Affiliated Researchers: Plant Development

Emily Pakhtigian

Assistant Professor in School of Public Policy, School of Public Policy
Top research keywords: Nepal, Household, Sanitation, River Basin, Hydropower

Tanya Renner

Associate Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Carnivorous Plants, Caryophyllales, Coleoptera, Carnivory, Harpalus

Marcia Maria de Oliveira Buanafina

Research Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Feruloyl Esterase, Cell Wall, Festuca, Festuca Arundinacea, Arabinoxylan

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

Hong Ma

Top research keywords: Arabidopsis, Magnoliopsida, Genes, Flowers, Meiosis

Joseph Ranalli

Associate Professor, Penn State Hazleton
Top research keywords: Flames, Flame, Students, Transfer Functions, Advection

Marc E. McDill

Associate Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Harvest, Forest Management, Planning, Oak, Quercus

Joshua D. Lambert

Professor, Food Science
Top research keywords: Tea, Polyphenols, Epigallocatechin Gallate, (-)-Epigallocatechin 3-Gallate, Polyphenol

Dennis Decoteau

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Ozone, Far-red Light, Watermelons, Tomatoes, Petioles

Denice Wardrop

Research Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Wetlands, Wetland, Headwater, Watershed, Mid-Atlantic Region

Claude dePamphilis

Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Magnoliopsida, Genes, Genome, Gene, Plastids

Charles Anderson

Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Arabidopsis, Cell Wall, Pectins, Plant Cells, Cellulose

Yimin Zhu

Associate Professor, Division of Mathematics & Natural Sciences (Altoona)
Top research keywords: Lignin, Monolignol, Protein Footprinting, Cell Wall, Plant Cells

Barbara Arnold

Professor Of Practice in Energy and Mineral Engineering, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Coal, Flotation, Froth Flotation, Coal Preparation, Density (specific Gravity)

Leland Glenna

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Farmer, Biotechnology, Sustainability, Agriculture, Food

Surinder Chopra

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Zea Mays, Sorghum, Corn, Sorghum (Poaceae), Alleles

Rick Bates

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Abies Fraseri, Fans (equipment), Ammonia, Farms, Phytophthora Drechsleri

Long He

Associate Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Fruits, Apples, Orchards, Robotics, End Effectors

Shirley Clark

Professor, School of Science, Engineering & Technology (Harrisburg)
Top research keywords: Stormwater, Runoff, Pollutant, Infiltration, Environmental Pollutant

Shelby Fleischer

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

Ross Pifer

Clinical Professor, Penn State Law (University Park)
Top research keywords: Climate Change, Cap-and-trade, Greenhouse Gas, India, Coal-fired Power Plant

Rachel Brennan

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Chitin, Crab, Remediation, Shell, Mushroom

Kim Steiner

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

Sarah Assmann

Waller Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Arabidopsis, Abscisic Acid, Guard Cells, Heterotrimeric GTP-Binding Proteins, GTP-Binding Proteins

Laura Leites

Associate Research Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Climate, Quercus, Oak, Pseudotsuga Menziesii, Pinus Ponderosa

Yuefeng Xie

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

Patrick Drohan

Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Soil, Appalachian Region, Shale Gas, Charcoal, Hydric Soils

David Hughes

Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Ants, Formicidae, Parasites, Ant, Fungi

Greg Krawczyk

Research Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Halyomorpha Halys, Grapholita Molesta, Orchards, Moth, Apples

John A. Pecchia

Associate Research Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Mushrooms, Agaricus Bisporus, Mushroom, Agaricus, Composting

Margarita López-Uribe

Lorenzo L. Langstroth Early Career Professor and Associate Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Bees, Bee, Hymenoptera, Apidae, Pollinating Insects

Elsa Sánchez

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Cultivars, Muskmelons, Students, Bacterial Wilt, Winter Squashes

Roberto Iglesias-Prieto

Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Anthozoa, Corals, Coral, Coral Reefs, Symbiodinium

Richard Roush

Executive Special Assistant to Interim Dean, College of Agricultural Sciences
Top research keywords: Bacillus Thuringiensis, Insecta, Plutella Xylostella, Insecticides, Moths

Beth Gugino

Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Phytophthora Infestans, Fungicides, Lycopersicon Esculentum, Northeastern United States, Soil Quality

Mark J. Guiltinan

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Cacao, Theobroma Cacao, Zea Mays, Genes, Endosperm

Mark Roberts

Professor, Economics
Top research keywords: Export Markets, Turnover, Productivity, Firm, Manufacturing

Siela Maximova

Research Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Cacao, Theobroma Cacao, Somatic Embryos, Arabidopsis, Somatic Embryogenesis

Kelli Hoover

Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Anoplophora Glabripennis, Coleoptera, Insecta, Larva, Baculoviridae

David M. Beyer

Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Mushrooms, Mushroom, Agaricus Bisporus, Composts, Substrates