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.

Amir Sheikhi


Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Nanocellulose, Hydrogels, Hydrogel, Cellulose, Cellulose Nanocrystals

Chaopeng Shen


Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Learning, Streamflow, Soil Moisture, Hydrology, Land Surface

Mary K. Shenk


Associate Professor, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Marriage, Bangladesh, Kinship, Fertility, Population Dynamics

Baiou Shi



Top research keywords: Wetting, Molecular Dynamics, Spreading, Simulation, Drop

Feifei Shi


Assistant Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Electric Batteries, Lithium, Electrolytes, Anodes, Lithium-ion Batteries

Rui Shi


Assistant Professor in Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Jet Fuel, Fuel, Jet, Life Cycle, Greenhouse Gases

Yun Kyung Shin


Associate Research Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Force, Simulation, Field Theory (physics), Molecular Dynamics, Silica

Tejal Shirsat


PhD Student, Soil Science

Parisa Shokouhi


Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Ultrasonics, Surface Waves, Bridge Decks, Concretes, Rocks

James Shortle


Distinguished Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Nonpoint Pollution, Water Quality, Nonpoint Source Pollution, Pollution Control, Cost

Scott A. Showalter


Professor, Chemistry
Top research keywords: Intrinsically Disordered Proteins, Protein, RNA, Statistical Ensemble, MicroRNA

Paul Shrivastava


Professor, Management and Organization
Top research keywords: Sustainability, Strategic Management, Sustainable Development Goal, Sustainable Development, Environmentalism

Mark Shriver


Professor, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Population, Skin Pigmentation, Single Nucleotide Polymorphism, African Americans, Alleles

Blair Siegfried


Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education, College of Agricultural Sciences
Top research keywords: Zea Mays, Diabrotica Virgifera Virgifera, Ostrinia Nubilalis, Coleoptera, Bacillus Thuringiensis

Justin Silverman


Assistant Professor in Data Sciences, College of Information Sciences and Technology
Top research keywords: Microbiota, Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Microbiome, Datasets , Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

Timothy Simpson


Paul Morrow Professor in Engineering Design and Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Product Family, 3D Printers, Design, Manufacturing, Students

Alok Sinha


Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Rotors, Sliding Mode Control, Statistics, Flexible Structures, Friction

Susan Sinnott


Department Head and Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Molecular Dynamics, Simulation, Many-Body Potential, Density Functional Theory, Computer Simulation

Anand Sivasubramaniam


Distinguished Professor, Computer Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Data Storage Equipment, Servers, Costs, Computer Hardware, Scheduling

Chris Skurka


Assistant Professor, Film-Video and Media Studies
Top research keywords: Tobacco, Nicotine, Intention, Appeal, Tobacco Products

Michael Skvarla


Assistant Research Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Cunaxidae, Acari, Mite, Mites, Arkansas River

Aleksandra Slavković


Professor, Statistics
Top research keywords: Privacy, Contingency Table, Synthetic Data, Disclosure, Logistic Regression

Tania Slawecki


Research Associate, Materials Research Institute (MRI)
Top research keywords: Microwaves, Microwave, Shear, Shearing, Magnetrons

Edward Smith


Professor, Aerospace Engineering
Top research keywords: Rotors, Composite Materials, Helicopters, Fluidics, Actuators

Mary Ann Smith


Lecturer, Biology

Sanford S. Smith


Teaching Professor in Forest Resources and Natural Resources & Youth Extension Specialist

Erica Smithwick


Distinguished Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Forests, Ecosystem, Ecosystems, Nitrogen, Pinus Contorta Var. Latifolia

Joshua Smyth


Distinguished Professor, Biobehavioral Health
Top research keywords: Ecological Momentary Assessment, Health, Mood, Mindfulness, Depression

Kevin Snider


Campus Chancellor, Penn State New Kensington

Shedra "Amy" Snipes


Associate Professor, Biobehavioral Health
Top research keywords: Farmers, Pesticides, Personal Protective Equipment, Mexican Americans, African Americans

David Snyder


Research Associate, Applied Research Laboratory (ARL)
Top research keywords: Graphene, Chemical Vapor Deposition, Substrates, Vapor Deposition, Chemical Vapour Deposition

Mansour Solaimanian


Associate Research Professor, Larson Pennsylvania Transportation Institute
Top research keywords: Asphalt Concrete, Asphalt, Asphalt Pavements, Binders, Pavements

Fernando Soto


Assistant Professor of Energy Engineering, Penn State Greater Allegheny
Top research keywords: Solid Electrolytes, Density Functional Theory, Solid Electrolyte, Electrolytes, Lithium

Mariantonieta Gutierrez Soto


Assistant Professor, School of Engineering Design and Innovation
Top research keywords: Vibration Control, Earthquakes, Replicator Dynamics, Highway Bridges, Dynamic Models

Emily Southard


PhD Candidate, Rural Sociology & Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Top research keywords: Food-systems, Climate change, International development, Women's empowerment, agriculture

Todd Sowers


Senior Scientist, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute
Top research keywords: Ice Core, Ice, Greenland, Firn, Methane

Kaitlyn Spangler


Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education

Vivek Srikrishnan


Assistant Research Professor, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute
Top research keywords: Uncertainty, Sea Level Rise, Climate, Risk Management, Flood Hazard