Faculty

Flor Acevedo

Assistant professor of Entomology (Penn State Behrend)

Lee Ahern

Associate Professor of Advertising and Public Relations

Istvan Albert

Research Professor of Bioinformatics
Bioinformatics, large scale biological data analysis, microarrays and sequence analysis. Scientific programming, algorithm development. Database-driven web development.

Reka Albert

Distinguished Professor of Physics and Biology
Biological physics and network modeling.

Jared Ali

Associate Chair, Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Ecology; Director of the Center for Chemical Ecology; Associate Professor of Entomology
Behavior and chemical ecology of multi-trophic interactions, including plant responses to below-ground herbivory and nematode. Insect community ecology, chemical ecology, and coevolution. Trophic cascades, above- and below-ground interactions, chemotaxis of soil nematodes, and evolution of plant defense strategies.

Etya Amsalem

Associate Professor of Entomology
The evolutionary development and the mechanistic basis of social behavior in insects using an integrative approach encompassing chemical, genetic and physiological tools

Dave Biddinger

Research Professor; Tree Fruit Research Entomologist

Ottar Bjornstad

Huck Chair of Epidemiology; Distinguished Professor of Entomology and Biology; Adjunct Professor in Statistics
Population ecology and population dynamics with particular emphasis on mathematical and computational aspects

Natalie Boyle

Assistant Research Professor; Insect Biodiversity Center Program Coordinator

Tom Butzler

Extension Educator in Clinton Country

Anil Chaudhary

Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Extension Education

Phil Choo

Professor of Graphic Design

Colleen Connolly-Ahern

Associate Professor of Communicatinos

Eric Crandall

Assistant Research Professor of Biology
Applying population genomic methods to answer questions about ecology and evolution, particularly in marine species. Improving the accessibility of genomic data through metadata and capacity development

Shannon Cruz

Assistant Professor of Communication Arts & Sciences
Processes of persuasion and social influence in risk and environmental contexts.

Andrew Deans

Professor of Entomology, Director of the Frost Entomological Museum

Shelby Fleischer

Professor of Entomology

Travis Flohr

Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture

Chris Forest

Professor of Climate Dynamics