Affiliated Researchers: Review

Elizabeth Long

Assistant Research Professor, Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center (PRC)
Top research keywords: Politicians, Alcohol Use Disorder, Substance Use Disorder, Research Use, Alcohol Use

Sarma Pisupati

Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Gasification, Fluidized Bed, Pyrolysis, Fluid Viscosity, Agglomeration

Wangda Zuo

Professor, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Fluid Dynamics, Air Flow, Fast Fluid Dynamics, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Office Buildings

Parisa Shokouhi

Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Ultrasonics, Nonlinearity, Impact-echo, Wave Velocity, Bridge Decks

Eric Zenner

Associate Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Beech, Basal Area, Old-growth, Skid Trail, Overstory

Lee Kump

The John Leone Dean in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences and Professor of Geosciences, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Atmospherics, Carbon 14, Permian, Mass Extinction, Eocene

Chingwen Cheng

Professor, Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: Climate Change, Climate Justice, Environmental Impact Assessment, Ecosystem Service, Social-ecological-technological Systems

Derrick Taff

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

Troy Ott

Professor, Animal Science
Top research keywords: Ovine, Interferon-α (IFN-α), Interferon Tau, Conceptus, Endometrium

José M. Capriles

Associate Professor, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Bolivia, Chile, Andes, Altiplano, Radiocarbon Dating

Cibin Raj

Associate Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Soil And Water Assessment Tool, Water Assessment Tool, Soil Investigation, Watersheds, Biofuel

Wayne Curtis

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

Hong Wu

Associate Professor, Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: Green Stormwater Infrastructure, China, Public Perception, Prescribed Fire, Sponge City

Kristin Sznajder

Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
Top research keywords: China, Structural Equation Analysis, Prospective Cohort Study, COVID-19, Resilience

Alfonso Mejia

Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Streamflow, United States, United States Of America, Water Footprint, Water Flow

Michael Skvarla

Assistant Research Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Coleoptera, Mite, Acari, Hemiptera, New Species

Nanyin Zhang

Hartz Family Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Top research keywords: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Functional Connectivity, Awake Rat, Resting-state Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (rs-fMRI), Resting-state Functional Connectivity (rs-FC)

Ashkan Negahban

Associate Professor of Engineering Management, Engineering Division (Great Valley)
Top research keywords: Simulated Environment, Simulation-based Learning, Agent-based Simulation, Problem-Based Learning, Learning Module

Hannah Wiseman

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

Sarah Allen

Top research keywords: Angiosperm, Western North America, Paleoecology, Paullinieae, Leaf Area

Jamison Colburn

Professor, Penn State Law (University Park)
Top research keywords: Climate Change, Environmental Policy, National Environmental Policy Act, Law, Courts

Michael Justik

Associate Professor of Chemistry, School of Science (Behrend)
Top research keywords: Halogens, Noble Gases, Current Research Trends, Oxidation State, Oxidative Rearrangement

Jenni L. Evans

Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Tropical Cyclone, Cyclone, Transition, Cyclogenesis, Forecast

Anthony Richardella

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

Anthony C. Didlake Jr.

Associate Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Rainband, Tropical Cyclone, Updraft, Rainbands, Tropical Cyclones

Mary Beth Williams

Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, Eberly College of Science
Top research keywords: Nanoparticle, Polyether, Redox, Molten Salt, Magnetic Nanoparticles

David Stensrud

Department Head, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Thermodynamics, Ensemble Forecast, Storm, Data Assimilation, Thunderstorm

Bronwen Powell

Associate Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Food Security, Nutrition, Wild Food, Dietary Diversity, Forest Foods

Yvette Richardson

Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, College of Earth & Mineral Sciences
Top research keywords: Tornado, Storm, Supercell, Supercells, Thunderstorm

Paul Markowski

Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Supercell, Storm, Supercells, Tornado, Thunderstorm

George Young

Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Boundary Layer, Synthetic Aperture Radar, Convection, Weather, Forecast

Brian Black

Division Head and Distinguished Professor, History, Division of Arts & Humanities (Altoona)
Top research keywords: Energy Landscape, Petroleum, Human Living, World War I, Apparatus

Steven Greybush

Associate Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Data Assimilation, Atmospherics, Mars, Ensemble Kalman Filter (EnKF), Martian Atmosphere

Tess Russo

Assistant Professor and Rudy L. Slingerland Early Career Professorship, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Groundwater, Water Management, Aquifer, Shale, Modeling

Samy Madbouly

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

Ross Pifer

Clinical Professor, Penn State Law (University Park)
Top research keywords: Climate Change, Cap-and-trade, Greenhouse Gas, India, Coal-fired Power Plant

Gary Felton

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

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

Ali Demirci

Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Biofilm Reactor, Pulsed UV Light, Fermentation, Plastic Composite Support, Electrolyzed Oxidizing Water