Affiliated Researchers: Synthesis

Sergei Koshkin

Assistant Research Professor, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences
Top research keywords: Kabachnik-Fields Reaction, Sc(III), Carbon Tetrachloride, Pyridoxine, Transport Properties

Tracy Nixon

Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Top research keywords: Sinorhizobium Meliloti, ATPases Associated With Diverse Cellular Activities, Cellulose Synthase, DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases, Adenosine Triphosphate

Yimin Zhu

Associate Professor, Division of Mathematics & Natural Sciences (Altoona)
Top research keywords: Monolignol, Lignification, Lignin, P-coumarate, Facile Synthesis

R. Allen Kimel

Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Azides, Yttrium Oxide, Photosystem II, Stabilized Zirconia, Zirconia

Michael Justik

Associate Professor of Chemistry, School of Science (Behrend)
Top research keywords: Halogens, Noble Gases, Current Research Trends, Oxidation State, Oxidative Rearrangement

Athanasios Karamalidis

Assistant Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Refinery Oily Sludge, Brine, Oily Sludge, Rare Earth Elements, Leaching Behavior

Ying Gu

Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Top research keywords: Cellulose, Synthase, Cellulose Synthase, Arabidopsis, Cellulose Synthesis

Douglas Werner

John L. and Genevieve H. McCain Chair Professor, Electrical Engineering
Top research keywords: Antenna, Metamaterials, Metasurface, Genetic Algorithm, Dielectrics

Ryan Harne

Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Energy Harvesting, Harvesters, Vibration, Metamaterials, Energy

Ming Tien

Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Top research keywords: Phanerochaete, Lignin Peroxidase, Manganese Peroxidase, Peroxidase, Lignin

Gordon Warn

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Sequential Decision Process, Decision Process, Trade Space Exploration, Finite Element Modeling, Structural Frames

Raymond E. Schaak

DuPont Professor of Materials Chemistry, Chemistry
Top research keywords: Nanoparticle, Nanoparticles, Nanocrystals, Nanorod, Cation Exchange

Greg Barber

Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Division of Mathematics & Natural Sciences (Altoona)
Top research keywords: Photonic Crystals, Surface Plasmons, Photonic Crystal, Solar Cells, Dye-sensitized Solar Cells

Nelson Yaw Dzade

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

Howard Salis

Associate Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Genetics, Dynamics, Promoter Region, Messenger RNA, Gene Expression

Stephanie Law

Associate Professor and Norris B. McFarlane Faculty Career Development Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Film, Topological Insulator, Thin Films, Bismuth Telluride, Surface (Surface Science)

Alexander Thames

Ph.D. Candidate, Geosciences and Climate Science
Top research keywords: Dimethyl Sulfide, Troposphere, Tomography, Atmosphere, Hydroxyl Radical

Lorena Tribe

Professor of Chemistry, Division of Science (Berks)
Top research keywords: Computational Chemistry, Surface Complexes, Goethite, Adsorption, Optical Modes

Bed Poudel

Associate Research Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Thermoelectrics, Thermoelectricity, Thermoelectric Materials, Thermal Conductivity, Nanostructures

Scott H. Medina

Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Top research keywords: Nanoemulsion, Anticancer Peptides, Antimicrobial Peptides, Fluorous, Drug Discovery

Sharareh (Sherri) Kermanshachi

Vice Chancellor for Research and Outreach, Penn State Harrisburg
Top research keywords: Transport, Autonomous Vehicles, Construction Industry, Construction Projects, Construction Workers

Kristen Fichthorn

Merrell R. Fenske Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Surface (Surface Science), Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Density, Nanowire, Nanoparticle

Timothy W. McNellis

Associate Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Erwinia Amylovora, Arabidopsis, Apple, Virulence, Wild Type

Tak-Sing Wong

Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Surface (Surface Science), Carbon Nanotubes, Carbon Nanotube, Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNTs), Brochosomes

Michael Lanagan

Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Dielectric Material, Permittivity, Dielectrics, Dielectric Property, Capacitor

Tom Jackson

Robert E. Kirby Chair Professor, Electrical Engineering
Top research keywords: Thin-Film Transistor, Thin Films, Organic Thin-film Transistors, Electronic Circuit, Film

Lauren McPhillips

Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Stormwater, Denitrification, Solar Farm, Methane, Stormwater Management

Costas Maranas

Donald B. Broughton Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Metabolite, Escherichia Coli, Metabolic Pathway, Metabolic Network, Enzyme

Mary Beth Williams

Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, Eberly College of Science
Top research keywords: Nanoparticle, Polyether, Redox, Molten Salt, Magnetic Nanoparticles

Susan Sinnott

Department Head and Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Density, Surface (Surface Science), Carbon Nanotube, Computer Simulation

Lauren Zarzar

Professor, Chemistry
Top research keywords: Surface Active Agent, Surfactant, Hydrogel, Microscale, Surface (Surface Science)

Karen Fisher-Vanden

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: China, Integrated Assessment Model, Climate Change Impacts, Energy Intensity, Carbon Tax

Raymond Najjar

Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Chesapeake Bay, Climate Change, Atmospherics, Carbon Dioxide, United States

Ming Xiao

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

Hilal Ezgi Toraman

Assistant Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Pyrolysis, Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography, Two Dimensional Gas Chromatography, Bio-Oil, Two-dimensional Gas Chromatography

Konstantinos Alexopoulos

Assistant Research Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: ZSM-5, Microkinetic Modeling, Single-atom Catalysts, Butene, Formation

Yuefeng Xie

Professor, School of Science, Engineering & Technology (Harrisburg)
Top research keywords: Disinfection, Haloacetic Acid, Byproducts, Byproduct, Potable Water

Scott Richardson

Research Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Emissions, Atmospherics, Indianapolis, Carbon Dioxide, Methane

Jian Yang

Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Top research keywords: Citric Acid, Scaffolds, Tissue Engineering, Polymers, Elastomers

Benjamin Lear

Professor of Chemistry, Chemistry
Top research keywords: Mixed Valence, Electron Transfer, Electronics, Gold Nanoparticles, Photothermal