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.
Autumn Sabo
Assistant Professor of Biology, Penn State Beaver
Top research keywords: Deer, Temperate Forests, Herbivory, Temperate Forest, Understory
Aly Said
Associate Professor of Architectural Engineering, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Reinforced Concrete, Concretes, Polymer Concrete, Reinforcement, Fibers
Joyce Sakamoto
Assistant Research Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Wolbachia, Ticks, Microbiota, Ixodes, Cimicidae
Howard Salis
Associate Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Ribosomes, Kinetics, Proteins, Riboswitch, Machine Learning
Elsa Sánchez
Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Cultivars, Muskmelons, Students, Bacterial Wilt, Winter Squashes
Robersy Sanchez
Associate Research Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Genetic Code, Amino Acids, Epigenome, DNA Methylation, Arabidopsis
Mare Sarr
Associate Professor, School of International Affairs
Top research keywords: Technological Change, Rainfall, International Transfers, Rebound Effect, Resources
Ruairidh Sawers
Assistant Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Zea Mays, Corn, Zea Mays Subsp. Mays, Symbiosis, Fungi
Raymond E. Schaak
DuPont Professor of Materials Chemistry, Chemistry
Top research keywords: Nanoparticles, Nanocrystals, Nanoparticle, Nanocrystal, Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
Stephen Schaeffer
Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Drosophila, Gene Order, Drosophila Pseudoobscura, Chromosome Inversion, Chromosomes
Kai Schafft
Professor, Education Policy Studies
Top research keywords: Poverty, Economics, District, Rural Community, Natural Gas
Megan Schall
Top research keywords: Micropterus Dolomieu, Fisheries, Fish, Fishery, Mass Spectrometry
Rudolf Schilder
Associate Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Alternative Splicing, RNA Precursors, Odonata, Troponin T, Muscles
Sven Schmitz
Professor, Aerospace Engineering
Top research keywords: Rotors, Wind Turbines, Drag, Atmospheric Boundary Layer, Vortex Flow
Ashley Schroeder
Assistant Professor, Recreation, Park and Tourism Management
Top research keywords: Travel, Tourism, Risk Perception, Social Media, Destination
Justin Schwartz
Executive Vice President and Provost, The Pennsylvania State University
Top research keywords: Superconductor, Conductor, Conductors, Superconducting Materials, Tapes
Christopher Scott
Maurice K. Goddard Chair of Forestry and Environmental Conservation, Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Water, Mexico, Irrigation, Water Management, Water Scarcity
Taylor Bishop Scott
Associate Research Professor, Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center (PRC)
Top research keywords: Evidence, Legislation , Bill, Language, Research Personnel
Albert Segall
Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Hot Temperature, Wear, Temperature, Wear Of Materials, Thermal Shock
Ayusman Sen
Distinguished Professor, Chemistry
Top research keywords: Olefins, Copolymerization, Palladium, Polymers, Catalysts
Abhronil Sengupta
Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering
Top research keywords: Spintronics, Neural Networks, Neurons, Deep Neural Networks, Brain
Mark Sentesy
Assistant Professor, Philosophy
Top research keywords: Aristotle's Metaphysics, Protagoras, Aristotle, Genesis, Accomplishment
Kathleen Sexsmith
Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Farm, Gender, Agriculture, Worker, Farmer
Uday V. Shanbhag
Gary and Sheila Bello Chair Professor, Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Top research keywords: Game, Nash Equilibrium, Variational Inequality Problem, Convex Optimization, Stochastic Optimization
Shunli Shang
Research Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Phonons, Phonon, Thermodynamics, Alloy, Density Functional Theory
Robert D. Shannon
Associate Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Peatland, Methane, Peatlands, Settling Tanks, Animal Manures
Priya Sharma
Associate Professor, Learning and Performance Systems
Top research keywords: Students, Weblog, Blogs, Learning, Student
Sanjib Sharma
Assistant Research Professor, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute
Top research keywords: Forecast, Streamflow, Flood Hazard, Prediction, River Basin
Cooduvalli Shashikant
Associate Professor, Animal Science
Top research keywords: Homeobox Genes, Neural Tube, Transgenic Mice, Genes, Mesoderm
Ashley Shay
Assistant Research Professor, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences
Top research keywords: Selenoproteins, Macrophages, Selenium, Inflammation, Protectin D1
Dennis Shea
Associate Dean, College of Health and Human Development
Top research keywords: Medicare, Nursing Homes, Nursing Home, Mental Health Services, Mental Health Service
Katriona Shea
Alumni Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Carduus Nutans, Carduus, Carduus Acanthoides, Invasive Species, Seed
Amir Sheikhi
Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Nanocellulose, Hydrogels, Hydrogel, Cellulose, Cellulose Nanocrystals