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.
Eileen Kane
Professor, Penn State Law (University Park)
Top research keywords: Vaccinia Virus, Virion, Temperature-sensitive Mutant, Polypeptide, DNA Topoisomerase
Timothy Kane
Professor, Electrical Engineering
Top research keywords: Optical Radar, LiDAR, Lidar System, Meteor Trails, Gravity Wave
Mihyun Kang
Director of Sustainability, Stuckeman School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: Older Adults, Lighting System, Oklahoma, Field Study, Interior Design
Seogchan Kang
Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Infectious Agent, Fusarium Oxysporum, Magnaporthe Grisea, Magnaporthe Oryzae, Pathogenicity
Mihail Kantor
Assistant Research Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Nematode, Molecular Characterization, Morphological Characterization, Nematodes, Nematoda
Teh-hui Kao
Distinguished Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Top research keywords: Petunia, Self Incompatibility, Self-incompatibility, Petunia Inflata, Ribonuclease
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
Zuleima Karpyn
Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Research; Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Relative Permeability, Well Flooding, Wettability, Oil Recovery, Multiphase Flow
Heather Karsten
Associate Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Cover Crop, Pennsylvania, Manure, No-till, Grains
James Kasting
Evan Pugh University Professor of Geosciences and Meteorology, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Planets, Planet, Atmosphere, Atmospheres, Climate
Sarah Kawasaki
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
Top research keywords: Opioid Use Disorder, Opioid Abuse, Buprenorphine, Pennsylvania, Buprenorphine Treatment
Jason Kaye
Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Cover Crop, Cover Crops, Pinus, Carbon Dioxide, Ponderosa Pine Forest
Margot Kaye
Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Pinus, Quercus, Fire Regime, Climate Change, Populus
Jason Keagy
Assistant Research Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Stickleback, Satin Bowerbird, Limnetic, Threespine Stickleback, Speciation
Nathan Keim
Associate Research Professor, Physics
Top research keywords: Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Disordered Materials, Disordered Solids, Amorphous Solids
Brian Kelley
Assistant Professor in Geosciences, Geosciences
Top research keywords: China, Permian, South China, Carbonate Platform, End-Permian Mass Extinction
Kathy Kelley
Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Wine, Pennsylvania, Consumer Preferences, Edible Flower, Edible Flowers
Deb Kelly
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Top research keywords: Cryogenic Electron Microscopy, Electron Microscopy, Cryoelectron Microscopy, Rotavirus, Microchip
Gregory Kelly
Associate Dean, College of Education
Top research keywords: Discourse, Classroom, Engineering, Student, Science Education
Timothy W. Kelsey
Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Pennsylvania, Marcellus Shale, Agriculture, United States, Shale Gas
Armen Kemanian
Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Maize, Grains, Cover Crop, Soil Organic Carbon, Cover Crops
W. Larry Kenney
Professor and Marie Underhill Noll Chair in Human Performance, Kinesiology
Top research keywords: Reflex, Skin Blood Flow, Heat Stress, Cutaneous Vasodilation, Older Adults
Sharareh (Sherri) Kermanshachi
Vice Chancellor for Research and Outreach, Penn State Harrisburg
Top research keywords: Transport, Autonomous Vehicles, Construction Industry, Construction Projects, Construction Workers
Mehdi Kiani
Dorothy Quiggle Career Development Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering
Top research keywords: Wireless Power Transfer, Power Transmission, Implant, Ultrasonics, Biomedical Implants
Seong Kim
Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Surface (Surface Science), Sum Frequency Generation, Silicon, Film, Silicon Dioxide
R. Allen Kimel
Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Azides, Yttrium Oxide, Photosystem II, Stabilized Zirconia, Zirconia
Brian King
Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: South Africa, AIDS/HIV, Okavango Delta, Botswana, Diseases
Christine J. Kirchhoff
Associate Professor, School of Engineering Design and Innovation
Top research keywords: Climate Information, Climate Change, Decision Making, Boundary Organization, United States
Mark Klima
Associate Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Coal, Refuse, Bituminous Coal, Slurry, Coal Preparation
David Klinikowski
Assistant Research Professor, Larson Pennsylvania Transportation Institute
Top research keywords: Pennsylvania, Information Management System, Chassis Dynamometer Test, Web-based Information, Tail Pipe
Sridhar Komarneni
Distinguished Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Hydrothermal Synthesis, X-Ray Diffraction, Density, Composite Material, Nanocomposite