Affiliated Researchers: System Design

Nathan Brown

Assistant Professor, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Early Design Phases, Design Space, Early Stage, Structural Performance, Embodied Carbon

Simon Miller

Research Assistant, Applied Research Laboratory (ARL)
Top research keywords: Decision Process, Sequential Decision Process, Design Space, Model Fidelity, Data Visualization

Michael Yukish

Research Associate, Applied Research Laboratory (ARL)
Top research keywords: Trade Space Exploration, Trade Space, Decision Maker, Data Visualization, Decision Process

José Duarte

Professor and Stuckeman Chair in Design Innovation, Stuckeman School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: Shape Grammar, Grammar, Design System, Urban Design, Mass Customization

Howard Salis

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

Stuart Patton Echols

Associate Professor, Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: Stormwater Management, Stormwater, Rainwater, Rain Water, First Flush

Benay Gürsoy Toykoç

Assistant Professor, Architecture
Top research keywords: Mycelium-based Composites, Mycelium, Shape Change, Three Dimensional Printing, 3D Printing

Sez Atamturktur

Harry and Arlene Schell Professor, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Uncertainty, Calibration, Numerical Models, Experiment, Model Calibration

Cynthia Brewer

Department Head, Geography
Top research keywords: National Map, Multiscale Mapping, Color Scheme, Map User, Colour Specification

Mihyun Kang

Director of Sustainability, Stuckeman School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: Older Adults, Lighting System, Oklahoma, Field Study, Interior Design

Ali Memari

Professor and Bernard and Henrietta Hankin Chair in Residential Building Construction, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Curtain Wall, Curtain Wall Systems, Glazing System, Glazing Systems, Structural Sealant Glazing

Eliza Pennypacker

Department Head and Professor, Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: Stormwater Management, Stormwater, Rain Water, Rainwater, Site Design

Zihan Zhou

Assistant Professor, College of Information Sciences and Technology
Top research keywords: Face Recognition, Sparse Representation, Convolutional Neural Network, Art Performance, Wireframe

William Bahnfleth

Professor, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation, Chilled Water, Storage Tank, Air Quality, Irradiation System

Minghui Zhu

Professor, Electrical Engineering
Top research keywords: And-States, Multiple Robot, Motion Planning, Reinforcement Learning, Robot

Julian Wang

Associate Professor, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Energy Conservation, Thermal Comfort, Thermal Performance, Building Envelope, Energy Performance

Somayeh Asadi

Associate Professor, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Energy Utilization, Scheduling, Renewable Energy Resources, Hot Temperature, Asphalt Pavements

Susan Stewart

Associate Teaching Professor, Aerospace Engineering
Top research keywords: Wind Turbine, Condenser, Condenser Design, Exchanger, Finned-tube Condenser

Gregory Pavlak

Assistant Professor, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Thermal Comfort, Heat Storage, Energy Use, Energy Systems, Residential Building

Huanyu "Larry" Cheng

Associate Professor and Dorothy Quiggle Career Development Professor in Engineering, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Stretchable, Silicon, Surface (Surface Science), Thin Films, Graphene

Alan MacEachren

Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Visualization, Map Symbols, Geographic Information Systems, Cartography, Decision Making

Sohail Anwar

Professor, Division of Business, Engineering, and Information Sciences & Technology (Altoona)
Top research keywords: Engineering Technology, Engineering, Penn State, Baccalaureate Degree, Electromechanical Engineering

Herschel Pangborn

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Predictive Control Model, Thermal Management System, Hierarchical Control, Thermal Management, Model Predictive Control

Michael Donovan

Top research keywords: Research Priorities, Randomized Controlled Trial, Child Welfare System, Politicians, Psychologists

Tania Slawecki

Research Associate, Materials Research Institute (MRI)
Top research keywords: Microwaves, Microwave, Shear, Shearing, Magnetrons

Gordon Warn

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

Tak-Sing Wong

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

David K. Hall

Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering
Top research keywords: Boundary Layer, Propulsor, Boundary Layer Ingesting, Propulsion System, Boundary Layer Ingestion

Zi-Kui Liu

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: First-principles Calculations, Density, Thermodynamics Modeling, Thermodynamic Modeling, Thermodynamic Properties

Xinwei Niu

Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, School of Science, Engineering & Technology (Harrisburg)
Top research keywords: Hardware/software Co-design, Video Coding, Embedded Systems, Energy Consumption, Chip

John Messner

Charles and Elinor Matts Professor, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Information Modeling, Building Information Modeling, Case Study, Cyber-physical Systems, Construction Industry

Ute Poerschke

Professor of Architecture, Architecture
Top research keywords: Environmental Sensitivity, Microclimate, Building Information Modeling, Building Performance, Technical System

Frederico Fonseca

Associate Professor, College of Information Sciences and Technology
Top research keywords: Ontology, Geographic Information, Information Systems, Geographic Information System, Ontology-driven

Mariantonieta Gutierrez Soto

Assistant Professor, School of Engineering Design and Innovation
Top research keywords: Vibration Control, Building Structure, Semi-active, Tornado, Replicator Dynamics

Robert Leicht

Associate Professor of Architectural Engineering, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Building Information Modeling, Construction Industry, Retrofit, Construction Projects, Constructability

Wesley Reinhart

Assistant Professor in Materials Science and Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Learning System, Nanochannel, Machine Learning, Triblock, Unsupervised Learning

Christopher Gorski

Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Iron Oxide, Fe2+, Fe(II), Battery-type Electrode, Thermally Regenerative Ammonia-based Battery

Corey Gracie-Griffin

Professor, Division of Arts & Humanities (Altoona)
Top research keywords: Structural System, Embodied Energy, Structural Materials, Existing Buildings, United States

Wangda Zuo

Professor, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Fluid Dynamics, Air Flow, Fast Fluid Dynamics, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Office Buildings

Julio Urbina

Professor, Electrical Engineering
Top research keywords: Meteors, Radar Systems, Radar Tracking, Radar Observations, Radar System