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.

Jie Zhao


Assistant Professor of Computer Science & Software Engineering, School of Engineering (Behrend)

Linghao Zhong


Professor of Chemistry, Penn State Mont Alto
Top research keywords: Cellulose, Soil, Simulation, Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Trichoderma

Zihan Zhou


Assistant Professor, College of Information Sciences and Technology
Top research keywords: Face Recognition, Lighting, Convolutional Neural Networks, Cameras, Photography

Linxiao Zhu


Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Radiative Heat Transfer, Near Fields, Radiative Cooling, Hot Temperature, Cooling

Minghui Zhu


Professor, Electrical Engineering
Top research keywords: Stochastic Systems, State Estimation, Motion Planning, Unknown Inputs, Robots

Tieyuan Zhu


Associate Professor, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Wave Equation, Wave Equations, Attenuation, Reaction Time, Inversions

Xiaoyang Zhu



Top research keywords: Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor Agonist, Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors, GW 7647, Ligand, Refractory

Yimin Zhu


Associate Professor, Division of Mathematics & Natural Sciences (Altoona)
Top research keywords: Lignin, Monolignol, Protein Footprinting, Cell Wall, Plant Cells

Gregory Ziegler


Professor, Food Science
Top research keywords: Chocolate, Starch, Milk, Amylose, Milk Chocolate

Karl Zimmerer


Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Agrobiodiversity, Bolivia, Food, Peasant, Livelihood

Katherine Zipp


Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Energy Crops, Ecosystem Services, Invasive Species, Bioenergy, Landowners

Wangda Zuo


Professor, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Modelica, Fluid Dynamics, Buildings, Office Buildings, HVAC

Andrew Zydney


Distinguished Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Membranes, Ultrafiltration, Proteins, Filtration, Fouling