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Cofunded Faculty

IEE cofunds are a group of 68 extraordinary faculty dedicated to interdisciplinary research. These faculty have their academic homes in more than 30 departments across the University. They help Penn State to realize our commitment to interdisciplinary research on critical energy and environmental challenges.

Charles Anderson
Associate Professor, Biology
Rahman Azari
Associate Professor in Architecture, Architecture
Jennifer Baka
Assistant Professor, Geography
Tom Baker
Professor, Entomology
Seth Blumsack
Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Elizabeth W. Boyer
Associate Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Kathryn Brasier
Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Xun Cao
Associate Professor, Political Science
Nilanjan Ray Chaudhuri
Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering
Ismaila Dabo
Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Donald Davis
Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Kenneth Davis
Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Kristina Douglass
Assistant Professor, Anthropology
Jonathan Duncan
Assistant Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Roman Engel-Herbert
Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Miriam Freedman
Associate Professor, Chemistry
James Freihaut
Professor, Architectural Engineering
Jose D. Fuentes
Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Noel Chris Giebink
Charles K. Etner Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering
Adam Glick
Associate Professor, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Christopher Gorski
Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Ying Gu
Associate Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Michael Hickner
Professor and Corning Faculty Fellow, Materials Science and Engineering
Peter Hudson
Verne M. Willaman Professor, Biology
Scott Isard
Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Sarah Ivory
Assistant Professor, Geosciences
Michael Janik
Professor, Chemical Engineering
Gregory Jenkins
Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Jason Kaye
Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Klaus Keller
Professor, Geosciences
Armen Kemanian
Associate Professor, Plant Science
Todd LaJeunesse
Associate Professor of Biology, Biology
Ben Lear
Associate Professor of Chemistry, Chemistry
Li Li
Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Chiara Lo Prete
Assistant Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Bruce Logan
Evan Pugh University Professor and Kappe Professor of Environmental Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Jonathan Mathews
Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Yashar Mehmani
Assistant Professor of Energy and Mineral Engineering
Jessica Myrick
Associate Professor, Film-Video and Media Studies
Hee Jeung Oh
Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
Emily Pakhtigian
Assistant Professor in School of Public Policy, School of Public Policy
Gregory Pavlak
Assistant Professor, Architectural Engineering
Juliet Pinto
Associate Professor, Journalism
Sandeep Prabhu
Professor, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Heather Preisendanz
Assistant Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Jason Rasgon
Professor, Entomology
John (Jay) Regan
Professor of Environmental Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Tom Richard
Director of Institute, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Robert Rioux
Professor, Chemical Engineering
Timothy Ryan
Associate Professor of Anthropology, Anthropology
Howard Salis
Associate Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Sven Schmitz
Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Aerospace Engineering
Feifei Shi
Assistant Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Rui Shi
Assistant Professor in Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering
Erica Smithwick
Distinguished Professor, Geography
Peter Stempel
Associate Professor in Landscape Architecture, Landscape Architecture
Hilal Ezgi Toraman
Assistant Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Adri van Duin
Distinguished Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Randy L. Vander Wal
Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Donghai Wang
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Mort Webster
Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Peter Wilf
Professor, Geosciences
Hannah Wiseman
Professor in Law Faculty, Penn State Law (University Park)
Douglas Wrenn
Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Hong Wu
Stuckeman Career Development Assistant Professor in Design, Landscape Architecture
Jeffrey Yanosky
Associate Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
Linxiao Zhu
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Katherine Y. Zipp
Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education