Affiliated Researchers: Research Design

Daniel Guide

Smeal Chair Professor, Supply Chain and Information Systems
Top research keywords: Remanufacturing, Closed-loop Supply Chain, Product Returns, Remanufactured Products, Production Planning

Janelle Larson

Professor, Division of Engineering, Business & Computing (Berks)
Top research keywords: Access To Credit, Developing World, Teaching Innovation, Informal Sector, Institutional Factors

Dorukalp Durmus

Assistant Professor in Architectural Engineering, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Light Source, Energy Conservation, Metrics, Reflectance, Spectral Power Distribution

Rick Bates

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

Douglas Cowen

Professor, Physics
Top research keywords: IceCube, Neutrinos, Muon, Observatory, Atmospherics

Elia Merzari

Professor, Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering
Top research keywords: Computational Fluid Dynamics, Large Eddy Simulation, Direct Numerical Simulation, Nek5000, Rod Bundle

S. Shyam Sundar

Distinguished Professor, Film-Video and Media Studies
Top research keywords: Interactivity, Customization, User Experience, Between-subject, User Engagement

James Shortle

Distinguished Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Nonpoint Pollution, Water Quality, Nonpoint Source Pollution, Pollution Control, Cost

Scott H. Medina

Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Top research keywords: Nanoemulsion, Anticancer Peptides, Antimicrobial Peptides, Fluorous, Drug Discovery

Yimin Zhu

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

Fan-Bill Cheung

George L. Guillet Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Transients, Rod Bundle, Natural Convection, Heat Transfer, Heat Flux

Azar Eslam Panah

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Division of Engineering, Business & Computing (Berks)
Top research keywords: Vortex Flow, Vorticity, Airfoils, Leading Edges, Vortices

Justin Silverman

Assistant Professor in Data Sciences, College of Information Sciences and Technology
Top research keywords: Microbiota, Microbiome, Microflora, Intestine Flora, Human Gut Microbiota

Christine J. Kirchhoff

Associate Professor, School of Engineering Design and Innovation
Top research keywords: Climate Information, Climate Change, Decision Making, Boundary Organization, United States

Priya Sharma

Associate Professor, Learning and Performance Systems
Top research keywords: Cognitive Engagement, Discourse, Blogs, Social Network Analysis, Student Learning

Kenji Uchino

Professor, Electrical Engineering
Top research keywords: Lead Zirconate Titanate, Ceramic, Ferroelectric Materials, Ceramics, Piezoelectric Ceramics

Jennifer Wagner

Assistant Professor, School of Engineering Design and Innovation
Top research keywords: DNA Testing, Ethical Considerations, United States, Genomic Medicine, Direct-to-consumer

Ida Djenontin

Assistant Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Malawi, Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Decision Making, Southern Burkina Faso

Peter Stempel

Associate Professor in Landscape Architecture, Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: Storm, Rhode Island, Hydrodynamic Model, United States Of America, Real Time

Tania Slawecki

Research Associate, Materials Research Institute (MRI)
Top research keywords: Microwaves, Microwave, Shear, Shearing, Magnetrons

Esther Obonyo

Professor, School of Engineering Design and Innovation
Top research keywords: Construction Worker, Posture Recognition, Recognition Model, Construction Workers, Injury Prevention

Arthur Motta

Professor, Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering
Top research keywords: Corrosion, Oxide Compound, Zirconium Alloy, Hydrides, Zircaloy

Martin Pietrucha

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Variable Message Signs, Visibility, Highway Systems, Traffic Signs, Travel Time

Herschel Pangborn

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Predictive Control Model, Hierarchical Control, Thermal Management System, Thermal Management, Zonotopes

Darryl Farber

Assistant Professor, School of Engineering Design and Innovation
Top research keywords: Scenario Planning, Philosophy Of Engineering, Nuclear Power, Engineered System, Waste Sites

Guoray Cai

Associate Professor, College of Information Sciences and Technology
Top research keywords: Crisis Management, Geographic Information, Decision-Making, Multimodal Interface, Spatial Data

Thomas Litzinger

Assistant Dean for Educational Innovation and Accreditation, College of Engineering
Top research keywords: Soot, Fuel, Students, Flame, Flames

Asok Ray

Distinguished Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Control System, Data Series, Symbolics, Time Series Data, Symbolic Dynamics

Darla Lindberg

Professor of Architecture, Architecture
Top research keywords: Porous Borders, Food Safety Assurance, Policy Response, Air Quality, Glycemic Index

Suzanne Mohney

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Ohmic Contact, Contact Resistance, Ohmic Contacts, Annealing, Film

Joel Anstrom

Associate Research Professor, Larson Pennsylvania Transportation Institute
Top research keywords: Battery Pack, Hybrid Electric Vehicle, Lithium-Ion Batteries, Hybrid-Electric Vehicle, Battery (Electrochemical Energy Engineering)

Michael Janik

Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Density, Density Functional Theory, Surface (Surface Science), Oxidation Reaction, Density Functional Calculations

Reginald Hamilton

Associate Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Shape Memory Effect, NiTi Alloy, Shape Memory Alloy, Single Crystal, Martensite

Aleksandra Radlinska

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Material Properties, Alkali-activated Slag, Restrained Ring Test, Drying Shrinkage, Early-age Cracking

Sharareh (Sherri) Kermanshachi

Vice Chancellor for Research and Outreach, Penn State Harrisburg
Top research keywords: Transport, Autonomous Vehicles, Construction Industry, Construction Projects, Construction Workers

Meng Wang

Assistant Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Anaerobic Co-digestion, Wastewater Treatment, Wastewater, Microalgae, Anaerobic Digestion

Hannah Wiseman

Professor of Law, Penn State Law (University Park)
Top research keywords: Legislation, Energy Law, Federalism, Energy Governance, Law

John Yilin Wang

Associate Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Shale Gas, Gas Reservoir, Fracturing Fluid, Proppants, Hydraulic Fracturing

Seth Blumsack

Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Natural Gas, Power Engineering, United States, Power Grid, Joints (Structural Components)

Chiara Lo Prete

Associate Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Microgrid, Crossed Product, Financial Transmission Rights, Power Engineering, Game Analysis