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 611 search result(s) for Science.

Molly Bletz


Assistant Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Microbiota, Microbiome, Immune System, Amphibians, Climate

Mark Ortiz


Assistant Professor, Department of Geography

Frans Padt


Teaching Professor

Nutifafa Yao Doumon


Assistant Professor and Virginia S. & Philip L. Walker Jr. Faculty Fellow, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Organic Solar Cells, Solar Cells, Fullerenes, Perovskite Solar Cells, Solar Cell

Heather Karsten


Associate Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Corn, No-tillage, Dairies, Forage, Manure

Jay Stauffer Jr.


Distinguished Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Cichlidae, Cichlids, Lake Malawi, Lakes, Teleostei

Sulin Zhang


Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Lithiation, Carbon Nanotubes, Lithium-ion Batteries, Lithium, Electric Batteries

Jacqueline McLaughlin


Professor of Biology, Penn State Lehigh Valley
Top research keywords: College Students, Biology, Students, Biological Sciences, Teachers

Michael Gannon


Professor, Division of Mathematics & Natural Sciences (Altoona)
Top research keywords: Chiroptera, Puerto Rico, Experimental Forests, Hurricanes, Habitat Selection

Kathy Kelley


Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Edible Flowers, Consumer Preferences, Wine, Purchasing, Gardeners

Wenjie Li


Assistant Research Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Thermoelectricity, Ceramic, Sintering, Yttrium Oxide, Skutterudites

Charles Ray


Associate Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Lumber, Kilns, Hardwoods, Wood, Drying

Jian Hsu


Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Nanocrystals, Quantum Dots, Light Emitting Diodes, Quantum Dot, Microcavities

Xun Cao


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

Patrick Drohan


Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Soil, Appalachian Region, Shale Gas, Charcoal, Hydric Soils

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

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

Joan Redwing


Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Nanowires, Chemical Vapor Deposition, Nanowire, Sapphire, Silicon

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

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

Xingchao Chen


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

Susan Stewart


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

Joshua Robinson


Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Graphene, Monolayers, Transition Metals, Heterojunctions, Monolayer

Barbara Arnold


Professor Of Practice in Energy and Mineral Engineering, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Coal, Flotation, Froth Flotation, Coal Preparation, Density (specific Gravity)

Gregory Ferry


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

Minghui Zhu


Professor, 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

Raghu Garud


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

Julian Wang


Associate Professor, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Infrared Radiation, Energy Efficiency, Daylighting, Lighting, Emergency Response

Etya Amsalem


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

Tyler Wagner



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

Long He


Associate Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Fruits, Apples, Orchards, Robotics, End Effectors

Andris Freivalds


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