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.
Douglas Wrenn
Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Zoning, Purchase, Shale Gas, Land Use, Duration Models
Melissa Wright
Department Head, Geography
Top research keywords: Mexico, Geography, Protest, Politics, Social Justice
Hong Wu
Associate Professor, Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: Stormwater, Infrastructure, Sponge, Development Planning, Audiovisuals
Xiawa Wu
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering (Behrend)
Top research keywords: Cellulose Nanocrystals, Cellulose, Molecular Dynamics, Nanocrystal, Crystalline Materials
Bradley Wyble
Professor, Psychology
Top research keywords: Attentional Blink, Short-Term Memory, Memory, Color, Amnesia
Ming Xiao
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Soils, Erosion, Soil, Fluids, Sand
Yuefeng Xie
Professor, School of Science, Engineering & Technology (Harrisburg)
Top research keywords: Disinfection, Haloacetic Acid, Byproducts, Byproduct, Potable Water
Yuan Xuan
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Flame, Soot, Flames, Fuel, Simulation
Jian Yang
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Top research keywords: Citric Acid, Scaffolds, Tissue Engineering, Polymers, Elastomers
Yang Yang
Assistant Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Ion Beams, Radiation, Ions, Radiation Damage, Ion Beam
Jeff D. Yanosky
Associate Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
Top research keywords: Air Pollution, Particulate Matter, Exposure, Atmospheric Pollution, Women's Health
John Yen
Professor, College of Information Sciences and Technology
Top research keywords: Fuzzy Logic, Decision Making, Fuzzy Rules, Intelligent Agents, Semantics
Richard Yetter
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Pressure, Oxidation, Ignition, Flame, Fuel
Abebayehu N. Yilma
Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
Top research keywords: Chlamydia Trachomatis, Macrophages, Cytokines, Nanoparticles, Silver Nanoparticles
Junjun Yin
Assistant Research Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Twitter, Mobile Computing, Activity Pattern, Visibility, Big Data
Jiro Yoshida
Professor, Risk Management
Top research keywords: Rent, Real Estate, Condominium, Depreciation, Premium
Kaleigh Yost
Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Cones, Liquefaction, Soils, Penetrometer, Testing
George Young
Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Boundary Layer, Synthetic Aperture Radar, Convection, Weather, Forecast
William Yourey
Associate Professor of Engineering, Penn State Hazleton
Top research keywords: Lithium, Electrodes, Electric Batteries, Behavior As Electrode, Ions
Dave Yoxtheimer
Senior Research Assistant, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute
Top research keywords: Natural Gas, Gas Well, Shale Gas, Groundwater, Gases
Cunjiang Yu
Associate Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Electronic Equipment, Skin, Strain, Electronics, Resonators
Manzhu Yu
Assistant Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Learning, Deep Learning, Social Media, Dust, Earth (planet)
Zhongyi Yuan
Associate Professor, Risk Management
Top research keywords: Insurance, Regular Variation, Finite-time Ruin Probability, Multivariate Regular Variation, Financial Risk
Michael Yukish
Research Associate, Applied Research Laboratory (ARL)
Top research keywords: Space Exploration, Design, Fidelity, Data Visualization, Energy Absorption
Sarah Zappe
Associate Research Professor, Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education
Top research keywords: Students, Teaching, Engineering, Engineering Education, Education
Lauren Zarzar
Professor, Chemistry
Top research keywords: Hydrogels, Emulsion, Hydrogel, Surface-Active Agents, Emulsions
Colin Zarzycki
Associate Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Tropical Cyclone, Climate Modeling, Atmosphere, Simulation, Regional Climate
Eric Zenner
Associate Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Man-made Trails, Overstory, Traffic, Harvest, Regeneration
Nanyin Zhang
Hartz Family Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Top research keywords: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Brain, Rodentia, Visual Cortex, Schizophrenia
Pengfei Zhang
Assistant Research Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Anticyclones, Monsoons, Sea Ice, Summer, Anticyclone
Qiming Zhang
Professor, Electrical Engineering
Top research keywords: Polymers, Ferroelectric Materials, Vinylidene, Fluorides, Terpolymers
Sulin Zhang
Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Lithiation, Carbon Nanotubes, Lithium-ion Batteries, Lithium, Electric Batteries
Yiqi Zhang
Associate Professor, Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Top research keywords: Driver, Performance, Traffic Behavior, Field Dependence-Independence, Alarm Systems
Yunji Zhang
Assistant Research Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Convection, Tropical Cyclone, Thunderstorm, Forecast, Brightness Temperature