Robert Berghage
Associate Professor of Plant Science
- 318B Tyson
University Park, PA - rdb4@psu.edu
- 814-863-2190
Research Summary
Environmental plant physiology. Controlled and modified environments for plant growth. Eco-roofs, rooftop greening, and other uses of plants in distributed stormwater management systems.
Huck Institutes Affiliations
Publication Tags
Roofs Roof Heat Transfer Runoff Rain Snow Mass Transfer Temperature Green Roofs Hot Temperature Learning Substrates Heat Flux Stormwater Heat Substrate Surface Temperature Climate Summer Sedum Performance Effect Germination Cold Storage MoistureMost Recent Papers
Effect of cold storage on the germination success of four stonecrop species
Kathryn L. McDavid, David Lee Sanford, Robert Berghage, Jr., 2017, HortTechnology on p. 354-357
Curve number and runoff coefficients for extensive living roofs
Elizabeth Fassman-Beck, William Hunt, Robert Berghage, Jr., Donald Carpenter, Timothy Kurtz, Virginia Stovin, Bridget Wadzuk, 2016, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering
Accumulated snow layer influence on the heat transfer process through green roof assemblies
Mingjie Zhao, Jelena Srebric, Robert Berghage, Jr., Kevin A. Dressler, 2015, Building and Environment on p. 82-91
Effects of plant and substrate selection on thermal performance of green roofs during the summer
Mingjie Zhao, Paulo Cesar Tabares-Velasco, Jelena Srebric, Sridhar Komarneni, Robert Berghage, Jr., 2014, Building and Environment on p. 199-211
Validation of predictive heat and mass transfer green roof model with extensive green roof field data
Paulo Cesar Tabares-Velasco, Mingjie Zhao, Nicole Peterson, Jelena Srebric, Robert Berghage, Jr., 2012, Ecological Engineering on p. 165-173
Green roof plant responses to different substrate types and depths under various drought conditions
C. E. Thuring, Robert Berghage, Jr., D. J. Beattie, 2010, HortTechnology on p. 395-401
Capturing consumer preferences and interests in developing a state plant promotional program
Rebecca H. Wehry, Kathleen Marie Kelley, Robert Berghage, Jr., James C. Sellmer, 2007, HortScience on p. 574-580
Stormwater mitigation and surface temperature reduction by green roofs
J. C. DeNardo, A. R. Jarrett, H. B. Manbeck, D. J. Beattie, Robert Berghage, Jr., 2005, Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers on p. 1491-1496
Using intercept and telephone survey methods to assess consumer awareness and purchasing of pennsylvania gardener selects
Rebecca H. Wehry, Kathleen Marie Kelley, Robert Berghage, Jr., James C. Sellmer, 2005, HortTechnology on p. 157-163
The Pennsylvania State University Medieval Garden
Martin McGann, Robert Berghage, Jr., 2004, HortTechnology on p. 155-160
High-Impact Papers
Green roof plant responses to different substrate types and depths under various drought conditions
C. E. Thuring, Robert Berghage, Jr., D. J. Beattie, 2010, HortTechnology on p. 395-401
Effects of plant and substrate selection on thermal performance of green roofs during the summer
Mingjie Zhao, Paulo Cesar Tabares-Velasco, Jelena Srebric, Sridhar Komarneni, Robert Berghage, Jr., 2014, Building and Environment on p. 199-211
Validation of predictive heat and mass transfer green roof model with extensive green roof field data
Paulo Cesar Tabares-Velasco, Mingjie Zhao, Nicole Peterson, Jelena Srebric, Robert Berghage, Jr., 2012, Ecological Engineering on p. 165-173
Curve number and runoff coefficients for extensive living roofs
Elizabeth Fassman-Beck, William Hunt, Robert Berghage, Jr., Donald Carpenter, Timothy Kurtz, Virginia Stovin, Bridget Wadzuk, 2016, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering
Accumulated snow layer influence on the heat transfer process through green roof assemblies
Mingjie Zhao, Jelena Srebric, Robert Berghage, Jr., Kevin A. Dressler, 2015, Building and Environment on p. 82-91
Effect of cold storage on the germination success of four stonecrop species
Kathryn L. McDavid, David Lee Sanford, Robert Berghage, Jr., 2017, HortTechnology on p. 354-357