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

Haley Sankey


Assistant Teaching Professor, Energy and Sustainability Policy

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

Julianne Schieffer


Extension Educator, Regional Urban Forester

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

James Schupp



Top research keywords: Apples, Rootstocks, Fruit Size, Thinning (plants), Cultivars

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