Affiliated Researchers: Surface

Akhlesh Lakhtakia

Evan Pugh University Professor and Charles G. Binder Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Thin Films, Surface Plasmons, Plane Wave, Dielectric Material, Wave

Suat Irmak

Department Head and Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Evapotranspiration, Maize, Irrigation, Crops, Corn

Lorena Tribe

Professor of Chemistry, Division of Science (Berks)
Top research keywords: Computational Chemistry, Glyphosate, Montmorillonite, Sodium Chloride, Chemistry

Sherri Mason

Sustainability Coordinator, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Top research keywords: Microplastics, Lake, Fiber, Pollution, Plastic

Donghyun Rim

Associate Professor, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Ventilation, Ozone, Particle, Air, Indoor Environment

Andrew Carleton

Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Southern Hemisphere, Climate, Sea Ice, Cold Air, Vortex

Luke Trusel

Assistant Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Ice Shelf, Ice Sheet, Antarctica, Melt, Meltwater

Laifang Li

Assistant Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Summer, Rainfall, Sea Surface Salinity, Moisture, Climate Models

Heather Preisendanz

Assistant Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Nutrients, Runoff, Manure, Drug Products, Impurities

Saurabh Basu

Assistant Professor, Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Top research keywords: Microstructure, Machining, Strain, Plastic Deformation, Textures

Anthony Richardella

Assistant Research Professor, Materials Research Institute (MRI)
Top research keywords: Topological Insulators, Insulators, Nonconductor, Ferromagnetism, Thin Films

Bernd J. Haupt

Senior Research Associate, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute
Top research keywords: Ocean Circulation, Global Ocean, Ocean, Oceans, Conveyors

Steven Feldstein

Research Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: North Atlantic Oscillation, Teleconnection, Madden-Julian Oscillation, Winter, Convection

Christian Pester

Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Polymer Brush, Brushes, Block Copolymers, Polymers, Block Copolymer

Mary Ann Bruns

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

Jean Paul Allain

Department Head, Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering
Top research keywords: Plasmas, Lithium, Sputtering, Ions, Irradiation

Seong Kim

Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Sum-Frequency Generation, Wear, Surface, Cellulose, Glass

Xiaofeng Liu

Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Sediment Transport, Scour, Sediments, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Suspended Sediments

Julio Urbina

Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering
Top research keywords: Radar, Meteor, Radar Tracking, Meteor Trails, Meteoroids

Sukyoung Lee

Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Eddy, Heating, Warming, Convection, Winter

Sarma Pisupati

Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Coal, Gasification, Ashes, Fluidized Bed, Fluidized Beds

Ezra Clark

Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Electrochemical Reduction, Nanowires, Reduction, Nanowire, Positive Ions

Karl Mueller

Top research keywords: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Magic Angle Spinning, Chemical Shift, Metal Spinning, Solid State

Robert Voigt

Professor, Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Top research keywords: Foundry, Nodular Iron, Foundries, Cast Iron, Heat Treatment

Osama Awadelkarim

Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Oxides, Polysilicon, Silicon, Plasmas, Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy

Jian Hsu

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

Guido Cervone

Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Remote Sensing, Machine Learning, Earthquake, Social Media, Latent Heat Flux

Fernando Soto

Assistant Professor of Energy Engineering, Penn State Greater Allegheny
Top research keywords: Solid Electrolytes, Density Functional Theory, Metal Complexes, Solid Electrolyte, Transition Metals

Christelle Wauthier

Associate Professor, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Volcanoes, Volcano, Magma, Earthquakes, Volcanic Eruption

Jose D. Fuentes

Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Ozone, Isoprene, Canopy, Boundary Layer, Deciduous Forest

Eugene Clothiaux

Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Radar, Radiation, Stratus Clouds, Doppler Radar, Liquid

Brian Kelley

Assistant Professor in Geosciences, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Triassic, Permian, Carbonate Platform, Mass Extinction, Basin

Ayusman Sen

Distinguished Professor, Chemistry
Top research keywords: Olefins, Copolymerization, Palladium, Polymers, Catalysts

John Asbury

Professor, Chemistry
Top research keywords: Electrons, Singlet Fission, Infrared Spectroscopy, Excited States, Electron Injection

Bruce Logan

Evan Pugh University Professor and Kappe Professor of Environmental Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Microbial Fuel Cells, Cathodes, Fuel Cell, Cathode, Regenerative Fuel Cells

Linghao Zhong

Professor of Chemistry, Penn State Mont Alto
Top research keywords: Cellulose, Soil, Simulation, Trichoderma, Molecular Dynamics Simulation

Melissa Gervais

Assistant Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Warming, Self Organizing Map, Sea Surface Temperature, Climate, Atmospheric Correction

George Young

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

Abu Asaduzzaman

Top research keywords: Adsorption, Atoms, Density Functional Theory, Electronic Properties, Electronic Property

Charles Andrew Cole

Associate Professor, Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: Wetlands, Wetland, Hydrology, Floodplains, Mitigation