Affiliated Researchers: Science

Affiliates are Penn Staters who have a connection to or an interest in the work of the Institute of Energy and the Environment.

Displaying 600 search result(s) for Science.

Xun Cao


Professor, Political Science
Top research keywords: Air Pollution, China, Environmental Regulations, Economic Policy, Democracy

Laura Leites


Associate Research Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Climate, Quercus, Oak, Pseudotsuga Menziesii, Pinus Ponderosa

Joel Landry


Assistant Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Biofuels, Land Market, Housing Market, Pork, Savings

Darryl Farber


Assistant Professor, School of Engineering Design and Innovation
Top research keywords: Decommissioning (nuclear Reactors), Environmental Restoration And Remediation, Nuclear Industry, Radioactive Wastes, Nuclear Reactors

Xingchao Chen


Assistant Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Convection, Convective System, Monsoons, Summer, Rainfall

Xiawa Wu


Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering (Behrend)
Top research keywords: Cellulose Nanocrystals, Cellulose, Molecular Dynamics, Nanocrystal, Crystalline Materials

Baiou Shi



Top research keywords: Wetting, Molecular Dynamics, Spreading, Simulation, Drop

Noel Habashy


Assistant Teaching Professor, Office of International Programs
Top research keywords: Service Learning, Community Development, Domestic Service, Travel, Residents

Lisa Emili


Associate Professor, Division of Mathematics & Natural Sciences (Altoona)
Top research keywords: Peatland, Peatlands, Non-Point Source Pollution, British Columbia, Groundwater Flow

Natalie Boyle


Assistant Research Professor, Genomics of Social Behavior and Bee Health, Entomology
Top research keywords: Bees, Osmia Lignaria, Bee, Megachilidae, Pollination

Ralph Colby


Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Ionomers, Ionomer, Polymers, Polyelectrolytes, Ions

Michael Lanagan


Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Permittivity, Dielectric Material, Dielectric Properties, Superconducting Materials, Ceramic

Martin Pietrucha


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

Albert Segall


Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Hot Temperature, Wear, Temperature, Wear Of Materials, Thermal Shock

Mark Miller


Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering
Top research keywords: Wind Turbines, Reynolds Number, Wind Turbine, High Reynolds Number, Turbulence

Ute Poerschke


Professor of Architecture, Architecture
Top research keywords: Studios, Ecodesign, Solar Buildings, Zero Energy Buildings, Architect

Susan Stewart


Associate Teaching Professor, Aerospace Engineering
Top research keywords: Wind Turbines, Wind Power, Rotors, Condensers (liquefiers), Condenser Tubes

David A.W. Miller


Associate Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Amphibians, Salamander, Amphibian, Branta Canadensis, Nest

Gregory Ferry


Stanley Person Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Top research keywords: Methanosarcina, Archaea, Acetates, Carbonic Anhydrases, Methane

Minghui Zhu


Dorothy Quiggle Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering
Top research keywords: Stochastic Systems, State Estimation, Motion Planning, Unknown Inputs, Robots

William Yourey


Associate Professor of Engineering, Penn State Hazleton
Top research keywords: Lithium, Electrodes, Electric Batteries, Behavior As Electrode, Ions

Zhongyi Yuan


Associate Professor, Risk Management
Top research keywords: Insurance, Regular Variation, Finite-time Ruin Probability, Multivariate Regular Variation, Financial Risk

Sridhar Komarneni


Distinguished Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Microwaves, Hydrothermal Synthesis, Gels, Positive Ions, Nanocomposites

Raghu Garud


Alvin H. Clemens Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies, Management and Organization
Top research keywords: Innovation, Technological Systems, Organizational Identification, Virtual Work, Implant

Etya Amsalem


Associate Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Bees, Bee, Bombus, Impatiens, Bombus Impatiens

Brian Thiede


Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Climate, Poverty, Household, Human Migration, Indigenous Forest

S. Shyam Sundar


Distinguished Professor, Film-Video and Media Studies
Top research keywords: Interactive Media, Websites, Experiments, User Experience, Communication

Tyler Wagner



Top research keywords: Salvelinus Fontinalis, Brook, Fish, Lakes, Lake

Jesse Kreye


Assistant Research Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Fire Behavior, Flammability, Litter, Forest Litter, Fuels (fire Ecology)

Jiro Yoshida


Professor, Risk Management
Top research keywords: Rent, Real Estate, Condominium, Depreciation, Premium

Marc E. McDill


Associate Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Harvest, Forest Management, Planning, Oak, Quercus

Andris Freivalds


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

Somayeh Asadi


Associate Professor, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Energy Utilization, Scheduling, Renewable Energy Resources, Hot Temperature, Asphalt Pavements

Jacob Benfield


Professor of Psychology, Division of Social Sciences (Abington)
Top research keywords: Aggressive Driving, National Park, Ownership, Mood, Recreation

Timothy Michael Murtha Jr.


Associate Professor, Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: Lidar, Conservation, Planning, Land Use, Resource

Murali Haran


Department Head and Professor, Statistics
Top research keywords: Model Calibration, Spatial Data, Markov Chain Monte Carlo, Model, Computer Model

Kostas Papakonstantinou


Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Markov Processes, Inspection, Life Cycle, Dynamic Programming, Partially Observable Markov Decision Process

Benjamin Lear


Professor of Chemistry, Chemistry
Top research keywords: Mixed Valence, Ligands, Gold Nanoparticles, Electrons, Gold Nanoparticle

Joshua Smyth


Distinguished Professor, Biobehavioral Health
Top research keywords: Ecological Momentary Assessment, Health, Mood, Mindfulness, Depression

Timothy W. Kelsey


Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Farms, Farm, Agriculture, Mushroom, Costs