IES Faculty and Research

Department of Earth and Environmental Science

Institute for Environmental Studies

Faculty and Research

Nearly 100 faculty members have been involved in the Institute's efforts, and they come from a wide range of backgrounds and departments - from Landscape Architecture in the Graduate School of Fine Arts to Risk Management in the Wharton School.

Members do not hold formal appointments with the Institute, and so the Institute functions as a loose affiliation of individuals with similar interests.

Name	Department or School	Contact	Research Interests
Arendasky Kay	Nursing, UPenn	arendasky4@msn.com 215-699-7379	Environmental and Occupational Health
Bloch Peter	Radiation/Oncology Physics, UPenn	bloch@xrt.upenn.edu 215-746-5078	Medical and public health aspects of lead poisoning in children
Boston Raymond	Vet. Med. / Applied Biomath, UPenn	boston@cahp2.nbc.upenn.edu 610-444-5800 x2557 Location: 358 Hayden Hall	Issues of nutrient loading in agricultural systems
Bott Thomas	Stroud Water Resource Center	tlbott@stroudcenter.org 215-365-3405 ext.224	Microbial ecology and bioremediation of streams and rivers
Bunin Greta	Pediatrics - Oncology & Cancer Research, CHOP	bunin@email.chop.edu 215-590-1445	Relation between maternal diet and brain tumors in young children.
Casper Brenda	Biology, UPenn	bcasper@sas.upenn.edu 215-898-8569	Plant ecology and demography
Chance Britton	Biochemistry and Biophysics, UPenn	chance@mail.med.upenn.edu 215-898-4342	Study of metabolic and functional heterogeneity of organs
Cheney Dorothy	Biology, UPenn	cheney@.psych.upenn.edu 215-898-6915	Conservation and social behavior of non-human primates
Cotroneo Margaret	Nursing, Psychiatric Mental Health, UPenn	cotroneo@pobox.upenn.edu 215-898-8293	Public health promotion across the life span
Dodson Peter	Veterinary Medicine, UPenn	dodsonp@VET.upenn.edu 215-898-8784	Dinosaur faunas of North America, China, Egypt and Argentina
Doherty Neil	Insurance/Risk Management, UPenn	doherty@wharton.upenn.edu 215-898-7652	Insurance ecomonics and risk management
Dunham Arthur	Biology, UPenn	adunham@sas.upenn.edu 215-898-4117	Ecological modeling, demographic analysis, and applied population analysis of vertebrate populations
Emmett, Edward	Occupational and Env Medicine, UPenn	emmetted@mail.med. upenn.edu	Effects of toxic chemicals on communities, Toxicology, Risk communication
Erickson Clark	Anthropology UPenn	cerickso@sas.upenn.edu 215-898-2282	Ancient systems of agricultural production, precolumbian land-use, anthropogenic landscapes
Feldman Harold	School of Medicine UPenn	feldman@cceb.med. upenn.edu 215-662-2638	Epidemiologic studies: prevalence and incidence of disease; risk factors for disease; efficacy and toxicity of therapeutic alternatives
Fisher Aron	Institute for Environmental Medicine, UPenn	abf@mail.med.upenn.edu 215-898-9108	Membrane protein and phospholipid trafficking in lung epithelial cells; control of lung lipoprotein synthesis and secretion
Foster Kenneth	Bioengineering, UPenn	kfoster@seas.upenn.edu 215-898-8534	Biomedical applications/health effects of nonionizing electromagnetic fields
Gasser David	Genetics, UPenn	gasserd@mail.med 215-898-5175	Immunogenetics, and genes that affect susceptibility to autoimmunity
Giegengack Robert	Earth & Environmental Science, UPenn	rgiegeng@.sas.upenn.edu 215-898-5191	Environmental geology and paleoclimatology
Gill Susan	Stroud Water Research Center	sgill@stroudcenter.org 610-268-2153 ext. 238	Environmental Education Paleosols, clay mineralogy, and paleoenvironment
Harkavy Ira	Ctr. for Community Partnerships UPenn	harkavy@pobox.upenn.edu 215-898-5351	Improving the quality of life in W.Philadelphia through Partnership Program
Helliker Brent	Biology, UPenn	helliker@sas.upenn.edu 215-746-6217	plant physiological ecology and global ecology
Henretig Fred	Poison Control Center, UPenn	henretig@email.chop.edu 215-590-4713	Clinical toxicology and lead poisoning
Horton Benjamin	Earth and Environmental Science, UPenn	bphorton@sas.upenn.edu 215-573-5388	Reconstructing past sea levels and climate
Janzen Daniel	Biology, UPenn	djanzen@sas.upenn.edu 215-898-5636	Ecology, conservation, and biodiversity management of tropical forests
Jerolmack Doug	Earth and Environmental Science, UPenn	sediment@sas.upenn.edu	Spatial and temporal evolution of patterns that emerge at the interface of fluid and sediment on Earth and planetary surfaces
Johnson Arthur	Earth and Environmental Science, UPenn	ahj@sas.upenn.edu 215-898-7446	Forest ecology and role of nutrient dynamics and soil environment
Johnston Francis	Anthropology, UPenn	fjohnsto@sas.upenn.edu 215-898-6834	Socioeconomic aspects of the environments of dis- advantaged urban children
Johnston Jason	Law School, UPenn	jjohnsto@law.upenn.edu 215-898-6911	Environmental law
Keenan John	Engineering & Applied Science, UPenn	keenan@eniac.seas. upenn.edu 215-898-5710	Biological and health effects of pollution; wastewater treatment, water resource engineering
Keene John	School of Design UPenn	keenej@pobox.upenn.edu 215-898-7880	City planning and environmental issues in urban settings
Kleindorfer Paul	Wharton, UPenn	kleindorfer@wharton. upenn.edu 215-898-5830	Energy and environmental policy and strategy
Klemens, Jeffrey	Dept of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, University of Minnesota	kleme024@umn.edu	Tropical Ecology and Sustainable Management
Kunreuther Howard	Wharton, UPenn	kunreuth@wharton. upenn.edu 215-898-4589	Decision processes: low-probability events and decision making; risk assessment
Laskowski Stanley	Dept. of Earth & Environmental Science, UPenn	slaskows@sas.upenn.edu 215-898-7009	Environmental management/regulation
Lior Noam	Mechanical Engineering & Applied Math, UPenn	lior@seas.upenn.edu 215-898-4803	Solar energy; solar detoxification of hazardous wastes; aspects of oil and coal combustion; reduction of pollutants
Lyon Walter		walter.lyon@comcast.net 717-795-8833	Water regulation and policy
Mandelbaum Seymour	City & Regional Planning, UPenn	mandel@pobox.upenn.edu 215-898-6492
Mann Alan	Anthropology, UPenn	amann@sas.upenn.edu 215-898-6986	Physical anthropology; Africa, Middle East, Europe; human evolution
Molholt Bruce		bmolholt@aol.com 610-429-5412	Environmental factors which exacerbate cancer incidence among children
Miller Naomi	University Museum, UPenn	nmiller0@sas.upenn.edu 215-898-4075
Naff Thomas	Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, UPenn	tnaff@sas.upenn.edu	Water supply issues in the Middle East
Orts Eric	Wharton, Legal Studies, UPenn	ortse@wharton.upenn.edu 215-898-3018	Environmental law and policy
Overall Karen	Behavior Clinic - Veterinary Hospital, UPenn	overallk@vet.upenn.edu 215-898-3347	Behavioral ecology and conservation biology in veterinary medicine
Pack Janet	Public Policy & Management, UPenn	packj@wharton.upenn.edu 215-898-5851	Urban and regional economic development
Perlmutter Daniel	Chemical Engineering, UPenn	perlmutt@seas.upenn.edu 215-898-8350	Chemistry of gas-solid systems; applications to coal gasification; removal of sulfur-based pollutants
Petraitis Peter	Biology, UPenn	ppetrait@sas.upenn.edu 215-898-4207	Community ecology of marine and freshwater systems; theoretical ecology; statistical analysis of long-term ecological data
Pfefferkorn Hermann	Earth and Environmental Science, UPenn	hpfeffer@sas.upenn.edu 215-898-5156	Paleoclimatology and global change, mine reclamation, hydrogeology, provenance of Earth materials
Plante Alain	Earth and Environmental Science, UPenn	aplante@sas.upenn.edu 215-898-9269	Carbon biogeochemistry and soil organic matter stabilization
Pope David	Materials Science and Engineering, UPenn	pope@seas.upenn.edu	Deformation of materials, high temperature fracture, ordered alloys, brittle-to-ductile transition
Reiner Thomas	Regional Science, UPenn	tareiner@sas.upenn.edu 215-898-7614	Land and Housing in the USSR; Environmental impact assessments
Rhoads Ann	Morris Arboretum, UPenn	rhoadsaf@pobox.upenn.edu 215-247-5777 x134	Floral biodiversity of Pennsylvania
Rosenthal Isadore	Wharton School Upenn	rosentha@wharton. upenn.edu 215-573-0503	Chemical safety, economics and the environment
Scatena Frederick	Earth & Environmental Science, UPenn	fns@sas.upenn.edu 215-898-6907	Disturbance ecology and the biogeochemistry and management of Tropical Watersheds
Serpell James	Clinical Studies, School of Vet. Med., UPenn	serpell@vet.upenn.edu 215-898-1004	Study the effects of relationships with animals on the health and quality of life of people
Shenker Bruce	Dental Medicine, UPenn	shenker@path.dental. upenn.edu 215-898-5959	Immunotoxicology of mercury and other heavy metals
Shieh Wen	Eng & Applied Sci / Env. Systems, UPenn	shieh@seas.upenn.edu 215-898-4634	Development of biological engineering processes for environmental applications
Smith Kenwyn	Social Work,UPenn	kenwyns@ssw.upenn.edu 215-898-1238	Impact of organizational dynamics on the health of employees
Smith W. John	Earth and Environmental Science, UPenn	wjsmith@sas.upenn.edu	Animal social behavior and management of populations
Spiesberger John	Earth and Environmental Science, UPenn	johnsr@sas.upenn.edu	Signal processing of calling animals, acoustic propagation in the air and ocean, climatic temperature variability related to El Nino, physical oceanography
Spooner Brian	Anthropology, UPenn	spooner@sas.upenn.edu 215-898-5207	Ethnographic and ethnohistorical research; ecological dimension to the history of the Middle East, especially with regard to the incidence of drought
Strom Brian	Earth and Environmental Science, UPenn	wjsmith@sas.upenn.edu 215-898-7889	Animal social behavior and management of populations
Strong Ann	City & Regional Planning, UPenn	strong@pobox.upenn.edu 215-898-8056	Land use policy and land privatization
Thom Stephen	Environmental Medicine, UPenn	sthom@mail.med.upenn.edu 215-898-9102	Pathophysiology of CO poisoning and the mechanism for benefit of hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Thorne James	Natural Lands Trust	jthorne@natlands.org 610-353-5587
Tomazinis Anthony	City and Regional Planning, UPenn	tomazini@pobox.upenn.edu 215-898-8481	Air pollution and transportation issues
Tomlin C. Dana	Land and Regional Planning, UPenn	tomlins@tiac.net 215-898-7458	GIS (Geographic Information Systems); use of digital cartographic techniques in spatial pattern analysis and land use allocation
Van Der Spiegel Jan	Electrical Engineering, UPenn	jan@ee.upenn.edu 215-898-7116	Biologically based sensory information processing systems, microsensor technology, and low power, low voltage analog integrated circuits
Wachter Susan	Real Estate Department, Upenn	wachter@wharton. upenn.edu 215-898-6355	Real estate economics; urban economics; housing finance
Weiss Leon	Animal Biology - Vet Medicine, UPenn	weiss@vet.upenn.edu 610-444-5800 x2414	Aquaculture, animal behavior
Zemel Babette	Nutrition & Growth Lab, CHOP	l zemel@email.chop.edu 215-590-1669	Growth and development: overall health and well-being of children
Zemel Jay	Center for Sensor Technologies - EE, UPenn	zemel@ee.upenn.edu 215-898-8545	Development of standards and control elements for flows of interest to the semiconductor manufacturers

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