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, 1014 faculty and researchers from across Penn State, including the Commonwealth campuses, are affiliates of IEE.

Elia Merzari


Professor, Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering
Top research keywords: Computational Fluid Dynamics, Large Eddy Simulation, Nek5000, Direct Numerical Simulation, Rod Bundle

John Messner


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

Vincent Meunier


Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Graphene, Nanoribbon, Density, Carbon Nanotube, Electronic Properties

Judd Michael


Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Wood, Pallet, Wood Industry, Wood Products, Organizational Commitment

Zorana Mijic


Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, School of Science, Engineering & Technology (Harrisburg)
Top research keywords: Hydraulic Conductivity, Liquefaction, Ejecta, Asphalt Pavements, Gravel

Natasha Miles


Associate Research Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Emissions, Carbon Dioxide, Atmospherics, Indianapolis, Methane

Bruce Miller


Research Professor, EMS Energy Institute
Top research keywords: Coal, Adsorbents, Flue Gases, Adsorption, Fuel

David Miller


Assistant Research Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Atmospherics, Oxidant, Troposphere, Hydroxyl, Isoprene

David A.W. Miller


Associate Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Amphibians, Life History, Occupancy, Climate Change, Species Distribution

Douglas A. Miller


Senior Scientist, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute
Top research keywords: River Basin, Agricultural Watersheds, Geographic Information Systems, Remote Sensing, Simulation

Mark Miller


Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering
Top research keywords: Reynolds' Number, Reynolds Number, Compressed Air Motors, High Reynolds Number, Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine

Scarlett Miller


Professor, College of Information Sciences and Technology
Top research keywords: Design For Additive Manufacturing (DfAM), Concept Selection, Engineering Design, Engineering Student, Product Dissection

Simon Miller


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

George Milner


Distinguished Professor, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Skeleton, Cemetery, Dental Calculus, Death, River

Richard Mistrick


Associate Professor of Architectural Engineering, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Lighting System, Daylight, Photosensor, Illuminance, Systems Performance

Prasenjit Mitra


Professor, College of Information Sciences and Technology
Top research keywords: Search Engines, Digital Libraries, Metadata, Semantics, Classifiers

Suzanne Mohney


Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Ohmic Contact, Contact Resistance, Ohmic Contacts, Annealing, Film

Abriti Moktan


PhD Student, Forest Resources, Water-Energy-Food Nexus Cohort

Felipe Montes


Associate Research Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Emissions, Silage, Volatile Organic Compound, Volatile Organic Compound Emission, Manure

Eugene Morgan


Assistant Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Seismic Data, Big Data Analytics, Shale Gas, Q Factor, Norway

Philip J. Morris


Boeing/A. D. Welliver Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Aerospace Engineering
Top research keywords: Acoustics, Nozzles, Noise Abatement, Aeroacoustics, Computational Aeroacoustics

Joel Morrison


Associate Research Professor, EMS Energy Institute
Top research keywords: Coal Water Slurry, Co-firing, Fire Technology, Performance Requirement, Fly Ash Utilization

David Mortensen


Professor of Weed and Applied Plant Ecology

Arthur Motta


Professor, Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering
Top research keywords: Corrosion, Oxide Compound, Zirconium Alloy, Hydrides, Zircaloy

Andrew Mowen


Professor, Recreation, Park and Tourism Management
Top research keywords: Recreation Services, Local Parks, Park Service, Urban Parks, Leisure-time Physical Activity

Thandazile Moyo


Assistant Professor, Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Electronic Waste (E-waste), Chalcopyrite, Electrochemistry, Urban Mining, Ammonium Sulfate

Karl Mueller



Top research keywords: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Magic Angle Spinning, Chemical Shift, Metal Spinning, Solid State

Jeffrey Mundinger


Postdoctoral Scholar, Architectural Engineering

Iain Murray



Top research keywords: Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor, Aromatic Hydrocarbon Receptor, Ah Receptor, Receptor Activation, Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor

Timothy Michael Murtha Jr.


Associate Professor, Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: Guatemala, Mexico, Vegetation, Tikal, Land Use

Allyson Muth


Assistant Research Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Landowner, Landowners, High Grading, Microtargeting, Quercus

Suresh Muthulingam


Professor, Supply Chain and Information Systems
Top research keywords: Supply Chain Management, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Performance, Quality Performance, Manufacturing Firms

James Mutunga


Assistant Research Professor

Jessica Myrick


Professor, Film-Video and Media Studies
Top research keywords: Celebrity, Information Seeking, Social Media, Skin Cancer, COVID-19 Pandemic

Tami Mysliwiec


Associate Professor of Biology, Division of Science (Berks)
Top research keywords: Tyrosine Kinase, C-Terminus, Receptor Tyrosine Kinase, SH3 Domain, Sporogenesis

Dassou Nagassou


Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, School of Science, Engineering & Technology (Harrisburg)
Top research keywords: Carbon Dioxide, Plasmas, Decomposition, Solar Energy, Plasma