Faculty
Mohamed Khaled Almekkawy
Associate Research Professor
Ultrasound-based imaging and therapeutic technologies through the integration of physics-based modeling, signal processing, and machine learning, with an emphasis on applications in brain and biomedical sciences
Charles Anderson
Chair, Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Plant Biology; Co-Director, Center for Biorenewables; Professor of Biology
In vivo imaging of plant cell wall dynamics. Molecular genetic analysis of genes involved in cell growth. Cell wall biosynthesis in dividing cells. Cell wall engineering for sustainable bioenergy production.
Natalie Boyle
Assistant Research Professor; Insect Biodiversity Center Program Coordinator
Margaret Byron
Trethewey Early Career Professor; Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
How organisms and particles interact with complex flows in the environment
Laura Cabrera
Huck Early Career Chair in Neuroethics; Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics
The ethical and societal implications of neurotechnologies used for treatment as well as for enhancement purposes.
Nikki Crowley
Director, Penn State Neuroscience Institute – University Park; Huck Chair in Neural Engineering; Associate Professor, Departments of Biology, Biomedical Engineering, & Neurosurgery
Investigation of peptidergic transmission throughout the brain, using cell-specific and pathway-specific manipulations to understand how peptides alter neuronal signaling and behavior, particularly in the context of stress and drug use.
Chris DeFlitch
Professor of Emergency Medicine
The improvement of the healthcare delivery system, smart use of technology and outcomes-based care, especially related to advancing future technology
Aida Ebrahimi
Roell Early Career Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
Bioelectronics for in situ study of living cells; Point-of-care diagnostics for infectious diseases; Printable/stretchable/wearable sensors; Benchmarking and advancing 2D materials in biosensing applications; Machine learning in biosensing; Wearable devices for human-machine interaction; Bioanalytical devices for studying the gut-brain axis; Low-cost biosensors for drug screening, bacterial phenotype monitoring, and environmental monitoring
Bruce Gluckman
Director of the Center for Neural Engineering; Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics, of Neurosurgery, and of Biomedical Engineering
The dynamics of neural systems, how group dynamics form or emerge from the coupled dynamics of individual units, and how to measure and interact with these systems.
Esther Gomez
Professor of Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering
How the interplay of chemical and mechanical signals acts to control cell behavior and function and the progression of disease.
Heather Grab
Assistant Professor of Applied Systems Ecology
The ecological drivers of insect populations on working lands and application of those principles to reduce conflicts between wild and human systems.
Christina Grozinger
Director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences; Publius Vergilius Maro Professor and Huck Scholar of Entomology
Genomics of social behavior and health in bees
William Higgins
Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering
Devising large-scale multimodal bronchoscopy systems for lung-cancer assessment
Syed Rafiul Hussain
Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering
Cybersecurity