Affiliated Researchers: Surface States

Jose D. Fuentes

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

Jeffrey Grimm

Top research keywords: Wet Deposition, Precipitation (chemistry), Atmospheric Deposition, Watershed, Watersheds

Michael G. Jacobson

Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Landowners, Landowner, Sustainable Forestry, Economic Incentives, Agroforestry

Benjamin Lear

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

Stephanie Law

Associate Professor and Norris B. McFarlane Faculty Career Development Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Topological Insulators, Plasmonics, Nonconductor, Plasmons, Molecular Beam Epitaxy

Laifang Li

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

Anthony Richardella

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

Nasim Alem

Norris B. McFarlane Faculty Career Development Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Monolayers, Transition Metals, Monolayer, Boron Nitride, Graphene

Melissa Gervais

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

Carolyn Lowry

Assistant Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Cover Crops, Rye, Weeds, Vicia, Tillage

Xiaofeng Liu

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

Vincent Crespi

Distinguished Professor, Physics
Top research keywords: Carbon Nanotubes, Monolayers, Nanotubes, Phonons, Graphene

Maria Herrmann

Associate Research Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Chesapeake Bay (US), Estuary, Organic Carbon, Net Ecosystem Production, Ecosystem

Hannah Wiseman

Professor in Law Faculty, Penn State Law (University Park)
Top research keywords: Energy, Federalism, Governance, Regulation, Oil Spill

John Asbury

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

Douglas A. Miller

Senior Scientist, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute
Top research keywords: River Basin, Agricultural Watersheds, Geographic Information Systems, Remote Sensing, Simulation

Brian Kelley

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

Huanyu "Larry" Cheng

Associate Professor and Dorothy Quiggle Career Development Professor in Engineering, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Electronic Equipment, Graphene, Mechanics, Skin, Substrates

Jenni L. Evans

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

Dennis Decoteau

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Ozone, Far-red Light, Watermelons, Tomatoes, Petioles

Yun Kyung Shin

Associate Research Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Force, Field Theory (physics), Simulation, Molecular Dynamics, Silica

Heather Karsten

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

Tak-Sing Wong

Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Carbon Nanotubes, Liquids, Lubricants, Silicones, Wetting

Roman Dibiase

Associate Professor, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Bedrock, Hillslope, Erosion Rate, Sediments, Erosion

John Hellmann

Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Research, College of Earth & Mineral Sciences
Top research keywords: Fibers, Sapphire, Fiber, Composite Materials, Float Glass

Nina Jablonski

Evan Pugh University Professor of Anthropology, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Skin Pigmentation, Hominidae, Vitamin D, Theropithecus, Ultraviolet Rays

Zhiqiang Mao

Professor, Eberly College of Science
Top research keywords: Superconductivity, Superconductor, Superconducting Materials, Metalloids, Fermi Surface

Gordon Warn

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Structural Frames, Design, Bridge Decks, Earthquakes, Concrete Bridges

Nelson Yaw Dzade

Assistant Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Density Functional Theory, Adsorption, Hydrogen Evolution Reaction, Surface, Nanorods

Richard Alley

Evan Pugh University Professor, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Ice, Ice Stream, Ice Sheet, Antarctica, Ice Core

Tong Qiu

Assistant Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Phenology, Climate Change, Urbanization, Climate, Fecundity

Kostas Papakonstantinou

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

Donghai Wang

Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Anodes, Lithium Sulfur Batteries, Anode, Lithium-ion Batteries, Cathodes

Daniel Allen

Assistant Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Rivers, Ecosystem, River, Mussels, Biodiversity

Scott Richardson

Research Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Fluxes, Greenhouse Gases, Methane, Atmospheric Inversion, Greenhouse Gas

Melik Demirel

Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Proteins, Protein, Liquid Film, Thin Films, Polymers

James Kasting

Evan Pugh University Professor of Geosciences and Meteorology, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Planets, Planet, Atmosphere, Atmospheres, Climate

Elizabeth W. Boyer

Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Nitrogen, Watershed, Catchment, Nitrate, Dissolved Organic Carbon

Kenneth Davis

Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Boundary Layer, Carbon, Carbon Dioxide, Troposphere, Net Ecosystem Exchange

Feifei Shi

Assistant Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Electric Batteries, Lithium, Electrolytes, Anodes, Lithium-ion Batteries