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, 993 faculty and researchers from across Penn State, including the Commonwealth campuses, are affiliates of IEE.

Abdallah S. Abdallah Abousheaisha


Associate Professor Of Electrical And Computer Engineering, School of Engineering (Behrend)
Top research keywords: Internet Of Things, Machine Learning, Radio Access Networks, Vehicular Networks, Network Protocols

Dave Abler


Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Pollution Control, Farm, Nonpoint Pollution, Income, Farms

Marc D. Abrams


Nancy and John Steimer Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Quercus, Oak, Dendroecology, Acer Rubrum, Species Recruitment

James Adair


Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Nanoparticles, Powders, Micelles, Lead Titanate, Barium Titanate

Paul R. Adler


Research Agronomist, USDA-ARS-Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit

Kofi Adu


Professor of Physics, Division of Mathematics & Natural Sciences (Altoona)
Top research keywords: Carbon Nanotubes, Phonons, Phonon, Nanowires, Nanowire

Peter Aeschbacher


Associate Professor, Landscape Architecture

Lee Ahern


Associate Professor, Advertising and Public Relations
Top research keywords: News, Magazine, Gun Control, News Channel, News Value

Istvan Albert


Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Top research keywords: Genome, Jamming, Granular Media, Microbiota, Drag

Nasim Alem


Norris B. McFarlane Faculty Career Development Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Monolayers, Transition Metals, Monolayer, Boron Nitride, Graphene

Konstantinos Alexopoulos


Assistant Research Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Catalysts, Dehydration, Butenes, Catalyst, Zeolites

Monty Alger


Professor of Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Liquid Metals, Polymer Films, Polycarbonates, Gibbs Free Energy, Thermodynamics

Jared Ali


Associate Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Herbivores, Herbivory, Herbivore, Nematode, Entomopathogenic Nematodes

Daniel Allen


Assistant Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Rivers, Ecosystem, River, Mussels, Biodiversity

Sarah Allen



Top research keywords: Eocene, Fossils, Fossil, Paleoecology, Paleoclimate

Richard Alley


Evan Pugh University Professor, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Ice, Ice Stream, Ice Sheet, Antarctica, Ice Core

Theodore R. Alter


Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Community Development, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Tax Capitalization, Performance Evaluation

Shantu Amin


Professor, Department of Pharmacology
Top research keywords: Epoxy Compounds, DNA Adducts, 5-methylchrysene, Benzo(a)pyrene, Adduct

Etya Amsalem


Associate Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Bees, Bee, Bombus, Impatiens, Bombus Impatiens

Sridhar Anandakrishnan


Professor, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Antarctic Regions, Ice Stream, Antarctica, Ice, Ice Sheet

Charles Anderson


Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Arabidopsis, Cell Wall, Pectins, Plant Cells, Cellulose

Leann Andrews


Assistant Professor in Landscape Architecture, Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: Dental Caries, Peru, Poverty Areas, Floating, Rainforest

Joel Anstrom


Associate Research Professor, Larson Pennsylvania Transportation Institute
Top research keywords: Hybrid Vehicles, Lithium-ion Batteries, Electric Motors, Literature Review, Dynamic Control

Rohith Anthanahalli Nanjegowda


Post-Doctoral Scholar, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Sohail Anwar


Professor, Division of Business, Engineering, and Information Sciences & Technology (Altoona)
Top research keywords: Engineering Technology, Students, Education, Voltage, MOSFET

Chiamaka Anyanwu


Ph.D. Student

Andrea Argüelles


Assistant Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Ultrasonics, Binders, Binding Agent, Jet, Ultrasonic Testing

Barbara Arnold


Professor Of Practice in Energy and Mineral Engineering, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Coal, Flotation, Froth Flotation, Coal Preparation, Density (specific Gravity)

Luciana Aronne


Associate Teaching Professor, Chemistry

Jill M. Arriola


Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

Somayeh Asadi


Associate Professor, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Energy Utilization, Scheduling, Renewable Energy Resources, Hot Temperature, Asphalt Pavements

Abu Asaduzzaman



Top research keywords: Adsorption, Atoms, Density Functional Theory, Electronic Property, Electronic Properties

John Asbury


Professor, Chemistry
Top research keywords: Electrons, Singlet Fission, Infrared Spectroscopy, Excited States, Electron Injection

Sarah Assmann


Waller Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Arabidopsis, Abscisic Acid, Guard Cells, Heterotrimeric GTP-Binding Proteins, GTP-Binding Proteins

Sez Atamturktur


Harry and Arlene Schell Professor, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Uncertainty, Calibration, Numerical Models, Experiment, Model Calibration

Julian D. Avery


Assistant Research Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Bird, Sialia Sialis, Nestling, Lizard, Nestlings

Pep Aviles


Associate Professor, Architecture
Top research keywords: Nikolaus Pevsner, Autarky, Photography, Modern Architecture, Contingency

Osama Awadelkarim


Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Oxides, Polysilicon, Silicon, Plasmas, Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy

Luis Ayala


William A. Fustos Family Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Gases, Gas Condensates, Fluids, Gas, Gas Reservoir