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, 1018 faculty and researchers from across Penn State, including the Commonwealth campuses, are affiliates of IEE.

Wilson Brown


Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, School of Humanities & Social Sciences (Behrend)
Top research keywords: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms, Severe Mental Illness, Mental Illness

William Brune


Distinguished Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Atmospherics, Troposphere, Emissions, Isoprene, Oxidant

Mary Ann Bruns


Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Soil, Manure, Dairy Manure, Odorants, Bacteria

Peter Buck


Director of Education, Penn State Sustainability

Stephanie Buechler



Top research keywords: Climate Change, Mexico, Feminist Political Ecology, Sonora, Environmental Degradation

Dani Buffa


Ph.D. Student

Carolee Bull


Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Pseudomonas Syringae, Infectious Agent, Leaf Spot, Bacterial Leaf Spot, Lettuce

Liana Burghardt


Assistant Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Rhizobiaceae, Rhizobium, Nodule, Phenology, Dormancy

William Burgos


Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Iron Oxide, Fe(II), Bioreduction, Low PH, U(VI)

Eric Burkhart


Associate Teaching Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management

Margaret Busse


Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Geothermal Energy, Lithium, Geothermal Resources, Resource Areas, Geothermal Brine

Caleb Butler


Ph.D. Student, Ecology

Peter Butler


Associate Dean for Education, College of Engineering
Top research keywords: Endothelial Cells, Shear Stress, Enzyme, Dynamics, Focal Adhesion

Tom Butzler


Extension Educator

Margaret Byron


Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Metachronal, Intermediate Reynolds Number, Reynolds' Number, Propulsion, Ctenophore

Laura Y. Cabrera


Associate Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Deep Brain Stimulation, Ethical Issues, Psychiatrists, Electroceuticals, Parkinson's Disease

Daniel Cahoy


Department Head and Robert G. and Caroline Schwartz Professor, Risk Management
Top research keywords: Courts, Product Information, Human Rights, Business Law, Technology Transfer

Guoray Cai


Associate Professor, College of Information Sciences and Technology
Top research keywords: Crisis Management, Geographic Information, Decision-Making, Multimodal Interface, Spatial Data

Dennis Calvin


Associate Dean, College of Agricultural Sciences
Top research keywords: Ostrinia Nubilalis, Maize, Crambidae, Lepidoptera, Corn

Cengiz Camci


Professor, Aerospace Engineering
Top research keywords: Turbines, Heat Transfer, Aerodynamics, Turbomachine Blades, Axial Flow

Fred Cannon


Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Activated Carbon, Perchlorate, Coal, Adsorption, Removal

Xun Cao


Professor, Political Science
Top research keywords: China, Democracy, Trade Competition, Environmental Regulation, Chinese

José M. Capriles


Associate Professor, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Bolivia, Andes, Chile, Late Pleistocene, Radiocarbon Dating

Isaac Carachilo


Graduate Student Water Council Member

Benjamin Cardenas


Assistant Professor, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Mars, Channel Belt, United States Of America, Dunes, Stratigraphy

Bradley Cardinale


Department Head and Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Biodiversity, Species Richness, Species Diversity, Ecosystem Function, Biomass Production

Andrew Carleton


Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Southern Hemisphere, Climate, Sea Ice, Cold Air, Vortex

John E. Carlson


Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Genome, Magnoliopsida, Populus, Genes, Coleoptera

Jeffrey Catchmark


Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Bacterial Cellulose, Cellulose, Surface (Surface Science), Composite Material, Pullulan

Isabella Cattadori


Associate Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Helminth, Dynamics, Leporidae, Helminths, Infectious Agent

Michela Centinari


Associate Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Grapevine, Grape, Vine, Vineyard, Spotted Lanternfly

Guido Cervone


Professor of Geography and Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Geography
Top research keywords: Atmospherics, Remote Sensing, Analog Ensemble, Machine Learning, Earthquake

Bert Chandler


Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Nanoparticle, Dendrimer, Titanium Dioxide, Surface (Surface Science), Au-TiO2

Anne-Marie Chang


Associate Professor, Biobehavioral Health
Top research keywords: Sleep Duration, Sleep Health, Circadian Rhythm, Actigraphy, Sleep Scheduling

Sebanti Chattopadhyay


Eberly Research Scholar

Anil Kumar Chaudhary


Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Program Evaluation, Extension Program, Water Conservation, Extension Professionals, Florida

Nilanjan Ray Chaudhuri


Professor, Electrical Engineering
Top research keywords: Power Engineering, Power Grid, Compressed Air Motors, Doubly-Fed Induction Generator, Phasor

Long-Qing Chen


Hamer Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Ferroelectric Material, Phase-field Model, Phase Field, Thin Films, Phase Field Model