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.
Mariantonieta Gutierrez Soto
Assistant Professor, School of Engineering Design and Innovation
Top research keywords: Vibration Control, Building Structure, Semi-active, Tornado, Actuator
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
Vivek Srikrishnan
Assistant Research Professor, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute
Top research keywords: Uncertainty, Sea Level Rise, Climate, Risk Management, Flood Hazard
Sanjay Srinivasan
Department Head and Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Reservoir Model, Dynamic Data, Seismic Data, Multiple Point, Carbon Dioxide
Alexandra Staub
Professor, Architecture
Top research keywords: Managers, Germany, India, Modernity, World War II
Jay Stauffer Jr.
Distinguished Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Cichlid, Cichlidae, Teleostei, Lake Malawi, Africa
Richard Stehouwer
Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Soil, Soils, Trace Elements, Nutrients, Compost
Kim Steiner
Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Oak, Quercus, Seedling, Quercus Rubra, Acer Rubrum
Peter Stempel
Associate Professor in Landscape Architecture, Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: Storm, Rhode Island, Hydrodynamic Model, United States Of America, Real Time
David Stensrud
Department Head, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Thermodynamics, Ensemble Forecast, Storm, Data Assimilation, Thunderstorm
Susan Stewart
Associate Teaching Professor, Aerospace Engineering
Top research keywords: Wind Turbine, Condenser, Condenser Design, Exchanger, Finned-tube Condenser
Martha Strickland
Associate Professor, School of Behavioral Sciences & Education (Harrisburg)
Top research keywords: Immigrant, Teacher, Personal Narratives , Conversation, Student Learning
Dana L. Stuchul
Associate Professor, Curriculum & Instruction
Top research keywords: Racial Violence, Liberation, Climate, Literacy, Anxiety
Mark Stutman
Research Associate, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Air Filters, Electric Power Measurement, HVAC, Fans, Life Cycle
Hongtao Sun
Assistant Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Graphene, Anode, Composite Material, Lithium Ion Battery, Density
S. Shyam Sundar
Distinguished Professor, Film-Video and Media Studies
Top research keywords: Interactivity, Customization, User Experience, Between-subject, User Engagement
Troy Sutton
Associate Professor, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Top research keywords: Virus, Influenza Virus, Influenza, Mustela Putorius Furo, Ferret
Madhavan Swaminathan
Professor, Electrical Engineering
Top research keywords: Dielectrics, Power Distribution, Interconnects, Electric Power Distribution, Power Plane
Jon Sweetman
Assistant Research Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Canada, Wetlands, Cladocerans, Prairie Wetlands, Ponds
Janet Swim
Professor, Psychology
Top research keywords: Climate Change, Psychology, Discrimination, Prejudice, Sexism
Kristin Sznajder
Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
Top research keywords: China, Structural Equation Analysis, Prospective Cohort Study, COVID-19, Resilience
Derrick Taff
Associate Professor, Recreation, Park and Tourism Management
Top research keywords: Protected Areas, Visitor Experience, Park Area, Leave No Trace, Wildlife
Arash Dahi Taleghani
Professor, Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Hydraulic Fracturing, Wellbore, Hydraulic Fracture, Natural Fracture, Lost Circulation Material
Ken Tamminga
Distinguished Professor, Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: Rivers, River, Learning, Climate Change, Sustainable Development
Fariborz Tavangarian
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, School of Science, Engineering & Technology (Harrisburg)
Top research keywords: Forsterite, Mechanical Properties, Bioactivity, Tissue Engineering Applications, Compressive Strength
Alan Taylor
Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Fire Regime, Fire Severity, Coniferous Forests, Mixed Forests, Wildfires
Mauricio Terrones
George A. and Margaret M. Downsbrough Department Head, Evan Pugh University Professor, and Verne M. Willaman Professor of Physics, Physics
Top research keywords: Carbon Nanotube, Graphene, Nanotube, Carbon Nanotubes, Monolayers
Alexander Thames
Ph.D. Candidate, Geosciences and Climate Science
Top research keywords: Dimethyl Sulfide, Troposphere, Tomography, Atmosphere, Hydroxyl Radical
Brian Thiede
Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Americas, Sub-Saharan Africa, Population Censuses, United States, Climate Change Impacts
Darryl Thomas
Associate Professor, African American Studies
Top research keywords: Racial Capitalism, Black Internationalism, Cedric J. Robinson, Africa, Eurocentric
