Robert Berghage
Associate Professor of Plant Science
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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 Affiliations
Publication Tags
Roofs Roof Green Runoff Heat Transfer Heat Snow Mass Transfer Rain Stormwater Green Roofs Hot Temperature Substrates Heat Flux Water Quality Volume Substrate Climate Environmental Pollutant Energy Simulation Performance Summer Effect Cold StorageMost Recent Publications
Effect of cold storage on the germination success of four stonecrop species
Kathryn L. McDavid, David L. Sanford, Robert D. Berghage, 2017, HortTechnology on p. 354-357
Curve number and runoff coefficients for extensive living roofs
Elizabeth Fassman-Beck, William Hunt, Robert Berghage, Donald Carpenter, Timothy Kurtz, Virginia Stovin, Bridget Wadzuk, 2016, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering - ASCE
Accumulated snow layer influence on the heat transfer process through green roof assemblies
Mingjie Zhao, Jelena Srebric, Robert D. Berghage, 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, 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, 2012, Ecological Engineering on p. 165-173
Green roof plant responses to different substrate types and depths under various drought conditions
C. E. Thuring, R. D. Berghage, D. J. Beattie, 2010, HortTechnology on p. 395-401
Evaluating a spreadsheet model to predict green roof stormwater management
A. R. Jarrett, W. F. Hunt, Robert Berghage, Jr., 2008, on p. 252-259
Green roofs - A BMP for urban stormwater quality?
Brett V. Long, Shirley E. Clark, Robert Berghage, Katherine Baker, 2008,
Selecting a green roof media to minimize pollutant loadings in roof runoff
Brett Long, Shirley E. Clark, Katherine H. Baker, Robert Berghage, 2008, on p. 260-274
Selecting a green roof medium for water quality benefits
Brett Long, Shirley E. Clark, Katherine H. Baker, Robert Berghage, 2007,
Most-Cited Papers
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, 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, 2012, Ecological Engineering on p. 165-173
Curve number and runoff coefficients for extensive living roofs
Elizabeth Fassman-Beck, William Hunt, Robert Berghage, Donald Carpenter, Timothy Kurtz, Virginia Stovin, Bridget Wadzuk, 2016, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering - ASCE
Accumulated snow layer influence on the heat transfer process through green roof assemblies
Mingjie Zhao, Jelena Srebric, Robert D. Berghage, 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 L. Sanford, Robert D. Berghage, 2017, HortTechnology on p. 354-357