People

Leadership

Erica Smithwick
Overall vision
Associate reviews
Staff reviews
Coordination of space

Office: 225b EES Building
Phone: 814-863-7091
E-mail: smithwick@psu.edu

Whom do I call about:

Proposal submissions - Shelly McCall, Cas Zemba
Coordinator of research awards - Shelly McCall, Cas Zemba
EESI general budget - Micki Bower, Yashika Gupta
Director's calendar - Micki Bower
HR appointments/visas - Micki Bower
Event and Seminar Planning - Ava Lee
Conference room scheduling - Micki Bower
ERS travel issues/inquiries - Micki Bower, Yashika Gupta
Procurement and purchasing card inquiries - Micki Bower, Yashika Gupta
EESI website/graphics - Bernd Haupt, Ava Lee
Keys - Shelly McCall
IT support can be requested via the EMS IT helpdesk: helpdesk@ems.psu.edu

EESI Associates (tenure line)

Richard Alley
Evan Pugh Professor of Geosciences,
Director of PSICE

Center/Dept.: Geosciences
Office: 517 Deike Building
Phone: 814-863-1700
E-mail: rba6@psu.edu

Sridhar Anandakrishnan
Professor of Geosciences,
Director of PSICE

Center/Dept.: Geosciences
Office: 513 Deike Building
Phone: 814-863-6742
E-mail: sxa17@psu.edu

Jennifer Baka
Associate Professor of Geography

Center/Dept.: Geography
Office: 320 Walker Building
Phone: 814-865-9656
E-mail: jeb525@psu.edu

Seth Blumsack
Professor of Energy Policy and Economics and International Affairs
Director of EEEPI, CELP

Center/Dept.: Energy and Mineral Engineering
Office: 115 Hosler Building
Phone: 814-863-7597
E-mail: blumsack@psu.edu

Susan L. Brantley
Evan Pugh University Professor and Barnes Professor of Geosciences

Center/Dept.: Geosciences
Office: 308 Hosler Building
Phone: 814-865-1619
E-mail: sxb7@psu.edu

Guido Cervone
Professor of Geography, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science,
Associate Director of ICDS

Center/Dept.: Geography
Office: 322 Walker Building
Phone: 814-863-0179
E-mail: cervone@psu.edu

Kenneth Davis
Professor of Atmospheric and Climate Science

Center/Dept.: Meteorology
Office: 512 Walker Building
Phone: 814-863-8601
E-mail: kjd10@meteo.psu.edu

Roman DiBiase
Associate Professor of Geosciences

Center/Dept.: Geosciences
Office: 306 Deike Building
Phone: 814-865-7388
E-mail: rad22@psu.edu

William Easterling III
Dean Emeritus, College of EMS
Professor Emeritus, Geography
Director of ESSC

Center/Depart: Geography
Office: 318b EES Building
Phone: 814-863-3194
E-mail: billeasterling@psu.edu

Jenni Evans
Professor of Meteorology,
Director of ICDS

Center/Dept.: Meteorology
Office: 509 Walker Building
Phone: 814-865-3240
E-mail: jle7@psu.edu

Chris Forest
Professor of Climate Dynamics
Director of ES-MAD
Associate Director of CLIMA

Center/Dept.: Meteorology
Office: 507 Walker Building
Phone: 814-865-0710
E-mail: cef13@psu.edu

Antonia Hadjimichael
Assistant Professor of Geosciences

Center/Dept.: Geosciences
Office: 212 Deike Building
Phone: n/a
E-mail: hadjimichael@psu.edu

Christopher House
Professor of Geosciences,
Director of PSGC, PSSC, CPEST

Center/Dept.: Geosciences
Office: 218 EES Building
Phone: 814-865-8802
E-mail: chh10@psu.edu

Rachel Housego
Assistant Professor of Geosciences

Center/Dept.: Geosciences
Office: 306 Deike Building
Phone: 814-865-6711
E-mail: rbh5532@psu.edu

Sarah Ivory
Assistant Professor of Geosciences

Center/Dept.: Geosciences
Office: 511 Deike Building
Phone: 814-863-0633
E-mail: sji15@psu.edu

Gregory Jenkins
Professor of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Geography, and African Studies,
Director of AESEDA

Center/Dept.: Meteorology
Office: 510 Walker Building
Phone: 814-865-0479
E-mail: gsj1@psu.edu

James Kasting
Evan Pugh Professor Emeritus of Geosciences

Center/Dept.: Geosciences
Office: 435a Deike Building
Phone: 814-865-3207
E-mail: jfk4@psu.edu

Lee Kump
Dean, College of EMS,
Professor of Geosciences

Center/Dept.: Geosciences
Office: 116 Deike Building
Phone: 814-865-6546
E-mail: lrk4@psu.edu

Kimberly Lau
Assistant Professor of Geosciences

Center/Dept.: Geosciences
Office: 407 Deike Building
Phone: 814-865-6711
E-mail: kvlau@psu.edu

Laifang Li
Assistant Professor of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

Center/Dept.: Meteorology
Office: 505 Walker Building
Phone: 814-867-4750
E-mail: lfl5240@psu.edu

Renee Obringer
Assistant Professor of Energy and Mineral Engineering

Center/Dept.: Energy and Mineral Engineering
Office: 112 Hosler Building
Phone: 814-865-6511
E-mail: obringer@psu.edu

Erica Smithwick
Distinguished Professor of Geography,
Director of EESI,
Director of CLD,
Associate Director of IEE

Center/Dept.: Geography
Office: 323 Walker Building
Phone: 814-865-6693
E-mail: smithwick@psu.edu

Alan Taylor
Professor of Geography and Ecology,
Director of Vegetation Dynamics Lab

Center/Dept.: Geography
Office: 309 Walker Building
Phone: 814-865-1509
E-mail: aht1@psu.edu

Kimberly Van Meter
Assistant Professor of Geography

Center/Dept.: Geography
Office: 302 Walker Building
Phone: 814-865-3343
E-mail: kbv5173@psu.edu

Shujie Wang
Assistant Professor of Geography

Center/Dept.: Geography
Office: 213 Walker Building
Phone: 814-865-3343
E-mail: skw5660@psu.edu

Peter Wilf
Professor of Geosciences

Center/Dept.: Geosciences
Office: 537 Deike Building
Phone: 814-865-6721
E-mail: pwilf@psu.edu

EESI Associates (non-tenure line)

Allison Baczynski
Assistant Research Professor

Center/Dept.: EESI/Geosciences
Office: 218 Deike Building
Phone: 814-863-4426
E-mail: aab27@psu.edu

Steve Crawford
Assistant Research Professor

Center/Dept.: CEI
Office: 317d EES Building
Phone: 814-865-9905
E-mail: src176@psu.edu

Brandon Forsythe
Assistant Research Professor

Center/Dept.: EESI
221 EES Building
Phone: 814-865-0294
E-mail: brf11@psu.edu

Bernd Haupt
System Administrator for Advanced Research Support
2012 Altoona College Outstanding Lecturer

Center/Dept.: Dean's Office/EESI
Office: 317c EES Building
Phone: 814-865-8188
E-mail: bjhaupt@psu.edu

Casey Helgeson
Assistant Research Professor of Earth and Environmental Systems & Philosophy

Center/Dept.: EESI
Office: 314 EES Building
Phone: 814-867-3830
E-mail: cmh455@psu.edu

Laura Liermann
Assistant Research Professor

Center/Dept.: EESI/Geosciences
Office: 312 Hosler Building
Phone: 814-865-1981
E-mail: ljl8@psu.edu

Douglas Miller
Research Professor Emeritus

Center/Dept.: Geography
E-mail: dam8@psu.edu

Robert Nicholas
Associate Research Professor,
Director of CLIMA,
Assistant Director of EESI

Center/Dept.: EESI/CLIMA/Meteorology
Office: 317g EES Building
Phone: 814-865-4484
E-mail: ren10@psu.edu

David Pollard
Research Professor Emeritus

Center/Dept.: EESI
E-mail: dxp21@psu.edu

Kelsey Ruckert
Coastal Climate Extension Specialist

Center/Depart: EESI/MARISA
E-mail: klr324@psu.edu

Todd Sowers
Research Professor Emeritus

Center/Dept.: Geosciences
E-mail: tas11@psu.edu

Timothy White
Research Professor

Center/Dept.: EESI
Office: 222 EES Building
Phone: 814-865-2213
E-mail: tsw113@psu.edu

David Yoxtheimer
Assistant Research Professor

Center/Dept.: MCOR
Office: 317a EES Building
Phone: 814-867-4324
E-mail: day122@psu.edu

Dongxiang (Maggie) Wang
Assistant Research Professor

Center/Dept.: EESI
Office: 308 Hosler Building
Phone: 814-863-4823
E-mail: dxw43@psu.edu

EESI Postdoctoral Scholars

Erica Barlow
Postdoctoral Scholar

Supervisor: House
Center/Depart: EESI/PSGC
Office: 217b EES Building
E-mail: evb5586@psu.edu

Courtney Cooper
Postdoctoral Scholar

Supervisor: Nicholas
Center/Depart: EESI
E-mail: cfc5786@psu.edu

Alejandra Domic
Postdoctoral Scholar

Supervisor: Ivory
Center/Depart: EESI/Geosciences
Office: 342 Deike Building
Phone: 814-865-2622
E-mail: aid4@psu.edu

Sampath Rathnayaka
Postdoctoral Scholar

Supervisor: Nyblade
Center/Depart: EESI/MCOR
Phone: 814-865-4185
E-mail: scr5394@psu.edu

Virginia Silvis
Postdoctoral Scholar

Supervisor: Nicholas
Center/Depart: EESI
Office: 217b EES Building
E-mail: vgs5063@psu.edu

Georgia Soares
Postdoctoral Scholar

Supervisor: House
Center/Depart: EESI/PSGC
Office: 217b EES Building
E-mail: gks5360@psu.edu

Nathan Stevens
Postdoctoral Scholar

Supervisor: Anandakrishnan
Center/Depart: EESI/PSICE
Office: 513 Deike Building
Phone: 814-863-6742
E-mail: nts5045@psu.edu

EESI Staff

Lori-Lynn (Micki) Bower
Administrative Support Coordinator

Center/Dept.: EESI
Office: 225a EES Building
Phone: 814-865-1073
E-mail: lvb4@psu.edu

Clayton Gardner
Education Program Coordinator

Center/Dept.: PSGC
Office: 218 EES Building
Phone: 814-865-2535
E-mail: cjg5546@psu.edu

Yashika Gupta
Financial Assistant

Center/Dept.: EESI
Office: 224 EES Building
Phone: 814-865-xxxx
E-mail: yjg5222@psu.edu

Susan Kertis
Operations Specialist

Center/Dept.: PSGC, PSSC
Office: 218a EES Building
Phone: 814-863-7688
E-mail: sko2@psu.edu

Ava Lee
Event Planning Assistant

Center/Dept.: EESI
Office: 226b EES Building
Phone: 814-865-4504
E-mail: acl5573@psu.edu

Matthew D. Lisk
Research Data Management Specialist

Center/Dept.: CLIMA
Office: 319c EES Building
Phone: 814-865-4600
E-mail: mdl5548@psu.edu

Shelly McCall
Proposal and Award Generalist

Center/Dept.: EESI
Office: 226a EES Building
Phone: 814-867-0168
E-mail: maf37@psu.edu

Sarah Potter
Education Program Coordinator - LandscapeU

Center/Dept.: EESI
Office: 226c EES Building
Phone: 814-863-1538
E-mail: saf164@psu.edu

Cas Zemba
Proposal and Award Generalist

Center/Dept.: EESI
Office: 225c EES Building
Phone: 814-865-1921
E-mail: cmp5860@psu.edu

EESI Environmental Scholars (Current Year)

A complete list of EESI's past and present Environmental Scholars and how to apply for funding can be found under Research/Funding/EESI Environmental Scholars.

Kiely Hine
Graduate Student
Department of Geography

Alexander Massa
Graduate Student
Department of Meteorology

Ava Spangler
Graduate Student
Department of Geosciences

EESI Affiliates

Become an EESI Affiliate

Todd Bacastow
Teaching Professor
Center/Dept.: Geography
Office: 425 ESS Building
E-mail: bacastow@psu.edu

Trevor Birkenholtz
Associate Professor of Geography
Center/Dep't: Department of Geography
Office: 315 Walker Building
E-mail: tlb5964@psu.edu

Elizabeth Boyer
Professor of Water Resources
Center/Dep't: Department of Ecosystem Science and Management
Office: 304 Forest Resources Building
E-mail: ewb100@psu.edu

Timothy Bralower
Professor of Geosciences
Center/Dept.: Geosciences
Office: 535 Deike Building
E-mail: tjb26@psu.edu

William Brune
Distinguished Professor of Meteorology
Center/Dept.: Meteorology
Office: 504 Walker Building
E-mail: brune@meteo.psu.edu

Robert Crane
Professor Emeritus of Geography
Center/Dept.: Geography
Office: 221 Walker Building
E-mail: crane@essc.psu.edu

Roger Downs
Professor of Geography
Center/Dept.: Geography
Office: 312b Walker Building
E-mail: rd7@psu.edu

Chris Duffy
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Center/Dept.: Civil and Environmental Engineering
Office: 212 Sackett Building
E-mail: cxd11@psu.edu

Matthew Fantle
Professor of Geosciences
Center/Dept.: Geosciences
Office: 339 Deike Building
E-mail: msf17@psu.edu

Maureen Feineman
Associate Research Professor, Assoc. Head for Undergraduate Program
Center/Dept.: Geosciences
Office: 538 Deike Building
E-mail: mdf12@psu.edu

Karen Fisher-Vanden
Professor of Environmental and Resource Economics and Public Policy
Center/Dept.: Ag Economics, Sociology, & Education
Office: 110 Ferguson Building
E-mail: kaf26@psu.edu

Kate Freeman

Evan Pugh University Professor of Geosciences

Center/Dept.: Geosciences
Office: 242 Deike Building
E-mail: khf4@psu.edu

Jose Fuentes
Professor of Meteorology
Center/Dept.: Meteorology
Office: 508 Walker Building
E-mail: jdfuentes@psu.edu

Jeremy Gernand
Associate Professor of Industrial Health and Safety
Center/Dept.: Energy and Mineral Engineering
Office: 121 Hosler Building
E-mail: jmg64@psu.edu

Larry Gorenflo
Professor of Landscape Architecture, Geography, and African Studies
Center/Dept.: Arts and Architecture
Office: 122 Stuckeman Family Building
E-mail: ljg11@psu.edu

Elizabeth Hajek
Associate Professor of Geosciences
Center/Dept.: Geosciences
Office: 534 Deike Building
E-mail: hajek@psu.edu

Jerry Harrington
Professor of Meteorology
Center/Dept.: Meteorology
Office: 517 Walker Building
E-mail: harrington@meteo.psu.edu

Peter Heaney
Professor of Geosciences
Center/Dept.: Geosciences
Office: 309 Deike Building
E-mail: pjh14@psu.edu

Armen Kemanian
Professor of Production Systems and Modeling
Office: 116 ASI Building
E-mail: kxa15@psu.edu

Brian King
Professor of Geography
Center/Dept.: Geography
Office: 312a Walker Building
E-mail: king@psu.edu

Andrew Kleit
Professor of Energy and Mineral Engineering
Center/Dept.: EME
Office: 213 Hosler Building
E-mail: ank1@psu.edu

Sukyoung Lee
Professor of Meteorology
Center/Dept.: Meteorology
Office: 524 Walker Building
E-mail: sl@meteo.psu.edu

Li Li
Professor of Environmental Engineering
Center/Dept.: Civil and Environmental Engineering
Office: 221A Sackett Building
E-mail: lxl35@psu.edu

Jenn Macalady
Professor of Geosciences
Center/Dept.: Geosciences
Office: 210 Deike Building
E-mail: jlm80@psu.edu

Jonathan Mathews
Professor of Energy and Mineral Engineering
Center/Dept.: Energy and Mineral Engineering
Office: 126 Hosler Building
E-mail: jpm10@psu.edu

Ray Najjar
Professor of Oceanography
Center/Dept.: Meteorology
Office: 522 Walker Building
E-mail: najjar@meteo.psu.edu

Andy Nyblade
Professor of Geosciences
Center/Dept.: Geosciences
Office: 503 Deike Building
E-mail: aan2@psu.edu

Kwadwo Osseo-Assare
Distinguished Professor of Metallurgy and Energy and Geo-environmental Engineering
Center/Dept.: Mat. Sci & Eng.
Office: 208 Steidle Building
E-mail: asare@matse.psu.edu

Byron Parizek
Professor of Geosciences
Center/Dept.: Penn State Dubois
Office: Smeal Building, Room 181
E-mail: mailto:brp106@psu.edu

Thomas Richard
Director of IEE
Center/Dept.: IEE
Office: 225 Ag Engineering Building
E-mail: tlr20@psu.edu

Denice Wardrop
Research Professor
Center/Dept.: Sustanibility Institute
Office: 216 Walker Building
E-mail: dhw110@psu.edu

Karl Zimmerer
Professor of Geography
Center/Dept.: Geography
Office: 309 Walker Building
E-mail: ksz2@psu.edu

Academic Affiliates

Viktor Balashov - Senior Scientist
Raymond Fletcher - Senior Scientist
Marina Lebedeva - Research Professor
David Reusch - Associate Research Professor of Climatology
Pete Sak - Professor of Earth Sciences

Earth and Environmental Systems Institute

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