Patrick Mather | Institute of Energy and the Environment

IEE Research Themes

Equitable Communities and the Built Environment

Affiliate Researcher

Professor of Chemical Engineering

In the News

Schreyer Honors College welcomes new faculty fellows | Penn State University

Oct 15, 2025 | psu.edu

Schreyer Honors College welcomes new faculty fellows

Innovative smart window technology could reduce heating, cooling energy usage | Penn State University

Oct 2, 2025

Innovative smart window technology could reduce heating, cooling energy usage

Graphic with the Penn State Institute of Energy and the Environment and Growing Impact logos over a modern glass building, featuring the words “Energy Saving Smart Windows.”

Oct 1, 2025

Growing Impact: Energy-saving smart windows

Spinning up new flexible material for self-powered wearable sensors | Penn State University

Jul 30, 2025 | psu.edu

Spinning up new flexible material for self-powered wearable sensors

Ten interdisciplinary research teams awarded IEE seed grants | Penn State University

Jun 24, 2025 | psu.edu

Ten interdisciplinary research teams awarded IEE seed grants

Penn State congratulates Fall 2024 Emerging Academic Leaders on program completion | Penn State University

Mar 26, 2025 | psu.edu

Penn State congratulates Fall 2024 Emerging Academic Leaders on program completion

Projects

Modern glass office building with curved architecture, reflecting the blue sky on its windows, viewed from a low angle.

Low-Cost Smart Energy-Efficient Windows Using Temperature-Sensitive Shape-Memory Polymers