Affiliated Researchers: Plant Science

Sairam V. Rudrabhatla

Professor of Biology, School of Science, Engineering & Technology (Harrisburg)
Top research keywords: Sorghum, Zea Mays, Regeneration, Bony Callus, Meristem

Michela Centinari

Associate Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Vineyards, Vines, Vitis, Cover Crops, Fruit

Yuefeng Xie

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

Marc D. Abrams

Nancy and John Steimer Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Quercus, Oak, Dendroecology, Acer Rubrum, Species Recruitment

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

Suat Irmak

Department Head and Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Evapotranspiration, Maize, Irrigation, Crops, Corn

Mauricio Terrones

George A. and Margaret M. Downsbrough Department Head, Evan Pugh University Professor, and Verne M. Willaman Professor of Physics, Physics
Top research keywords: Carbon Nanotubes, Nanotubes, Graphene, Carbon Nanotube, Nanotube

Dwight Lingenfelter

Extension Associate, Weed Science
Top research keywords: Isoxaflutole vs. Mesotrione, Herbicide, Agronomic, Weed, Pigweed

Rick Bates

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

Sherri Mason

Sustainability Coordinator, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Top research keywords: Microplastics, Lakes, Pollution, Lake, Plastic

Shirley Clark

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

Patrick Drohan

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

Jason Kaye

Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Soil, Cover Crops, Cover Crop, Nitrogen, Pinus Ponderosa

Jose D. Fuentes

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

José M. Capriles

Associate Professor, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Bolivia, Andes, Atacama Desert, Camelid, Northern Chile

Bradley Cardinale

Department Head and Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Biodiversity, Ecosystem, Biomass, Ecosystems, Species Richness

Katherine Freeman

Evan Pugh University Professor of Geosciences, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Biomarker, Lipid, Carbon Isotope, Biological Marker, Alkane

Prem Kandel

Postdoctoral Scholar Hockett Lab

Kelli Hoover

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

Erin Connolly

Department Head and Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Arabidopsis, Iron, Ferric Citrate Iron Reductase, Homeostasis, Ferric Chelate Reductases

Teh-hui Kao

Distinguished Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Top research keywords: Petunia, Petunia Integrifolia, Ribonuclease S, Pollen, Flowers

Jonathan Lynch

Distinguished Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Zea Mays, Soil, Phosphorus, Corn, Beans

Greg Krawczyk

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

Estelle Couradeau

Assistant Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Cyanobacteria, Lakes, Carbonates, Soil, Soil Crust

Donald Davis

Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Ozone, Ailanthus Altissima, Ailanthus, Oak, Prunus Avium

Mark J. Guiltinan

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

Siela Maximova

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

David M. Beyer

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

Robert Beelman

Professor Emeritus of Food Science; Director, Center for Plant and Mushroom Foods for Health
Top research keywords: Nutritional and medicinal properties of mushrooms, Antioxidants-selenium and ergothioneine, Vitamin D-enrichment of mushrooms

Jill Hamilton

Associate Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Picea, Hybrid Zone, Pinus Torreyana, Picea Glauca, Climate

Carolyn Lowry

Assistant Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Cover Crops, Rye, Weeds, Vicia, Tillage

Max Lloyd

Assistant Research Professor, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Isotope, Calcite, Isotopes, Geochemistry, Carbonate Mineral

Roberto Iglesias-Prieto

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

Mort Webster

Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Electricity, Uncertainty, Carbon, Climate Change, Electricity Generation

John A. Pecchia

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

Kim Steiner

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

Louis Bengyella

Assistant Research Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Ascomycota, Solanum Tuberosum, Bambusa, Fungal Spores, Germination

Philip Bevilacqua

Professor, Chemistry
Top research keywords: Catalytic RNA, RNA, Hepatitis Delta Virus, RNA Folding, Catalysis

Margot Kaye

Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Fire History, Deciduous Forests, Pinus Ponderosa, Climate, Pine