Affiliated Researchers: North America

Affiliates are Penn Staters who have a connection to or an interest in the work of the Institute of Energy and the Environment.

Displaying 53 search result(s) for North America.

Melissa Gervais


Associate Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: North Atlantic, Sea Surface Temperature, Self Organizing Map, Atmospherics, North America

Jacob Holland-Lulewicz


Assistant Professor, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Bayesian Modeling, Southeast, Archaeology, Radiocarbon Analysis, American Southeast

Pengfei Zhang


Assistant Research Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Arctic Sea, Temperate Region, Eurasia, North America, Polar Vortex

Jesse Kreye


Assistant Research Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Fire Behavior, Quercus, Flammability, Pinus, Fuel Bed

William Easterling III


Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Climate Change, Crop, Climate, Erosion Productivity Impact Calculator, Maize

Dave Biddinger


Associate Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Pollinator, Apoidea, Pennsylvania, Pollinators, Osmia

David Toews


Assistant Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Warbler, Genomics, Hybrid Zone, Genetics, Setophaga

Kelli Hoover


Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Asian Long-Horned Beetle, Anoplophora Glabripennis, Baculovirus, Spotted Lanternfly, Hemiptera

Sarah Allen



Top research keywords: Angiosperm, Western North America, Paleoecology, Paullinieae, Leaf Area

George Milner


Distinguished Professor, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Skeleton, Cemetery, Dental Calculus, Death, River

Lara Fowler


Senior Lecturer, Penn State Law (University Park)
Top research keywords: Stakeholder Engagement, Water Resources Management, Water Management, Climate Change, Washington

Andrew Deans


Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Hymenoptera, Ceraphronoidea, Gall Wasp, Cynipidae, Evaniidae

Kim Steiner


Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Oak, Quercus, Seedling, Quercus Rubra, Acer Rubrum

Erika Machtinger


Associate Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Diptera, House Fly, Muscidae, Tick Control, Filth Flies

Michael Skvarla


Assistant Research Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Coleoptera, Mite, Acari, Hemiptera, New Species

Jill Hamilton


Associate Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Genetic Divergence, Genetics, Hybrid Zone, Seeds, Evolution

Junjun Yin


Assistant Research Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Twitter Data, Spatial Interaction, Mobile Device, Twitter User, Social Media

David A.W. Miller


Associate Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Amphibians, Life History, Occupancy, Species Distribution, Climate Change

Bernd J. Haupt


Senior Research Associate, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute
Top research keywords: Conveyor, North Atlantic, Global Ocean, Ocean Circulation, Sea Surface Salinity

Isabelle Holland-Lulewicz


Assistant Professor, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Florida, United States Of America, Mounds, Calusa, Native American

Donald Davis


Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Ozone, Ailanthus Altissima, Ailanthus, Oak, Prunus Avium

John Tooker


Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Host Plant, Herbivore, Plant Defense, Neonicotinoid, Silphium

Mark J. Guiltinan


Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Cacao, Theobroma Cacao, Somatic Embryogenesis, Infectious Agent, Starch

Guangqing Chi


Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: China, Population Dynamics, Population Change, Land Use, Population Increase

Patrick Drohan


Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Pennsylvania, Watersheds, United States, Soil Moisture, Land Use

Laura Leites


Associate Research Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Climate Change, Quercus, Growth Potential, Response To Climate, Pseudotsuga Menziesii

Margot Kaye


Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Pinus, Quercus, Fire Regime, Climate Change, Populus

Justin Brown


Professor, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Top research keywords: Avian Influenza, Pennsylvania, Influenza Virus, Avian Influenza Virus, Wild Birds

Andrew Nyblade



Top research keywords: Upper Mantle, Wave Velocity, Lithosphere, Antarctic Region, Craton

Rui Shi


Assistant Professor in Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Greenhouse Gas, Feedstock, Life Cycle Assessment, Life Cycle Engineering, Jet Fuel

Kurt Vandegrift


Associate Research Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Virus, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, COVID-19, White-tailed Deer, Rodents

Alan Taylor


Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Fire Regime, Fire Severity, Coniferous Forests, Mixed Forests, Wildfires

Colin Zarzycki


Associate Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Tropical Cyclone, Tropical Cyclones, Earth System Model, Climate Modeling, Variable Resolution

Benjamin Cardenas


Assistant Professor, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Mars, United States Of America, Dunes, Stratigraphy, Channel Belt

Shelby Fleischer


Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Chrysomelidae, Beetle, Coleoptera, Acalymma Vittatum, Potato

José M. Capriles


Associate Professor, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Bolivia, Chile, Andes, Altiplano, Radiocarbon Dating

Tom Richard


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

Kenneth Davis


Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Carbon Dioxide, Atmospherics, Emissions, Methane, Boundary Layer

James Schupp



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

Samantha Powers


Assistant Professor of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management, Division of Social Sciences (Abington)
Top research keywords: USA, Local Parks, Campus Recreation, Protected Areas, Local Recreation