Affiliated Researchers: Economic Systems

Karen Fisher-Vanden

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Carbon, Climate Change, China, Carbon Tax, Taxation

Emily Rosenman

Assistant Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Geography, Finance, Poverty, Profit, Monetary Policy

James Freihaut

Professor, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Electric Lamps, Heating, Air, Tar, Coal

Katherine Zipp

Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Energy Crops, Ecosystem Services, Invasive Species, Bioenergy, Landowners

Brian Black

Division Head and Distinguished Professor, History, Division of Arts & Humanities (Altoona)
Top research keywords: Oil, Petroleum, Oil Boom, Economic Planning, World War I

Stephan J. Goetz

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: County, Economic Growth, Income, United States Of America, Economics

Minghui Zhu

Dorothy Quiggle Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering
Top research keywords: Stochastic Systems, State Estimation, Motion Planning, Unknown Inputs, Robots

C. Alan Rotz

Agricultural Engineer, US Department of Agriculture
Top research keywords: Farms, Medicago Sativa, Manure, Dairy Farming, Silage

Mohamad Darayi

Assistant Professor of Systems Engineering, Engineering Division (Great Valley)
Top research keywords: Network Components, Supply Chains, Economics, Critical Infrastructures, Decision Theory

William Bahnfleth

Professor, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Irradiation, Air, Air Quality, Water, Impurities

Mort Webster

Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Electricity, Uncertainty, Carbon, Climate Change, Electricity Generation

Jiro Yoshida

Professor, Risk Management
Top research keywords: Rent, Real Estate, Condominium, Depreciation, Premium

Yan Li

Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering
Top research keywords: Microgrids, Energy Resources, Microgrid, DC-DC Converter, Wind Power

Anne Menefee

Assistant Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Shale, Basalt, Mineral, Fluid, Carbonate

Jeremy Gernand

Associate Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Nanostructured Materials, Toxicity, Nanoparticles, Carbon Nanotubes, Particulate Matter

Armen Kemanian

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

Meng Wang

Assistant Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Algae, Waste Water, Wastewater, Digestion, Microalgae

Brian King

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

Daniel Brent

Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Social Comparison, Willingness To Pay, Water Use, Stormwater, Conservation Programs

Peter Idowu

Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies, Penn State Harrisburg
Top research keywords: Students, Energy Storage, Electrical Engineering, Battery, Storage System

Tamie L. Veith

Agricultural Engineer, USDA-ARS-Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit
Top research keywords: Watershed, Watersheds, Soil And Water Assessment Tool Model, Soil And Water Assessment Tool, Phosphorus

Jayson K. Harper

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Milk Production, Conservation Tillage, Apples, Growers, Corn

John E. Carlson

Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Genome, Magnoliopsida, Populus, Genes, Coleoptera

Gamini Mendis

Assistant Professor of Engineering, School of Engineering (Behrend)
Top research keywords: Machining, Bauxite, Recovery, Lignin, Energy Utilization

Jonathan Duncan

Associate Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Watershed, Catchment, Nitrate, Hillslope, Nitrogen

Jennifer Baka

Associate Professor and John T. Ryan, Jr. Faculty Fellow, College of Earth & Mineral Sciences
Top research keywords: Biofuel, Energy, Wasteland, Biofuels, Energy Security

John Tooker

Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Insecta, Herbivory, Insect, Herbivores, Neonicotinoids

Chiara Lo Prete

Associate Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Power Markets, Microgrids, Electricity, Market, Sustainable Development

Tom Richard

Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Manures, Composting, Manure, Compost, Composts

Dana L. Stuchul

Associate Professor, Curriculum & Instruction
Top research keywords: Racial Violence, Liberation, Climate, Literacy, Anxiety

Daniel Willis

Stuckman Professor of Advanced Design Studies, Architecture
Top research keywords: Energy, Climate, Environmental Design, Ecodesign, Performance

Anthony Kwasnica

Professor, Risk Management
Top research keywords: Auctions, Ascending Auctions, Seller, Sealed-bid Auction, Double Auction

Xun Cao

Professor, Political Science
Top research keywords: Air Pollution, China, Environmental Regulations, Economic Policy, Democracy

Mark Brennan

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Community Development, Ireland, Youth, Social Support, Art

Michael G. Jacobson

Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Landowners, Landowner, Sustainable Forestry, Economic Incentives, Agroforestry

Mark Roberts

Professor, Economics
Top research keywords: Export Markets, Turnover, Productivity, Firm, Manufacturing

Bronwen Powell

Associate Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Forests, Food, Diet, Morocco, Tanzania

Prasenjit Mitra

Professor, College of Information Sciences and Technology
Top research keywords: Search Engines, Digital Libraries, Metadata, Semantics, Classifiers

Douglas Wrenn

Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Zoning, Purchase, Shale Gas, Land Use, Duration Models

Emily Pakhtigian

Assistant Professor in School of Public Policy, School of Public Policy
Top research keywords: Nepal, Household, Sanitation, River Basin, Hydropower