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.

David Toews


Assistant Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Songbirds, Hybrid Zone, Setophaga, Genomics, Plumage

John Tooker


Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Insecta, Herbivory, Insect, Herbivores, Neonicotinoids

Hilal Ezgi Toraman


Assistant Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Pyrolysis, Xylans, Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography, Bio-Oil, Catalysts

Elizabeth Traut



Top research keywords: Electric Vehicle, Electric Bikes, Vehicle, Multimodal Transportation, Resiliency

Lorena Tribe


Professor of Chemistry, Division of Science (Berks)
Top research keywords: Computational Chemistry, Glyphosate, Montmorillonite, Sodium Chloride, Chemistry

Susan Trolier-McKinstry


Steward S. Flaschen Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Lead Zirconate Titanate, Thin Films, Ferroelectric Materials, Liquid Film, Lead Zirconate Titanates

Erin Trouba


Extension Educator

Luke Trusel


Assistant Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Ice Shelf, Ice Sheet, Antarctica, Melt, Meltwater

Nancy Tuana


DuPont/Class of 1949 Professor, Philosophy
Top research keywords: Justice, Hypatia, Climate, Empiricism, National Science Foundation

Kenji Uchino


Professor, Electrical Engineering
Top research keywords: Lead Zirconate Titanate, Ceramic, Ferroelectric Materials, Ceramics, Piezoelectric Ceramics

Md Habib Ullah


Assistant Professor, School of Science, Engineering & Technology (Harrisburg)
Top research keywords: Microgrids, Energy Management Systems, Energy Management, Microgrid, Smart Power Grids

Julie Urban


Associate Research Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Fulgoridae, Hemiptera, Lycorma Delicatula, Fulgoroidea, Planthopper

Julio Urbina


Professor, Electrical Engineering
Top research keywords: Radar, Meteor, Meteoroids, Radar Tracking, Meteor Trails

Femeena Pandara Valappil


Assistant Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Adri van Duin


Distinguished Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Molecular Dynamics, Field Theory (physics), Simulation, Force, Computer Simulation

Jennifer Van Hook


Roy C. Buck Professor, Sociology and Criminology
Top research keywords: Immigrant, Immigrants, Immigration, Child, Emigration And Immigration

Kimberly Van Meter


Assistant Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Water Quality, Nitrogen, Watershed, Watersheds, Rivers

Kurt Vandegrift


Associate Research Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Peromyscus, Ecology, Deer, SARS Virus, Peromyscus Leucopus

John Vanden Heuvel


Professor of Veterinary Science, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Top research keywords: Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors, Conjugated Linoleic Acids, Perfluorodecanoic Acid, Peroxisome Proliferator, Peroxisome Proliferators

Randy L. Vander Wal


Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Soot, Nanostructures, Nanomaterial, Incandescence, Carbon

Juliana Vasco-Correa


Assistant Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Anaerobic Digestion, Fungi, Biomass, Methane, Enzymatic Hydrolysis

Martina Vecchi


Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Food, Lab Experiment, Local Food, Food Choice, Socioeconomic Status

Tamie L. Veith


Agricultural Engineer, USDA-ARS-Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit
Top research keywords: Watershed, Watersheds, Soil And Water Assessment Tool Model, Soil And Water Assessment Tool, Phosphorus

Darrell Velegol


Distinguished Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Electrophoresis, Polystyrenes, Force, Sphere, Colloids

Stephanie Butler Velegol


Acting Associate Department Head and Teaching Professor, Chemical Engineering

Jose Ventura


Professor, Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Top research keywords: Scheduling, Supply Chains, Costs, Supplier Selection, Alternative Fuels

Johannes Verlinde


Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Radar, Doppler Radar, Ice, Ice Crystal, Liquid

Victoria Ashley Villar


Assistant Professor, Astronomy & Astrophysics
Top research keywords: Merger, Binary Stars, Supernovae, Neutron Stars, LIGO (observatory)

Bryan Vogt


Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Liquid Film, Block Copolymers, Thin Films, Polymer Films, Carbon Films

Robert Voigt


Professor, Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Top research keywords: Foundry, Nodular Iron, Foundries, Cast Iron, Heat Treatment

Jennifer Wagner


Assistant Professor, School of Engineering Design and Innovation
Top research keywords: DNA, Privacy, Genetic Testing, Industry, Health

Tyler Wagner



Top research keywords: Salvelinus Fontinalis, Brook, Fish, Lakes, Lake

Jennifer Wagner-Lawlor


Professor, Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Top research keywords: Utopian, Utopia, Utopian Literature, Genre, Susan Sontag

Daniel E. Walters


Assistant Professor, Penn State Law (University Park)
Top research keywords: Administrative Law, Doctrine, Market Reaction, Transnational Law, Supreme Court

William Walters


Associate Professor, Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering
Top research keywords: Spent Fuels, Control Rods, Fission, Rockets, Hot Temperature

Chao-Yang Wang


William E. Diefenderfer Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Fuel Cells, Electrolytes, Polymers, Cathodes, Diffusion In Gases

Donghai Wang


Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Anodes, Lithium Sulfur Batteries, Anode, Lithium-ion Batteries, Cathodes