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.

Jason Rasgon


Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Culicidae, Anopheles, Wolbachia, Culex, Malaria

Ola Rashwan


Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering, School of Science, Engineering & Technology (Harrisburg)
Top research keywords: Solar Cells, Perovskite, Thin Film Solar Cells, Lead, Electronic Properties

Asok Ray


Distinguished Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Finite Automata, Time Series, Control Systems, Sensors, Formal Languages

Charles Ray


Associate Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Lumber, Kilns, Hardwoods, Wood, Drying

Andrew Read


Senior Vice President for Research, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
Top research keywords: Malaria, Parasites, Parasite, Plasmodium Chabaudi, Culicidae

Joan Redwing


Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Nanowires, Chemical Vapor Deposition, Nanowire, Sapphire, Silicon

Heidi Reed


Agronomy Educator, Penn State Extension

John (Jay) Regan


Professor of Environmental Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Bioelectric Energy Sources, Microbial Fuel Cells, Fuel Cell, Electrodes, Cathodes

David Reichenberger


Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Biobehavioral Health

Wesley Reinhart


Assistant Professor in Materials Science and Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Nanochannel, Simulation, Janus, Machine Learning, Deoxyribonucleic Acid

Tanya Renner


Associate Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Carnivorous Plants, Caryophyllales, Coleoptera, Carnivory, Harpalus

Edward (Ted) Reutzel


Senior Research Associate, Applied Research Laboratory (ARL)
Top research keywords: 3D Printers, Lasers, Additive, Powders, Fusion Reactions

Mohammad Rezaee


Associate Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Rare Earth Elements, Mine Dust, Rare Earth Element, Coal, Coal Dust

Danielle Rhea


Extension Educator

Tom Richard


Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Manures, Composting, Manure, Compost, Composts

Anthony Richardella


Assistant Research Professor, Materials Research Institute (MRI)
Top research keywords: Topological Insulators, Insulators, Nonconductor, Ferromagnetism, Thin Films

Lilliard Richardson


Professor, College of the Liberal Arts
Top research keywords: Law, Seat Belts, Voting, District, Head Protective Devices

Scott Richardson


Research Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Fluxes, Greenhouse Gases, Methane, Atmospheric Inversion, Greenhouse Gas

Yvette Richardson


Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, College of Earth & Mineral Sciences
Top research keywords: Supercell, Tornado, Vorticity, Radar, Thunderstorm

Donghyun Rim


Associate Professor, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Ventilation, Ozone, Particle, Air, Indoor Environment

Robert Rioux


Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Catalysts, Nanoparticles, Hydrogenation, Adsorption, Silica

Mark Roberts


Professor, Economics
Top research keywords: Export Markets, Turnover, Productivity, Firm, Manufacturing

Joshua Robinson


Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Graphene, Monolayers, Transition Metals, Heterojunctions, Monolayer

Emily Rosenman


Assistant Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Geography, Finance, Poverty, Profit, Monetary Policy

Asher Rosinger


Associate Professor, Biobehavioral Health
Top research keywords: Water, Food Supply, Bolivia, Household, Nutrition Surveys

Ruggero Rossi


Assistant Research Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Slava Rotkin


Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Nanotubes, Carbon Nanotubes, Single Walled Nanotube, Nanotube, Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes (SWCN)

C. Alan Rotz


Agricultural Engineer, US Department of Agriculture
Top research keywords: Farms, Medicago Sativa, Manure, Dairy Farming, Silage

Richard Roush


Executive Special Assistant to Interim Dean, College of Agricultural Sciences
Top research keywords: Bacillus Thuringiensis, Insecta, Plutella Xylostella, Insecticides, Moths

Matthew Royer


Associate Research Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Catchment, Nutrient, Best Management Practices, Water Quality, Eastern United States

Kusumal Ruamsook


Assistant Research Professor, Center for Supply Chain Research
Top research keywords: Supply Chains, Sourcing, Logistics, Supply Chain, Costs

Steven Rubin


Professor, School of Visual Arts

Sairam V. Rudrabhatla


Professor of Biology, School of Science, Engineering & Technology (Harrisburg)
Top research keywords: Sorghum, Zea Mays, Regeneration, Bony Callus, Meristem

Tess Russo


Assistant Professor and Rudy L. Slingerland Early Career Professorship, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Groundwater, Water Management, Aquifer, Shale, Modeling

Timothy Ryan


Professor, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Cancellous Bone, Bones, Bone, Hominidae, Primates