Affiliated Researchers

Affiliates are Penn Staters who have a connection to or an interest in the work of the Institute of Energy and the Environment. Currently, 1020 faculty and researchers from across Penn State, including the Commonwealth campuses, are affiliates of IEE.

Christian Huber


Assistant Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Evolution, Genetic Divergence, Genomics, Population Genetics, Genetic Variation

Peter Hudson


Verne M. Willaman Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Red Grouse, Dynamics, Infectious Agent, Grouse, Nematode

Gregory Huff


Professor, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Top research keywords: Antenna, Fluidics, Beamforming, Microstrip Patch Antenna, Reconfiguration

David Hughes


Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Ophiocordyceps, Fungi, Social Insect, Strepsiptera, Host Behavior

Carter Hunt


Associate Professor, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Tourism, Ecotourism, Nature-based Tourism, Tourism Development, Costa Rica

Syed Rafiul Hussain


Assistant Professor in School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Top research keywords: Security And Privacy, Cellular Network, Bluetooth Low Energy, Security Privacy, Vulnerability

Erica Husser


Assistant Research Professor, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing

Jeffrey Hyde


Director of Extension and Associate Dean, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Dairy Farm, Maize, Wine, Pennsylvania, Cow

Abiola Ibirogba


Ph.D. Student

Peter Idowu


Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies, Penn State Harrisburg
Top research keywords: Power Engineering, Energy Conversion, Energy Systems, Power System, Stabilizer

Roberto Iglesias-Prieto


Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Coral, Symbiodinium, Symbiont, Coral Reefs, Reef-building Corals

Yuka Imamura


Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics
Top research keywords: Gene Expression, Carcinogenesis, Transcriptome, Mouse Model, Macrophages

Kyle Imhoff


Research Assistant, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

Miquela Ingalls


Assistant Professor in Geosciences, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Carbonate, Tibet, Stable Isotope, Tibetan Plateau, Isotopic Composition

Sibel Irmak


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

Suat Irmak


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

Lisa Iulo


Professor, Architecture
Top research keywords: Ecodesign, Energy Consumption, Energy Performance, Affordable Housing, Microgrid

Sarah Ivory


Associate Professor, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Vegetation, Holocene, Climate Change, Africa, Vegetation Change

Kathryn W. Jablokow


Professor, Engineering Division (Great Valley)
Top research keywords: Students, Engineering Design, Design, Engineers, Engineering Education

Nina Jablonski


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

Tom Jackson


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

Michael G. Jacobson


Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Landowner, Pennsylvania, Forestry, Agroforestry, Landowners

Frank Jacobus


Department Head, Architecture
Top research keywords: Idaho, Campus, Memory Systems, Constructed Spaces, Participant Observation

Edward C. Jaenicke


Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Private Label, United States, Organic Food, Household Level, Food Waste

Michael Janik


Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Density, Density Functional Theory, Surface (Surface Science), Oxidation Reaction, Density Functional Calculations

Ying-Ling Jao


Associate Professor, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing
Top research keywords: People With Dementia, Dementia, Nursing Home, Apathy, Systematic Review

Houtan Jebelli


Assistant Professor, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Electroencephalography, Robots, Robotics, Biosensors, Wearable Sensors

Gregory Jenkins


Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Climate Modeling, Western Africa, West Africa, Senegal, Troposphere

Russell T. Johns


Professor and FCMG Chair in Fluid Behavior and Rock Interactions, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Oil Recovery, Phase Behavior, Surfactant, Equation Of State, Equations Of State

Amanda Johnsen


Assistant Professor, Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering
Top research keywords: Reactor, Irradiation, Neutron Activation Analysis, Fast Neutron, Pennsylvania

Lorraine Jones


Research Assistant, EnvironMentors

Matthew Jones


Research Assistant, Biology
Top research keywords: Aedes Aegypti, Wolbachia, Infectious Agent, West Nile Virus, Dengue Virus

Michael Justik


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

Md Faisal Kabir


Assistant Professor of Computer Science, School of Science, Engineering & Technology (Harrisburg)
Top research keywords: Machine Learning, Learning System, Bengali, Association Rules, Breast Cancer Risk Factors

Alandra Kahl


Associate Teaching Professor of Environmental Engineering (Greater Allegheny)

Sai Kakuturu


Associate Professor, School of Science, Engineering & Technology (Harrisburg)
Top research keywords: Deicing Salt, Earth Dam, Infiltration Rate, Sodium Chloride, Self-healing

Gopakumar Kaladharan


Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

James Kalsbeek


Associate Professor, Architecture

Prem Kandel


Postdoctoral Scholar Hockett Lab

Mahmut Kandemir


Professor, Computer Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Compiler, Energy Consumption, Chip Multiprocessor, Input/Output, Caching