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, 1013 faculty and researchers from across Penn State, including the Commonwealth campuses, are affiliates of IEE.
Tonya Peeples
Harold and Inge Marcus Dean, College of Engineering
Top research keywords: Bioconversion, Extremophiles, Methanocaldococcus, Hydrolysis, Biocatalysis
Eliza Pennypacker
Department Head and Professor, Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: Stormwater, Runoff, Amenity, Studios, Rainwater
Gary Perdew
John T. And Paige S. Smith Professor, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Top research keywords: Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptors, Hydrocarbon, Ligands, Human AHR Protein, Protein
Susan Perrine
Research Assistant, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Acrocephalosyndactylia, Craniofacial Dysostosis, Skull, Craniosynostoses, Mutation
George Perry
Professor, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Primates, Genome, Rainforest, Lemur, Pan Troglodytes
Christian Pester
Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Brushes, Polymer Brush, Block Copolymers, Polymers, Polymerization
Jeffrey Peters
Distinguished Professor, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Top research keywords: Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors, Peroxisome Proliferators, Ligands, Carcinogenesis, Liver
Martin Pietrucha
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Variable Message Signs, Visibility, Highway Systems, Traffic Signs, Travel Time
Ross Pifer
Clinical Professor, Penn State Law (University Park)
Top research keywords: Climate Change, Cap-and-trade, Greenhouse Gas, India, Coal-fired Power Plant
Anastasia Piliouras
Assistant Professor, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Rivers, Permafrost, Sediments, River, Planforms
Juliet Pinto
Associate Professor, Journalism
Top research keywords: News, Coverage, Journalism, Social Construction, Latin America
Sarma Pisupati
Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Coal, Gasification, Ashes, Fluidized Bed, Fluidized Beds
Ute Poerschke
Professor of Architecture, Architecture
Top research keywords: Studios, Ecodesign, Solar Buildings, Zero Energy Buildings, Architect
David Pollard
Senior Scientist, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute
Top research keywords: Ice Sheet, Ice, Climate, Climate Modeling, Simulation
Denise Potosky
Professor, Management Division (Great Valley)
Top research keywords: Work Performance, Job Performance, Cognitive Ability, Personnel, Predictors
Bed Poudel
Associate Research Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Thermoelectricity, Skutterudites, Figure Of Merit, Nanostructures, Bismuth
Bronwen Powell
Associate Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Forests, Food, Diet, Morocco, Tanzania
Samantha Powers
Assistant Professor of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management, Division of Social Sciences (Abington)
Top research keywords: Recreation, Pandemics, Social Capital, Staff, Public Perception
Sandeep Prabhu
Department Head and Professor, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Top research keywords: Selenium, Selenoproteins, Macrophages, Inositol Oxygenase, Inflammation
Heather Preisendanz
Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Drug Products, Wastewater, Nutrients, Impurities, Runoff
Sarah Princiotta
Assistant Professor, Biology, Penn State Schuylkill
Top research keywords: Lakes, Lake, Cryptophyta, Dinobryon, Phototrophic Processes
Esther Prins
Professor, Learning and Performance Systems
Top research keywords: Literacy, Adult Education, El Salvador, Basic Education, Participation
Virendra M. Puri
Distinguished Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Powders, Hot Temperature, Moisture, Heat Exchangers, Temperature
Robin Guanghua Qiu
Professor, Engineering Division (Great Valley)
Top research keywords: Semiconductor Materials, Industry, Supply Chains, Information Systems, Alzheimer's Disease
Aleksandra Radlinska
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Slags, Concretes, Slag, Portland Cement, Drying
Christopher Rahn
Associate Dean for Innovation, College of Engineering
Top research keywords: Fluidics, Actuators, Lithium-ion Batteries, Damping, Composite Materials
Cibin Raj
Associate Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Soil And Water Assessment Tool Model, Soil And Water Assessment Tool, Watersheds, Watershed, Water Quality
Farshad Rajabipour
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Concretes, Fly Ash, Silica, Cements, Mortar
Ramakrishnan Rajagopalan
Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Carbon, Carbon Atom, Alcohols, Nanoporosity, Polypyrroles
Bladimir Ramos-Alvarado
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Liquids, Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFC), Heat Sinks, Wettability, Fuel Cells
Joseph Ranalli
Associate Professor, Penn State Hazleton
Top research keywords: Flames, Flame, Students, Transfer Functions, Advection
Clive Randall
Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Sintering, Ceramic, Ferroelectric Materials, Temperature, Dielectric Material
Andisheh Ranjbari
Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Curbs, Rural Roads, Travel, Network Design, Demand
Elizabeth Ransom
Associate Professor, School of International Affairs
Top research keywords: Food, Local Food Systems, Global Commodity Chains, Gender, Rural Communities