Affiliated Researchers: Research

Qing Wang

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Ferroelectric Material, Dielectric Material, Energy Density, Dielectrics, Polymer Nanocomposites

Michael Lanagan

Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Dielectric Material, Permittivity, Dielectrics, Dielectric Property, Capacitor

Yuan Xuan

Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Aromatics, Soot, Flamelets, Pyrolysis, Sooting Tendency

James Freihaut

Professor, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation, Resuspension, Duct, Commercial Building, Lamp

Ute Poerschke

Professor of Architecture, Architecture
Top research keywords: Environmental Sensitivity, Microclimate, Building Information Modeling, Building Performance, Technical System

James Schupp

Top research keywords: Apples, Rootstocks, Fruit Size, Thinning (plants), Cultivars

Alan MacEachren

Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Visualization, Map Symbols, Geographic Information Systems, Cartography, Decision Making

Xiawa Wu

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering (Behrend)
Top research keywords: Cellulose Nanocrystals, Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Computer Simulation, Cellulose I, Indentation

Shirley Clark

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

Zuleima Karpyn

Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Research; Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Relative Permeability, Well Flooding, Wettability, Oil Recovery, Multiphase Flow

Gary Felton

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

Jessica Myrick

Professor, Film-Video and Media Studies
Top research keywords: Celebrity, Information Seeking, Social Media, Skin Cancer, COVID-19 Pandemic

Donald Davis

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

Margot Kaye

Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Pinus, Quercus, Fire Regime, Climate Change, Populus

Derek Elsworth

Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Permeability Evolution, Hydraulic Fracturing, Shale, Effective Stress, Porosity

Matthew Royer

Associate Research Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Chesapeake Bay, Watersheds, Decision Making, Temporal Inequalities, Watershed Management

Mark Gagnon

Research Associate, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Human Resources, Supervisors, Supervisory Personnel, Personnel, Cellular Agriculture

John Cimbala

Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Vortex, Heat Pipes, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Water Turbine, Hydro Turbine

Marc D. Abrams

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

Benjamin Lear

Professor of Chemistry, Chemistry
Top research keywords: Mixed Valence, Electron Transfer, Electronics, Gold Nanoparticles, Electron Transport

Ralph Colby

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Ionomer, Rheology, Polyethylene Glycol, Copolymer, Glass Transition Temperature

John A. Pecchia

Associate Research Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Composting, Agaricus Bisporus, Bacterial Communities, Mushroom Cap, Robotic Harvesting

David Macauley

Associate Professor, Penn State Brandywine
Top research keywords: Philosophy, Empedocles, Aristotle, Pre-Socratics, Flowering

Andrew Zydney

Distinguished Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Ultrafiltration, Nanofiltration Membrane, Fouling, Microfiltration, Filtrate Flux

Daniel Ciolkosz

Associate Research Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Torrefaction, Energy Use, Pellet Production, Greenhouse, Lighting System

Andrew Warner

Top research keywords: River, Rivers, Prescription, Freshwater Conservation, Planning

Megan Marshall

Research Assistant, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Pretreatment, Corn Stover, Ensilage, Solarization, Silage

Lauren Greenlee

Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Nanoparticles, Iron, Struvite, Magnesium, Wastewater

Jonathan Mathews

Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Bituminous Coal, Vitrinite, High-resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HRTEM), Aromatics, Inertinite

Kelli Hoover

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

Mehrdad Mahdavi

Associate Professor, Computer Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Harmony Search, Neural Network, Optimization Problem, Gradient Descent, Approximation (Algorithm)

Pamela Hankey

Professor, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Top research keywords: Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases, Friend Murine Leukemia Virus, Macrophages, Rice Bran Saccharide, Leukemia, Erythroblastic, Acute

Mort Webster

Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Power Generation, Texas, Air Quality, Electricity Generation, Power Engineering

Mark E. Patzkowsky

Professor, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Late Ordovician, Middle Ordovician, Ordovician, Mass Extinction, Brachiopod

Christine Gorby

Associate Professor of Architecture, Architecture
Top research keywords: Ecodesign, Architect, Church, Ireland, Education

Hong Wu

Associate Professor, Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: China, Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Pennsylvania, Stormwater, Public Perception

Christina Grozinger

Distinguished Professor and Publius Vergilius Maro Professor of Entomology, Entomology
Top research keywords: Honey Bee, Honey Bees, Apis Mellifera, Apoidea, Pollinator

Derrick Taff

Associate Professor, Recreation, Park and Tourism Management
Top research keywords: Protected Areas, Visitor Experience, Park Area, Leave No Trace, Outdoor Recreation

Timothy W. McNellis

Associate Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Erwinia Amylovora, Arabidopsis, Apple, Wild Type, Virulence

Margaret Byron

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Metachronal, Intermediate Reynolds Number, Reynolds' Number, Ctenophore, Turbulent Flow