William H. Brune Ph.D.

Professor, Meteorology, College of Earth & Mineral Sciences

Expertise

Air quality near Earth's surface, of atmospheric effects of aircraft in the middle and upper troposphere, and of ozone destruction in the stratosphere.

Contact Information

Email: brune@essc.psu.edu

Phone: 814-865-3286

Website: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/faculty/brune.htm

Richard Alley Ph.D.

Evan Pugh Professor of Geosciences, Geosciences, College of Earth & Mineral Sciences

Expertise

One of the top climate researchers in U.S. who studies past climate change to understand future climate change.

Contact Information

Email: ralley@essc.psu.edu

Phone: 814-863-1700

Website: http://www.geosc.psu.edu/people/faculty/personalpage...

Kevin P. Furlong Ph.D.

Professor, Geosciences, College of Earth & Mineral Sciences

Expertise

Plate tectonics of the Earth, and earthquakes

Contact Information

Email: kevin@geodyn.psu.edu

Phone: 814-863-0567

Website: http://www.geosc.psu.edu/people/faculty/personalpage...

Charles Ammon Ph.D.

Professor of Geosciences, Geosciences, College of Earth & Mineral Sciences

Expertise

Earthquakes and tsunamis in Asia and Africa, and use of seismograms to image quakes

Contact Information

Email: cammon@geosc.psu.edu

Phone: (814) 865-2310

Website: http://www.geosc.psu.edu/people/faculty/personalpage...

Ottar Bjornstad Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Entomology, College of Agricultural Sciences

Expertise

Epidemiology, biostatistics, spatial ecology, disease dynamics, measles and influenza

Contact Information

Email: onb1@psu.edu

Phone: 814-863-2983

Website: http://www.ento.psu.edu/Personnel/Faculty/bjornstad.htm

Bruce Logan Ph.D.

The Kappe Professor of Environmental Engineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering

Expertise

Use of bacteria to degrade toxic chemicals in contaminated soil and in drinking water; bioenergy production

Contact Information

Email: blogan@psu.edu

Phone: 814-863-7908

Website: http://www.engr.psu.edu/ce/ENVE/logan.htm

Mark C. Radomsky

Director, Field Services, Miner Training Program, Energy and Mineral Engineering, College of Earth & Mineral Sciences

Expertise

Mine safety, particularly coal mining; industrial safety and psychology; accident investigation

Contact Information

Email: mcr4@psu.edu

Phone: 814-865-6335

Website: http://www.eme.psu.edu/Faculty/radomsky.htm

Raja V Ramani Ph.D., P.E.

professor Emeritus, Mining Engineering/Geo-Environmental Engineering, Energy and Mineral Engineering, College of Earth & Mineral Sciences

Expertise

Flow mechanisms of air, gas, and dust in mining; health, safety, productivity, and human resource development issues; land use and environmental site planning for surface mining

Contact Information

Email: rvr@psu.edu

Phone: 814-863-1617

Website: http://www.eme.psu.edu/Faculty/ramani.htm

Harold Schobert Ph.D.

Professor, Fuel Science, Energy and Mineral Engineering, College of Earth & Mineral Sciences

Expertise

Structure and chemical reactions of coal and its derivatives for fuel; development of thermally stable jet fuels

Contact Information

Email: schobert @ems.psu.edu

Phone: 814-863-1337

Website: http://www.eme.psu.edu/Faculty/schobert.htm

Larry Grayson Ph.D.

George and Anne Deike Chair in Mining Engineering, Energy and Mineral Engineering, College of Earth & Mineral Sciences

Expertise

Mining engineering and safety, mine rescue, coal mine production and management

Contact Information

Email: rlg19@psu.edu

Phone: 814-863-1644

Website: http://www.eme.psu.edu/Faculty/grayson.html

Brian Black Ph.D.

Associate Professor of History and Environmental Studies, Arts & Humanities, Penn State Altoona

Expertise

Environmental and planning topics and issues; history of environmentalism; Pennsylvania historical oil exploration; preservation of Gettysburg Battlefield

Contact Information

Email: bcb4@psu.edu

Phone: 814 949 5000

Website: http://www.personal.psu.edu/bcb4/

Christopher Duffy Ph.D.

Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering

Expertise

Modeling of groundwater flow and study of arid groundwater

Contact Information

Email: cxd11@psu.edu

Phone: 814-863-4384

Website: http://www.engr.psu.edu/ce/Faculty/duffy_c.htm

Alan Taylor Ph.D.

Professor, Geography, College of Earth & Mineral Sciences

Expertise

Effects of natural and human disturbance on forest dynamics i.e. western United States and east Asia including bamboo forests

Contact Information

Email: aht1@psu.edu

Phone: 814-865-1509

Website: http://www.geog.psu.edu/people/taylor/

William E. Sharpe Ph.D.

Professor of Forest Hydrology, Forest Resources, College of Agricultural Sciences

Expertise

drinking water quality; residential water conservation; forest regeneration; impact of acid rain on forests and bodies of water

Contact Information

Email: wes@psu.edu

Phone: 814-863-8564

Website: http://www.sfr.cas.psu.edu/Faculty/sharpe.htm

Henry D. Gerhold Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of Forest Genetics, Forest Resources, College of Agricultural Sciences

Expertise

Forest genetics of landscape trees, Christmas trees, and timber species; management of municipal trees

Contact Information

Email: hdg@psu.edu

Phone: 814-865-3281

Website: http://www.sfr.cas.psu.edu/Faculty/gerhold.htm

Larry Kuhns Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Ornamental Horticulture, Horticulture, College of Agricultural Sciences

Expertise

Management of roadside vegetation and in nursery, landscape, and Christmas tree plantings; road and street tree management

Contact Information

Email: ljk@psu.edu

Phone: 814-863-2197

Website: http://hortweb.cas.psu.edu/dept/faculty/kuhns/kuhns....

Ottar Bjornstad Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Entomology, College of Agricultural Sciences

Expertise

Epidemiology, biostatistics, spatial ecology, disease dynamics, measles and influenza

Contact Information

Email: onb1@psu.edu

Phone: 814-863-2983

Website: http://www.ento.psu.edu/Personnel/Faculty/bjornstad.htm

Peter Heaney Ph.D.

Professor, Geosciences, College of Earth & Mineral Sciences

Expertise

Crystal structure analysis of minerals particularly precious and semiprecious gemstones

Contact Information

Email: pjh14@psu.edu

Phone: 814-865-6821

Website: http://www.geosc.psu.edu/people/faculty/personalpage...

Alan Taylor Ph.D.

Professor, Geography, College of Earth & Mineral Sciences

Expertise

Effects of natural and human disturbance on forest dynamics i.e. western United States and east Asia including bamboo forests

Contact Information

Email: aht1@psu.edu

Phone: 814-865-1509

Website: http://www.geog.psu.edu/people/taylor/

Henry D. Gerhold Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of Forest Genetics, Forest Resources, College of Agricultural Sciences

Expertise

Forest genetics of landscape trees, Christmas trees, and timber species; management of municipal trees

Contact Information

Email: hdg@psu.edu

Phone: 814-865-3281

Website: http://www.sfr.cas.psu.edu/Faculty/gerhold.htm

William E. Sharpe Ph.D.

Professor of Forest Hydrology, Forest Resources, College of Agricultural Sciences

Expertise

drinking water quality; residential water conservation; forest regeneration; impact of acid rain on forests and bodies of water

Contact Information

Email: wes@psu.edu

Phone: 814-863-8564

Website: http://www.sfr.cas.psu.edu/Faculty/sharpe.htm

Christopher Duffy Ph.D.

Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering

Expertise

Modeling of groundwater flow and study of arid groundwater

Contact Information

Email: cxd11@psu.edu

Phone: 814-863-4384

Website: http://www.engr.psu.edu/ce/Faculty/duffy_c.htm

Bryan Swistock

Water resources extension specialist, Forest Resources, College of Agricultural Sciences

Expertise

Water resource issues, i.e. drinking water quality, well water and groundwater, residential water conservation, particularly in Pennsylvania and around the Northeast

Contact Information

Email: brs@psu.edu

Phone: (814) 863-0194

Website: http://water.cas.psu.edu/

Carolyn Mahan Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Biology, Mathematics & Natural Sciences, Penn State Altoona

Expertise

Wildlife issues regarding disease, damage, conservation and management, and natural history

Contact Information

Email: cgm2@psu.edu

Phone: 814 949 5000

Website: http://www.personal.psu.edu/cgm2/