Affiliated Researchers: Physics

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

Displaying 129 search result(s) for Physics.

Christopher Kube


Assistant Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Ultrasonics, Polycrystals, Waves, Scattering, Ultrasound

Hongtao Sun


Assistant Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Graphene, Atomic Layer Deposition, Lithium-ion Batteries, Anodes, Atomic Layer Epitaxy

Alexander Thames


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

Qing Wang


Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Polymers, Ferroelectric Materials, Nanocomposites, Dielectric Material, Poly(vinylidene)

Miriam Freedman


Professor, Chemistry
Top research keywords: Aerosol, Aerosols, Phase Separation, Nucleation, Ammonium Sulfate

John Cimbala


Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Neutron Radiography, Vortex Flow, Flow Visualization, Heat Pipes, Neutrons

Kenneth Davis


Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Boundary Layer, Carbon, Carbon Dioxide, Troposphere, Net Ecosystem Exchange

Kristen Fichthorn


Merrell R. Fenske Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Molecular Dynamics, Simulation, Nanocrystals, Surface, Density Functional Theory

David Snyder


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

Zoubeida Ounaies


Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Polymers, Electric Fields, Nanocomposites, Composite Materials, Carbon Nanotubes

Tom Jackson


Robert E. Kirby Chair Professor, Electrical Engineering
Top research keywords: Thin Film Transistors, Substrates, Transistors, Thin Films, Pentacene

Abu Asaduzzaman



Top research keywords: Adsorption, Atoms, Density Functional Theory, Electronic Property, Electronic Properties

John Asbury


Professor, Chemistry
Top research keywords: Electrons, Singlet Fission, Infrared Spectroscopy, Excited States, Electron Injection

Azar Eslam Panah


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

Akhlesh Lakhtakia


Evan Pugh University Professor and Charles G. Binder Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Thin Films, Surface Plasmons, Dielectric Material, Plane Wave, Wave

Michael Lanagan


Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Permittivity, Dielectric Material, Dielectric Properties, Superconducting Materials, Ceramic

Suzanne Mohney


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

Jose D. Fuentes


Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Isoprene, Ozone, Canopy, Boundary Layer, Deciduous Forest

Zhiwen Liu


Professor, Electrical Engineering
Top research keywords: Imaging Techniques, Raman Scattering, Fibers, Photonic Crystal Fibers, Wavelength

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

Jon-Paul Maria


Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Thin Films, Barium Strontium Titanate, Ferroelectric Materials, Oxides, Barium Titanates

Douglas Cowen


Professor, Physics
Top research keywords: Neutrinos, Detectors, Muons, Decay, Observatories

Vincent Crespi


Distinguished Professor, Physics
Top research keywords: Carbon Nanotubes, Monolayers, Nanotubes, Phonons, Graphene

Darryl Farber


Assistant Professor, School of Engineering Design and Innovation
Top research keywords: Decommissioning (nuclear Reactors), Environmental Restoration And Remediation, Nuclear Industry, Radioactive Wastes, Nuclear Reactors

Susan Stewart


Associate Teaching Professor, Aerospace Engineering
Top research keywords: Wind Turbines, Wind Power, Rotors, Condensers (liquefiers), Condenser Tubes

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

Christian Pester


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

Mark Maughmer


Professor, Aerospace Engineering
Top research keywords: Airfoils, Aerodynamics, Drag, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Boundary Layers

Peter Heaney


Professor, Geosciences
Top research keywords: X-ray Diffraction, Birnessite, Rietveld Refinement, Synchrotrons, Diffraction

Mark Horn


Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Thin Films, Lithography, Vanadium Oxides, Oxide Films, Liquid Film

Zhiqiang Mao


Professor, Eberly College of Science
Top research keywords: Superconductivity, Superconductor, Superconducting Materials, Metalloids, Fermi Surface

Abhronil Sengupta


Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering
Top research keywords: Spintronics, Neural Networks, Neurons, Deep Neural Networks, Brain

Weihua Guan


Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering
Top research keywords: Nanopores, Nucleic Acids, Microfluidics, Nanocrystals, Fabrication

Ramakrishnan Rajagopalan


Associate Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Carbon, Carbon Atom, Alcohols, Nanoporosity, Polypyrroles

Susan Sinnott


Department Head and Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Molecular Dynamics, Simulation, Many-Body Potential, Density Functional Theory, Computer Simulation

Daniel Haworth


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

Albert Segall


Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Hot Temperature, Wear, Temperature, Wear Of Materials, Thermal Shock

Arash Dahi Taleghani


Professor, Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Cements, Hydraulic Fracturing, Fluids, Hydraulics, Rocks

Sridhar Komarneni


Distinguished Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Microwaves, Hydrothermal Synthesis, Gels, Positive Ions, Nanocomposites