Florence Becot (ffb5072@psu.edu)
Ph.D., Ohio State University
Nationwide Insurance Early Career Professor
Agricultural health and safety
Jeffrey M. Catchmark (jmc102@psu.edu)
Ph.D., Lehigh University, 1995
Professor
Cellulose synthesis and organization, nanofabrication and nanocharacterization, molecular and catalytic motors and sensors, plasmonics
Stephen Chmely (sc411@psu.edu)
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 2010
Assistant Professor
Biorefining; lignin valorization; new materials and products from biomass; chemical catalysis
Dan Ciolkosz (dec109@psu.edu)
Ph.D., Cornell University, 2000
Associate Research Professor
Bioenergy
Christine Costello (cxc693@psu.edu)
Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University, 2010
Assistant Professor
Industrial ecology; ethical decision making; life cycle analysis
Ali Demirci (axd29@psu.edu)
Ph.D., Iowa State University, 1992
Professor
Microbial food safety engineering; industrial microbiology/fermentation
Mark Gagnon
Ph.D., Penn State
Associate Teaching Professor, Ag Economics, Sociology and Education
Entrepreneurship, Bio-renewable Technologies
Shirin Ghatrehsamani (spg5994@psu.edu)
Ph.D., University of Florida
Assistant Professor
Robotics and automation of agriculture
Long He (luh378@psu.edu)
Ph.D., Yanshan University, 2010
Associate Professor
Mechanization & Automation for Specialty Crops, Precision Agriculture
Paul H. Heinemann (hzh@psu.edu)
Ph.D., University of Florida, 1985
Professor
Systems modeling; mushroom production, odor, and air emissions; advanced sensors for food quality evaluation
Magni Hussain (msh5334@psu.edu)
Ph.D., Penn State University, 2023
Assistant Research Professor
AI, automation, robotics and advanced controls
Sibel Irmak (sji5137@psu.edu)
Ph.D., Cukurova University, 2003
Research Professor
Value-added products from biomass, catalysts, biodegradable biofilms
Suat Irmak (sfi5069@psu.edu)
Ph.D., University of Florida, 2003
Professor and Department Head
Soil & Water Resources Engineering, Climate Science and Evapotranspiration and Surface Energy Balance
Jude Liu (jxl79@psu.edu)
Ph.D., University of Manitoba, 2005
Associate Professor
Machine development for biomass harvesting and processing, and bioenergy utilization.
Michael L Mashtare Jr (mmashtare@psu.edu)
Ph.D., Purdue University, 2013
Assistant Professor
Environmental soil chemistry, emerging contaminant fate and transport, SoTL
Lauren McPhillips (lxm500@psu.edu)
Ph.D., Cornell University, 2016
Assistant Professor
Water quality; stormwater management; green infrastructure; urban ecohydrology; biogeochemistry
Judd Michael (jhm104@psu.edu)
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 1994
Professor
Sustainable enterprises, packaging, entrepreneurship, business management
Heather Preisendanz (heg12@psu.edu)
Ph.D., Purdue University, 2011
Professor
Fate and transport of emerging contaminants; water quality; best management practices; green stormwater infrastructure
Cibin Raj (craj@psu.edu)
Ph.D., Purdue University, 2013
Associate Professor
Storm water management, watershed analysis, application of computational methods in watershed analysis, ecohydrological impacts of climate and land use change
Alan Rotz (car18@psu.edu)
Ph.D., Penn State University, 1977
Adjunct Professor (USDA-ARS Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit)
Farm production systems; farm environmental impact
Femeena Valappil (fpp5057@psu.edu)
Ph.D., Purdue University
Assistant Professor
Ecohydrology, water quality
Juliana Vasco-Correa (jpv5237@psu.edu)
Ph.D., Ohio State University, 2017
Assistant Professor
Bioproducts systems analysis; biologically based processing
Tameria Veith (tamie.veith@usda.gov)
Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Adjunct Professor, USDA ARS Research Scientist
Farm and watershed modeling of water-quality, and multi-objective optimization
Hojae Yi (huy1@psu.edu)
Ph.D., Seoul National University, 2003
Assistant Research Professor
Mechanics of Food and Biological Materials; Mechanics of Particulate Materials and Systems
Yimin Zhu (yuz30@psu.edu)
Ph.D., SUNY at Stony Brook, 2005
Associate Professor, Chemistry
Lignin chemistry and engineering, organic chemistry, chemical biology
