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

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

Rebecca Bliege Bird


Professor, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Hunting, Hunters, Foraging, Desert, Deserts

Steve Bloser


Assistant Research Professor, Larson Pennsylvania Transportation Institute
Top research keywords: Rural Roads, Road Maintenance, Propagule, Geographic Information Systems, Pollution

Seth Blumsack


Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Electricity, Natural Gas, Power Markets, Costs, Economics

Lisa Bolton


Professor, Marketing
Top research keywords: Marketing, Price Fairness, Remedies, Fairness, Conspicuous Consumption

Squire Booker


Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Top research keywords: S-Adenosylmethionine, Enzymes, Sulfur, Molecular Cluster, Catalysis

Olivia Boon


Ph.D. Student, Landscape Architecture

Melissa Bopp


Professor, Kinesiology
Top research keywords: Exercise, Students, Health, Travel, Faith

Sarah Bordenstein


Associate Research Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Wolbachia, Bacteriophages, Phages, Culex, Endosymbionts

Seth Bordenstein


Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Wolbachia, Microbiota, Bacteria, Symbiosis, Bacteriophages

Ali Borhan


Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Drop, Surface Active Agents, Fluids, Flow, Bubble

Mallika Bose


Professor, Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: Built Environment, India, Woman, Income, Residential Satisfaction

Susan Boser


Extension Educator, Renewable Natural Resources

Elizabeth W. Boyer


Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Nitrogen, Watershed, Catchment, Nitrate, Dissolved Organic Carbon

Natalie Boyle


Assistant Research Professor, Genomics of Social Behavior and Bee Health, Entomology
Top research keywords: Bees, Osmia Lignaria, Bee, Megachilidae, Pollination

Timothy Bralower


Professor, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Paleocene, Nanofossil, Eocene, Cretaceous, Nanoplankton

Robin Brandt


Professor in the Agriculture department

Daryl Branford


Director of Science-Art Initiatives, The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences

Kristina Brant


Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Deferred Action, Childhood, Illegality, Family Formation, Deportation

Susan Brantley


Dr. Hubert Barnes and Dr. Mary Barnes Professor, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Weathering, Dissolution, Shale, Regolith, Soil

Kathryn Brasier


Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Farm, Farmer, Stakeholder, Shale Gas, Agriculture

Mark Brennan


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

Rachel Brennan


Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Chitin, Crab, Remediation, Shell, Mushroom

Sean Brennan


Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Robots, Wheelchairs, Simulators, Robotics, Road Vehicles

Daniel Brent


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

Kenneth Brentner


Professor, Aerospace Engineering
Top research keywords: Acoustics, Rotors, Aeroacoustics, Helicopters, Helicopter Rotors

Cynthia Brewer


Department Head, Geography
Top research keywords: Symbol, Evaluation, Labeling, Hydrography, Geographical Information System

Forrest Briscoe


Professor, Management and Organization
Top research keywords: Activism, Firm, Workers, Political Ideology, Law Firms

Margaret Brittingham


Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Bird, Songbird, Shale Gas, Habitat, Songbirds

Justin Brown


Assistant Teaching Professor, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Top research keywords: Influenza In Birds, Orthomyxoviridae, Influenza A Virus, Birds, Virus

Kathleen Brown


Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Zea Mays, Ethylene, Soil, Phosphorus, Corn

Nathan Brown


Assistant Professor, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Multiobjective Optimization, Timber, Sensitivity Analysis, Building Design, Stadiums

Wilson Brown


Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, School of Humanities & Social Sciences (Behrend)
Top research keywords: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Trauma, Veterans, Drop-out

William Brune


Distinguished Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Aerosol, Oxidation, Isoprene, Ozone, Troposphere

Mary Ann Bruns


Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Soil, Manure, Dairy Manure, Odorants, Bacteria

Donald Bryant


Ernest C. Pollard Professor of Biotechnology and Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Top research keywords: Synechococcus, Cyanobacteria, Photosystem I Protein Complex, Chlorobi, Light

Peter Buck


Academic Programs Manager, Sustainability Institute