Faculty
- Researcher in Agricultural and Biological Engineering
- Affiliate Researcher of Engineering Design in SEDTAPP
rgb@psu.edu
814-863-2300
Areas of Expertise
- Fabrication of research test equipment in metal, wood & plastic
- Computer aided design and analysis
- Design for additive manufacturing
- Engineering education
- Associate Professor of Wood Chemistry
- Program Coordinator, BioRenewable Systems (BRS) Major
nrb10@psu.edu
814-865-7423
Areas of Expertise
- Chemistry of lignocellulosic materials
- Bio-based polymers
- Wood adhesives and composites
- Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
- Director, Graduate Studies
- Affiliated Faculty of the The Rock Ethics Institute
jcatchmark@engr.psu.edu
814-863-0414
Areas of Expertise
- Nanocomposite materials and coatings
- Crystalline nanocellulose production and characterization
- Cellulose synthesis and assembly
- Microbial cellulose production
- Interaction of cellulose with other polysaccharides, proteins, and biologically derived polymers
- Practical development of new biobased materials ranging from sustainable packaging to composites for construction to materials for healthcare.
- Assistant Research Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Areas of Expertise
- Polysaccharide nanomaterials
- Biobarrier materials
- Bionanocomposites
- Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
sc411@psu.edu
814-863-6815
Areas of Expertise
- Development of emerging bioproducts
- Additive manufacturing with lignocellulosic biomass
- Applications of synthetic chemistry to lignin
- Catalytic transformations of biomass
- Spectroscopic characterization of bio-derived molecules
- Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
dxc519@psu.edu
814-865-7154
Areas of Expertise
- Smart sensing systems for precision agriculture
- Robotics/machine vision applications in specialty crop production
- Deep learning and big data analysis for detecting/assessing crop health
- Unmanned aerial system (UAS) in agriculture
- Automation of agricultural production system
- Assistant Research Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
- Academic Program Coordinator, RESS Online Master's Program
- BRS Graduate Program Coordinator
dec109@psu.edu
814-863-3484
Areas of Expertise
- Bioenergy
- Biomass Energy Systems
- Thermochemical Conversion
- Energy Efficiency
- Controlled Environment Agriculture
- Solar Energy Resource Evaluation
- Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
cxc693@psu.edu
814-865-8841
Areas of Expertise
- Industrial Ecology
- Ethical Decision Making
- Life Cycle Analysis
- Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
- Bioprocess and Food Safety Engineering
demirci@psu.edu
814-863-1098
Areas of Expertise
- Bioprocess Engineering/Fermentation: Bioconversion of agricultural raw and waste commodities into value added products including bioenergy/biofuels, microbial enzymes, organic acids, polysaccharides, antimicrobial agents; optimization; novel bioreactors; downstream processing.
- Food Engineering/Food Safety : inactivation of pathogenic and spoilage microorganisms by using novel non-thermal processing technologies including pulsed UV light, electrolyzed oxidizing water, and ozone.
- Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
- Fate And Control Of Pollutants In Soils And Water
hae1@psu.edu
814-863-2062
Areas of Expertise
- Fate And Control Of Pollutants In Soils And Water
- Professor of Agricultural Engineering
- Environmental Biophysics, Animal Welfare, and Agricultural Emissions
- Integrated Research and Extension Programs
fabian@psu.edu
814-865-3552
Areas of Expertise
- Air quality in indoor agriculture (barns, poultry houses)
- Heating and Ventilation system design, principles and practice
- Horse facility engineering (stables, riding arenas)
- Farm animal welfare
- Agricultural air emissions (gas, odor, particulates)
- Assistant Research Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
- Assistant BRS Program Coordinator
sgk16@psu.edu
814-863-8124
Areas of Expertise
- Agricultural Safety and Health
- Agricultural Injury Analysis
- Injury Classification Systems and Codings
- Injury Surveillance in Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing
- Data Analysis
- Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
luh378@psu.edu
717-677-6116
Areas of Expertise
- Mechanization and Automation for Specialty Crops
- Robotic Solutions for Agricultural Applications
- Precision Agriculture
- Electro-Hydraulic Control System
- Professor & Department Head of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
hzh@psu.edu
814-865-7792
Areas of Expertise
- Engineering for specialty crop production systems
- Quality evaluation of specialty crops
- Assistant Research Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
- Animal Welfare Extension
dwh5212@psu.edu
814-865-1783
Areas of Expertise
- Agricultural Engineering
- Farm Animal Welfare
- Associate Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
- Machinery and Biomass Logistics
- Program contact for Agricultural Systems Management Minor; Off-Road Equipment Minor
jliu@psu.edu
814-863-6844
Areas of Expertise
- Agricultural Machinery
- Machine design and test
- Biomass harvesting, handling and logistics
- Biomass in-field processing and densification
- Hydraulics and Pneumatic system design and test
- Associate Teaching Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
- Biological Engineering Program Coordinator
mnm11@psu.edu
814-865-3392
Areas of Expertise
- Biomass conversion
- Microbial ecology
- Mathematical modeling
- Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
lxm500@engr.psu.edu
814-865-4564
Areas of Expertise
- Water quality
- Stormwater management
- Green infrastructure
- Urban ecohydrology
- Biogeochemistry
- Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
- Business Management for Natural Resources Industries
jh-michael@psu.edu
814-863-2976
Areas of Expertise
- packaging
- sustainable business
- pallets
- zero waste
- sports greening
- wood and paper industry
- Associate Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
- ABE Graduate Program Coordinator
- Natural Resource Engineering
heg12@psu.edu
814-863-1817
Areas of Expertise
- Emerging Contaminants
- Contaminant Fate and Transport
- Environmental Hydrology
- Distinguished Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
- Powder Mechanics and Food Processing
vmpuri@psu.edu
814-865-3559
Areas of Expertise
- Powder Mechanics – Research focus includes: fundamental powder and powder mixture properties, multi-scale constitutive models, and computational models for powder processes.
- Food Processing – Research focus includes: engineering properties, and integrated multi-scale computational and predictive models.
- Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
craj@psu.edu
814-865-5616
Areas of Expertise
- Storm water management
- Watershed modeling
- Application of optimization tools in watershed analysis
- Ecohydrological impacts of climate and land use change
- Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
- Director of Penn State Institutes for Energy and the Environment
- Bioenergy and Bioresource Engineering
tlr20@psu.edu
814-865-3722
Areas of Expertise
- Lignocellulosic biomass conversion
- Bioenergy
- Manure conversion
- Sustainable agriculture
- Associate Professor of Biological and Chemical Engineering
- Synthetic Biology
salis@psu.edu
814-865-1931
Areas of Expertise
- Synthetic Biology
- Metabolic Engineering
- Biophysics
- Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
- Modeling & Optimization
- Associate Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
- Coordinator, Environmental Resource Management Program
- Assistant ENRI Director for Environmental Education
- Water Resources
rds13@psu.edu
814-865-6942
Areas of Expertise
- Wetland biogeochemistry
- Riparian wetlands
- Construction of wetlands for waste treatment
- Pollutant impacts on aquatic systems
- Associate Teaching Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
- Instrumentation and Controls
rst5@psu.edu
814-865-2252
Areas of Expertise
- Electronic instrumentation and control
- Fluid power systems
- Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
jpv5237@psu.edu
814-865-8841
Areas of Expertise
- Bioproducts Systems Analysis
- Biologically based processing
- Assistant Research Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
huy1@psu.edu
814-865-2807
Areas of Expertise
- Engineering Mechanics of Materials; Characterization of Physical and Mechanical Properties of Agricultural and Biological Materials
- Powder Mechanics; Storage, Conveying, Mixing, Size Reduction, Flow, Segregation, and Compaction of Particulate Materials
- Mathematical/numerical modeling, simulation and analysis of mechanical behavior of particulate materials and biological materials
- Applying mechanical engineering theories to the problems involving biological and particulate materials including renewable energy and consumer products