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.

Zuleima Karpyn


Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Research; Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Rocks, Permeability, Fluids, Fluid, Oil Well Flooding

Heather Karsten


Associate Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Corn, No-tillage, Dairies, Forage, Manure

James Kasting


Evan Pugh University Professor of Geosciences and Meteorology, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Planets, Planet, Atmosphere, Atmospheres, Climate

Sarah Kawasaki


Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
Top research keywords: Opioid Analgesics, Buprenorphine, Methadone, Opioid Epidemic, Pandemics

Jason Kaye


Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Soil, Cover Crops, Cover Crop, Nitrogen, Pinus Ponderosa

Margot Kaye


Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Fire History, Deciduous Forests, Pinus Ponderosa, Climate, Pine

Jason Keagy


Assistant Research Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Mating Success, Gasterosteidae, Gasterosteus Aculeatus, Smegmamorpha, Sexual Selection

Nathan Keim


Associate Research Professor, Physics
Top research keywords: Fluid, Fluids, Shear, Rheology, Propulsion

Brian Kelley


Assistant Professor in Geosciences, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Triassic, Carbonate Platform, Permian, Basin, Mass Extinction

Kathy Kelley


Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Edible Flowers, Consumer Preferences, Wine, Purchasing, Gardeners

Deb Kelly


Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Top research keywords: Electron Microscopy, Cryoelectron Microscopy, Single Molecule Imaging, Imaging Techniques, Liquids

Gregory Kelly


Associate Dean, College of Education
Top research keywords: Discourse, Classroom, Engineering, Student, Science Education

Maurie Kelly



Top research keywords: Urban Area, Resources, Urban Planning, Criminal Justice, Love

Timothy W. Kelsey


Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Farms, Farm, Agriculture, Mushroom, Costs

Armen Kemanian


Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Corn, Maize, Crop, Crops, Cover Crops

W. Larry Kenney


Professor and Marie Underhill Noll Chair in Human Performance, Kinesiology
Top research keywords: Skin, Hot Temperature, Vasodilation, Exercise, Temperature

William Kenyon


Associate Professor of Theatre, School of Theatre

Sharareh (Sherri) Kermanshachi


Vice Chancellor for Research and Outreach, Penn State Harrisburg

Mehdi Kiani


Dorothy Quiggle Career Development Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering
Top research keywords: Wireless Power Transfer, Inductive Power Transmission, Ultrasonics, Power Management, Transducers

Faith Kibuye


Water Resources Extension Associate

Seong Kim


Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Sum-Frequency Generation, Wear, Surface, Cellulose, Glass

R. Allen Kimel


Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Photosystem II Protein Complex, Powders, Azides, Yttria Stabilized Zirconia, Suspension

Brian King


Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Republic Of South Africa, Africa, Livelihood, Health, Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Christine J. Kirchhoff


Associate Professor, School of Engineering Design and Innovation
Top research keywords: Climate, Science, Climate Change, Lake, Organization

Mark Kleinginna


Adjunct Lecturer, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences

Peter Kleinman



Top research keywords: Phosphorus, Manure, Runoff, Manures, Soils

Mark Klima


Associate Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Coal, Refuse, Bituminous Coal, Slurry, Coal Preparation

David Klinikowski


Assistant Research Professor, Larson Pennsylvania Transportation Institute
Top research keywords: Weigh-in-motion (WIM), Dynamometers, Chassis, Bus, Information Management

Kristen Koch


Program Manager, Penn State Agriculture and Environment Center

Sridhar Komarneni


Distinguished Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Microwaves, Hydrothermal Synthesis, Gels, Positive Ions, Nanocomposites

Amy Korman


Extension Educator, Green Industry
Top research keywords: Entomology, Integrated Pest Management, Lycorma delicatula (Spotted Lanternfly)

Sergei Koshkin


Assistant Research Professor, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences
Top research keywords: Pyridoxine, Aminophosphine, Phosphorodithioic Acid, 6-methyluracil, Meteoroids

Jasna Kovac


Lester Earl And Veronica Casida Career Development Professor Of Food Safety And Associate Professor Of Food Science, Food Science
Top research keywords: Bacillus Cereus, Campylobacter, Campylobacter Jejuni, Milk, Genome

Jennifer Kraschnewski


Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Department of Medicine
Top research keywords: Exercise, Health, Overweight, Weights And Measures, Obesity

Greg Krawczyk


Research Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Halyomorpha Halys, Grapholita Molesta, Orchards, Moth, Apples

Jesse Kreye


Assistant Research Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Fire Behavior, Flammability, Litter, Forest Litter, Fuels (fire Ecology)