

Azar Eslam Panah

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Division of Engineering, Business & Computing (Berks)
Top research keywords: Vortex Flow, Vorticity, Airfoils, Leading Edges, Vortices

Burcu Ozden

Assistant Professor of Engineering, Division of Engineering and Science (Abington)
Top research keywords: Transistor, Polaritons, AlGaN-GaN, Electron Mobility, GaN HEMT

David Snyder

Research Associate, Applied Research Laboratory (ARL)
Top research keywords: Graphene, Film, Chemical Vapor Deposition, Epitaxial Graphene, Vapor Deposition

Joan Redwing

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Film, Chemical Vapor Deposition, Nanowire, Thin Films, Silicon

John Asbury

Professor, Chemistry
Top research keywords: Ultrafast, Organic Solar Cells, Excited State, Nanocrystalline, Organic Photovoltaics

Zi-Kui Liu

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

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

Kenneth Davis

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

Jon-Paul Maria

Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Thin Films, Film, Oxide Compound, Ferroelectric Material, Permittivity

Darryl Farber

Assistant Professor, School of Engineering Design and Innovation
Top research keywords: Scenario Planning, Philosophy Of Engineering, Nuclear Power, Engineered System, Waste Sites

Susan Stewart

Associate Teaching Professor, Aerospace Engineering
Top research keywords: Wind Turbine, Condenser, Condenser Design, Exchanger, Finned-tube Condenser

Stefan Thynell

Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Thermolysis, Decomposition, Propellants, Radiation, RDX

Ming Tien

Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Top research keywords: Phanerochaete, Lignin Peroxidase, Manganese Peroxidase, Peroxidase, Lignin

Susan Sinnott

Department Head and Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Density, Surface (Surface Science), Carbon Nanotube, Computer Simulation

Mary Frecker

Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Compliant Mechanism, Actuation, Actuator, Topology Optimization, Minimally Invasive Surgery

Douglas Cowen

Professor, Physics
Top research keywords: IceCube, Neutrinos, Muon, Observatory, Atmospherics

Albert Segall

Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Transients, Thermal Stress, Aluminum Oxide, Stress State, Thermal Transient

Robert Hickey

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

Peter Heaney

Professor, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Silica, Birnessite, Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction, X-ray Diffraction Study, Synchrotron X-Ray Diffraction

Daniel Haworth

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

Chris Forest

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

Andrea Argüelles

Associate Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Ultrasonics, Additive Manufacturing, Polycrystal, Ultrasonic Testing, Porosity

Shimin Liu

Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Methane, Shale, Coal Bed Methane, Porosity, Coalbed Methane Reservoir

Mark Maughmer

Professor, Aerospace Engineering
Top research keywords: Airfoil, Trailing Edge, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Rotorcraft, Winglet

Sohail Anwar

Professor, Division of Business, Engineering, and Information Sciences & Technology (Altoona)
Top research keywords: Engineering Technology, Engineering, Penn State, Baccalaureate Degree, Electromechanical Engineering

Vincent Crespi

Distinguished Professor, Physics
Top research keywords: Carbon Nanotube, Monolayers, Nanotube, Graphene, Density

Jian Hsu

Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Quantum Dot, Light-Emitting Diode, Quantum Dots, Nanocrystal Quantum Dots, Nanocrystalline Material

Nelson Yaw Dzade

Assistant Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Density, Surface (Surface Science), Density Functional Theory, Heterojunction, Adsorption

Gregory Jenkins

Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Climate Modeling, Western Africa, West Africa, Senegal, Troposphere

Christian Pester

Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Brushes, Polymer Brush, Block Copolymers, Polymers, Polymerization

Venkatraman Gopalan

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Ferroelectric Material, Thin Films, Domain Wall, Film, Lithium Tantalate

Zoubeida Ounaies

Distinguished Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Carbon Nanotube, Piezoelectricity, Composite Material, Actuator, Piezoelectric

Karl Mueller

Top research keywords: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Magic Angle Spinning, Chemical Shift, Metal Spinning, Solid State

Fernando Soto

Assistant Professor of Energy Engineering, Penn State Greater Allegheny
Top research keywords: Surface (Surface Science), Solid Electrolyte, Density, Solid Electrolyte Interphase, Density Functional Theory