Affiliated Researchers: Plant Science

Daniel Cosgrove

Eberly Family Chair Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Expansin, Cell Wall, Plant Cell Wall, Cellulose, Cellulose Nanofibrils

Gary Felton

Department Head and Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Caterpillar, Helicoverpa Zea, Plant Defense, Herbivore, Host Plant

Sharifa Crandall

Assistant Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Fungal Spores, Plant Diseases, Vegetation Type, Plant Pathogen, Airborne Spores

Wayne Curtis

Professor of Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Root Culture, Hyoscyamus Muticus, Hyoscyamus, Reactor, Cell Suspension

Jared Ali

Associate Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Plant Defense, Herbivore, Entomopathogenic Nematodes, Host Plant, Natural Enemies

Sally Mackenzie

Lloyd and Dottie Huck Chair for Functional Genomics and Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Mitochondrial Genome, Arabidopsis, Fertility, Plastids, Male Infertility

Robert D. Berghage

Associate Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Roofs, Roof, Green Roofs, Stormwater, Runoff

Francisco Dini-Andreote

Assistant Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Microbiome, Taxon, Bacterial Communities, Microorganism, Rhizosphere

Sjoerd W. Duiker

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Cover Crops, Soil Health, No-till, Cover Crop, Tillage

Dennis Decoteau

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Watermelon, Far-red Light, Petiole, Common Bean, Snap Bean

Harland Patch

Assistant Research Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Pollinator, Honey Bees, Apis Mellifera, Apoidea, Honey Bee

Mihail Kantor

Assistant Research Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Nematode, Molecular Characterization, Morphological Characterization, Nematodes, Nematoda

Kathleen Brown

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

Surinder Chopra

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Maize, Sorghum, Allele, Pericarp, Flavonoids

Majid Foolad

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Tomato, Lycopersicon, Salt Tolerance, Quantitative Trait Loci, Quantitative Trait Locus

Joshua D. Lambert

Professor, Food Science
Top research keywords: Epigallocatechin-3-gallate, Epigallocatechin Gallate, Polyphenol, Malignant Neoplasm, Green Tea Polyphenols

Kelli Hoover

Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Asian Long-Horned Beetle, Anoplophora Glabripennis, Baculovirus, Spotted Lanternfly, Hemiptera

Margarita López-Uribe

Lorenzo L. Langstroth Early Career Professor and Associate Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Apoidea, Pollinator, Hymenoptera, Pollinators, Apidae

Barbara Arnold

Professor Of Practice in Energy and Mineral Engineering, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Froth Flotation, Coal Flotation, Fine Coal, Dewatering, Electric Power Plant

Marc E. McDill

Associate Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Pennsylvania, Forest Planning, Forest Management, Quercus, Harvest-scheduling Model

Charles Anderson

Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Cellulose, Pectin, Arabidopsis Thaliana, Arabidopsis, Dynamics

John Tooker

Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Host Plant, Herbivore, Plant Defense, Neonicotinoid, Pest Management

Francesco Di Gioia

Associate Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation, Microgreens, Tomato Production, Fresh Tomato, Irrigation

Emily Pakhtigian

Assistant Professor in School of Public Policy, School of Public Policy
Top research keywords: Household, Coal-fired Power Plant, Cholera, Plant Closure, Risk Information

Claude dePamphilis

Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Angiosperm, Angiosperms, Parasitic Plants, Parasitic Plant, Cladistics

Ed Rajotte

Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Bees, Malus, Orchard, Orchards, Apples

Yimin Zhu

Associate Professor, Division of Mathematics & Natural Sciences (Altoona)
Top research keywords: Monolignol, Lignification, Lignin, P-coumarate, Facile Synthesis

Sairam V. Rudrabhatla

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

Robersy Sanchez

Associate Research Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Genetic Code, Amino Acids, Epigenome, DNA Methylation, Arabidopsis

Denice Wardrop

Research Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Wetlands, Pennsylvania, United States Of America, Wetland Condition, Headwater

Rick Bates

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Horticulture, Vegetative Buffers, Dust, Christmas Trees, Foliar Nitrogen

Amir Sheikhi

Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Hydrogel, Nanocellulose, Cellulose Nanocrystals, Biomaterial, Gelatin Methacryloyl (GelMA)

Seong Kim

Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Surface (Surface Science), Sum Frequency Generation, Silicon, Film, Silicon Dioxide

Samy Madbouly

Assistant Professor of Engineering, Plastics Engineering Technology, School of Engineering (Behrend)
Top research keywords: Polyurethanes, Dispersions, Polymers, Polymethyl Methacrylates, Shear

Darrell Velegol

Distinguished Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Colloidal Particles, Electrophoresis, Non-uniformity, Colloidal Particle, Doublet

Blair Siegfried

Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education, College of Agricultural Sciences
Top research keywords: Western Corn Rootworm, Diabrotica Virgifera, Coleoptera, European Corn Borer, Bacillus Thuringiensis

Armen Kemanian

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Maize, Grains, Cover Crop, Soil Organic Carbon, Cover Crops

Jesse Kreye

Assistant Research Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Fire Behavior, Quercus, Flammability, Pinus, Fuel Bed

Gregory Pavlak

Assistant Professor, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Thermal Comfort, Heat Storage, Energy Use, Energy Systems, Residential Building

Rebecca Bliege Bird

Professor, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Martu, Australia, Western Desert, Foragers, Hunters