Organization profile
Organization profile
Centers and Facilities
- Accelerator Mass Spectrometer Laboratory
- Center for Quantitative Imaging (CQI)
- Deployable Energy and Environmental Sustainability Laboratory (DEESL)
- Laboratory for Analysis of Strategic Element Resources (LASER)
- Laboratory for Isotopes and Metals in the Environment (LIME)
- Pennsylvania Spatial Data Clearinghouse (PASDA)
- Satellite Energy and Environmental Sustainability Laboratory (SEESL)
- Water Quality Laboratory
The Institutes of Energy and the Environment (IEE) works to build teams of researchers from different disciplines to see how new partnerships and new ways of thinking can solve some of the world’s most difficult energy and environmental challenges. We foster and facilitate interdisciplinary scholarship in collaboration with more than 500 extraordinary faculty, staff, and students as we advance the energy and environmental research missions of the University.
Penn State is a global research leader in many areas of profound importance to society. Our goal is to make real-world impacts and help translate data into knowledge and technical innovations. We believe that Penn State is uniquely equipped to address five major research themes, all requiring interdisciplinary problem solving and solution innovation.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Jennifer E. Baka
- College of Earth & Mineral Sciences - Associate Professor and John T. Ryan, Jr. Faculty Fellow
- Geography - Associate Professor
- Institute of Energy and the Environment (IEE)
Person: Academic
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Kathryn Jo Brasier
- Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education - Professor
- Institute of Energy and the Environment (IEE)
Person: Academic
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Brendan James Culleton
- Institute of Energy and the Environment (IEE) - Associate Research Professor
Person: Academic
Research output
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2D Indium Oxide at the Epitaxial Graphene/SIC Interface: Synthesis, Structure, Properties, and Devices
Turker, F., Xu, B., Dong, C., Labella, M., Nayir, N., Sheremetyeva, N., Trdinich, Z. J., Zhang, D., Adabasi, G., Pourbahari, B., Lu, L. S., Auker, W. E., Wang, K., Baykara, M., Meunier, V., Bassim, N., van Duin, A. C. T., Crespi, V. H. & Robinson, J. A., Jan 27 2026, In: Advanced Materials. 38, 6, e16133.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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3D Printed Biosponge Adsorbers for Capturing Toxic Chemotherapy Drugs In Situ in the Body
Oh, H. J., Aboian, M. S., Yee, C. R., Yi, M. Y. J., Maslyn, J. A., Loo, W. S., Kilbride, B., Decavel-Bueff, E., Godby, A. G., Bhagat, E., Wilson, M. W., Stillson, C., Moore, T., Robbins, G. R. & Hetts, S. W., Feb 9 2026, In: ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering. 12, 2, p. 1256-1268 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Advancing ecology and evolution through continental scientific drilling
Spanbauer, T. L., Beck, C. C., Cantner, K., Currano, E. D., Fritz, S. C., Gill, J. L., Ivory, S. J., McGlue, M. M., Park Boush, L., Williams, J. W. & Yost, C. L., Feb 2026, In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 41, 2, p. 120-129 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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A fundamental trade-off among resilience, resistance, efficiency, and redundancy in tidal wetlands
Lerner, J. E., Feagin, R. A., Huff, T. P., Najjar, R. G., Layton, A., Herrmann, M. & Fuentes, J. D., Jan 2026, In: Ecology. 107, 1, e70293.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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AI-powered measurement verification and reporting system for agroforestry trees to estimate carbon sequestration potential
Amoah, E. I., McCloskey, P., Ouedraogo, R. S., Chelal, J., Akuleut, C., Mwambumba, B. I., Meli, B. K., Oyugi, C. A., Kibwanga, E. S., Cleophas, E. K., Ochola, F. O., Wanjiru, C. N., Morang’a, K., Mushira, L. W., Maboke, M. K., Titus, N. S., Oltimbao, S. L., Odawa, S. A., Mwegosi, G. V. & Hassan, S. M. & 2 others, , 2026, In: Sustainable Environment. 12, 1, 2607826.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Multisite Microkinetic Framework for Describing Interfacial Kinetics in Dry Methane Reforming (DRM) over Ni-CeO2Catalysts
Padmanabha Naveen, N. S., Dooley, K. M., Janik, M. J., Noh, G. & Alexopoulos, K., Feb 6 2026, In: ACS Catalysis. 16, 3, p. 2535-2549 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Analyzing the deep learning approach-based modeling framework to understand the critical environmental factors of predicting daily nitrate concentrations
Saha, G. K., Rahmani, F., Jacob, A., Shen, C., Duncan, J. & Cibin, R., Apr 15 2026, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 404, 129539.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An Evaluation of WRF-Chem's Performance in Simulating PM2.5 in West African Cities
Yarber, A. Y. & Jenkins, G. S., Apr 16 2026, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 131, 7, e2025JD045007.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Arrayed relations and runoff regulations: Stormwater governance and the hydrosocial territorialization of Pennsylvania grid-scale solar development
Schoenecker, K. & Baka, J., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Assessing the off-target movement of tebufenozide in forested ecosystems: implications for vernal pond ecosystems
Ward, M. S., Nyoni, H., Mina, O. & Sweetman, J. N., Jan 2026, In: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 198, 1, 82.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Equipment
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IEE-CQI-GE Micro-Nano CT System (GE v|tome|x L300)
Center for Quantitative Imaging (CQI)Equipment/facility: Equipment
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IEE-CQI-Xradia 620 Versa X-ray microscope (XRM)
Center for Quantitative Imaging (CQI)Equipment/facility: Equipment
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IEE-ECAL-CDS Pyroprobe 6200
Environmental Contaminants Analytical LaboratoryEquipment/facility: Equipment
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IEE-ECAL-Combustion Ion Chromatograph (CIC)
Environmental Contaminants Analytical LaboratoryEquipment/facility: Equipment
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IEE-ECAL-ISQ LT Single Quadrupole GC-MS
Environmental Contaminants Analytical LaboratoryEquipment/facility: Equipment
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IEE-ECAL-Q Exactive Orbitrap LC-MS
Environmental Contaminants Analytical LaboratoryEquipment/facility: Equipment
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IEE-ECAL-TSQ 9000 Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer GC-MS/MS
Environmental Contaminants Analytical LaboratoryEquipment/facility: Equipment
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Collaborative Research: FIRE-NET: PALEOFIRE-AFRICA: Building a Data-Driven Network for Long-Term Fire-Ecosystem Resilience
Ivory, S. (PI)
1/1/26 → 12/31/28
Project: Research project
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EDGE FGT: Universal viral-based systems to accelerate gene editing research across the taxonomic range of arthropods
Rasgon, J. L. (PI) & Rjs360@psuedu, R. S. (CoPI)
11/1/25 → 10/31/29
Project: Research project
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Data-Driven Discovery of Intermetallic Catalysts with Controlled Active Site Nuclearity
Janik, M. J. (PI) & Rioux, Jr., R. M. (CoPI)
9/15/25 → 9/14/28
Project: Research project
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Teaching the Design of Data Visualization using Artificial Intelligence
Lear, B. J. (PI) & Groven@uncwedu, N. P. G. (CoPI)
9/1/25 → 8/31/28
Project: Research project
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Proteomic approaches and live-cell imaging reveal unique aspects of delivery of cellulose synthase complexes to the plasma membrane
Gu, Y. (PI)
7/1/25 → 6/30/29
Project: Research project
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Collaborative Research: Fundamental Scaling of Rotating Wakes
Schmitz, S. (PI) & Marka.miller@psuedu, M. A. M. (CoPI)
7/1/25 → 6/30/28
Project: Research project
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Bioelectrochemical Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage forSimultaneous Energy and Mineral Recovery and Ecosystem Restoration
Wang, M. M. (PI), Regan, J. (CoPI) & Rezaee, M. (CoPI)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
4/1/25 → 3/31/27
Project: Research project
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RAISE: CET: SH2INE: Sustainable, Holistic Hydrogen INtegration Evaluation: models and analyses of human, environmental and policy dimensions
Lo Prete, C. (PI) & K.suiseeya@dukeedu, K. M. S. (CoPI)
9/1/24 → 8/31/27
Project: Research project
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Collaborative Research: Uncovering the Role of Stemflow in the Cycling of Water and Solutes in Coastal Forests under Stress from Sea Level Rise
Boyer, E. W. (PI)
9/1/24 → 8/31/27
Project: Research project
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Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation in Submicron Aerosol Particles
Freedman, M. A. (PI)
9/1/24 → 6/30/27
Project: Research project