Affiliated Researchers: Research

Bruce Logan

Evan Pugh University Professor and Kappe Professor of Environmental Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Microbial Fuel Cell, Microbial Electrolysis Cell, Power Generation, Reactor, Power Density

Maria Herrmann

Associate Research Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Estuary, United States, Hypoxia, Chesapeake Bay, Net Ecosystem Production

Peter Hudson

Verne M. Willaman Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Red Grouse, Dynamics, Infectious Agent, Grouse, Nematode

W. Larry Kenney

Professor and Marie Underhill Noll Chair in Human Performance, Kinesiology
Top research keywords: Reflex, Skin Blood Flow, Cutaneous Vasodilation, Heat Stress, Older Adults

Amanda Johnsen

Assistant Professor, Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering
Top research keywords: Reactor, Irradiation, Neutron Activation Analysis, Fast Neutron, Pennsylvania

C. Lee Giles

David Reese Professor, College of Information Sciences and Technology
Top research keywords: Digital Libraries, Search Engines, Recurrent Neural Networks, Metadata, Neural Networks

Anthony Richardella

Assistant Research Professor, Materials Research Institute (MRI)
Top research keywords: Topological Insulator, Thin Films, Bismuth Telluride, Surface (Surface Science), Heterojunction

Thomas Wood

Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Biofilm, Escherichia Coli, Biofilm Formation, Monooxygenase, Toluene

Chris Skurka

Assistant Professor, Film-Video and Media Studies
Top research keywords: Climate Change, Graphic Warning Labels, Older Adults, Activism, Cigarette Packs

Serguei Lvov

Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Membranes, Corrosion, Temperature, Protons, Corrosion Rate

Dave Biddinger

Associate Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Pollinator, Apoidea, Pennsylvania, Pollinators, Osmia

Robersy Sanchez

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

Jacob Holland-Lulewicz

Assistant Professor, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Bayesian Modeling, Archaeology, Radiocarbon Analysis, Archeology, North America

Carolyn Lowry

Assistant Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Cover Crop, Cover Crops, Vicia, Vetch, Tillage

Yimin Zhu

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

Marcia Maria de Oliveira Buanafina

Research Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Cell Wall, Esterase, Tall Fescue, Ferulic Acid, Festuca Arundinacea

Gregory Ziegler

Professor, Food Science
Top research keywords: Starch, Chocolate, Amylose, Milk Chocolate, Electrospinning

Fariborz Tavangarian

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, School of Science, Engineering & Technology (Harrisburg)
Top research keywords: Forsterite, Bioactivity, Tissue Engineering Applications, Compressive Strength, Mechanical Properties

Melik Demirel

Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Film, Protein Repeat, Nanostructures, Thin Films, Superconducting Quantum Interference Device (SQUID)

Emily Rosenman

Assistant Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Finance, Economic Geography, USA, Financialization, Investors

Aly Said

Associate Professor of Architectural Engineering, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Column Joint, Beam-Column, Reinforced Concrete Beam, Beam-column Joint, Fiber-Reinforced Polymer

Houtan Jebelli

Assistant Professor, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Electroencephalography, Robots, Robotics, Biosensors, Wearable Sensors

Ming Xiao

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Subgrade, Permafrost, Pavement, Subbase, Experimental Investigation

Simon Miller

Research Assistant, Applied Research Laboratory (ARL)
Top research keywords: Decision Process, Sequential Decision Process, Design Space, Model Fidelity, Data Visualization

Sarah Bordenstein

Associate Research Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Wolbachia, Bacteriophage, Phage WO, Phage, Cytoplasmic Incompatibility

Joseph Najem

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Memristor, Droplet Interface Bilayer, Lipid Bilayer, Biomembranes, Actuator

Michela Centinari

Associate Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Grapevine, Vineyard, Grape, Vine, Wine

James Kasting

Evan Pugh University Professor of Geosciences and Meteorology, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Planets, Planet, Atmosphere, Atmospheres, Climate

Michael Yukish

Research Associate, Applied Research Laboratory (ARL)
Top research keywords: Trade Space Exploration, Trade Space, Decision Maker, Data Visualization, Decision Process

Tyler Groh

Assistant Research Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Riparian Buffer, Riparian Buffers, Nitrate, Nitrate Removal, Denitrification

Tara Felix

Associate Professor, Animal Science
Top research keywords: Steers, Carcass Characteristics, Feedlot, Growth Performance, Distillers Grains

Kofi Adu

Professor of Physics, Division of Mathematics & Natural Sciences (Altoona)
Top research keywords: Carbon Nanotube, Nanowire, Carbon Nanotubes, Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNTs), Thermoelectrics

Masataka Okutsu

Associate Professor of Engineering, Division of Engineering and Science (Abington)
Top research keywords: Mars, Low-thrust, Cycler, Jupiter, Synodic Period

Saya Lee

Assistant Professor in Nuclear Engineering, Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering
Top research keywords: Steam Generator, Particle Image Velocimetry, Test Section, Rod, Helical Coil Steam Generator

Katherine Zipp

Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: United States, Park Visitors, Bioenergy, Marginal Land, Energy Crop

Julie Urban

Associate Research Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Hemiptera, Spotted Lanternfly, Fulgoridae, Lycorma Delicatula, Planthopper

Abu Asaduzzaman

Associate Professor of Chemistry, Science, Engineering, & Technology, School of Science, Engineering & Technology (Harrisburg)
Top research keywords: Density, Surface (Surface Science), Adsorption, Electronic Property, Electronic Properties

Andris Freivalds

Lucas Professor, Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Top research keywords: Ergonomics, Tendons, Hand Strength, Rating, Hand Tools

Timothy Simpson

Paul Morrow Professor in Engineering Design and Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Product Family, 3D Printers, Design, Manufacturing, Students

Elizabeth Traut

Top research keywords: Public Transit, Charging Infrastructure, Optimal Allocation, Spatial Interaction, Optimal Design