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.

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

Donald Bryant


Ernest C. Pollard Professor of Biotechnology and Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Top research keywords: Synechococcus, Cyanobacteria, Photosystem I Protein Complex, Chlorobi, Light

Peter Buck


Director of Education, Penn State Sustainability

Stephanie Buechler



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

Dani Buffa


Ph.D. Student

Carolee Bull


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

Liana Burghardt


Assistant Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Rhizobiaceae, Rhizobium, Phenology, Arabidopsis Thaliana, 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: Lithium, Geothermal Resources, Resource Areas, Geothermal Energy, Water Treatment

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


Assistant 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, Parkinson's Disease, Neuroethics

Daniel Cahoy


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

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, Chinese, Public Goods

José M. Capriles


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

Benjamin Cardenas


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

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), Pullulan, Composite Material

Isabella Cattadori


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

Michela Centinari


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

Guido Cervone


Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Atmospherics, Remote Sensing, Analog Ensemble, Machine Learning, Earthquake

Bert Chandler


Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Nanoparticle, Dendrimer, Titanium Dioxide, Oxidation Reaction, Surface (Surface Science)

Anne-Marie Chang


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

Anil Kumar Chaudhary


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

Nilanjan Ray Chaudhuri


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

Long-Qing Chen


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

Xingchao Chen


Assistant Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Thermodynamics, Convective System, Mesoscale Convective Systems, China, Tropical Cyclone

Chingwen Cheng


Professor, Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: Climate Change, Climate Justice, Environmental Impact Assessment, Ecosystem Service, Social-ecological-technological Systems

Huanyu "Larry" Cheng


Associate Professor and Dorothy Quiggle Career Development Professor in Engineering, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Stretchable, Silicon, Surface (Surface Science), Graphene, Laser-Induced Graphene

Keith Cheng


Distinguished Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Top research keywords: Zebra Fish, Zebrafish, Genetics, Pigmentation, Histology