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

Maurie Kelly



Top research keywords: Urban Area, Resources, Urban Planning, Criminal Justice, Love

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

William Kenyon


Associate Professor of Theatre, School of Theatre

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

Faith Kibuye


Water Resources Extension Associate

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 Kleinginna


Adjunct Lecturer, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences

Peter Kleinman



Top research keywords: Phosphorus, Manure, Runoff, Manures, Soils

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

Kristen Koch


Program Manager, Penn State Agriculture and Environment Center

Sridhar Komarneni


Distinguished Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Hydrothermal Synthesis, X-Ray Diffraction, Density, Composite Material, Nanocomposite