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.
Sanjib Sharma
Assistant Research Professor, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute
Top research keywords: Forecast, Streamflow, Flood Hazard, Prediction, River Basin
Cooduvalli Shashikant
Associate Professor, Animal Science
Top research keywords: Homeobox Genes, Neural Tube, Transgenic Mice, Genes, Mesoderm
Ashley Shay
Assistant Research Professor, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences
Top research keywords: Macrophage, Selenoprotein, Macrophages, Tissue Regeneration, Mediator
Dennis Shea
Associate Dean, College of Health and Human Development
Top research keywords: Nursing Home, Medicare, Nursing Homes, Mental Health Service, Employers
Katriona Shea
Alumni Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Carduus Nutans, Seeds, Thistle, Life History, Pollinator
Amir Sheikhi
Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Hydrogel, Nanocellulose, Cellulose Nanocrystals, Biomaterial, Gelatin Methacryloyl (GelMA)
Chaopeng Shen
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Streamflow, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Soil Moisture, Long Short-term Memory
Shihui Shen
Distinguished Professor, Division of Business, Engineering, and Information Sciences & Technology (Altoona)
Top research keywords: Asphalt Pavements, Asphalt Mixture, Pavement, Asphalt Pavement, Asphalt Binder
Mary K. Shenk
Associate Professor, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Wealth, Kinship, Bangladesh, India, Evolution
Baiou Shi
Top research keywords: Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Computer Simulation, Nanoparticle, Nanosuspension, Wetting Kinetics
Feifei Shi
Assistant Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Lithium, Lithium Ion Battery, Anode, Lithium-Ion Batteries, Lithium-ion Battery
Rui Shi
Assistant Professor in Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Greenhouse Gas, Feedstock, Life Cycle Assessment, Life Cycle Engineering, Jet Fuel
Yun Kyung Shin
Associate Research Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: ReaxFF, Surface (Surface Science), ReaxFF Reactive Force Field, Computer Simulation, Force Field
Parisa Shokouhi
Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Ultrasonics, Nonlinearity, Impact-echo, Wave Velocity, Bridge Decks
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 Protein, Intrinsically Disordered Proteins, Dynamics, C-Terminus, FCP1
Paul Shrivastava
Professor, Management and Organization
Top research keywords: Sustainable Development, Sustainable Development Goals, Strategic Management, Anthropocene, Crisis Management
Mark Shriver
Professor, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Genetics, Allele, Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism, African American, Skin Pigmentation
Blair Siegfried
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education, College of Agricultural Sciences
Top research keywords: Western Corn Rootworm, Diabrotica Virgifera, Coleoptera, European Corn Borer, Bacillus Thuringiensis
Justin Silverman
Assistant Professor in Data Sciences, College of Information Sciences and Technology
Top research keywords: Microbiota, Microbiome, Microflora, Intestine Flora, Human Gut Microbiota
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, Bladed Rotor, Mistuning, Mistuned Bladed Disk, Sliding Mode Control
Susan Sinnott
Department Head and Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Density, Surface (Surface Science), Carbon Nanotube, Computer Simulation
Anand Sivasubramaniam
Distinguished Professor, Computer Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Computer Hardware, Energy Consumption, Caching, Input/Output, Response Time
Chris Skurka
Assistant Professor, Film-Video and Media Studies
Top research keywords: Climate Change, Graphic Warning Labels, Older Adults, Activism, Cigarette Packs
Michael Skvarla
Assistant Research Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Coleoptera, Mite, Acari, Hemiptera, New Species
Aleksandra Slavković
Professor, Statistics
Top research keywords: Differential Privacy, Differentially Private, Contingency Table, Synthetic Data, Conditionals
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, Rotor Blade, Rotorcraft, Flaps, Fluidics
Sanford S. Smith
Teaching Professor in Forest Resources and Natural Resources & Youth Extension Specialist
Erica Smithwick
Distinguished Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Climate Change, Pinus, Carbon Sink, Prescribed Fire, Lodgepole Pine
Joshua Smyth
Distinguished Professor, Biobehavioral Health
Top research keywords: Ecological Momentary Assessment, Health, Mood, Mindfulness, Depression
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, Film, Chemical Vapor Deposition, Epitaxial Graphene, Vapor Deposition
Mansour Solaimanian
Associate Research Professor, Larson Pennsylvania Transportation Institute
Top research keywords: Asphalt Concrete, Asphalt Mixture, Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement, Pavement, Superpave
Fernando Soto
Assistant Professor of Energy Engineering, Penn State Greater Allegheny
Top research keywords: Surface (Surface Science), Solid Electrolyte, Density, Solid Electrolyte Interphase, Density Functional Theory