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.
Erika Machtinger
Associate Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Diptera, House Fly, Muscidae, Tick Control, Filth Flies
Sally Mackenzie
Lloyd and Dottie Huck Chair for Functional Genomics and Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Mitochondrial Genome, Arabidopsis, Fertility, Plastids, Male Infertility
Samy Madbouly
Assistant Professor of Engineering, Plastics Engineering Technology, School of Engineering (Behrend)
Top research keywords: Polyurethanes, Dispersions, Polymers, Polymethyl Methacrylates, Shear
Carolyn Mahan
Professor, Division of Mathematics & Natural Sciences (Altoona)
Top research keywords: Eastern Chipmunk, Tamias, Pennsylvania, Tamias Striatus, National Parks
Mehrdad Mahdavi
Associate Professor, Computer Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Harmony Search, Neural Network, Optimization Problem, Gradient Descent, Approximation (Algorithm)
Brian Maicke
Associate Professor, School of Science, Engineering & Technology (Harrisburg)
Top research keywords: Vortex, Mach Number, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Rocket Engine, One Dimensional
Stephen Mainzer
Assistant Professor, Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Chesapeake Bay, USA, Collective Identity, Collective Action
Daniel Mallinson
Associate Professor of Public Policy and Administration, School of Public Affairs (Harrisburg)
Top research keywords: Policy Diffusion, American States, Pennsylvania, Innovation Policy, Narcotic Drugs
Guha Manogharan
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Additive Manufacturing, Metal Additive Manufacturing, Ti-6Al-4V (Ti64), Binder Jetting, 3D Sand Printing
Yingwei Mao
Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: DISC1, Exon Junction Complex, RBM8A, αB-crystallin, Interneuron
Zhiqiang Mao
Professor, Eberly College of Science
Top research keywords: Strontium Ruthenate, Superconducting Material, Surface (Surface Science), Superconductivity, Magnetism
Costas Maranas
Donald B. Broughton Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Metabolite, Escherichia Coli, Metabolic Pathway, Metabolic Network, Enzyme
James Marden
Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Flight, Flight Muscle, Dragonfly, Butterfly, Locomotion
Jon-Paul Maria
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Thin Films, Film, Oxide Compound, Ferroelectric Material, Permittivity
Paul Markowski
Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Supercell, Storm, Supercells, Tornado, Thunderstorm
Jonathan Marks
Professor, Philosophy
Top research keywords: Nutrition Policy, Law, Corporate Influence, Public Health, Advocacy
Chris Marone
Professor, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Fault Gouge, Fault Zone, Friction, Earthquake, Fault Slip
Paul Daniel Marriott
Associate Professor, Stuckeman School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: UK, Twentieth Century, Early Twentieth Century, Professional Occupations, Landscape Architect
Megan Marshall
Research Assistant, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Pretreatment, Corn Stover, Ensilage, Solarization, Silage
Michael Mashtare
Assistant Professor in BioRenewable Systems, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, 17-estradiol, Pennsylvania, Cotton Gin Waste, Biochar
Robert Mathers
Professor, Penn State New Kensington
Top research keywords: Polymerization, Hydrophobicity, Self Assembly, Copolymer, Monomer
Jonathan Mathews
Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Bituminous Coal, Vitrinite, High-resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HRTEM), Aromatics, Inertinite
Mark Maughmer
Professor, Aerospace Engineering
Top research keywords: Airfoil, Trailing Edge, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Rotorcraft, Winglet
John Mauro
Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Phase Composition, Aluminosilicate, Glass Transition, Glass Transition Temperature, Silicate Glass
Siela Maximova
Research Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Cacao, Theobroma Cacao, Somatic Embryogenesis, Infectious Agent, Arabidopsis
Marc E. McDill
Associate Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Pennsylvania, Forest Planning, Forest Management, Quercus, Harvest-scheduling Model
Bryan McDonald
Sherwin Early Career Professorship and Associate Professor, History
Top research keywords: Americas, Environmental Change, Food Systems, Hostility, Culture Industry
Jacqueline McLaughlin
Top research keywords: Undergraduate Research, Pedagogical Framework, Biology Laboratory, Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience, Four-step
Timothy W. McNellis
Associate Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Erwinia Amylovora, Arabidopsis, Apple, Virulence, Wild Type
Lauren McPhillips
Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Stormwater, Greenhouse Gas Emission, Denitrification, Methane, Solar Farm
Michael McShane
Assistant Professor, College of Medicine (University Park Curriculum)
Top research keywords: Communities, Interactive Cases, Medication Reconciliation, Pennsylvania, Community-Based
Mónica Medina
Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Coral, Symbiodinium, Symbiont, Microbiome, Reef-building Corals
Scott H. Medina
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Top research keywords: Nanoemulsion, Anticancer Peptides, Antimicrobial Peptides, Fluorous, Drug Discovery
Yashar Mehmani
Assistant Professor, Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Multiscale, Pore Network Model, Porosity, Porous Media, Pore Level
Amin Mehrabian
Associate Professor, Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Wellbore, Porosity, Poroelasticity, Pore Fluid, Loss Of Circulation
Alfonso Mejia
Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Streamflow, United States, United States Of America, Water Footprint, Water Flow