Affiliated Researchers: Soil

Sjoerd W. Duiker

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Cover Crops, Soil Health, No-till, Cover Crop, Tillage

Jason Kaye

Distinguished Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Cover Crop, Cover Crops, Carbon Dioxide, Pinus, Ponderosa Pine Forest

Elizabeth W. Boyer

Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: United States, Atmospherics, United States Of America, Headwater, Dissolved Organic Carbon

Megan Marshall

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

Estelle Couradeau

Assistant Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Cyanobacteria, Biological Soil Crust, Microorganism, Microbialites, Microbiome

Li Li

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Reactive Transport, Streamflow, Carbon Dioxide, Solute, Dissolved Organic Carbon

Francisco Dini-Andreote

Associate Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Microbiome, Taxon, Bacterial Communities, Microorganism, Rhizosphere

Patrick Drohan

Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Pennsylvania, Watersheds, Soil Moisture, United States, United States Of America

Feng Tao

Assistant Professor, College of Information Sciences and Technology
Top research keywords: Soil Organic Carbon, Data Assimilation, Terrestrial Ecosystem, Earth System Model, Parameter Values

Francesco Di Gioia

Associate Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation, Microgreens, Tomato Production, Fresh Tomato, Cultivar

Ekaterina Bazilevskaya

Assistant Research Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Regolith, Porosity, Diabase, Borehole, Carbon Dioxide

Ming Xiao

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Permafrost, Alaska, Subgrade, Pavement, Subbase

Beth Gugino

Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Fungicide, Phytophthora Infestans, Soil Health, Pennsylvania, New York

Kaleigh Yost

Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Cone Penetrometer, Thin Layer, Layer Effect, Liquefaction, Calibration Chamber

Suat Irmak

Department Head and Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Evapotranspiration, Irrigation, Nebraska, Soil Water, Maize

David Eissenstat

Professor Emeritus, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Fine Roots, Soil, Citrus, Fine Root, Vitis

Hayden Bock

Assistant Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Urban Soils, Animal Community, Urbanization, Urban Soil, Lawn Management

Heather Karsten

Associate Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Pennsylvania, Cover Crop, Manure, No-till, Grains

Marc E. McDill

Associate Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Pennsylvania, Forest Planning, Forest Management, Quercus, Harvest-scheduling Model

Zorana Mijic

Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, School of Science, Engineering & Technology (Harrisburg)
Top research keywords: Hydraulic Conductivity, Liquefaction, Ejecta, Asphalt Pavements, Gravel

Linghao Zhong

Professor of Chemistry, Penn State Mont Alto
Top research keywords: Cellulose, Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Cellulose Surface, Cellulose Nanofibrils, CBH I

Mary Ann Bruns

Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Soil, Manure, Dairy Manure, Odorants, Bacteria

Robert D. Shannon

Associate Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Peatland, Methane, Manure Application, Peatlands, Michigan

Roman Dibiase

Associate Professor, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Hillslope, Erosion Rate, Tectonics, Pennsylvania, Debris Flow

Kathleen Brown

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Zea Mays, Ethylene, Soil, Phosphorus, Corn

Richard Stehouwer

Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Soil, Soils, Trace Elements, Nutrients, Compost

Liana Burghardt

Assistant Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Rhizobiaceae, Rhizobium, Nodule, Phenology, Dormancy

Armen Kemanian

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Maize, Grains, Cover Crop, Soil Organic Carbon, Cultivar

Michael Mashtare

Assistant Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, 17-estradiol, Pennsylvania, Cotton Gin Waste, Biochar

Rick Bates

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

Femeena Pandara Valappil

Assistant Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Duckweed, Watersheds, Lemna, Water Assessment Tool, Soil Investigation

Sibel Irmak

Research Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Aqueous Phase Reforming, Hydrogen Production, Biomass Materials, Hydrogen Gas Production, Hydrolysate

Felipe Montes

Associate Research Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Emissions, Silage, Volatile Organic Compound, Volatile Organic Compound Emission, Manure

William Easterling III

Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Climate Change, Crop, Climate, Erosion Productivity Impact Calculator, Maize

Sharifa Crandall

Assistant Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Fungal Spores, Plant Diseases, Vegetation Type, Plant Pathogen, Airborne Spores

Tamie L. Veith

Agricultural Engineer, USDA-ARS-Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit
Top research keywords: Watershed, Watersheds, Soil And Water Assessment Tool Model, Soil And Water Assessment Tool, Phosphorus

Harland Patch

Assistant Research Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Pollinator, Apoidea, Honey Bees, Apis Mellifera, Honey Bee

Lauren McPhillips

Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Stormwater, Climate Change, Greenhouse Gas Emission, Denitrification, Methane

Eric Zenner

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

Cibin Raj

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